Securities Holdings and Transactions

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These tables will be discontinued with the final table released in April 2022.

The source for these data is the Treasury International Capital System and future data publications can be found on Treasury’s website.

Data were previously published in the Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, which ceased publication in December 2008.

Release Date: February 2022
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2019 2020 Jan.-Dec.2021/r Jun.2021 Jul.2021 Aug.2021 Sep.2021 Oct.2021 Nov.2021 Dec.2021/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 18,615,847 24,457,835 30,581,620 2,792,029 2,304,579 2,315,240 2,611,532 2,322,441 2,656,924 3,192,787
2 Foreign sales 18,615,343 24,090,042 30,534,882 2,766,828 2,338,886 2,306,561 2,622,483 2,344,268 2,649,707 3,162,337
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 504 367,793 46,738 25,201 -34,307 8,679 -10,951 -21,827 7,217 30,450
 
4 Foreign countries 866 367,678 46,744 25,208 -34,321 8,657 -10,935 -21,843 7,205 30,447
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,766 12,101 -3,906 -5,387 -5,365 644 1,763 551 -821 951
 
6 Europe 224 124,317 -8,513 13,754 -12,306 3,656 2,386 -12,726 -16,191 -16,550
7 Belgium 1,874 1,804 2,228 -119 132 267 -815 217 -16 1,392
8 France -301 15,820 10,716 7,886 4,893 -558 2,067 -6,225 -4,621 -12,561
9 Germany 8,273 33,581 41,000 4,824 4,758 2,940 1,323 2,245 -785 1,046
10 Ireland 4,000 15,709 4,588 771 949 597 1,174 2,221 1,417 2,261
11 Luxembourg 2,795 14,827 11,595 3,328 -2,981 1,401 -313 -1,277 423 1,507
12 Netherlands -2,696 4,575 -9,861 182 -874 -508 -1,316 -1,645 -1,660 -2,555
13 Switzerland -4,362 27,181 -349 692 -4,727 154 -140 -233 107 -4,784
14 United Kingdom -15,729 -20,194 -64,284 -4,129 -15,720 245 1,682 -7,236 -10,385 -2,742
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,054 2,936 -2,500 -529 -831 9 -501 -397 -49 -120
16 Canada 21,091 72,818 75,550 18,481 -2,408 4,217 6,900 4,588 18,145 14,360
17 Latin America -4,714 8,726 4,959 590 28 118 -709 1,168 1,781 2,333
18 Caribbean -50,556 67,299 -40,189 945 -8,537 -1,582 -7,373 -11,070 -448 20,411
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,651 19,712 10,873 -1,180 -2,076 4,987 911 1,911 1,276 498
20 Other Asia 28,802 76,411 -10,199 -7,660 -8,211 -4,387 -12,125 -7,487 1,659 5,856
21 China, Mainland -3,465 549 -6,920 -1,713 -971 -216 144 -1,490 -34 885
22 Hong Kong 6,983 23,525 -4,183 -1,115 -1,036 -584 -3,748 488 5,408 3,923
23 Japan 6 14,002 -24,167 1,728 -3,309 -7,780 -11,423 -7,944 -4,152 2,131
24 Africa -1,458 269 -518 94 53 -513 -397 -139 87 47
25 Other countries 4,826 -1,874 14,781 184 -864 2,161 -528 1,912 896 3,492
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -362 115 -6 -7 14 22 -16 16 12 3
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,581,076 3,509,287 5,037,403 469,193 425,832 438,618 464,027 407,251 390,276 368,531
28 Foreign sales 2,280,971 3,042,508 4,716,201 446,451 405,089 420,909 441,301 375,991 370,725 362,281
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 300,105 466,779 321,202 22,742 20,743 17,709 22,726 31,260 19,551 6,250
 
30 Foreign countries 299,887 469,620 321,214 22,603 20,771 17,715 22,910 31,200 19,566 6,218
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 108,431 202,556 177,001 15,808 14,791 11,531 5,860 15,960 7,789 6,444
 
32 Europe 58,319 101,578 57,220 949 4,903 4,173 6,759 4,266 4,631 2,470
33 Belgium -27 -27 -189 -307 -1 0 0 64 0 -1
34 France 1,886 2,090 3,382 203 -12 172 121 194 135 78
35 Germany 2,630 1,008 500 82 -23 7 150 -44 153 71
36 Ireland 14,404 9,164 -280 -2,562 1,109 54 583 821 -132 -16
37 Luxembourg 10,504 48,268 25,362 1,331 926 2,444 1,059 676 2,301 1,935
38 Netherlands -5,055 972 1,680 368 456 196 624 35 -250 2
39 Switzerland -1,726 -937 -1,484 -554 -203 -201 -79 7 116 82
40 United Kingdom 34,792 39,621 28,346 2,365 2,622 1,510 4,472 2,292 2,067 166
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 62 122 -1,629 -32 84 -44 -239 131 77 10
42 Canada 11,508 32,306 9,556 590 -76 300 383 556 1,385 502
43 Latin America 662 5,560 -414 -258 -724 -139 412 -79 11 447
44 Caribbean 9,875 57,205 -4,715 684 3,788 -926 585 -2,808 1,390 -832
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,337 -1,540 386 2 -78 -254 -110 -20 360 50
46 Other Asia 215,958 272,551 257,863 20,660 12,801 14,558 15,128 29,021 11,274 3,498
47 China, Mainland 88,452 88,280 79,773 9,256 7,213 6,372 -510 9,157 68 -467
48 Hong Kong 3,698 -2,135 1,794 -622 -81 310 -230 909 -56 308
49 Japan 80,276 99,430 95,117 4,048 1,637 2,464 9,708 12,588 3,741 -3,117
50 Africa 31 710 463 -16 5 -42 -13 92 172 1
51 Other countries 2,197 1,250 855 -8 152 45 -234 172 343 82
 
52 International and regional organzations2 218 -2,841 -12 139 -28 -6 -184 60 -15 32
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,750,380 2,541,073 2,622,890 239,936 199,936 213,226 221,513 230,478 205,040 161,170
54 Foreign sales 1,734,649 2,692,487 2,482,465 226,101 210,953 198,499 220,421 218,483 195,215 165,185
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 15,731 -151,414 140,425 13,835 -11,017 14,727 1,092 11,995 9,825 -4,015
 
56 Foreign countries 16,068 -145,278 146,674 13,994 -10,442 14,580 1,243 12,128 9,724 -3,997
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,818 21,645 7,902 564 -301 389 -250 506 738 1,685
 
58 Europe -27,478 -217,357 53,794 9,470 -8,474 2,072 -1,044 6,214 498 -9,433
59 Belgium -17,219 -17,571 -2,879 222 -4,063 -819 549 -1,853 -225 -332
60 France -13,861 -204,405 -16,797 182 -3,819 -2,858 -4,213 -1,190 -3,723 -6,859
61 Germany 1,137 -40,634 11,674 836 156 -159 -220 780 814 1,346
62 Ireland -66,691 -89,909 -11,233 -1,336 -692 -379 -836 -175 -1,775 -497
63 Luxembourg -195 20,871 1,274 -126 672 -231 -354 2,435 -45 735
64 Netherlands -3,369 -14,889 -923 371 338 -144 -602 264 -142 79
65 Switzerland 3,515 3,878 9,365 237 91 805 -656 908 1,149 1,061
66 United Kingdom 71,817 122,779 59,567 8,894 -887 5,418 5,958 4,234 4,529 -5,204
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,103 -394 -62 -50 -50 65 63 203 23 40
68 Canada -10,545 22,084 11,709 441 -1,153 -141 -546 2,218 238 -308
69 Latin America 4,866 13,348 -351 363 -42 287 68 -527 202 106
70 Caribbean 31,281 -11,636 56,739 1,352 -746 9,967 1,299 2,226 6,289 3,266
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 935 566 -2,063 -13 -99 97 -229 -272 -41 -279
72 Other Asia 19,991 49,350 30,017 2,109 693 2,868 2,830 2,113 2,464 4,354
73 China, Mainland 651 8,577 2,936 286 52 56 223 16 103 114
74 Hong Kong 6,310 4,896 6,116 416 -112 776 770 482 711 509
75 Japan 9,499 11,827 4,956 466 63 910 728 87 -606 2,013
76 Africa -38 421 -84 -1 -44 36 -26 -11 -63 1
77 Other countries -2,944 -2,054 -3,087 273 -577 -606 -1,109 167 137 -1,704
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -337 -6,136 -6,249 -159 -575 147 -151 -133 101 -18
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 50,114 109,188 -53,411 7,568 -17,548 -12,623 -9,659 -4,136 6,613 5,121
80 Foreign purchases 5,566,875 7,273,661 8,449,176 729,791 655,211 627,313 674,906 613,024 657,118 687,950
81 Foreign sales 5,516,761 7,164,473 8,502,587 722,223 672,759 639,936 684,565 617,160 650,505 682,829
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 156,039 253,170 370,384 30,747 33,792 20,152 22,078 33,297 27,869 32,506
 
83 Foreign purchases 13,059,064 15,981,179 18,117,048 1,616,347 1,626,006 1,417,093 1,637,201 1,582,306 1,676,542 1,052,617
84 Foreign sales 12,903,025 15,728,009 17,746,664 1,585,600 1,592,214 1,396,941 1,615,123 1,549,009 1,648,673 1,020,111
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 206,153 362,358 316,973 38,315 16,244 7,529 12,419 29,161 34,482 37,627
 
86 Foreign countries 163,622 287,202 247,676 29,353 11,037 5,340 3,816 25,327 33,717 29,242
87 Europe -25,394 44,122 -64,742 10,759 -13,471 -1,923 15,583 -10,033 -3,505 333
88 Euro Area5 -41,460 18,793 -48,794 2,076 -51 3,021 -7,481 -10,141 -12,735 -515
89 United Kingdom -18,290 -2,884 -21,059 4,580 -12,470 -2,975 21,490 -590 12,518 7,345
90 Canada 72,432 65,180 50,112 8,393 -83 -785 -7,105 -1,216 -3,748 6,961
91 Latin America 4,987 32,790 10,683 3,251 -1,222 726 1,655 991 1,978 2,404
92 Caribbean 73,812 -4,067 168,756 10,688 14,502 9,404 4,446 25,138 18,856 10,048
93 Asia 53,977 178,975 101,198 3,063 13,415 -1,606 -4,744 13,166 20,319 6,555
94 Japan 28,094 43,465 28,179 -153 8,220 -2,085 33 -5 6,003 4,632
95 Africa -7,639 -12,504 -7,147 -1,157 -385 385 -1,992 -758 -407 185
96 Other countries -8,553 -17,294 -11,184 -5,644 -1,719 -861 -4,027 -1,961 224 2,756
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 42,531 75,156 69,297 8,962 5,207 2,189 8,603 3,834 765 8,385
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund.   Return to table
  3. Includes state and local securities. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investment abroad.   Return to table
  4. Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities.   Return to table
  5. Includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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