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3/19/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities | U.S. Department of the Treasury Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities August 30, 2019 Washington – Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2018 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at (https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx). The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released on October 31, 2019. The survey was undertaken jointly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. A complementary survey measuring foreign holdings of U.S. securities also is conducted annually. Data from the most recent such survey, which reports on securities held on June 30, 2019, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported on February 28, 2020. Overall Preliminary Results The survey measured the value of U.S. holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2018 at approximately $11.3 trillion, with $7.9 trillion held in foreign equities, $2.9 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities (original term-to-maturity in excess of one year), and $0.5 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. The previous such survey, conducted as of year-end 2017, measured the value of U.S. holdings at $12.4 trillion, with $9.1 trillion held in foreign equities, $2.8 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities, and $0.5 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. Table 1. U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities, by type of security, as of survey dates (Billions of dollars) https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm764 1/4 3/19/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities | U.S. Department of the Treasury Type of Security Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018 Long-term securities 11,953 10,777 Equity 9,118 7,892 Long-term debt 2,835 2,886 Short-term debt securities 456 Total 12,409 503 11,280 Table 2. U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities, by country of issuer and type of security, for the countries attracting the most U.S. portfolio investment, as of December 31, 2018 (Market value, billions of dollars, except as noted) Total Equity Long-Term Debt Short-Term Debt 1 Cayman Islands 1,742 1,292 443 6 2 United Kingdom 1,345 906 381 57 3 Japan 1,011 761 149 100 4 Canada 981 473 382 126 5 France 563 383 149 31 6 Ireland 503 421 72 9 7 Switzerland 458 428 27 3 8 Netherlands 456 270 180 6 9 Germany 402 306 77 19 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm764 2/4 3/19/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities | U.S. Department of the Treasury 10 Australia 335 174 115 45 11 Bermuda 236 200 36 * 12 Korea, South 210 191 18 1 13 India 176 164 12 * 14 Hong Kong 171 160 6 4 15 Brazil 169 139 29 1 16 China, mainland (1) 159 152 5 3 17 Taiwan 158 158 * * 18 Mexico 146 61 83 2 19 Sweden 144 90 36 18 20 Luxembourg 139 72 63 4 21 Spain 137 104 29 3 22 Italy 115 77 37 * 23 Jersey 101 86 14 1 24 South Africa 91 77 14 * 25 Singapore 89 54 12 23 26 International organizations 86 1 76 10 27 Denmark 84 72 10 1 28 Indonesia 67 35 32 * 29 Israel 65 47 18 * https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm764 3/4 3/19/2020 30 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities | U.S. Department of the Treasury British Virgin Islands Rest of world Total 65 48 17 * 878 488 362 27 11,280 7,892 2,886 503 * Greater than zero, but less than $500 million. (1) China excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm764 4/4