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9/21/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2019 | U.S. Department of the Treasury Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2019 August 31, 2020 Washington – Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2019 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at (https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/shcreports.aspx). The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released on October 30, 2020. 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, 2020, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported on February 26, 2021. OVERALL PRELIMINARY RESULTS The survey measured the value of U.S. holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2019 at approximately $13.1 trillion, with $9.4 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.1 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 2018, measured the value of U.S. holdings at $11.3 trillion, with $7.9 trillion held in foreign equities, $2.9 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities, and $0.5 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. Press Release for end of August https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1111 1/4 9/21/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2019 | U.S. Department of the Treasury TAB LE 1. U.S. PORTF OLIO HOLDINGS OF F OREIGN SECURITIES, B Y TY PE OF SECURITY, AS OF SURVEY DATES (Billions of dollars) Type of Security Dec. 31, 2018 Dec. 31, 2019 Long-term securities 10,793 12,581 Equity 7,899 9,445 Long-term debt 2,894 3,136 502 470 11,295 13,051 Short-term debt securities Total TAB LE 2. U.S. PORTF OLIO HOLDINGS OF F OREIGN SECURITIES, B Y COUNTRY OF ISSUER AND TYPE OF SECURITY, F OR THE COUNTRIES ATTRACTING THE MOST U.S. PORTF OLIO INVESTMENT, AS OF DECEMB ER 31, 2019 (Market value, billions of dollars, except as noted) Total Equity Long-term DebtS hort-term Debt 1 Cayman Islands1,986 1,487 494 5 2 United Kingdom1,572 1,056 421 95 3 Japan 1,146 927 163 56 4 Canada 1,090 586 393 111 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1111 2/4 9/21/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2019 | U.S. Department of the Treasury 5 France 653 463 165 25 6 Ireland 640 551 80 9 7 Switzerland 584 552 31 1 8 Netherlands 561 360 187 14 9 Germany 469 383 70 16 10 Australia 358 194 121 44 11 Bermuda 272 237 35 * 12 Korea, South 231 211 19 * 13 China, mainland225 (1) 207 15 3 14 Taiwan 216 216 * 0 15 Brazil 200 168 31 1 16 India 200 185 14 1 17 Hong Kong 182 173 7 2 18 Spain 160 113 44 3 19 Sweden 158 110 32 15 20 Luxembourg 151 70 76 4 21 Mexico 149 66 82 1 22 Italy 143 99 44 * 23 Denmark 115 98 16 1 24 Singapore 99 64 11 23 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1111 3/4 9/21/2020 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2019 | U.S. Department of the Treasury 25 International organizations 98 1 84 14 26 Jersey 97 81 14 1 27 South Africa 85 71 14 * 28 Russia 84 67 17 0 29 Indonesia 73 36 36 * 30 British Virgin Islands 71 52 19 * Rest of world 984 560 401 24 Total 9,445 3,136 470 13,051 * 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/sm1111 4/4
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