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9/1/2021 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2020 | U.S. Department of the Treasury Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2020 August 31, 2021 Washington – Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2020 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at (https://home.treasury.gov/data/treasury-international-capital-tic-system/tic-forms-instructions/usclaims-on-foreigners-from-holdings-of-foreign-securities). The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released on October 29, 2021. 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, 2021, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported on February 28, 2022. Overall Preliminary Results The survey measured the value of U.S. holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2020 at approximately $14.4 trillion, with $10.6 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.4 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities (original term-to-maturity in excess of one year), and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. The previous such survey, conducted as of year-end 2019, measured the value of U.S. holdings at $13.1 trillion, with $9.5 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.1 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 Table 1. U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities, by type of security, as of survey dates (Billions of dollars) Type of Security Long-term securities Dec. 31, 2019 12,617 Dec. 31, 2020 13,993 Equity 9,478 10,614 Long-term debt 3,139 3,378 Short-term debt securities Total https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0339 470 400 13,087 14,392 1/3 9/1/2021 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2020 | U.S. Department of the Treasury 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, 2020 (Market value, billions of dollars, except as noted) Total Equity Long-term Debt Short-term Debt 1 Cayman Islands 2,567 2,026 533 7 2 United Kingdom 1,393 920 433 40 3 Japan 1,296 1,013 182 102 4 Canada 1,168 683 412 73 5 France 698 479 187 32 6 Ireland 698 608 80 10 7 Switzerland 634 590 43 1 8 Netherlands 629 423 197 9 9 Germany 535 422 92 20 10 Australia 378 227 126 25 11 Taiwan 304 304 * 0 12 Korea, South 300 277 22 1 13 China, mainland (1) 287 251 34 2 14 Bermuda 283 240 44 * 15 India 234 223 11 * 16 Sweden 197 155 28 14 17 Luxembourg 197 129 63 5 18 Brazil 169 144 24 * 19 Hong Kong 166 158 7 1 20 Spain 163 113 47 2 21 Denmark 158 139 16 3 22 Mexico 153 64 88 1 23 Italy 148 96 51 * https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0339 2/3 9/1/2021 Preliminary Annual Report on U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2020 | U.S. Department of the Treasury 24 Jersey 138 126 10 1 25 International organizations 119 * 108 11 26 Israel 94 71 23 * 27 Singapore 92 58 12 22 28 South Africa 79 65 14 * 29 Russia 74 57 17 0 30 Norway 72 37 30 5 969 513 443 13 14,392 10,614 3,378 400 Rest of world Total * 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/jy0339 3/3
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