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3/19/2020 Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017 | U.S. Department of the Treasury Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017 February 28, 2018 WASHINGTON - Preliminary data from the June 2017 benchmark survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities were released today on the Treasury website. Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 30, 2018. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next annual survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2018; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2019. Complementary surveys measuring U.S. holdings of foreign securities are also carried out annually. Data from the most recent survey, reporting on securities held at year-end 2017, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported by August 31, 2018. Overall Preliminary Results The survey measured the value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2017, to be $18,436 billion, with $7,188 billion held in U.S. equities, $10,294 billion held in U.S. long-term debt securities [1] (of which $1,263 billion are holdings of asset-backed securities (ABS) [2] and $9,031 billion are holdings of non-ABS securities), and $954 billion held in U.S. short-term debt securities. The previous survey, conducted as of June 30, 2016, measured the value of total foreign holdings of U.S. securities at $17,139 billion, with holdings of $6,186 billion in U.S. equities, $10,044 billion in U.S. long-term debt securities, and $909 billion in U.S. short-term debt securities (see Table A). [1]. Long-term debt securities have an original term-to-maturity of over one year. [2]. Asset-backed securities are backed by pools of assets, such as pools of residential home mortgages or credit card receivables, which give the security owners claims against the cash flows generated by the underlying assets. Unlike most other debt securities, these securities generally repay both principal and interest on a regular basis, reducing the principal outstanding with each payment cycle. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0301 1/4 3/19/2020 Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017 | U.S. Department of the Treasury Table A. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by type of security, as of recent survey dates (Billions of dollars) Type of security Long-term securities June 30, 2016 June 30, 2017 16,230 17,482 Equities 6,186 7,188 Long-term debt 10,044 10,294 Asset-backed 1,187 1,263 Other 8,857 9,031 Short-term debt securities Total Of which: O icial 909 954 17,139 18,436 5,504 5,579 Table B. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, for the major investing countries into the U.S., as of June 30, 2017 (Billions of dollars) Total Equities Long-term debt ABS Other Short -term 1 Japan 1,999 490 235 1,215 58 2 Cayman Islands 1,688 927 128 529 103 3 United Kingdom 1,562 844 31 644 43 4 China, mainland [i] 1,541 194 180 1,163 3 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0301 2/4 3/19/2020 Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017 | U.S. Department of the Treasury 5 Luxembourg 1,401 531 68 703 98 6 Ireland 1,077 296 78 563 141 7 Canada 1,065 810 29 213 14 8 Switzerland 825 413 22 356 34 9 Belgium 618 38 16 548 15 10 Taiwan 564 56 228 277 4 11 Germany 427 208 27 187 5 12 Netherlands 398 254 15 114 15 13 Hong Kong 350 96 10 181 64 14 Singapore 349 167 10 154 17 15 Norway 340 239 * 100 1 16 Bermuda 318 95 45 154 24 17 France 292 154 9 113 16 18 Korea, South 282 102 36 134 11 19 Brazil 277 5 * 253 18 20 Australia 272 193 6 64 9 21 Kuwait 233 160 5 44 24 22 Saudi Arabia 202 46 6 108 42 23 Sweden 180 130 1 49 * 24 British Virgin Islands 166 112 2 41 11 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0301 3/4 3/19/2020 Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017 | U.S. Department of the Treasury 25 United Arab Emirates Rest of world Total of which: Foreign o icial institutions 147 80 1 57 9 1,863 549 73 1,065 175 18,436 7,188 1,263 9,031 954 5,579 952 397 3,863 366 * Less than $500 million but more than zero. [i]. Excludes Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, which are reported separately. Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017 https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0301 4/4
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