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5/5/2020 Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities at End-Year 2013 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Press Center Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities at End-Year 2013 10/31/2014 WASHINGTON – The findings from the annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2013 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx. 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 is also conducted annually. Data from the most recent such survey, which reports on securities held at end-June 2014, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported on February 27, 2015. Overall Results This survey measured the value of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2013 as approximately $9.1 trillion, with $6.5 trillion held in foreign equity, $2.3 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 2012, measured U.S. holdings of approximately $8.0 trillion, with $5.3 trillion held in foreign equity, $2.3 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities, and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. The largest gain occurred in equities, reflecting gains in global stock markets. U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities by country at the end of 2013 were the largest for the United Kingdom ($1.344 trillion), followed by the Cayman Islands ($901 billion), Canada ($826 billion), and Japan ($686 billion) (see Table 2). These four countries attracted 41 percent of total U.S. portfolio investment. The surveys are part of an internationally coordinated effort under the auspices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to improve the measurement of portfolio asset holdings. Table 1. U.S. holdings of foreign securities, by type of security, as of survey dates [1] (Billions of dollars) Type of Security Dec. 31, 2012 Dec. 31, 2013 Long-term Securities Equity Long-term debt 7,593 5,322 2,271 8,777 6,473 2,305 Short-term debt securities 365 353 7,958 9,130 Total U.S. Portfolio Investment by Country Table 2. Market value of U.S. holdings of foreign securities, by country and type of security, for the countries attracting the most U.S. investment, as of December 31, 2013 [1] (Billions of dollars) Debt Country or category Total Equity Total Long-term Short-term United Kingdom 1,344 978 366 294 72 Cayman Islands 901 677 224 221 3 Canada 826 405 421 382 39 Japan 686 604 82 69 13 France 466 343 123 104 19 https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2681.aspx 1/2 5/5/2020 Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities at End-Year 2013 Switzerland 443 430 13 9 4 Germany 391 302 89 74 15 Netherlands 386 230 156 139 17 Australia 338 144 194 141 53 Ireland 281 228 53 51 1 Bermuda 211 179 32 32 * Korea, South 183 147 36 34 1 Brazil 180 129 51 51 * Sweden 165 88 77 43 34 Mexico 154 71 83 74 9 Rest of world 2,176 1,518 658 587 71 Total 9,130 6,473 2,658 2.305 353 * Greater than zero but less than $500 million. [1] The stock of foreign securities for December 31, 2013, reported in this survey may not, for a number of reasons, correspond to the stock of foreign securities on December 31, 2012, plus cumulative flows reported in Treasury’s transactions reporting system. An analysis of the relationship between the stock and flow data is available in Table 4 and the associated text of the “Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities” at end-year 2013. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2681.aspx 2/2
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