U.S. Portfolio Holdings of

Foreign Securities

as of June 30, 2016

Department of the Treasury

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

April 2017
Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1. Results of the June 30, 2016 Survey 3

Primary Findings from the Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Exhibit 1: Foreign holdings of U.S. securities by security type, as of selected

survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Shares of U.S. Long-Term Securities That Are Foreign-Owned . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Exhibit 2: Foreign and U.S. holdings of U.S. long-term securities by security

type and share outstanding, as of end-June, selected survey dates. . 6

Accounting for Year-to-Year Changes in Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities . . . . 7

Exhibit 3: Accounting for changes in foreign holdings of U.S. long-term

securities, by type of security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities as Measured by TIC SLT and Annual Survey

Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Exhibit 4: Foreign holdings of long-term U.S. securities as measured by the

survey of portfolio holdings and the TIC SLT, by type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Comparison with U.S. Holdings of Foreign Long-Term Securities . . . . . . . . . . 10

Exhibit 5: Net asset position in long-term securities of U.S. residents as of

end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities by Country of Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Exhibit 6: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by major investing

country and type of security, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . 11

Exhibit 7: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term corporate and agency debt by

type, as of end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Holdings by Country in the Two Most Recent Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Exhibit 8: Market value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities by major investing countries, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Comparison with the TIC SLT by Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Exhibit 9: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities as measured by

the survey of portfolio holdings and the TIC SLT, by country and

security type, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Holdings of U.S. Securities by Foreign Official Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Exhibit 10: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities by type of holder

and security, as of end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . 17

Exhibit 11: Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities by security type,

as of end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Details on Foreign Holdings of Different Types of U.S. Securities . . . . . . . . . . 20

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasury Securities, by Type of Security . . . . . . 20

Exhibit 12: Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries by major investing country,

as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Foreign Holdings of Equities by Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Exhibit 13: Foreign holdings of U.S. equities by major investing country and

type of equity, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Foreign Holdings of Corporate Asset-Backed Securities . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Exhibit 14: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term corporate assetbacked securities, by major investing country and type, as of June

30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Portfolio Investment by Region of Investor Country and Survey Year . . . . . 23

Exhibit 15A: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by region, as of

end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Exhibit 15B: Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by region, as of end-June,

selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Exhibit 15C: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by region,

as of end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Exhibit 15D: Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by region, as of

end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Maturity Structure of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Long-Term Debt Securities . . 27

Exhibit 16: Maturity structure of foreign holdings of long-term U.S. debt

securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Currency Composition of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt Securities . . . . . . 28

Exhibit 17A. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by currency,

as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Exhibit 17B. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by currency, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Exhibit 18. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by currency,

as of end-June, selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities by Industry of Issuer . . . . . . . . . . 29

Exhibit 19: Market value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by industry,

as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Comparison of Different Types of Foreign Portfolio Investment in the United

States as of Selected Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Exhibit 20: Forms of foreign portfolio investment in the United States as of

selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Exhibit 20T: Forms of foreign portfolio investment in the United States, as

of selected survey dates (table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Chapter 2. Survey Methodology 33

Data Collection Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Data Analysis and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adjustments and Calculation of Total Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities . . . . . 34

Exhibit 21: Adjustments to data to account for over-reporting and for reporters omitted from annual panel, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . 35

Treatment of Repurchase and Securities Lending Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Appendix A: Statistical Appendix A-1

Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type

of security, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country

and type of security, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

Table A3. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt securities, by

country and type of Treasury security, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . A-14

Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equity, by country and type of

equity, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19

Table A5. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term asset-backed securities, by

country and type of security, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . A-25

Table A6. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by country and

type of security, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-29

Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected

survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-33

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equity, by country, as of selected survey

dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-39

Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as

of selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-45

Table A10. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by country,

as of selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-51

Table A11. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by industry, as of June 30,

2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-56

Appendix B: Forms and Instructions B-1

Appendix C: Data for Exhibits Shown in Graphical Form C-1

Data for Exhibit 1: Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by type of security,

as of end-June. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Data for Exhibit 2: Value of foreign-owned U.S. long-term securities and

share of the total outstanding, by asset class, as of end-June, selected

survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Data for Exhibit 5: Market value of U.S. holdings of foreign long-term securities and foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, as of selected

survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Data for Exhibit 7: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term corporate and agency

debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Exhibit 8: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long- and short-term securities,

by major investing country, as of June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015. C-6

Exhibit 10: Value of long-term securities held by foreign official institutions,

and the percentage of total foreign holdings these represent, by type

of security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Exhibit 11: Value of short-term securities held by foreign official institutions, and the percentage of total foreign holdings these represent,

by type of security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

Exhibit 12: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities, by major

investing country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Exhibit 13: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by major investing

country, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Exhibit 16. Maturity structure of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt

securities, as of June 30, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11

Exhibit 20: Forms of foreign portfolio investment in the United States, as

of selected survey dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

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Introduction

This report presents data and analysis of foreign portfolio investment in U.S. securities

based primarily on the Treasury International Capital (TIC) survey of foreign holdings of

U.S. securities as of June 30, 2016.1 TIC data collections are a joint undertaking of the U.S.

Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors

of the Federal Reserve System. This report includes data from surveys dating back to

June 2006.2 From 1974 to 2000, benchmark surveys of foreign portfolio investment in U.S.

securities were conducted at approximately five-year intervals.3 Those surveys, collected

from a comprehensive panel of reporters, measured foreign holdings only of long-term U.S.

securities.4 Since 2002, the surveys have improved in two ways. First, in addition to the

benchmark surveys, which have continued at five-year intervals, annual surveys have been

conducted as of the end of June. Second, surveys now measure foreign holdings of U.S.

short-term securities as well as those of long-term securities. In the four years following each

benchmark survey, the annual surveys collect data primarily from the largest reporters, who

collectively reported at least 95 percent of the market value of foreign holdings as measured by

the preceding benchmark survey. Since 2013, the annual survey panel has been adjusted each

year based on reporting from TIC form SLT, “Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities

by U.S. and Foreign Residents.” The June 2014 survey was a benchmark survey; the next

full benchmark survey is planned for June 2019.

The surveys collect data at the individual security level, allowing for analysis along a variety

of dimensions, including country of foreign holder, currency, security type, remaining maturity, type of foreign holder, and industry of issuer. In addition, the security-level detail allows

for extensive data review and for correction of errors that might otherwise go undetected.

Chapter 2 discusses details of the survey collection methodology and the procedures used

for data review and analysis.

The surveys are conducted under the authority of the International Investment and Trade

in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). Reporting is mandatory for all institutions

meeting the survey’s reporting criteria, and significant penalties can be imposed for failure

to report. All holdings are measured at market value as of the survey dates. With the

1 Foreign portfolio investment in U.S. securities, for the purposes of this report, includes all U.S. securities

owned by foreign residents except where the owner has a direct investment relationship with the U.S.

issuer of the securities. “Direct investment” means the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by

one person or by a group of affiliated persons, of 10 percent or more of the voting stock of an

incorporated business enterprise, or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated enterprise.

2 For earlier survey reports, see the TIC Securities (C) webpage at

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx for earlier survey

reports. A file containing data for surveys conducted since 1974 is available at this link, or from a link at

the top of the TIC Securities(C) webpage:

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Documents/shlhistdat.html

3 Prior to 1974, surveys were conducted in 1853, 1869, and 1941 by the Department of the Treasury and in

1934 and 1937 by the Department of Commerce.

4 Long-term securities are defined as those without a stated maturity date (such as equities) or with an

original term-to-maturity greater than one year.

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exception of zero-coupon debt securities, all market values reflect “clean” prices, that is,

values computed exclusive of accrued interest.5

The surveys are part of the U.S. system to measure portfolio investment into and out of the

United States, known as the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system. This

data system is based on location, so the transactions and positions are reported between

U.S. residents and residents of foreign countries and areas. In addition to surveys of foreign

ownership of U.S. securities conducted annually as of the end of June, the TIC system also

conducts annual surveys of U.S. holdings of foreign securities as of the end of December.

The TIC system also collects aggregate monthly data on cross-border securities transactions

and holdings; these data allow for more frequent and timely analysis. The TIC S form,

“Purchases and Sales of Long-Term Securities by Foreign Residents,” collects monthly data

on cross-border transactions in long-term securities. The TIC form SLT has, since late 2011,

collected monthly aggregate data on foreign holdings of U.S securities and U.S. holdings of

foreign securities.6

Acknowledgments

The Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve System wish to express their appreciation to all survey

respondents whose efforts and information have made this report possible.

5 While the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual 6 (BPM6) indicates that “dirty” prices (which include

accrued interest) are preferred, the TIC system uses clean prices because they are more readily available

to respondents and data compilers.

6 The TIC data are published monthly on the Department of the Treasury’s website at

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/index.aspx. Detailed information

on the methodologies employed by the monthly transactions system and the annual surveys, as well as a

discussion of the introduction of the TIC form SLT can be found in articles posted on the same website at

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/articles.aspx. See also C. Bertaut,

W. Griever, and R. Tryon, “Understanding U.S. Cross-Border Securities Data,” Federal Reserve Bulletin,

May 2006, 59-75; E. Brandner, F. Cai, and R. Judson, “Improving the Measurement of Cross-Border

Securities Holdings: The Treasury International Capital SLT,” Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2012, 1-28.

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Chapter 1. Results of the June 30, 2016 Survey

Primary Findings from the Survey

The survey measured foreign holdings of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2016 at $17,139 billion,

nearly the same as the previous survey as of June 30, 2015. Of these foreign holdings of

U.S. securities, $16,230 billion were U.S. long-term securities (equities or debt securities with

original term-to-maturity greater than one year), and $909 billion were U.S. short-term debt

securities (Exhibit 1).7

Although overall foreign holdings of U.S. securities were little changed on net, declines in

equity holdings were offset by increases in debt holdings. Foreign holdings of equities shrank

after growing for six consecutive years, decreasing by $469 billion to a level of $6,186 billion.

Foreign holdings of long-term debt securities rose by $497 billion between the two surveys to

reach $10,044 billion in June 2016. This increase is primarily due to larger holdings of longterm U.S. corporate debt, which increased by $288 billion. Foreign holdings of long-term

U.S. Treasury securities and agency securities increased a bit less, by $135 billion and $74

billion, respectively. The latter movement represents the second year of increasing foreign

holdings of long-term U.S. agency securities after a steady decline from $1,464 billion in June

2008 to $827 billion in June 2014.

Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities edged down between the June 2015 and June

2016 surveys by $23 billion, to $909 billion. Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury bills and

certificates fell by $14 billion to $683 billion. The decrease in short-term Treasury holdings

was partially offset by an increase in holdings of short-term corporate debt, which increased

$9 billion to a level of $195 billion. There was also a fall in foreign holdings of short-term

U.S. agency securities, which decreased by $17 billion.

7 Data in this exhibit and subsequent exhibits for prior years may differ in several ways from previous

reports due to slight revisions. Data for all exhibits are available at

https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx.

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7,778

9,772

10,322

9,641

10,691

12,440

13,261

14,410

16,417

17,134 17,139

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

Billions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total U.S. securities

2,430

4,733

615

3,130

6,007

635

2,969

6,494

858

2,252

6,240

1,149

2,814

6,921

956

3,830

7,731

878

4,237

8,213

811

5,070

8,462

878

6,356

9,183

878

6,655

9,547

932

6,186

10,044

909

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

Billions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total U.S. securities by type

Short−term debt

Long−term debt

Equities

1,727

984

2,021

1,965

1,304

2,738

2,211

1,464

2,820

2,604

1,196

2,440

3,343

1,086

2,493

4,049

1,031

2,651

4,673

991

2,549

4,916

874

2,672

5,382

827

2,974

5,450

880

3,217

5,585

954

3,505

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Billions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Long−term U.S. debt

Corporate

U.S. agency

U.S. Treasury

253

147

215

229

109

297

379

174

306 862

90

197

743

61

152

658

43

177

637

29

145

679

25

173

633

42

203

697

49

186

683

32

195

0

500

1,000

1,500

Billions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Short−term U.S. debt

Corporate

U.S. agency

U.S. Treasury

by security type, as of selected survey dates

Exhibit 1: Foreign holdings of U.S. securities

Shares of U.S. Long-Term Securities That Are Foreign-Owned

Exhibit 2 shows foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities as an estimated share of the

total stock outstanding of each security type as of the survey dates. These figures should be

viewed as rough indicators, as it is not possible to obtain data on the total value outstanding

by security type on exactly the same basis as the survey data. For example, while the charts

show the face value outstanding of each type of U.S. long-term debt security, foreign ownership of these U.S. long-term debt securities are presented at market value. The “equities”

category includes foreign holdings of common and preferred stock; all types of investment

company shares, such as open-end funds, closed-end funds, money market mutual funds,

and hedge funds; and interests in limited partnerships and other equity interests that may

not involve stocks or shares. Thus, although the following comparisons will be somewhat

imprecise, they do indicate long-term trends.

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At $16,230 billion, foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities reached a record high, but

as the total outstanding grew at roughly the same rate, the proportion of U.S. long-term

securities outstanding held by foreigners was about unchanged between June 2015 and June

2016 at 21 percent. Corporate debt securities showed the largest increase in foreign ownership

share since June 2015, increasing by 1.8 percentage points to 27.7 percent.8 U.S. agency

securities also showed an increase in the foreign ownership share between June 2015 and

June 2016. The share of agency securities owned by foreigners had been decreasing from a

pre-crisis level of just over 20 percent to 11.4 percent as of June 2014, but turned up over

the past two years, reaching 12.4 percent in June 2016. The share of foreign holdings for

equities fell to 13.6 percent from 14.4 percent in June 2015, perhaps reflecting a preference

by foreign investors for bonds over equity or foreign rebalancing of equity portfolios after

years of strong valuation gains.

The share of marketable U.S. Treasuries held by foreigners fell by 1.4 percentage points to

46.8 percent, the lowest foreign share since June 2003. Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury

securities rose strongly during the global financial crisis, with the foreign ownership share

reaching 60.8 percent in 2008. Following the crisis, issuance of these securities was also

unusually large, and as a result, the share held by foreign investors declined to 51.9 percent

by 2011. The proportion of U.S. Treasury securities owned by foreigners remains higher

than the foreign share for other long-term securities largely because of the large holdings of

foreign official institutions, discussed in greater detail below and shown in Exhibit 10.

8 Of the $3,505 billion held by foreigners in the “Corporate debt” category, nearly all of the securities are

issued by corporations. About $13 billion consists of negotiable certificates of deposit with a maturity of

over one year, and about $70 billion represents foreign holdings of municipal debt securities. Foreign

investors also held small amounts of debt issued by nonprofit organizations. In this report, this category

frequently will be referred to simply as “corporate debt.”

5
7.2

39.6

9.1

44.8

9.5

42.8

8.5

38.6

9.7

40.7

11.6

46.6

12.5

47.0

13.5

52.4

15.5

58.9

16.2

61.3

16.2

61.4

0

20

40

60

80

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total long−term securities

U.S.−owned

Foreign−owned

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Percentage

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total long−term

Treasury debt

Agency debt

Corporate debt

Equities

Share of Securities Outstanding Held by Foreign Residents

1.7

1.6

2.0

1.5

2.2

1.4

2.6

2.0

3.3

3.0

4.0

3.8

4.7

4.3

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.3

5.4

5.9

5.6

6.3

0

5

10

15

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States, Table 1, Summary of Treasury

Securities Outstanding, Total Marketable less Bills. Includes holdings of the Federal Reserve

System.

Treasury debt

U.S.−owned

Foreign−owned

1.0

4.7

1.3

5.0

1.5

5.6

1.2

6.1

1.1

6.0

1.0

6.0

1.0

6.1

0.9

6.3

0.8

6.4

0.9

6.5

1.0

6.8

0

2

4

6

8

10

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: Federal Reserve Statistical Release Z.1, Financial Accounts of the United States, and consolidated

balance sheets of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the combined Federal Home Loan Banks. The long−term

outstanding amounts are the total long−term and short−term U.S. Government agency liabilities from Flow 

of Funds Table L211, row 1, minus short−term debt securities outstanding issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie 

Mae, and the combined Federal Home Loan Banks. These short−term debt securities outstanding were

approximately $600 billion as of June 2016. U.S. government agency securities include all securities

issued by federally−sponsored agencies and corporations, as well as all securities guaranteed by the

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA). Amounts outstanding include those held by the Federal

Reserve System.

Agency debt

U.S.−owned

Foreign−owned

2.0

8.4

2.7

8.9

2.8

9.5

2.4

9.8

2.5

9.2

2.7

9.0

2.5

9.1

2.7

9.1

3.0

9.1

3.2

9.2

3.5

9.2

0

5

10

15

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: Federal Reserve Statistical Release Z.1, Financial Accounts of the United States,

Assets and Liabilities Matrix (row 18, column 16) minus (row 18, column 14)

plus Table L107, line 21.

Corporate debt

U.S.−owned

Foreign−owned

2.4

24.8

3.1

29.4

3.0

26.3

2.3

20.6

2.8

22.5

3.8

27.8

4.2

27.5

5.1

32.1

6.4

38.1

6.7

39.7

6.2

39.1

0

10

20

30

40

50

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Source: Federal Reserve Statistical Release Z.1, Financial Accounts of the United States, Assets and 

Liabilities Matrix (row 24, column 16) minus (row 24, column 14) plus (row 25, column 16) plus 

(row 11, column 16)

Equities

U.S.−owned

Foreign−owned

by security type and share outstanding, as of end−June, selected survey dates

Exhibit 2: Foreign and U.S. holdings of U.S. long−term securities

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Accounting for Year-to-Year Changes in Foreign Holdings of U.S.

Securities

Exhibit 3 decomposes the change in the value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities

between June 2015 and June 2016 into four components: net purchases of U.S. long-term

securities during the period based on reported transactions on the TIC form S (column

4); estimated stock swaps and principal repayments for agency and corporate asset-backed

securities (ABS) (column 5); estimated valuation adjustments (column 6); and finally a

residual change in holdings not explained by any of the other four factors (column 7).9

Exhibit 3: Accounting for changes in foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities by type

of security

Billions of dollars

Of which:

Type of

security

Measured,

June 2015

Measured,

June 2016

Change,

June 2015

to June 2016

Net

purch.1

Stock swaps

and ABS

repayments

Val.

adj. Other2

(1) (2) (3 = 2 − 1) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Treasury debt 5,450 5,585 135 -233 n.a. 140 228

Agency debt 880 954 74 185 -145 14 21

Corporate debt 3,217 3,505 288 137 -11 14 149

Equities 6,655 6,186 -469 -122 6 59 -412

Total 16,202 16,230 28 -34 -151 227 -15

n.a. Not applicable.

1. As reported on TIC S.

2. Includes the value of costs associated with securities transactions and included in net purchases.

As measured by the two most recent surveys, foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities

rose by $28 billion, from $16,202 billion (column 1) to $16,230 billion (column 2). Reported

net sales for the year came to $34 billion, and further declines were accounted for by an

estimated $151 billion in ABS repayments and stock swaps combined. Estimated valuation

gains were $227 billion, with gains in all four security types. Estimated valuation gains were

largest for Treasury debt ($140 billion), followed by equities ($59 billion) and agency debt

and corporate debt ($14 billion each).

Column 7 shows that the increase in total holdings was -$15 billion smaller than suggested by

the factors considered in columns 4 through 6. For Treasury securities, the residual “other”

changes in foreign holdings were $228 billion, for corporate debt they were $149 billion,

and for equities they were -$412 billion. These additional “other” changes in holdings can

come from a variety of sources: net purchases may be under- or over-reported, estimates of

9 When a foreign company acquires a U.S. company and the deal is financed in part through an exchange

of equity, or a stock swap, U.S. residents who held stock in the target company become holders of foreign

equity. Likewise, if a U.S. company acquires a foreign company, a stock swap can increase foreign

holdings of U.S. equity.

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valuation adjustments may be imprecise, or ABS repayment flows may be under- or overestimated. In addition, the survey values themselves may be somewhat imprecise. In this

non-benchmark year, the reported amounts were adjusted upwards slightly to account for

unmeasured holdings that would have been reported in a full benchmark year (see discussion

in Chapter 2). Finally, reported transactions may include transaction costs as well as the

cost of securities purchased or sold.

The difference in column 7 for Treasuries may in part be attributable to cross-border short

sales of Treasuries between U.S. and foreign investors.10 Short sales in which foreign investors

borrow Treasuries from U.S. residents and then sell those securities to other U.S. residents

may result in larger reported net sales on the TIC S form because any initial borrowing of

Treasury securities by U.S. investors is not reported on the TIC S form. Securities borrowing

or lending activity is not a change in actual ownership and thus is not reportable as a

securities transaction. However, all sales of securities (whether initially borrowed or not) are

reportable simply as sales.11

As indicated in column 7, the large gap between reported holdings on the SHL and reported

transactions on the TIC S for corporate debt, $149 billion, is likely the result of two factors,

both mentioned above. First, valuation change is difficult to estimate and as such is a potential source of mismeasurement. Second, sales of corporate bonds to foreigners, especially

at issuance, may well be underreported on the TIC S. When issuance of corporate bonds by

U.S. firms is strong, as it was in the July 2015-June 2016 period covered by the 2016 SHL,

this problem is especially severe.12

The largest gap shown for an individual security type is for equities, at -$412 billion. The

problem of estimating valuation change for equities is even more severe than that for corporate bonds; investigation into the sources of this discrepancy, including analysis of valuation

change estimates and possible missed reporting, is ongoing.

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities as Measured by TIC SLT and

Annual Survey Reports

Exhibit 4 compares foreign holdings of long-term U.S. securities in June 2016 as measured

by the annual survey and by the monthly TIC SLT data collection.13 As shown in the table,

10 A short sale is the sale of a security that is not owned by the seller. Typically the securities used in short

sales are borrowed and are then sold on the expectation that their prices will decline, enabling the seller

to repurchase them at a lower price to make a profit.

11 Chapter 2 also discusses some of the difficulties in correctly distinguishing actual purchases or sales of

securities from changes in holdings resulting from securities lending activities, which might result in an

over-estimate of Treasury securities held by foreign investors.

12 See Chapter 2 for additional details.

13 The SLT began collecting aggregate position data on U.S. cross-border long-term securities

holdings—both U.S. holdings of foreign securities and foreign holdings of U.S. securities—in September

2011, and since December 2011 the SLT data have been collected monthly. Unlike the annual surveys,

the SLT collects data at the aggregate level and not at the individual security level, a significantly lower

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the SLT reported total foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities at $16,271 billion as

of June 2016, slightly higher than the $16,230 billion reported in the survey. In principle,

the SLT and survey data for the same dates should be very similar because the panels of

reporters are comparable. However, reporting differences between the two forms result in

some differences and these differences vary by security type. In addition, survey data are

extensively reviewed at the security level, which is not possible with the aggregated data

reported by the SLT. The data review and editing process is discussed in greater detail in

Chapter 2. Adjustments made during the review process also contribute to the differences

shown in Exhibit 4.

Exhibit 4: Foreign holdings of long-term U.S. securities as measured by the survey of

portfolio holdings and the TIC SLT, by type of security, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Total long-term Equity Long-term debt

Country SHL SLT Pct diff SHL SLT Pct diff SHL SLT Pct diff

Japan 1,898 1,899 -0.1 428 430 -0.5 1,470 1,469 0.1

China1 1,628 1,628 0.0 178 178 0.0 1,450 1,450 0.0

Cayman Islands 1,422 1,418 0.3 796 796 0.0 626 622 0.6

United Kingdom 1,387 1,421 -2.5 741 741 0.0 646 680 -5.3

Luxembourg 1,255 1,278 -1.8 516 517 -0.2 738 761 -3.1

Canada 930 932 -0.2 695 695 0.0 235 238 -1.3

Ireland 816 812 0.5 238 238 0.0 578 574 0.7

Switzerland 710 715 -0.7 351 355 -1.1 359 361 -0.6

Belgium 528 561 -6.3 31 31 0.0 497 530 -6.6

Taiwan 516 518 -0.4 43 43 0.0 473 475 -0.4

Germany 351 352 -0.3 155 155 0.0 196 197 -0.5

Netherlands 340 340 0.0 210 210 0.0 130 129 0.8

Singapore 308 308 0.0 136 136 0.0 171 172 -0.6

Norway 305 306 -0.3 201 201 0.0 104 105 -1.0

Bermuda 280 279 0.4 86 86 0.0 193 193 0.0

Hong Kong 257 257 0.0 75 74 1.3 182 183 -0.5

Brazil 245 245 0.0 5 5 0.0 240 240 0.0

Australia 229 229 0.0 171 170 0.6 58 59 -1.7

Korea, South 226 226 0.0 75 75 0.0 151 151 0.0

France 216 216 0.0 120 117 2.5 97 98 -1.0

Rest of world 2,384 2,331 2.2 934 937 -0.3 1,450 1,394 3.9

Total 16,230 16,271 -0.3 6,186 6,190 -0.1 10,044 10,080 -0.4

1. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

Total foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities reported by the survey were $41 billion

lower than those reported in the SLT. This difference was largely driven by debt, which was

$37 billion lower. The SLT data for corporate debt are typically higher than the SHL data

level of detail. However, the SLT has the advantage of providing information on cross-border securities

holdings on a timelier basis, without resorting to monthly estimates constructed from reported

transactions and valuation estimates based on price indexes. June 2016 SLT data for Treasuries were first

released on August 15, 2016; SLT data for other security types were first released on September 16, 2016.

9
because the individual security-level data on the survey are adjusted for over-reporting—as

discussed in Chapter 2, an adjustment that cannot be made in the aggregate SLT data.14

However, this effect is offset this year by adjustments made to account for U.S. securities

issued abroad and not reported in the SHL, as discussed further in Chapter 2.

Comparison with U.S. Holdings of Foreign Long-Term Securities

Exhibit 5 compares foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities with estimates of U.S.

holdings of foreign long-term securities as of selected survey dates.

At $16,230 billion, foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities remained considerably larger

than the $9,165 billion in foreign securities held by U.S. residents at end-June 2016. Foreign

holdings of U.S. long-term securities increased by $28 billion compared to the June 2015

survey while U.S. holdings of long-term foreign securities were estimated to have decreased

by $565 billion over the same period. The net U.S. position in long-term securities continued

to decline during the year ending June 2016, reaching -$7,065 billion.

−15,000

−10,000

−5,000

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

Billions of dollars

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U.S. holdings (U.S. assets)

Foreign holdings (U.S. liabilities)

Net position*

*Net position is defined as U.S. holdings of foreign securities minus foreign holdings of U.S. securities.

as of end−June, selected survey dates

Exhibit 5: Net asset position in long−term securities of U.S. residents

14 Over-reporting occurs when securities issued directly into the foreign market are reported as

foreign-owned by the securities issuer, but some of the same securities are also reported as foreign-owned

by custodians.

10
Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities by Country of Holder

Exhibit 6 reports foreign holdings of U.S. securities by country and security type for the

countries with the highest levels of reported investment.

It should be noted that the country attribution presented in this table is imperfect, because

obtaining accurate information on the actual foreign owners of U.S. securities is often not

possible. This problem arises because chains of foreign financial intermediaries are often involved in the custody or management of these securities, and because ownership information

is not available for bearer securities.

For example, a resident of Germany may buy a U.S. security and place it in the custody

of a Swiss bank. Normally the Swiss bank will then employ a U.S.-resident custodian bank

to act as its subcustodian to actually hold the security in order to facilitate settlement and

custody operations in the United States. When portfolio surveys are conducted, information

is collected only from U.S.-resident entities. Thus, the U.S.-resident bank, acting as the

subcustodian of the Swiss bank, will report this security on the survey. Because the U.S.

bank will typically know only that it is holding the security on behalf of a Swiss bank, it will

report the security as Swiss-held. This “custodial bias” tends to overstate the amounts for

countries with major custodial activities.

Exhibit 6: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by major investing country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Country Total Equities Treas.

LT debt

Agency LT debt Corp. LT debt ST

debt ABS1 Other ABS1 Other

Japan 1,960 428 1,086 185 12 11 177 62

China2 1,630 178 1,238 187 9 4 11 2

Cayman Islands 1,525 796 175 23 8 92 328 103

United Kingdom 1,427 741 199 8 2 18 420 40

Luxembourg 1,349 516 180 27 5 43 484 94

Canada 951 695 69 4 2 26 133 20

Ireland 931 238 235 38 10 37 258 115

Switzerland 742 351 207 12 5 9 127 32

Belgium 589 31 95 2 3 20 378 61

Taiwan 519 43 185 207 * 1 80 3

Country Unknown 82 * * 0 * * 82 0

Rest of world 5,436 2,168 1,917 140 67 95 672 377

Total 17,139 6,186 5,585 832 123 356 3,149 909

Of which: Holdings of

foreign official institutions 5,504 821 3,761 379 66 17 156 303

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

1. Asset-backed securities. Agency ABS are backed primarily by home mortgages; corporate ABS are backed

by a wide variety of assets, such as car loans, credit card receivables, home and commercial mortgages, and

student loans.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

Another problem in country attribution is that many U.S. securities are issued directly

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abroad. Such securities can be issued in either registered or bearer form. Registered securities

issued abroad typically trade in book-entry form with settlement and custody occurring at

international central securities depositories (ICSDs), such as Euroclear or Clearstream. U.S.

survey reporters can typically only report the country in which the ICSD is located; as a

result, large foreign holdings are attributed to these countries. Among the ten countries

with the largest holdings of U.S. securities on the most recent survey, six – Belgium, the

Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom – are financial

centers in which substantial amounts of securities owned by residents of other countries are

managed or held in custody.15 If securities are issued in bearer, or unregistered, form, the

owners of such securities do not need to make themselves known, and typically little or no

information is available about them. Long-term bearer securities cannot be issued in the

United States, but U.S. firms can and do issue such securities abroad. Almost all of the $82

billion in securities attributed to “Country Unknown” in Exhibit 6 are bearer securities.

Bearing these caveats in mind, the data show that at $1,960 billion, total holdings attributed

to Japan exceeded those attributed to any other country. Investors from China had the next

largest holdings, at $1,630 billion, and held the largest amount of U.S. Treasury securities, as

has been the case since 2009. Entities resident in the Cayman Islands had the third-largest

total securities holdings, with $1,525 billion, and the United Kingdom was fourth at $1,427

billion. Investors resident in the Cayman Islands held the most U.S. equities in 2016, and

Japanese and Chinese investors were by far the largest holders of all types of debt, accounting

for a combined total of nearly $3 trillion.

Exhibit 6 splits foreign holdings of agency and corporate long-term debt securities into assetbacked securities (ABS) and other debt securities. ABS are securities backed by pools of

assets, such as residential home mortgages or car loans, and include collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). ABS give investors claims against the cash flows generated by the underlying

assets. Unlike most other debt securities, ABS often repay both principal and interest on a

regular basis, thus reducing the principal outstanding with each payment cycle. However,

some classes of ABS replace repaid principal with additional assets for a set period, thus

holding constant the total principal outstanding. Statistical Appendix Tables A1 through

A6 show holdings of different types of U.S. securities for all countries as of June 2016.

Exhibit 7 shows foreign holdings of long-term corporate and agency debt by type of debt

from 2006 to 2016. In June 2016, foreign investors held $832 billion in U.S. agency ABS, an

increase of $90 billion from June 2015 and the third year in a row that foreign holdings of

agency ABS increased, now surpassing their 2008 peak of $773 billion. The share of ABS in

total foreign-held agency debt has increased consistently since 2006, rising to 87 percent in

the year ending June 2016. The increasing share of agency debt held in the form of ABS is

largely due to increased issuance by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA,

15 Although liabilities surveys, such as this one, cannot always determine the countries of foreign owners of

U.S. securities, the complementary asset surveys can obtain accurate country attribution, since those

surveys need only determine the country of foreign security issuers, a relatively straightforward task.

Thus, it may be possible to better understand the country attribution of liabilities by examining

information in other countries’ asset surveys. This subject is explored in the article cited in footnote 6,

“Understanding U.S. Cross-Border Securities Data.”

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or Ginnie Mae), which only issues debt in the form of ABS. In contrast, foreign holdings

of U.S. corporate ABS have settled at a much lower share. At $356 billion, corporate ABS

accounted for 10 percent of total corporate debt held, compared with $412 billion, about 13

percent, in June 2015 and well below the peak of $902 billion, or 33 percent, in June 2007.

599

1,427

386

594

735

1,835

570

902

691

2,060

773

760

444

1,931

752

508

372

2,047

713

445

317

2,225

714

426

274

2,145

717

404

217

2,268

657

403

159

2,578

668

396

138

2,805

742

412

123

3,149

832

356

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

Billions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

by type, as of end−June, selected survey dates

Exhibit 7: Foreign holdings of U.S. long−term corporate and agency debt

Corporate ABS

Agency ABS

Coporate non−ABS

Agency non−ABS

Holdings by Country in the Two Most Recent Surveys

Exhibit 8 shows the countries with the highest market value of holdings of U.S. securities in

the most recent survey, as well as the amounts attributed to these countries in the preceding

survey. Overall holdings were little changed, but at the country level, changes ranged from

an increase of $100 billion (Ireland) to a decrease of -$214 billion (China). Equity holdings

rose for Japan, changed little for Luxembourg, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, and Taiwan,

and dropped for all other major holders. Total foreign debt holdings increased by about 4.5

percent, with only China and Belgium showing net declines. The Cayman Islands had the

largest rise in holdings of U.S. debt securities, increasing by $106 billion to reach $728 billion

in June 2016. Interpreting these movements, however, is complicated by the difficulties in

identifying the ultimate foreign owner of securities held in foreign custodial centers (custodial

bias). For example, if a foreign investor shifts holdings of its securities from a U.S. custodian

in one year to a foreign custodian in the next, the securities may appear as an increase in

holdings of the country of the custodian and a decrease in holdings of the country of the

ultimate owner.

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391

1,513

428

1,532

330

1,514

178

1,452

884

622

796

728

832

616

741

686

518

779

516

832

761

231

695

255

235

596

238

693

344

365

351

391

34

568

31

558

36

418

43

476

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

Billions of dollars

Japan

China

Cayman Islands

United Kingdom

Luxembourg

Canada

Ireland

Switzerland

Belgium

Taiwan

2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

Note: Mainland China exlcudes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

by major investing countries, as of June 30, 2016

Exhibit 8: Market value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities

Equities

Debt

Statistical Appendix Tables A7, A8, A9 and A10 show, respectively, holdings of total securities, equities, long-term debt securities, and short-term securities, for all countries as of the

dates of recent surveys.

Comparison with the TIC SLT by Country

The distribution of U.S. long-term securities holdings across countries reported by the annual

survey very closely matched the country distribution reported by the monthly SLT.16 Exhibit

9 shows that, in the survey as in the SLT, Japan was the largest holder of U.S. long-term

securities, with holdings of $1,898 billion in the survey and $1,899 billion in the SLT. China

was the second-largest holder, with $1,628 billion total holdings of U.S. long-term securities

in both the survey and the SLT. Similarities between the survey and SLT hold for other

countries as well.17

16 Prior to 2012, published monthly estimates of official holdings of U.S. securities, such as those in the

Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities tables (http://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt), were

revised when data from a new survey became available. However, since the introduction of the SLT and

its incorporation into the Major Foreign Holders table, such large revisions each June have not been

necessary.

17 SLT data for all countries are accessible through the Treasury’s TIC website for Holdings of Long-Term

Securities: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/ticsec3.aspx.

14
Country-level differences in debt holdings reported by the survey and the SLT can typically

be attributed to the over-reporting of corporate debt securities mentioned in the discussion

of Exhibit 4 above and in Chapter 2. Countries through which U.S. firms commonly issue

debt internationally, such as Belgium, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom, typically

show larger discrepancies between survey and SLT values. In SHL 2016 these differences are

offset by additional adjustments made to account for overseas corporate bond issuance not

reported on the SLT and SHL. Nonetheless, the discrepancies that do exist are concentrated

in these countries. For example, total holdings of U.S. long-term debt are about $20 billion

to $30 billion higher in the SLT than in the survey for Belgium, the United Kingdom, and

Luxembourg.

Exhibit 9: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities as measured by the survey of

portfolio holdings and the TIC SLT, by country and security type, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Survey SLT

Country Total

long-term Equities Long-term

debt

Total

long-term Equities Long-term

debt

Japan 1,898 428 1,470 1,899 430 1,469

China1 1,628 178 1,450 1,628 178 1,450

Cayman Islands 1,422 796 626 1,418 796 622

United Kingdom 1,387 741 646 1,421 741 680

Luxembourg 1,255 516 738 1,278 517 761

Canada 930 695 235 932 695 238

Ireland 816 238 578 812 238 574

Switzerland 710 351 359 715 355 361

Belgium 528 31 497 561 31 530

Taiwan 516 43 473 518 43 475

Country Unknown 82 * 82 33 * 33

Rest of world 5,059 2,168 2,891 5,056 2,168 2,888

Total 16,230 6,186 10,044 16,271 6,190 10,080

Of which: Holdings of

foreign official institutions 5,201 821 4,380 5,194 820 4,373

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

1. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

Holdings of U.S. Securities by Foreign Official Institutions

As in previous years, the survey collected information on holdings of U.S. securities by foreign

official institutions (FOI) separately from holdings by private investors. This distinction is

made because the motivations of foreign official institutions for holding U.S. securities may

differ from those of private investors, and their investment patterns may also differ. Foreign

official institutions in this report consist primarily of foreign national government institutions

involved in the formulation of monetary policy, such as central banks, but also include

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national government-owned investment funds and other national government institutions.18

Although the survey measured foreign official holdings of all types of U.S. long-term securities at $5,201 billion in June 2016, as shown in Exhibit 10, it is possible that this figure

somewhat underestimates foreign official holdings. Distinguishing official from private holders in the surveys is difficult for the same reasons that obtaining accurate information on the

country of foreign owners of U.S. securities is difficult: in both cases chains of financial intermediaries can obscure the true foreign holders. Thus, some holdings attributed to private

intermediaries, especially in major custodial centers, may actually reflect holdings of foreign

official institutions.

The percentage of U.S. long-term securities held by foreign official institutions as a share of

the total amount held by foreign investors continued to trend down, falling to 32 percent

in June 2016. The share of foreign holdings owned by official investors increased rapidly

immediately after the financial crisis, from 28 percent in 2007 to nearly 40 percent in 2010,

but has declined nearly every year since then.19 This pattern of official holdings growing

more rapidly than private ownership through 2010 and then slowing more recently is most

pronounced for Treasury securities. The share of official holdings in U.S. corporate bonds

decreased between June 2015 and June 2016 and remains a small fraction of the total.

From June 2007 to June 2010, foreign official investors were responsible for 85 percent of

the $1,378 billion increase in total foreign holdings of long-term U.S. Treasury securities. By

contrast, from 2010 to 2014, foreign official holdings have accounted for only a little over

half – 56 percent – of the increase in foreign ownership of long-term Treasuries, and over the

last survey two years, from mid-2014 to mid-2016, total foreign official holdings of Treasuries

were little changed and all of the increase in foreign holdings came from private investors.

Foreign official institutions invested primarily in long-term U.S. Treasury securities over the

June 2008 to June 2014 period, but they also purchased substantial amounts of U.S. agency

securities in the years prior to the 2008 financial crisis. Between the 2006 and 2008 surveys,

foreign official holdings of long-term U.S. agency debt securities grew from less than 50

percent to two-thirds of all foreign holdings of long-term agency securities. Foreign official

holdings of agency securities have trended down since 2010, accounting for slightly less than

half of foreign holdings of long-term agency debt in June 2016, the lowest share since before

2006.

18 See http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/foihome.aspx for a partial list

of foreign official institutions.

19 At nearly 40 percent, official investors’ share of foreign holdings in 2010 was high relative to the 1990s

but not unprecedented. From 1974 to 1984, foreign official investors accounted for about 40 percent of

foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities.

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2.0

5.2

2.6

6.6

3.1

6.3

3.3

5.2

3.9

5.9

4.4

7.2

4.8

7.7

5.0

8.5

5.3

10.2

5.4

10.8

5.2

11.0

0

5

10

15

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total

Foreign private

Foreign official

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Percentage

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Treasury debt

Agency debt Corporate debt

Equities

Share Held by Foreign Official Institutions

1.2

0.5

1.5

0.5

1.7

0.5

2.1

0.6 2.6

0.7

3.1

0.9

3.5

1.2

3.6

1.3

3.8

1.6

3.8

1.6

3.8

1.8

0

2

4

6

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Treasury debt

Private

Foreign official

0.5

0.5

0.8

0.6

1.0

0.5

0.8

0.4

0.7

0.4

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.5

0

.5

1

1.5

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Agency debt

Private

Foreign official

0.1

1.9

0.1

2.6

0.1

2.7

0.1

2.3

0.1

2.4

0.1

2.5

0.1

2.4

0.1

2.5

0.2

2.8

0.2

3.0

0.2

3.3

0

1

2

3

4

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Corporate debt

Private

Foreign official

0.2

2.2

0.3

2.9

0.4

2.6

0.3

1.9

0.4

2.4

0.6

3.3

0.6

3.6

0.8

4.3

1.0

5.4

1.0

5.7

0.8

5.4

0

2

4

6

8

Trillions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Equities

Private

Foreign official

by type of holder and security, as of end−June, selected survey dates

Exhibit 10: Foreign holdings of U.S. long−term securities

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Exhibit 11 shows foreign official holdings of short-term debt by type of security. Foreign

official investors held about 33 percent ($303 billion) of the U.S. short-term securities owned

by foreigners in June 2016 ($909 billion). Of the $303 billion of short-term securities held

by foreign official institutions, $272 billion, or 90 percent, were U.S. Treasury bills and

certificates. Official holdings of short-term corporate debt grew quickly between 2012 and

2014, but increased only slightly in 2015 and 2016. Despite the recent strong growth, shortterm corporate debt holdings remain a small proportion of foreign official holdings of shortterm debt—only 8 percent.

During the 2008 financial crisis, the proportion of Treasury debt issued in the form of bills

and certificates rose substantially. Reflecting this shift in the pattern of issuance, foreign

official investors more than doubled their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills and certificates from

$226 billion to $572 billion between the June 2008 and June 2009 surveys. This increase

accounted for over 70 percent of the rise in total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury bills

and certificates. Since 2009, issuance of short-term Treasury debt has declined, and total

foreign holdings of Treasury bills and certificates have decreased by $179 billion, more than

accounted for by a $300 billion decline in holdings by foreign official investors. While official

holdings of short-term Treasury debt remain above pre-crisis levels, official holdings of shortterm agency debt have fallen dramatically. As of June 2012, official holdings of short-term

agency debt were only $6 billion, a decrease of over 95 percent from the 2008 peak level

of $130 billion. Foreign official holdings of short-term agency debt have fluctuated at low

levels between $3 billion and $12 billion since 2012, and stood at $6 billion as of June 2016.

Additional data on foreign official holdings are presented in the Appendix Tables.

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304

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381

497

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454

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414

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366

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292

367

330

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Corporate debt

Foreign private

Foreign official

by security type, as of end−June, selected survey dates

Exhibit 11: Foreign holdings of U.S. short−term securities

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Details on Foreign Holdings of Different Types of U.S. Securities

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasury Securities, by Type of Security

Exhibit 12 reports total holdings of U.S. Treasury securities by type of security for the

countries with the largest holdings. China remained the largest holder of U.S. Treasury

securities in June 2016, with total holdings of $1,240 billion, similar to its holdings in June

2015 (not shown). Japan, with holdings of $1,146 billion, remained the second-largest holder.

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), which, as of June 2016, were $1.2 trillion of

the $13.4 trillion in marketable Treasury securities outstanding, have been increasing in

popularity with some foreign investors. As of June 2016, foreign investors held $569 billion

in TIPS, with nearly two-thirds of this amount held by foreign official investors. Foreigners

held about 48 percent of TIPS outstanding in 2016, about the same as last year and up

from 31 percent in 2011 (not shown). TIPS accounted for a significant share of total foreign

holdings of U.S. Treasury securities for several countries. For China, the Cayman Islands,

Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, TIPS accounted for more than 10 percent of their

holdings of U.S. Treasury securities.

In January 2014, the U.S. Treasury began issuing Floating Rate Notes (FRNs), which have a

maturity of two years and pay an interest rate that varies over time with the rates on newly

issued 13-week Treasury bills. FRNs were initially popular with foreign investors, who held

$27 billion (about one-third of the amount outstanding) in June 2014 and $132 billion (over

half of outstanding) in June 2015. As of June 2016, foreign holdings of FRNs were about

$127 billion, or 38 percent of the $332 billion outstanding. Because FRNs have a maturity

of two years, foreign holdings of FRNs are included in nominal long-term debt in Exhibit 12.

Statistical Appendix Table A3 shows holdings of different forms of U.S. Treasury securities

for all countries as of June 2016.

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0

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China

Japan

Ireland

Cayman Islands

Brazil

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Luxembourg

Taiwan

Hong Kong

by major investing country, as of June 30, 2016 

Exhibit 12: Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries

FRN

TIPS

Nominal short−term

Nominal long−term

Foreign Holdings of Equities by Type

Exhibit 13 provides additional detail on foreign holdings of equities in 2015 and 2016 for the

countries with the largest equity holdings. Three-fourths of total foreign holdings of U.S.

equities are in the form of common stock, accounting for $4,665 billion of the total $6,186

billion held. Fund shares ($1,073 billion) account for more than two-thirds of the remaining

equities held by foreign investors. As noted above, “funds” include many different types of

investment company shares issued by U.S.-resident entities, such as open-end funds, closedend funds, money market mutual funds, and hedge funds. Such funds may invest in a variety

of assets, including bonds, real estate, commodities, and foreign-issued equities as well as

U.S. equities; however, the data reported are for foreign holdings of the fund shares and not

the underlying securities held by the funds. The residual “other” column includes preferred

stock as well as interests in limited partnerships and other equity interests that may or may

not involve stocks or shares. Foreign holdings of U.S. equity decreased $469 billion from

last year, more than accounted for by a decrease in common stock $558 billion. The top

five foreign holders of equity (Cayman Islands, United Kingdom, Canada, Luxembourg, and

Japan) account for more than half of foreign holdings. The Cayman Islands, a major center

for offshore incorporation of many types of managed funds, holds relatively more fund shares

and “other” equity than other countries. Statistical Appendix Table A4 shows holdings of

these different types of equity for all countries as of June 2016.

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0

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Cayman Islands

United Kingdom

Canada

Luxembourg

Japan

Switzerland

Ireland

Netherlands

Norway

China

2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

by major investing country and type of equity, as of June 30, 2016 

Exhibit 13: Foreign holdings of U.S. equities

All other

Fund shares

Common stock

Foreign Holdings of Corporate Asset-Backed Securities

Exhibit 14 splits foreign holdings of U.S. long-term corporate ABS as shown in Exhibit 6 into

those backed by pools of residential home mortgages and commercial mortgages (mortgagebacked securities, or MBS) and those backed by other types of assets, such as pools of credit

card receivables, automobile loans, or student loans. A similar breakdown is not provided

for agency ABS because nearly all agency ABS are backed by pools of residential home

mortgages.

Overall, foreign holdings of long-term corporate ABS decreased by $56 billion from June 2015

to June 2016, with declines a bit steeper for MBS than for other types of ABS. Holdings of

corporate ABS and especially MBS have fallen sharply since the financial crisis: In June 2007,

foreign holdings of corporate ABS amounted to $902 billion, with nearly two-thirds—$594

billion—in the form of corporate MBS (not shown).

In June 2016, the share of MBS in all foreign holdings of corporate ABS was down from its

2007 level but was still above half, at 57%. Within non-MBS ABS holdings of corporate debt

by foreign investors, ABS backed by student loans accounted for the bulk of the decline in

holdings, but still account for nearly half of the foreign-held ABS in this category. Foreign

holdings of corporate ABS backed by credit card receivables and automobile loans edged

down. The Cayman Islands has remained by far the largest holder of corporate ABS, with

a quarter of foreign holdings.

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Exhibit 14: Value of foreign holdings of U.S.

long-term corporate asset-backed securities,

by major investing country and type,

as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

June 30, 2015 June 30, 2016

Country or region Total Mortgagebacked Other Total Mortgagebacked Other

Cayman Islands 96 82 14 92 72 19

Luxembourg 47 21 26 43 18 25

Ireland 37 17 20 37 18 20

Canada 32 26 5 26 21 5

Bermuda 23 13 9 22 12 10

Belgium 24 5 19 20 4 16

United Kingdom 23 12 11 18 9 8

Germany 19 3 16 14 3 11

Barbados 8 7 * 13 11 1

Japan 13 4 9 11 5 6

Rest of world 90 49 41 61 29 33

Total 412 240 172 356 202 154

Of which: Holdings of

foreign official institutions 21 9 12 17 7 10

Statistical Appendix Table A5 presents the same information on holdings of U.S. longterm corporate asset-backed securities for all countries as of June 2016. Foreign investors

also held a small amount of short-term ABS in the form of asset backed commercial paper

(ABCP); Table A6 in the Statistical Appendix presents information on holdings of all shortterm securities, including short-term Treasury securities, agency securities, and corporate

securities, as well as CP and ABCP, for all countries as of June 2016.

Portfolio Investment by Region of Investor Country and Survey Year

Exhibits 15A through 15D show holdings of U.S. securities by region of investor country as of

the last eight survey dates. Total foreign holdings of long-term securities grew by $28 billion

from June 2015 to June 2016, with increases in holdings by European investors largely offset

by decreases in the holdings of investors in the Americas and Asia. European holdings were

larger than Asian holdings prior to 2008 (not shown) but fell by approximately 20 percent

during the financial crisis, while Asian holdings continued to grow. European holdings of

long-term securities have subsequently grown at a faster rate than Asian holdings. This

trend continued in the year ending in June 2016 as European holdings increased by $179

billion (2.8 percent), to reach $6,679 billion, while Asian holdings decreased by $48 billion

to reach $5,698 billion.

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Exhibit 15A: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by region,

as of end-June, selected survey dates

Billions of dollars

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Europe 3,209 3,564 4,376 4,592 5,119 6,161 6,500 6,679

Of which: Euro area 1,742 1,907 2,305 2,364 2,721 3,455 3,592 3,714

Total Asia 3,522 4,067 4,562 4,928 5,117 5,566 5,746 5,698

Americas 1,466 1,738 2,193 2,537 2,900 3,331 3,466 3,398

Of which: Carib. fin. ctrs. 852 989 1,186 1,386 1,543 1,810 1,884 1,910

Australia/Oceania 106 124 167 169 213 245 253 249

Total Africa 29 34 36 41 41 49 50 41

Intl. and regional orgs. 62 72 89 96 90 102 89 82

Country Unknown 98 136 138 89 51 85 99 82

Total 8,492 9,736 11,561 12,451 13,532 15,539 16,202 16,230

1. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal,

and Spain. Includes Slovenia as of 2007, Cyprus and Malta as of 2008, Slovakia as of 2009, Estonia as of

2011, Latvia as of 2014, and Lithuania as of 2015.

2. Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the former Netherlands Antilles, and Panama.

Holdings of long-term securities by foreign residents in the Americas decreased by $68 billion

to $3,398 billion. Of these countries, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the

Cayman Islands, the former Netherlands Antilles, and Panama—referred to collectively in

the tables and charts as the Caribbean financial centers—serve as major financial centers

through which investments of residents from other countries are channeled.20 As a group,

these financial center countries continued to account for over half of all investment attributed

to the Americas region.

Exhibits 15B and 15C show holdings of U.S. equities and long-term debt, respectively, with

the same regional breakdown presented in Exhibit 15A. While total Asian and European

holdings are of similar size, their composition is noticeably different: European investors

hold a bit more than half of their U.S. long-term securities in the form of debt, while Asian

investors hold over three-quarters in debt.

20 Netherlands Antilles, which no longer exists as a legal entity, included Curacao; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius,

and Saba; and Sint Maarten. The TIC system began collecting data for these three countries separately

in December 2013.

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Exhibit 15B: Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by region,

as of end-June, selected survey dates

Billions of dollars

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Europe 1,055 1,308 1,789 1,856 2,194 2,785 3,011 2,887

Of which: Euro area 499 630 860 821 998 1,307 1,390 1,345

Total Asia 504 648 866 996 1,146 1,367 1,393 1,262

Americas 614 765 1,048 1,253 1,559 1,997 2,035 1,834

Of which: Carib. fin. ctrs. 325 399 539 696 832 1,094 1,126 1,019

Australia/Oceania 66 81 114 120 158 183 190 184

Total Africa 5 6 8 8 9 16 21 14

Intl. and regional orgs. 6 5 3 4 4 5 5 4

Country Unknown 2 1 2 * * 3 1 *

Total 2,252 2,814 3,830 4,237 5,070 6,356 6,655 6,186

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

1. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,

Portugal, and Spain. Includes Slovenia as of 2007, Cyprus and Malta as of 2008, Slovakia as of 2009,

Estonia as of 2011, Latvia as of 2014, and Lithuania as of 2015.

2. Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the former Netherlands Antilles, and

Panama.

Exhibit 15C: Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by region,

as of end-June, selected survey dates

Billions of dollars

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Europe 2,154 2,256 2,587 2,736 2,926 3,376 3,489 3,792

Of which: Euro area 1,243 1,277 1,446 1,543 1,723 2,148 2,202 2,369

Total Asia 3,018 3,419 3,696 3,932 3,971 4,198 4,353 4,436

Americas 852 973 1,146 1,284 1,341 1,334 1,431 1,564

Of which: Carib. fin. ctrs. 527 590 646 690 710 714 757 888

Australia/Oceania 40 42 53 49 55 62 63 65

Total Africa 24 29 28 32 32 33 30 27

Intl. and regional orgs. 56 68 86 92 86 97 84 78

Country Unknown 96 135 136 88 51 81 98 82

Total 6,240 6,921 7,731 8,213 8,462 9,183 9,547 10,044

1. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Includes Slovenia as of 2007, Cyprus and Malta as of 2008, Slovakia as of 2009, Estonia

as of 2011, Latvia as of 2014, and Lithuania as of 2015.

2. Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the former Netherlands Antilles, and

Panama.

Total foreign equity holdings in the year ending June 30, 2016 were down 7 percent over June

2015, with declines between 3 and 10 percent in every major region, leaving the geographic

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allocation of equity holdings little changed. By June 2016, European investors held $2,887

billion in U.S. equities, continuing to account for a little less than half(47 percent) of all U.S.

equities held by foreigners. Investors from the Americas held $1,834 billion, representing

about 30 percent of all foreign holdings of equities. About 56 percent of this amount was

owned by entities resident in the Caribbean financial centers.

Asian investors collectively held $4,436 billion in U.S. long-term debt securities, more than

any other region (Exhibit 15C), as has been the case since the 1978 survey. European

investors collectively owned $3,792 billion, the second-largest regional holdings of U.S. longterm debt securities. From June 2015 to June 2016, European holdings increased by $303

billion while Asian holdings increased by $83 billion. Shares in long-term debt and equity

holdings across regions have been broadly stable over time. Since the 1984 survey, Europe

has held the second-highest level of U.S. long-term debt securities, followed by the Americas.

Likewise, since the 1984 survey, the second-highest level of foreign holdings of U.S. equities

has been by the Americas region, followed by Asia.

In the year ending June 2016, foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities (Exhibit 15D)

decreased by $23 billion, to $909 billion. Asian holdings decreased by $49 billion while

holdings of investors in the Americas were about flat. Europe remains the largest holder of

U.S. short-term securities, as has been the case in most years, increasing its holdings by $25

billion. Asia remains the second-largest holder at $221 billion, with the Americas in third

place with $217 billion.

Exhibit 15D: Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by region, as of

end-June, selected survey dates

Billions of dollars

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Total Europe 423 359 331 327 377 378 421 446

Of which: Euro area 241 216 221 217 237 252 259 320

Total Asia 454 332 333 285 264 248 270 221

Americas 230 220 186 178 209 227 217 217

Of which: Carib. fin. ctrs. 125 130 130 119 134 130 139 149

Australia/Oceania 11 9 8 9 17 14 11 9

Total Africa 10 28 12 3 2 3 3 3

Intl. and regional orgs. 8 6 7 9 9 8 9 14

Country Unknown 12 2 1 * * * 0 0

Total 1,149 956 878 811 878 878 932 909

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

1. Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,

Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. Includes Slovenia as of 2007, Cyprus and Malta as of

2008, Slovakia as of 2009, Estonia as of 2011, Latvia as of 2014, and Lithuania as of 2015.

2. Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, the former Netherlands

Antilles, and Panama.

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Maturity Structure of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Long-Term Debt Securities

The maturity distribution of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities is shown in

Exhibit 16. The blue lines represent the maturity distribution of foreign official holdings, and

the red lines represent the maturity distribution of foreign private holdings. The remaining

years to maturity should be read as the upper bound: the “1 year” point represents securities

maturing up to one year from the June 30, 2016 survey date, the “2 year” point represents

securities maturing one to two years from the survey date, and so on.

0

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Years to maturity

Total

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Foreign official

Corporate debt

Exhibit 16: Maturity structure of foreign holdings of long−term U.S. debt securities

Similar to the June 2015 survey, 52 percent of U.S. long-term debt securities held by foreigners

will mature in five years or less from June 30, 2016. Foreign holdings of long-term Treasury

debt securities are much more concentrated at shorter maturities than are holdings of agency

debt or corporate debt, with 64 percent of Treasury holdings maturing in five years or less.

Foreign official holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities have a shorter average maturity

than foreign private holdings. Half of foreign official holdings mature within four years; for

private holdings, the comparable figure is between five and six years. In part, the shorter

maturity structure of foreign official holdings overall reflects the higher concentration of

Treasury holdings by official investors. But even within the categories of Treasury securities,

foreign official holdings are more concentrated at shorter maturities than are foreign private

holdings.

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Currency Composition of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt Securities

Of the $10,044 billion in long-term debt securities held by foreigners as of June 30, 2016,

$9,422 billion, or 94 percent, are denominated in U.S. dollars (Exhibit 17A). However, the

currency composition of these foreign holdings varies substantially depending on the type

of security issuer: all U.S. Treasury securities and almost all U.S. agency securities owned

by foreigners are denominated in U.S. dollars, whereas 18 percent of U.S. corporate debt

securities owned by foreigners are denominated in foreign currencies. Debt securities issued in

euros account for two-thirds of the foreign currency-denominated securities held by foreigners.

The holdings of foreign official institutions (not shown separately) are nearly exclusively (99.6

percent) denominated in dollars.

Exhibit 17A. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by

currency, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Currency Total debt U.S. Treasury U.S. agency Corporate

U.S. dollar 9,422 5,585 953 2,884

Euro 413 0 0 413

U.K. pound 82 0 2 80

Japanese yen 45 0 0 45

Australian dollar 24 0 0 24

Swiss franc 21 0 0 21

Canadian dollar 17 0 0 17

Other 21 0 0 21

Total 10,044 5,585 954 3,505

Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities (Exhibit 17B) are even more concentrated

in U.S.-dollar-denominated securities: $889 billion of the $909 billion held (98 percent)

are dollar-denominated. As with their holding of U.S. long-term debt securities, foreign

official holdings of U.S. short-term securities (not shown) are almost entirely U.S. dollardenominated.

Exhibit 17B. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities,

by currency, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Currency Total debt U.S. Treasury U.S. agency Corporate

U.S. dollar 889 683 32 175

Euro 12 0 0 12

U.K. pound 6 0 0 6

Japanese yen 1 0 0 1

Swiss franc * 0 0 *

Australian dollar * 0 0 *

Canadian dollar * 0 0 *

Other * 0 0 *

Total 909 683 32 195

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

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Exhibit 18 shows the currency composition of total foreign-owned U.S. long-term debt securities (the “Total debt” column in Exhibit 17) for the most recent eight surveys. During the

June 2009-June 2016 period covered by the table, the share of foreign-owned U.S. long-term

debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars generally trended up, from about 87 percent in

2009 to 94 percent in 2016, and holdings of foreign-currency-denominated debt have trended

down. One exception is euro-denominated securities, which have increased in each of the

past three years. This pattern is likely due to two forces. First, the substantial rise in the

value of the dollar from mid-2014 to mid-2015 (the period covered by the 2015 and 2016

SHL surveys) would have reduced the dollar value of foreign currency-denominated bonds

in general. Second, robust U.S. corporate issuance of euro-denominated bonds has offset

declines in the value of existing foreign holdings of euro-denominated bonds.

Exhibit 18. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by currency, as

of end-June, selected survey dates

Billions of dollars

Currency 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

U.S. dollar 5,446 6,112 6,889 7,555 7,853 8,598 8,962 9,422

Euro 473 476 500 370 341 346 367 413

U.K. pound 111 123 123 118 117 101 95 82

Japanese yen 93 97 94 75 51 48 39 45

Australian dollar 25 24 26 14 22 23 21 24

Swiss franc 37 34 38 25 21 18 18 21

Canadian dollar 18 20 18 18 18 18 19 17

Other 38 36 42 38 40 31 25 21

Total 6,240 6,921 7,731 8,213 8,462 9,183 9,547 10,044

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities by Industry of Issuer

Exhibit 19 presents foreign holdings of U.S. securities divided into broad economic sectors

of the industry of issuer. The data in this table are presented using the North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) system developed by the U.S. Census Bureau.21

Additional detail is in Appendix Table A11, which provides data on holdings with a more

disaggregated breakout of industries.

The government sector has the highest level of foreign investment, with foreign holdings of

short-term and long-term government debt securities reaching $6.3 trillion. The government

sector accounted for about 30 percent of all foreign holdings of U.S. securities in June 2008,

but that share jumped to 39 percent in 2009 and has remained elevated since, standing at 37

percent in June 2016. The second-largest sector for foreign investment remains the “Other

financial” sector, with total foreign holdings of $2.1 trillion, which includes primarily U.S.

agency-backed real estate finance and investment banking. The “funds, trusts, and other

21 Reports through 2014 classified securities using GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) codes,

developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The SHL 2015 report, this

report, and future reports will use NAICS codes.

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financial vehicles” sector attracted by far the most foreign investment in equities ($1.2 trillion), while the largest holdings of long-term debt were concentrated in the “government” and

“other financial” sectors, with foreign holdings of $5.6 trillion and $1.6 trillion, respectively.

Other sectors attracting considerable foreign investment were depository credit intermediation (banking)($824 billion); services ($795 billion); chemical manufacturing ($680 billion),

of which $483 billion is pharmaceuticals; and computer and electronic product manufacturing ($607 billion). With the exception of the government, depository credit intermediation,

and “other financial” sectors, where most foreign investment was in the form of long-term

debt, foreign investment in each of these sectors primarily consisted of equity investment.

Exhibit 19: Market value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities,

by industry, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

NAICS code1Industry Total Equity Debt

Long-Term Short-term

21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 272 158 113 1

22-23 Utilities and construction 317 178 138 1

31 Consumer goods manufacturing 478 304 172 2

325 Chemical manufacturing 680 499 174 7

326-333 Other primary and machinery manufacturing 297 173 125 *

334-335 Computer and electronic product manufacturing 607 451 155 1

336-339 All other manufacturing 413 245 166 3

42 Wholesale trade 144 107 37 *

44-45 Retail trade 469 357 110 1

48-49 Transportation and cargo 188 105 83 1

511-515 Publishing and broadcasting 529 380 148 1

517-519 Telecommunications and information services 549 366 181 1

5221 Depository credit intermediation (banking) 824 276 491 57

5222-5239 Other financial 2,069 373 1,646 50

524 Insurance 336 237 98 1

525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 1,274 1,208 60 5

53-81 Services 795 518 273 4

92 Government2 6,303 * 5,620 683

Industry classification unknown 386 96 202 88

All other industries 209 155 53 1

Total 17,139 6,186 10,044 909

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

1. Stands for North American Industry Classification System.

2. The government sector includes primarily U.S. Treasuries and also some bonds issued by state and local governments. When state and local bonds are clearly associated with a particular industry, such as utilities or

education, they are classified by that industry.

Comparison of Different Types of Foreign Portfolio Investment in the United

States as of Selected Dates

Exhibit 20 presents a more comprehensive time series of foreign portfolio investment in

the United States than earlier exhibits and compares foreign holdings of U.S. securities

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with foreign holdings of deposits, loans, and other investments reported by U.S.-resident

banks and nonbank institutions. The table shows the growing importance of securities in

foreign portfolio investment. In December 1984, foreign holdings of U.S. securities and other

portfolio investments were about equal, but foreign holdings of U.S. securities have increased

far more rapidly over time, reaching $17,139 billion at end-June 2016, more than four times

as large as the total for deposits, loans, and other investments ($4,196 billion).

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

Billions of dollars

1984 1989 1994 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

* Includes deposits, brokerage balances, loans, resale agreements, and trade payables and advance payments.

as of selected survey dates

Exhibit 20: Forms of foreign portfolio investment in the United States

U.S. short−term securities

U.S. long−term securities

Investment in U.S. non−financial entities*

Investment in U.S. financial entities*

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Exhibit 20T: Forms of foreign portfolio investment in the United States, as of selected

survey dates

Billions of dollars

Securities Other investment1

Date Total

Investment

Total Longterm

Shortterm

Total Reported by2

Financial

entities

Non-financial

entities

December 1984 712 363 268 95 349 320 29

December 1989 1,690 958 847 111 732 693 39

December 1994 2,402 1,449 1,244 205 953 899 54

March 2000 5,063 3,881 3,558 323 1,182 1,129 53

June 2002 5,948 4,338 3,926 412 1,610 1,540 70

June 2003 6,859 4,978 4,503 475 1,881 1,829 52

June 2004 8,241 6,019 5,431 588 2,222 2,143 79

June 2005 9,405 6,864 6,262 602 2,541 2,479 62

June 2006 10,969 7,778 7,162 615 3,191 3,125 67

June 2007 13,602 9,772 9,136 635 3,830 3,730 100

June 2008 14,370 10,322 9,463 858 4,048 3,947 101

June 2009 13,111 9,641 8,492 1,149 3,471 3,394 77

June 2010 14,327 10,691 9,736 956 3,636 3,551 85

June 2011 16,468 12,440 11,561 878 4,028 3,950 78

June 2012 17,050 13,261 12,451 811 3,789 3,705 83

June 2013 18,411 14,410 13,532 878 4,000 3,906 95

June 2014 20,868 16,417 15,539 878 4,451 4,361 90

June 2015 21,343 17,134 16,202 932 4,209 4,123 85

June 2016 21,335 17,139 16,230 909 4,196 4,112 84

1. Includes deposits, brokerage balances, loans, repurchase agreements, and trade payables and advance receipts.

2. As of December 2013, reporters on the banking forms were grouped into Banks and other financial

firms and Nonfinancial firms.

Sources: Data on long-term securities are from the TIC surveys. Data on deposits, loans, and other

are from the TIC reporting on forms BL1, BL2, BQ2, CQ1, and CQ2; numbers for prior years may

be revised from those published in earlier survey reports.

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Chapter 2. Survey Methodology

Data Collection Methodology

The U.S. system for measuring foreign-resident holdings of U.S. securities consists of annual

surveys, with “benchmark” surveys every five years. The benchmark surveys collect crossborder portfolio investment data from a large number of institutions (custodians and endinvestors) in an attempt to capture total U.S.-resident ownership of foreign securities. In

the four years succeeding a benchmark survey, data are collected from a smaller set of

respondents that collectively account for the vast majority of the holdings reported in the

previous benchmark survey. Prior to 2011, the panel for each of the four years was kept

largely unchanged, with the panel respondents selected based on the size of positions as

reported in the benchmark. Since 2011, the panel has been selected based on SLT reporting.

Reporters are still generally chosen based on the overall size of their positions, but the panel

is also selected to ensure relatively complete coverage across countries and asset classes. The

reporting panel for the 2016 survey covered 98.9 percent of all assets reported on the SLT

for June 2016.

The 2016 survey was collected during a non-benchmark year. For the 2016 survey, data

were submitted by U.S.-resident issuers and custodians (including securities depositories)

who were required to report, in detail, U.S. securities issued directly to a foreign resident or

entrusted to their safekeeping on behalf of a foreign-resident client. These holdings are very

concentrated: about 130 institutions reported, of which the 15 largest custodians, each of

which reported holdings in excess of $100 billion, comprised about 90 percent of the total

market value of individual security data submitted.

This survey was conducted under the authority of the International Investment and Trade

in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). Reporting was mandatory, and subject to

penalties for noncompliance. Data were collected for holdings as of June 30, 2016, and were to

be reported to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, acting as agent for the Department

of the Treasury, no later than August 31, 2016. A copy of the forms and instructions is

included in Appendix B.

Data Analysis and Editing

The data reported by respondents were subjected to extensive analysis and editing. The

first step in the process was to analyze data at the reporter level to identify systemic errors

within each respondent’s submission. Respondent data that were filed during the prior year

were analyzed individually and compared against the data submitted in the current year.

Aggregate holdings reported in the survey were also measured against holdings reported

in the monthly Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents

(TIC Form SLT) to identify and reconcile any major discrepancies between the respondents’

reports as of June 30, 2016.

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Once the analysis of the data for each respondent was complete, the data were analyzed on

a security-by-security basis, across all reporters. Securities subject to particular attention

included those reported with a large market value or quantity, those with particularly high

or low prices, and those comprising a large percentage of the total amount outstanding.

Reported securities were also analyzed in the aggregate to identify common types of reporting

errors.

The third phase was to analyze the data according to various cumulative or “macro” groupings. At this level, the data were aggregated by categories such as country of foreign owner,

type of issuer, and type of industry. This review was especially useful in eliminating cases

in which the miscoding of a security with a small market value could have a large relative

impact on a small category. This analysis was performed to explain significant year-over-year

trends or anomalies based on business practices or economic developments, and to identify

the primary contributors driving the shifts in the macro data. Additionally, the data were

compared with reporting on other TIC forms to identify potential systemic issues.

Adjustments and Calculation of Total Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities

Three important types of adjustments were made to the survey data; the dollar value of

the adjustments is summarized in Exhibit 21. First, the data were adjusted downward to

remove identified cases of over-reporting using the same methodology as that used for the

2015 survey. Over-reporting can occur if an issuer reported debt securities issued directly

into foreign markets as 100 percent foreign-held, but U.S. custodians also reported foreign

holdings of those securities. For the 2016 survey, a total of $96 billion was deducted to

account for over-reporting.

Second, in order to make annual survey figures comparable to figures in the benchmark

survey as well as in the TIC form SLT, synthetic securities were created to adjust the 2016

survey data upward using SLT data from reporters on the SLT panel but not on the annual

survey panel (“non-survey SLT reporters”). The SHL 2016 survey panel covered 95 percent

of the market value reported in the most recent benchmark survey, which was conducted

in 2014, and included about 10 new reporters that were added to the panel as a result of

market analysis and review of SLT data. The SLT data provide the aggregate market value

by country of foreign holder and by type of foreign holder (official or private). To determine

the distribution of securities holdings across other relevant characteristics not available from

the SLT (i.e. maturity, currency, industry, and security type), data were used from reporters

on the annual survey panel that were considered to be similar to those non-survey SLT

reporters. Securities with a market value below a minimum threshold of $1 million were

omitted to reduce the number of adjustment securities created. These adjustments amounted

to $177 billion in 2016, or about 1 percent of total foreign holdings, of which the bulk—$133

billion—was in equity.

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Exhibit 21: Adjustments to data to account for

over-reporting and for reporters omitted from annual

panel, as of June 30, 2016

Millions of dollars

Type of security

and foreign holder

Over-reporting

adjustment

Synthetic

securities

Unreported U.S.

issuance abroad

Total value

of adjustments

Equity

Total 0 133,264 0 133,264

Foreign official holders 0 0 0 0

Other holders 0 133,264 0 133,264

Treasury

Total 0 9,272 0 9,272

Foreign official holders 0 0 0 0

Other holders 0 9,272 0 9,272

Agency

Total 0 634 0 634

Foreign official holders 0 0 0 0

Other holders 0 634 0 634

Corporate

Total -96,438 33,511 49,603 -13,324

Foreign official holders 0 0 0 0

Other holders -96,438 33,511 49,603 -13,324

Finally, data on U.S. securities issued into foreign markets and not reported in the SHL were

collected by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors based on news reports and commercial

data sources. Such issuance has been quite strong in the past two years, and in principle

should be reported in the SHL by the issuers. However, in non-benchmark survey years, the

survey reporting panel is limited to respondents selected and notified by the Federal Reserve

Bank of New York. Many of the issuers are not already on the panels, and the process of

bringing new reporters to the panel is fairly lengthy. Thus, for SHL 2014, SHL 2015 and

SHL 2016, adjustments to account for the most significant issues were constructed by the

Board of Governors. In SHL 2016, these adjustments accounted for $50 billion.

Treatment of Repurchase and Securities Lending Agreements

Repurchase and securities lending agreements pose a challenge for accurately measuring

cross-border holdings of securities. Following international standards, repurchase and securities lending agreements are treated as collateralized loans, as the return of the same

or similar securities at a set price is agreed upon in advance, and thus the economic risk

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of changes in the value of the securities continues to reside with the securities lender (the

economic owner) even though the lender is no longer the legal owner (the securities borrower

is the legal owner). Lenders (or their custodians) are instructed to report securities involved

in such agreements as continuously held by the lender, and borrowers (or their custodians)

are instructed not to report them as holdings of the borrower.

However, reporting entities may not always have sufficient information to report as intended.

That is, custodians may not always be able to distinguish (a) securities transferred in or

transferred out through repurchase and lending activity from (b) those originating from

outright purchases and sales. Thus, correct reporting by custodians, given the information

they have, can result in reporting “errors” from the viewpoint of data collectors and those

compiling balance of payments and international investment position statistics. This type

of reporting error could result in measured foreign holdings being either over- or underreported. For instance, under-reporting might occur if a foreign entity (or its agent) lends a

U.S. security to a U.S. resident without either counterparty informing their custodian that

the transaction is a loan rather than a sale. After the change in legal ownership, the U.S.

custodian of the foreign resident delivers out the security and thus would not report the

security as foreign-held. The custodian for the U.S. resident would also not report, because

it holds a U.S. security on behalf of a U.S. resident and not a foreign resident. On the other

hand, over-reporting might occur if a U.S. resident lends a U.S. security to a foreign entity

and again neither custodian is informed that the transaction is a loan rather than a sale. In

this case the U.S. custodian for the foreign resident would report foreign ownership of the

U.S. security when in fact it is still U.S.-owned (in the sense of economic ownership).

Another challenge is that a security borrower (the legal owner) has the right to resell a

borrowed security. If a U.S. resident borrows a U.S. security from a foreign entity and

subsequently sells the security to another foreign resident, this can result in two different

foreign residents reporting as holding the same U.S. security. In this case, reporting is correct

according to the instructions, but it can lead to the overstatement of certain statistics, such

as the percentage of U.S. Treasury securities that is foreign-owned.

Finally, securities lending and short sales can introduce a wedge between reported securities transactions and changes in reported positions. For example, if a foreigner borrows a

Treasury security from a U.S. resident and then sells the security to a U.S. resident, the

transaction reporting system will (correctly) register this transaction as a foreign sale to a

U.S. resident. However, the position reporting system will show no net change in foreign

holdings of U.S. Treasuries. Thus, there will be a wedge between reported net transactions

and the change in reported positions, even after adjusting for valuation changes.

Acknowledgements

The Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Federal

Reserve Board of Governors wish to express their appreciation to the Securities Data Division

of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for preparation of the U.S. portfolio investment

data. Under the direction of Alicia Leonard-Stacker, Edward Sapozhnikov, and Jason Stein,

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staff members responsible for the data analysis were: Terrell Bobb, Tatyana Dreger, Hilda

Hyman, Joseph Lovell, Jorge Mancebo, Zachary Prout, Ani Qosja, and Paula Webster.

Under the direction of Frank Innocenti, automation staff responsible for obtaining properly

formatted data files and for facilitating data loads and updates were: David Carley, Amador

Castelo, Navin Persaud, Sophia Shi, and Cecelia Valentin-Doval. Under the direction of

Helen Yu, Application Development staff responsible for the maintenance of the application

were: Sowmya Damera, Michael Eydelman, Kumaraselvaraju Gunasekaran, Daniel Martin,

Nowshad Mohamed, Peter Nikolatos, Arun Nachimuthu, Shyam Parandhaman, and Ashish

Sharma. Under the direction of Frank Innocenti, staff responsible for timely data entry

were: Mary Ann Campano, Natasha Fair, and Rita Cek-Dagostin. Federal Reserve Board

staff responsible for additional data analysis and review and the final production and drafting

of this report were Ruth Judson, Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, Nyssa Kim, Emily Liu, Andrew

Loucky, Elizabeth Doppelt, Natalie Duncombe, Matthew Guse, and Caleb Wroblewski.

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Appendix A: Statistical Appendix

A-1
Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016

 Millions of dollars

Debt (LT = long-term; ST = short-term)

Total LT LT LT LT 

 Countries and Regions (LT and ST) Equities Total Treasury Agency Corp ST 

 Afghanistan 1,187 7 1,140 1,139 0 1 40

 Albania 477 1 477 470 0 7 0

 Algeria 698 18 1 0 0 1 680

 Andorra 2,501 1,039 1,429 819 1 609 33

 Angola 691 387 304 0 0 304 1

 Anguilla 18,121 16,067 258 117 1 139 1,796

 Antigua and Barbuda 169 119 49 2 8 39 *

 Argentina 6,627 4,435 2,058 544 41 1,474 134

 Armenia 377 4 372 372 0 * 0

 Aruba 978 340 629 126 137 366 9

 Australia 237,271 170,945 57,778 23,825 2,514 31,439 8,549

 Austria 19,495 9,105 9,949 5,533 464 3,951 441

 Azerbaijan 7,332 1,006 5,645 662 0 4,983 681

 Bahamas 42,226 17,380 20,901 6,535 2,448 11,918 3,945

 Bahrain 1,940 835 1,016 621 195 200 89

 Bangladesh 206 6 * * 0 * 200

 Barbados 23,427 1,698 21,209 1,126 343 19,740 520

 Belarus 240 8 232 232 0 * *

 Belgium 589,298 31,229 497,201 95,245 4,300 397,656 60,869

 Belize 559 336 198 13 2 183 24

 Benin * * * 0 0 * 0

 Bermuda 307,030 86,259 193,411 50,199 28,719 114,493 27,360

 Bhutan 47 47 0 0 0 0 0

 Bolivia 1,640 147 445 299 1 145 1,048

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba134 29 3 1 0 3 1

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 * 0 0 * 0

 Botswana 2,314 485 1,800 1,794 * 6 29

 Brazil 258,578 5,236 240,049 238,597 693 758 13,293

 British Indian Ocean Territory * * 0 0 0 0 0

 British Virgin Islands 160,572 105,162 41,074 20,025 836 20,212 14,336

 Brunei 3,450 2,242 863 304 2 557 345

 Bulgaria 135 129 6 * * 6 0

 Burkina Faso * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Burma 204 1 203 203 * 0 0

 Burundi * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Cambodia 1,834 16 1,817 1,621 2 194 1

 Cameroon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

 Canada 950,676 695,440 234,761 68,997 5,966 159,798 20,475

 Cape Verde 39 * 14 14 0 0 25

 Cayman Islands 1,524,554 796,205 625,669 175,003 31,075 419,590 102,680

 Central African Republic * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Chad * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Chile 58,928 20,693 30,295 27,675 31 2,590 7,940

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

A-2
Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Debt (LT = long-term; ST = short-term)

Total LT LT LT LT 

 Countries and Regions (LT and ST) Equities Total Treasury Agency Corp ST 

 China, mainland21,629,572 177,738 1,449,908 1,238,077 195,933 15,898 1,926

 Colombia 47,760 13,029 34,091 31,073 1,348 1,671 640

 Comoros 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Congo (Brazzaville) 2 2 * 0 0 * 0

 Congo (Kinshasa) 13 * 13 0 12 1 0

 Cook Islands 211 140 70 1 1 69 *

 Costa Rica 3,147 835 2,227 2,005 22 200 84

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

 Croatia 1,595 194 1,196 1,196 0 * 204

 Cuba * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Curacao15,837 2,863 2,224 1,058 249 918 749

 Cyprus 482 306 153 121 2 30 23

 Czech Republic 11,003 2,306 8,696 8,593 * 103 1

 Denmark 116,971 68,328 47,391 22,046 291 25,053 1,252

 Djibouti * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Dominica 41 29 11 * * 11 *

 Dominican Republic 1,884 341 1,536 1,307 13 216 7

 East Timor 11,464 3,563 7,901 7,901 0 0 0

 Ecuador 1,359 753 430 91 122 217 176

 Egypt 2,557 454 1,002 677 276 50 1,101

 El Salvador 1,343 243 783 667 11 105 317

 Equatorial Guinea * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Eritrea * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Estonia 548 290 248 228 2 18 10

 Ethiopia 8 7 * 0 0 * *

 Falkland Islands 19 16 4 3 0 1 0

 Faroe Islands * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Federated States of Micronesia 116 61 55 17 21 17 0

 Fiji 22 6 * 0 0 * 16

 Finland 36,644 21,044 15,496 9,955 13 5,528 104

 France 228,930 119,619 96,550 40,635 3,070 52,845 12,761

 French Guiana 15 13 2 0 0 2 0

 French Polynesia 18 14 1 * * 1 3

 Gabon 175 14 161 34 0 127 0

 Gambia 6 6 0 0 0 0 0

 Georgia 1,154 18 1,136 1,054 75 7 0

 Germany 372,897 155,276 195,615 77,503 4,607 113,505 22,006

 Ghana 921 21 900 875 1 25 0

 Gibraltar 784 296 479 349 4 126 9

 Greece 6,205 1,852 1,675 1,354 24 296 2,678

 Greenland * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Grenada 51 36 15 * * 14 *

 Guadeloupe314 14 0 0 0 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Debt (LT = long-term; ST = short-term)

Total LT LT LT LT 

 Countries and Regions (LT and ST) Equities Total Treasury Agency Corp ST 

 Guatemala 3,323 288 2,980 2,551 33 397 54

 Guernsey 38,479 26,658 9,700 4,833 371 4,497 2,120

 Guinea 1 * * 0 0 * 0

 Guyana 108 43 65 12 48 4 0

 Haiti 1,320 137 1,181 80 496 605 3

 Holy See (Vatican) 20 9 12 12 0 * 0

 Honduras 1,086 64 967 800 68 99 56

 Hong Kong 305,013 74,599 182,380 136,601 12,655 33,124 48,035

 Hungary 2,576 676 1,531 801 714 15 369

 Iceland 2,876 952 1,884 1,834 50 0 40

 India 119,437 2,181 110,207 110,172 * 35 7,049

 Indonesia 24,570 275 23,020 17,504 3,558 1,958 1,275

 Iran 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Iraq 15,312 * 7,318 7,318 0 0 7,994

 Ireland 931,038 238,264 577,692 234,513 47,634 295,546 115,082

 Isle of Man 1,800 842 952 709 1 242 5

 Israel 75,571 37,352 36,394 28,890 2,420 5,084 1,825

 Italy 77,558 24,129 52,654 38,159 1,667 12,827 776

 Jamaica 688 156 470 109 27 335 62

 Japan 1,959,622 427,512 1,470,167 1,085,645 197,101 187,421 61,942

 Jersey 29,637 17,446 6,942 2,018 282 4,642 5,250

 Jordan 318 68 242 241 * 1 7

 Kazakhstan 27,490 4,680 16,507 15,383 74 1,051 6,303

 Kenya 1,028 28 1,000 989 10 1 0

 Kiribati 305 305 0 0 0 0 0

 Korea, South 236,282 74,962 151,397 75,486 50,322 25,588 9,923

 Kosovo42 1 * 0 0 * 1

 Kuwait 188,684 131,119 46,360 28,649 4,941 12,769 11,205

 Kyrgyzstan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Laos * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Latvia 1,660 102 1,468 700 397 371 90

 Lebanon 190 173 17 1 * 16 0

 Lesotho 83 0 83 83 0 0 0

 Liberia 1,219 502 712 432 107 173 5

 Libya 80 80 0 0 0 0 0

 Liechtenstein 2,935 2,636 299 15 40 244 0

 Lithuania 287 32 233 227 4 1 22

 Luxembourg 1,348,523 516,395 738,290 179,989 32,164 526,137 93,838

 Macau 3,754 1,180 2,424 1,333 226 865 149

 Macedonia 233 3 230 229 0 1 0

 Madagascar 86 9 77 77 0 0 0

 Malawi 6 4 2 1 0 2 0

 Malaysia 35,690 10,084 25,374 13,301 10,127 1,946 232

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Debt (LT = long-term; ST = short-term)

Total LT LT LT LT 

 Countries and Regions (LT and ST) Equities Total Treasury Agency Corp ST 

 Maldives * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Mali 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Malta 1,439 594 841 350 7 484 3

 Marshall Islands 980 874 62 5 3 54 44

 Martinique 1 1 * 0 0 * 0

 Mauritania 115 * 115 115 0 0 0

 Mauritius 3,155 897 1,827 921 54 852 430

 Mexico 116,739 35,506 63,667 39,163 21,795 2,709 17,566

 Moldova 472 3 469 469 0 0 0

 Monaco 2,258 1,717 448 326 90 32 93

 Mongolia 145 * 145 145 0 0 0

 Montenegro41 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Montserrat 16 14 3 2 0 1 0

 Morocco 2,579 166 2,409 2,403 0 6 4

 Mozambique 190 5 185 173 0 12 0

 Namibia 675 618 57 57 0 * 0

 Nauru 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Nepal 875 10 715 714 0 * 150

 Netherlands 349,925 210,260 129,815 46,224 12,460 71,131 9,850

 New Caledonia 1 1 * 0 0 * 0

 New Zealand 19,340 11,875 6,799 3,955 619 2,226 666

 Nicaragua 500 73 387 241 60 86 41

 Niger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Nigeria 2,995 138 2,845 2,356 426 63 13

 Norway 305,976 200,794 104,412 58,494 151 45,767 770

 Oman 22,081 6,432 15,645 15,511 65 70 4

 Pakistan 2,050 67 876 758 0 118 1,107

 Palau 165 118 47 10 19 18 0

 Panama 19,083 11,345 7,103 661 1,433 5,009 634

 Papua New Guinea 7 2 5 5 0 0 0

 Paraguay 190 126 61 7 7 47 2

 Peru 27,853 9,359 17,703 12,439 3,135 2,129 791

 Philippines 45,613 2,244 42,197 41,213 23 961 1,171

 Pitcairn Island * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Poland 37,476 2,751 34,719 34,229 * 490 6

 Portugal 8,546 2,573 5,823 5,159 258 407 150

 Qatar 10,058 5,124 153 * 0 153 4,781

 Reunion * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Romania 3,960 58 3,902 3,837 * 64 0

 Russia 91,389 344 90,788 90,667 2 120 256

 Rwanda 129 * 129 129 0 * 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,655 1,452 1,123 574 72 477 81

 Saint Lucia 340 168 172 5 7 160 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Debt (LT = long-term; ST = short-term)

Total LT LT LT LT 

 Countries and Regions (LT and ST) Equities Total Treasury Agency Corp ST 

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy34 3 * 0 0 * *

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35 28 5 1 * 4 3

 Samoa 102 87 13 * 2 11 2

 San Marino 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 152,449 35,158 112,335 94,779 7,043 10,513 4,956

 Senegal 5 5 * 0 0 * 0

 Serbia and Montenegro41,743 11 1,382 1,382 0 * 350

 Seychelles 173 165 8 * * 7 *

 Sierra Leone * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Singapore 321,300 136,500 171,234 103,313 8,341 59,579 13,567

 Sint Maarten1232 175 57 11 4 42 1

 Slovakia 412 37 334 326 8 * 41

 Slovenia 1,741 986 737 298 106 333 19

 Solomon Islands * * * 0 0 * 0

 Somalia * * 0 0 0 0 0

 South Africa 20,400 9,193 11,155 9,073 1,630 452 52

 South Sudan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Spain 58,535 12,802 44,253 38,540 1,120 4,593 1,480

 Sri Lanka 296 21 276 256 20 0 0

 Sudan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Suriname 91 53 37 1 * 35 1

 Swaziland 154 5 149 55 12 82 0

 Sweden 165,212 117,191 46,381 39,139 123 7,119 1,640

 Switzerland 742,393 351,088 358,827 207,061 16,240 135,526 32,478

 Syria 3 3 * 0 0 * 0

 Taiwan 519,126 42,889 473,107 184,891 207,164 81,052 3,130

 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Tanzania 1,403 11 1,392 1,372 17 2 0

 Thailand 55,163 2,322 24,724 19,856 1,942 2,926 28,116

 Togo 1 1 * 0 0 * 0

 Tokelau * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Tonga 2 1 * 0 0 * 0

 Trinidad and Tobago 9,472 2,215 6,889 2,830 1,137 2,922 369

 Tunisia 1,044 829 215 215 0 1 0

 Turkey 59,153 528 24,848 24,796 1 51 33,776

 Turkmenistan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Turks and Caicos Islands 708 488 217 36 18 163 3

 Uganda 974 13 664 597 16 51 297

 Ukraine 5,733 27 5,647 5,637 * 10 60

 United Arab Emirates 160,999 86,756 62,828 56,002 559 6,267 11,416

 United Kingdom 1,426,650 740,564 646,019 198,884 9,668 437,467 40,066

 Uruguay 9,730 1,855 6,428 4,733 280 1,415 1,447

 Uzbekistan 2 1 * 0 0 * 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A1. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Debt (LT = long-term; ST = short-term)

Total LT LT LT LT 

 Countries and Regions (LT and ST) Equities Total Treasury Agency Corp ST 

 Vanuatu 13 3 0 0 0 0 10

 Venezuela 5,464 3,074 2,269 253 108 1,908 121

 Vietnam 13,544 32 13,512 13,510 * 2 *

 Wallis and Futuna * * 0 0 0 0 0

 West Bank and Gaza * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Yemen 202 3 199 199 0 * 0

 Zambia 174 4 171 166 5 0 0

 Zimbabwe 5 4 1 0 0 1 0

 International and regional organizations 95,738 3,786 78,083 56,743 8,662 12,678 13,869

 Country Unknown 82,149 199 81,949 * 2 81,947 0

 Total 17,139,236 6,185,574 10,044,455 5,584,909 954,325 3,505,220 909,207

 of which: Holdings of foreign official

 institutions 5,504,408 821,346 4,379,694 3,761,296 445,673 172,725 303,368

 Totals by Region:

 Total Africa 44,113 14,083 27,392 22,609 2,564 2,219 2,638

 Total Asia 5,918,254 1,261,524 4,436,096 3,286,154 702,641 447,300 220,635

 Total Caribbean 2,100,410 1,031,377 917,108 259,148 65,591 592,369 151,925

 Total Europe 7,125,199 2,887,207 3,791,984 1,501,612 136,483 2,153,890 446,008

 Total Latin America 564,142 107,524 412,249 361,827 29,238 21,184 44,369

 Canada 950,676 695,440 234,761 68,997 5,966 159,798 20,475

 Australia/Oceania 258,556 184,434 64,832 27,819 3,178 33,835 9,289

 Country Unknown 82,149 199 81,949 * 2 81,947 0

 International and regional organizations 95,738 3,786 78,083 56,743 8,662 12,678 13,869

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate

 Countries and Regions LT Equities Treasury NonABS ABS NonABS ABS 

 Afghanistan 1,147 7 1,139 0 0 1 0

 Albania 477 1 470 0 0 7 0

 Algeria 19 18 0 0 0 1 0

 Andorra 2,467 1,039 819 1 0 608 *

 Angola 690 387 0 0 0 304 0

 Anguilla 16,325 16,067 117 1 1 80 59

 Antigua and Barbuda 169 119 2 8 * 39 *

 Argentina 6,493 4,435 544 13 28 1,472 2

 Armenia 377 4 372 0 0 * 0

 Aruba 969 340 126 100 37 189 177

 Australia 228,723 170,945 23,825 624 1,890 28,279 3,160

 Austria 19,054 9,105 5,533 28 437 3,869 82

 Azerbaijan 6,651 1,006 662 0 0 4,983 0

 Bahamas 38,281 17,380 6,535 1,258 1,190 9,804 2,115

 Bahrain 1,851 835 621 5 191 154 46

 Bangladesh 6 6 * 0 0 * 0

 Barbados 22,907 1,698 1,126 81 261 7,187 12,553

 Belarus 240 8 232 0 0 * 0

 Belgium 528,429 31,229 95,245 2,622 1,678 378,118 19,538

 Belize 535 336 13 1 1 183 *

 Benin * * 0 0 0 * 0

 Bermuda 279,670 86,259 50,199 4,725 23,994 92,744 21,749

 Bhutan 47 47 0 0 0 0 0

 Bolivia 592 147 299 * 1 145 *

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba133 29 1 0 0 3 0

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 0 * 0

 Botswana 2,285 485 1,794 0 * 6 0

 Brazil 245,284 5,236 238,597 692 1 757 1

 British Indian Ocean Territory * * 0 0 0 0 0

 British Virgin Islands 146,236 105,162 20,025 277 560 17,955 2,257

 Brunei 3,105 2,242 304 0 2 411 146

 Bulgaria 135 129 * 0 * 6 0

 Burkina Faso * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Burma 204 1 203 0 * 0 0

 Burundi * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Cambodia 1,833 16 1,621 2 0 194 0

 Cameroon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

 Canada 930,201 695,440 68,997 1,593 4,373 133,457 26,341

 Cape Verde 14 * 14 0 0 0 0

 Cayman Islands 1,421,874 796,205 175,003 8,261 22,815 327,769 91,821

 Central African Republic * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Chad * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Chile 50,988 20,693 27,675 26 4 2,577 13

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate

 Countries and Regions LT Equities Treasury NonABS ABS NonABS ABS 

 China, mainland21,627,646 177,738 1,238,077 8,940 186,993 11,485 4,412

 Colombia 47,120 13,029 31,073 282 1,065 1,670 1

 Comoros 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Congo (Brazzaville) 2 2 0 0 0 * 0

 Congo (Kinshasa) 13 * 0 12 0 1 0

 Cook Islands 210 140 1 1 * 68 1

 Costa Rica 3,063 835 2,005 15 8 199 1

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

 Croatia 1,391 194 1,196 0 0 * 0

 Cuba * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Curacao15,088 2,863 1,058 232 17 913 5

 Cyprus 459 306 121 2 0 30 0

 Czech Republic 11,002 2,306 8,593 * 0 103 0

 Denmark 115,719 68,328 22,046 46 245 24,260 794

 Djibouti * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Dominica 41 29 * * 0 11 *

 Dominican Republic 1,877 341 1,307 8 5 214 2

 East Timor 11,464 3,563 7,901 0 0 0 0

 Ecuador 1,183 753 91 121 1 216 *

 Egypt 1,456 454 677 11 265 50 *

 El Salvador 1,026 243 667 2 8 105 *

 Equatorial Guinea * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Eritrea * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Estonia 538 290 228 2 0 18 *

 Ethiopia 8 7 0 0 0 * 0

 Falkland Islands 19 16 3 0 0 1 *

 Faroe Islands * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Federated States of Micronesia 116 61 17 14 7 17 0

 Fiji 6 6 0 0 0 * 0

 Finland 36,540 21,044 9,955 13 0 5,474 54

 France 216,169 119,619 40,635 404 2,666 46,133 6,712

 French Guiana 15 13 0 0 0 2 0

 French Polynesia 15 14 * * * 1 0

 Gabon 175 14 34 0 0 127 0

 Gambia 6 6 0 0 0 0 0

 Georgia 1,154 18 1,054 0 75 7 0

 Germany 350,891 155,276 77,503 1,969 2,638 99,735 13,770

 Ghana 921 21 875 1 0 20 5

 Gibraltar 775 296 349 3 1 126 0

 Greece 3,527 1,852 1,354 24 1 269 27

 Greenland * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Grenada 50 36 * * 0 14 0

 Guadeloupe314 14 0 0 0 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate

 Countries and Regions LT Equities Treasury NonABS ABS NonABS ABS 

 Guatemala 3,269 288 2,551 32 1 392 5

 Guernsey 36,359 26,658 4,833 274 97 4,017 480

 Guinea 1 * 0 0 0 * 0

 Guyana 108 43 12 48 * 4 *

 Haiti 1,318 137 80 496 * 602 2

 Holy See (Vatican) 20 9 12 0 0 * 0

 Honduras 1,030 64 800 67 * 99 *

 Hong Kong 256,978 74,599 136,601 5,230 7,425 31,824 1,300

 Hungary 2,207 676 801 10 704 15 0

 Iceland 2,836 952 1,834 50 0 0 0

 India 112,388 2,181 110,172 * * 35 *

 Indonesia 23,295 275 17,504 21 3,537 1,910 48

 Iran 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Iraq 7,319 * 7,318 0 0 0 0

 Ireland 815,956 238,264 234,513 9,940 37,695 258,053 37,493

 Isle of Man 1,794 842 709 * * 239 4

 Israel 73,746 37,352 28,890 448 1,973 4,868 216

 Italy 76,783 24,129 38,159 1,109 558 12,666 161

 Jamaica 626 156 109 27 0 335 0

 Japan 1,897,679 427,512 1,085,645 12,067 185,034 176,514 10,908

 Jersey 24,388 17,446 2,018 44 238 4,212 429

 Jordan 310 68 241 0 * 1 0

 Kazakhstan 21,187 4,680 15,383 74 0 1,051 0

 Kenya 1,028 28 989 10 0 1 0

 Kiribati 305 305 0 0 0 0 0

 Korea, South 226,359 74,962 75,486 16,150 34,173 23,800 1,788

 Kosovo41 1 0 0 0 * 0

 Kuwait 177,479 131,119 28,649 780 4,161 11,933 837

 Kyrgyzstan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Laos * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Latvia 1,571 102 700 21 376 59 312

 Lebanon 190 173 1 * 0 16 0

 Lesotho 83 0 83 0 0 0 0

 Liberia 1,214 502 432 11 96 131 43

 Libya 80 80 0 0 0 0 0

 Liechtenstein 2,935 2,636 15 1 40 243 1

 Lithuania 265 32 227 4 0 1 0

 Luxembourg 1,254,686 516,395 179,989 4,977 27,187 483,588 42,549

 Macau 3,604 1,180 1,333 23 203 696 169

 Macedonia 233 3 229 0 0 1 0

 Madagascar 86 9 77 0 0 0 0

 Malawi 6 4 1 0 0 2 0

 Malaysia 35,458 10,084 13,301 691 9,436 1,493 454

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate

 Countries and Regions LT Equities Treasury NonABS ABS NonABS ABS 

 Maldives * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Mali 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Malta 1,435 594 350 7 0 484 0

 Marshall Islands 936 874 5 2 2 53 1

 Martinique 1 1 0 0 0 * 0

 Mauritania 115 * 115 0 0 0 0

 Mauritius 2,724 897 921 43 11 670 183

 Mexico 99,174 35,506 39,163 16,820 4,975 2,650 59

 Moldova 472 3 469 0 0 0 0

 Monaco 2,165 1,717 326 * 90 32 *

 Mongolia 145 * 145 0 0 0 0

 Montenegro41 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Montserrat 16 14 2 0 0 1 0

 Morocco 2,575 166 2,403 0 0 6 *

 Mozambique 190 5 173 0 0 12 0

 Namibia 675 618 57 0 0 * 0

 Nauru 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Nepal 725 10 714 0 0 * 0

 Netherlands 340,075 210,260 46,224 988 11,471 66,632 4,499

 New Caledonia 1 1 0 0 0 * 0

 New Zealand 18,674 11,875 3,955 40 579 2,086 140

 Nicaragua 459 73 241 60 * 86 *

 Niger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Nigeria 2,982 138 2,356 183 243 63 0

 Norway 305,205 200,794 58,494 148 3 45,196 571

 Oman 22,077 6,432 15,511 * 65 59 11

 Pakistan 942 67 758 0 0 118 0

 Palau 165 118 10 13 6 17 *

 Panama 18,449 11,345 661 221 1,212 4,825 184

 Papua New Guinea 7 2 5 0 0 0 0

 Paraguay 188 126 7 5 2 47 0

 Peru 27,062 9,359 12,439 3,133 1 2,127 2

 Philippines 44,442 2,244 41,213 1 22 961 *

 Pitcairn Island * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Poland 37,470 2,751 34,229 * 0 490 *

 Portugal 8,396 2,573 5,159 111 146 407 *

 Qatar 5,277 5,124 * 0 0 153 0

 Reunion * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Romania 3,960 58 3,837 * 0 64 0

 Russia 91,133 344 90,667 * 2 118 2

 Rwanda 129 * 129 0 0 * 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,575 1,452 574 66 6 475 2

 Saint Lucia 340 168 5 2 5 148 12

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate

 Countries and Regions LT Equities Treasury NonABS ABS NonABS ABS 

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy33 3 0 0 0 * 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 28 1 * 0 4 0

 Samoa 100 87 * 2 * 11 *

 San Marino 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 147,493 35,158 94,779 264 6,780 7,446 3,066

 Senegal 5 5 0 0 0 * 0

 Serbia and Montenegro41,393 11 1,382 0 0 * 0

 Seychelles 173 165 * * * 7 *

 Sierra Leone * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Singapore 307,733 136,500 103,313 4,414 3,927 53,763 5,816

 Sint Maarten1232 175 11 1 3 41 *

 Slovakia 371 37 326 8 0 * 0

 Slovenia 1,723 986 298 106 0 333 *

 Solomon Islands * * 0 0 0 * 0

 Somalia * * 0 0 0 0 0

 South Africa 20,348 9,193 9,073 38 1,592 438 14

 South Sudan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Spain 57,055 12,802 38,540 591 529 4,560 32

 Sri Lanka 296 21 256 20 0 0 0

 Sudan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Suriname 90 53 1 * * 35 0

 Swaziland 154 5 55 2 10 10 72

 Sweden 163,572 117,191 39,139 51 72 6,448 671

 Switzerland 709,914 351,088 207,061 4,523 11,717 126,965 8,561

 Syria 3 3 0 0 0 * 0

 Taiwan 515,996 42,889 184,891 210 206,954 79,954 1,098

 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

 Tanzania 1,403 11 1,372 17 0 2 0

 Thailand 27,047 2,322 19,856 1 1,941 2,922 5

 Togo 1 1 0 0 0 * 0

 Tokelau * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Tonga 2 1 0 0 0 * 0

 Trinidad and Tobago 9,103 2,215 2,830 247 890 2,171 751

 Tunisia 1,044 829 215 0 0 1 0

 Turkey 25,376 528 24,796 1 * 51 0

 Turkmenistan * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Turks and Caicos Islands 705 488 36 4 14 158 5

 Uganda 677 13 597 * 16 36 15

 Ukraine 5,673 27 5,637 0 * 10 0

 United Arab Emirates 149,583 86,756 56,002 439 119 6,107 160

 United Kingdom 1,386,583 740,564 198,884 2,152 7,516 419,537 17,930

 Uruguay 8,283 1,855 4,733 35 245 1,338 77

 Uzbekistan 2 1 0 0 0 * 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A2. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long-term securities, by country and type of

security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate

 Countries and Regions LT Equities Treasury NonABS ABS NonABS ABS 

 Vanuatu 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

 Venezuela 5,344 3,074 253 85 23 1,901 8

 Vietnam 13,544 32 13,510 * * 2 *

 Wallis and Futuna * * 0 0 0 0 0

 West Bank and Gaza * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Yemen 202 3 199 0 0 * 0

 Zambia 174 4 166 5 0 0 0

 Zimbabwe 5 4 0 0 0 1 0

 International and regional organizations 81,869 3,786 56,743 2,650 6,012 3,771 8,907

 Country Unknown 82,149 199 * 2 0 81,947 *

 Total 16,230,029 6,185,574 5,584,909 122,733 831,593 3,149,322 355,899

 of which: Holdings of foreign official

 institutions 5,201,040 821,346 3,761,296 66,179 379,494 155,913 16,813

 Totals by Region:

 Total Africa 41,475 14,083 22,609 332 2,232 1,888 332

 Total Asia 5,697,620 1,261,524 3,286,154 49,705 652,936 416,820 30,481

 Total Caribbean 1,948,485 1,031,377 259,148 15,793 49,798 460,857 131,511

 Total Europe 6,679,191 2,887,207 1,501,612 30,302 106,181 1,999,218 154,672

 Total Latin America 519,773 107,524 361,827 21,660 7,577 20,831 353

 Canada 930,201 695,440 68,997 1,593 4,373 133,457 26,341

 Australia/Oceania 249,266 184,434 27,819 695 2,483 30,532 3,303

 Country Unknown 82,149 199 * 2 0 81,947 *

 International and regional organizations 81,869 3,786 56,743 2,650 6,012 3,771 8,907

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A3. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt securities, by country and

type of Treasury security, as of June 30, 2016

 Millions of dollars

Treasury LT debt** 

of which: of which: of which: Treasury 

 Countries and Regions Total Total Nominal TIPS FRN ST debt** 

 Afghanistan 1,179 1,139 1,139 0 0 40

 Albania 470 470 469 1 0 0

 Algeria 680 0 0 0 0 680

 Andorra 849 819 813 6 0 30

 Angola 1 0 0 0 0 1

 Anguilla 1,913 117 117 * 0 1,796

 Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 2 * * *

 Argentina 640 544 468 76 * 96

 Armenia 372 372 372 0 0 0

 Aruba 126 126 126 * * *

 Australia 31,312 23,825 20,785 2,569 471 7,487

 Austria 5,848 5,533 5,135 374 25 315

 Azerbaijan 706 662 653 9 0 44

 Bahamas 8,751 6,535 6,457 77 * 2,216

 Bahrain 709 621 589 32 0 88

 Bangladesh 200 * * 0 0 200

 Barbados 1,412 1,126 1,074 52 0 286

 Belarus 232 232 232 0 0 0

 Belgium 154,795 95,245 87,353 7,242 650 59,550

 Belize 23 13 12 1 0 10

 Bermuda 69,218 50,199 48,111 1,891 198 19,019

 Bolivia 364 299 298 1 0 65

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba11 1 1 0 0 0

 Botswana 1,823 1,794 1,743 50 0 29

 Brazil 251,466 238,597 217,385 12,833 8,379 12,868

 British Virgin Islands 31,930 20,025 17,770 2,209 46 11,905

 Brunei 648 304 280 24 0 344

 Bulgaria * * * 0 0 0

 Burma 203 203 203 0 0 0

 Cambodia 1,622 1,621 1,615 6 0 1

 Canada 85,323 68,997 58,363 9,356 1,278 16,326

 Cape Verde 39 14 14 0 0 25

 Cayman Islands 267,647 175,003 110,856 56,742 7,404 92,644

 Chile 33,311 27,675 26,040 1,263 371 5,636

 China, mainland21,239,794 1,238,077 1,067,544 170,376 157 1,717

 Colombia 31,411 31,073 28,309 1,129 1,635 338

 Cook Islands 1 1 0 * * *

 Costa Rica 2,005 2,005 2,005 * 0 *

 Croatia 1,400 1,196 1,165 0 31 204

 Curacao11,715 1,058 1,056 1 1 657

 Cyprus 144 121 121 0 0 23

 Czech Republic 8,593 8,593 8,583 10 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A3. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt securities, by country and

type of Treasury security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Treasury LT debt** 

of which: of which: of which: Treasury 

 Countries and Regions Total Total Nominal TIPS FRN ST debt** 

 Denmark 23,245 22,046 20,918 1,129 0 1,198

 Dominica * * * 0 0 *

 Dominican Republic 1,310 1,307 792 * 516 3

 East Timor 7,901 7,901 7,898 3 0 0

 Ecuador 232 91 91 * * 140

 Egypt 1,778 677 644 31 1 1,101

 El Salvador 948 667 667 * 0 280

 Estonia 238 228 228 * 0 10

 Ethiopia * 0 0 0 0 *

 Falkland Islands 3 3 2 1 0 0

 Federated States of Micronesia 17 17 17 0 0 0

 Finland 10,023 9,955 8,743 1,212 0 67

 France 52,878 40,635 35,874 4,094 668 12,243

 French Polynesia 2 * * 0 0 2

 Gabon 34 34 34 0 0 0

 Georgia 1,054 1,054 1,054 0 0 0

 Germany 99,273 77,503 68,797 8,463 244 21,770

 Ghana 875 875 852 23 0 0

 Gibraltar 358 349 349 0 0 9

 Greece 4,023 1,354 1,341 13 0 2,669

 Grenada * * * 0 0 0

 Guatemala 2,552 2,551 2,535 16 0 1

 Guernsey 6,808 4,833 4,553 264 16 1,974

 Guyana 12 12 12 * 0 0

 Haiti 80 80 76 5 0 0

 Holy See (Vatican) 12 12 12 0 0 0

 Honduras 800 800 800 * 0 *

 Hong Kong 184,537 136,601 99,128 3,873 33,599 47,935

 Hungary 1,152 801 793 8 0 351

 Iceland 1,873 1,834 1,794 39 0 40

 India 117,186 110,172 110,172 * 0 7,015

 Indonesia 18,657 17,504 17,488 16 0 1,152

 Iraq 15,312 7,318 7,318 0 0 7,994

 Ireland 269,418 234,513 198,610 19,563 16,339 34,906

 Isle of Man 713 709 704 5 0 3

 Israel 30,614 28,890 26,009 2,227 655 1,723

 Italy 38,921 38,159 35,188 2,818 153 761

 Jamaica 170 109 109 * 0 62

 Japan 1,146,478 1,085,645 1,043,509 41,580 556 60,833

 Jersey 4,636 2,018 1,087 716 216 2,618

 Jordan 248 241 241 0 0 7

 Kazakhstan 21,485 15,383 15,255 127 0 6,103

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A3. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt securities, by country and

type of Treasury security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Treasury LT debt** 

of which: of which: of which: Treasury 

 Countries and Regions Total Total Nominal TIPS FRN ST debt** 

 Kenya 989 989 989 * 0 0

 Korea, South 82,082 75,486 50,728 9,399 15,358 6,596

 Kuwait 30,561 28,649 19,800 8,448 401 1,912

 Latvia 730 700 700 0 0 30

 Lebanon 1 1 1 0 0 0

 Lesotho 83 83 83 0 0 0

 Liberia 437 432 422 0 10 5

 Liechtenstein 15 15 14 1 0 0

 Lithuania 250 227 227 0 0 22

 Luxembourg 224,953 179,989 145,667 21,402 12,920 44,964

 Macau 1,378 1,333 1,207 126 0 45

 Macedonia 229 229 219 0 10 0

 Madagascar 77 77 77 0 0 0

 Malawi 1 1 1 0 0 0

 Malaysia 13,511 13,301 11,676 1,626 * 210

 Malta 354 350 350 * 0 3

 Marshall Islands 49 5 5 * 0 44

 Mauritania 115 115 115 0 0 0

 Mauritius 1,101 921 817 0 105 180

 Mexico 51,279 39,163 22,276 5,227 11,659 12,116

 Moldova 469 469 469 0 0 0

 Monaco 404 326 320 6 0 78

 Mongolia 145 145 145 0 0 0

 Montserrat 2 2 2 0 0 0

 Morocco 2,407 2,403 2,403 0 0 4

 Mozambique 173 173 173 0 0 0

 Namibia 57 57 57 0 0 0

 Nepal 864 714 714 0 0 150

 Netherlands 50,885 46,224 39,550 6,648 27 4,660

 New Zealand 4,575 3,955 3,411 525 19 620

 Nicaragua 241 241 241 0 0 *

 Nigeria 2,369 2,356 2,255 101 0 13

 Norway 58,680 58,494 52,499 5,995 0 186

 Oman 15,511 15,511 15,433 77 0 0

 Pakistan 1,864 758 674 69 15 1,106

 Palau 10 10 10 0 0 0

 Panama 912 661 630 31 * 251

 Papua New Guinea 5 5 5 0 0 0

 Paraguay 9 7 5 2 * 2

 Peru 12,466 12,439 12,102 338 0 27

 Philippines 42,377 41,213 40,589 625 0 1,164

 Poland 34,229 34,229 34,228 * 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A3. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt securities, by country and

type of Treasury security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Treasury LT debt** 

of which: of which: of which: Treasury 

 Countries and Regions Total Total Nominal TIPS FRN ST debt** 

 Portugal 5,309 5,159 5,104 55 0 150

 Qatar 4,758 * * 0 0 4,758

 Romania 3,837 3,837 3,837 0 0 0

 Russia 90,916 90,667 90,317 * 350 249

 Rwanda 129 129 129 0 0 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 601 574 538 9 26 27

 Saint Lucia 5 5 5 * 0 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1 1 * 0 3

 Samoa 2 * * 0 0 2

 Saudi Arabia 97,967 94,779 82,998 11,021 759 3,188

 Serbia and Montenegro41,732 1,382 1,382 0 0 350

 Seychelles * * * * 0 *

 Singapore 107,153 103,313 60,164 41,076 2,072 3,840

 Sint Maarten111 11 8 1 2 1

 Slovakia 368 326 326 * 0 41

 Slovenia 317 298 298 * 0 19

 South Africa 9,125 9,073 9,011 63 0 51

 Spain 39,539 38,540 37,533 1,004 4 999

 Sri Lanka 256 256 231 0 25 0

 Suriname 2 1 1 0 0 1

 Swaziland 55 55 55 0 0 0

 Sweden 40,080 39,139 36,798 2,341 0 941

 Switzerland 238,193 207,061 182,483 23,588 991 31,131

 Taiwan 187,770 184,891 171,348 13,510 34 2,879

 Tanzania 1,372 1,372 1,372 0 0 0

 Thailand 47,957 19,856 19,785 72 0 28,101

 Trinidad and Tobago 3,128 2,830 2,694 136 0 298

 Tunisia 215 215 215 0 0 0

 Turkey 58,564 24,796 24,796 0 0 33,767

 Turks and Caicos Islands 36 36 35 1 0 1

 Uganda 861 597 579 18 1 264

 Ukraine 5,697 5,637 5,637 0 0 60

 United Arab Emirates 66,039 56,002 33,579 17,571 4,852 10,036

 United Kingdom 227,991 198,884 153,926 41,250 3,707 29,108

 Uruguay 6,096 4,733 4,713 20 1 1,363

 Vanuatu 10 0 0 0 0 10

 Venezuela 277 253 243 10 * 25

 Vietnam 13,510 13,510 13,510 * 0 0

 Yemen 199 199 199 0 0 0

 Zambia 166 166 166 0 0 0

 International and regional organizations 65,681 56,743 52,483 4,179 81 8,937

 Country Unknown * * * 0 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A3. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury debt securities, by country and

type of Treasury security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Treasury LT debt** 

of which: of which: of which: Treasury 

 Countries and Regions Total Total Nominal TIPS FRN ST debt** 

 Total 6,267,510 5,584,909 4,888,746 569,125 127,038 682,600

 of which: Holdings of foreign official

 institutions 4,033,552 3,761,296 3,322,071 358,904 80,321 272,256

 Totals by Region:

 Total Africa 24,962 22,609 22,206 286 117 2,353

 Total Asia 3,479,188 3,286,154 2,905,915 321,756 58,484 193,034

 Total Caribbean 388,064 259,148 189,831 61,125 8,192 128,916

 Total Europe 1,793,261 1,501,612 1,316,878 148,383 36,350 291,649

 Total Latin America 395,048 361,827 318,836 20,947 22,045 33,221

 Canada 85,323 68,997 58,363 9,356 1,278 16,326

 Australia/Oceania 35,984 27,819 24,235 3,094 490 8,165

 Country Unknown * * * 0 0 0

 International and regional organizations 65,681 56,743 52,483 4,179 81 8,937

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

** Long-term (LT) denotes original maturity of over one year; short-term (ST) denotes original maturity of one year or less.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country and type of equities,

as of June 30, 2016

 Millions of dollars

Total Common Preferred 

 Countries and Regions Equities Stock Funds and Other 

 Afghanistan 7 2 5 *

 Albania 1 * 1 *

 Algeria 18 16 2 *

 Andorra 1,039 752 204 83

 Angola 387 205 2 180

 Anguilla 16,067 15,437 621 9

 Antigua and Barbuda 119 76 31 12

 Argentina 4,435 1,632 2,309 493

 Armenia 4 4 1 0

 Aruba 340 51 285 4

 Australia 170,945 127,454 24,910 18,582

 Austria 9,105 7,846 1,070 189

 Azerbaijan 1,006 960 47 *

 Bahamas 17,380 6,833 9,895 652

 Bahrain 835 650 154 32

 Bangladesh 6 2 4 *

 Barbados 1,698 775 838 84

 Belarus 8 7 1 0

 Belgium 31,229 26,171 4,271 787

 Belize 336 74 217 45

 Benin * * * 0

 Bermuda 86,259 32,671 46,717 6,870

 Bhutan 47 * 47 0

 Bolivia 147 53 85 9

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba129 14 15 *

 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 * * *

 Botswana 485 450 29 6

 Brazil 5,236 3,311 1,833 92

 British Indian Ocean Territory * * * 0

 British Virgin Islands 105,162 49,778 41,408 13,977

 Brunei 2,242 1,075 1,040 127

 Bulgaria 129 100 28 1

 Burkina Faso * * * *

 Burma 1 * 1 0

 Burundi * * 0 *

 Cambodia 16 12 4 *

 Cameroon 2 1 1 *

 Canada 695,440 561,843 105,152 28,446

 Cape Verde * 0 * 0

 Cayman Islands 796,205 441,161 199,257 155,787

 Central African Republic * * 0 *

 Chad * * * 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country and type of equities,

as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Common Preferred 

 Countries and Regions Equities Stock Funds and Other 

 Chile 20,693 2,313 17,917 463

 China, mainland2177,738 129,257 10,649 37,832

 Colombia 13,029 396 12,218 415

 Comoros 1 1 * *

 Congo (Brazzaville) 2 * 1 0

 Congo (Kinshasa) * * * *

 Cook Islands 140 23 116 1

 Costa Rica 835 195 604 37

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 2 2 * *

 Croatia 194 137 57 *

 Cuba * * * 0

 Curacao12,863 934 1,124 806

 Cyprus 306 197 84 25

 Czech Republic 2,306 1,958 344 4

 Denmark 68,328 55,196 10,126 3,006

 Djibouti * * * *

 Dominica 29 4 24 1

 Dominican Republic 341 117 191 33

 East Timor 3,563 3,451 111 1

 Ecuador 753 91 626 36

 Egypt 454 350 101 3

 El Salvador 243 57 136 50

 Equatorial Guinea * * * 0

 Eritrea * 0 * 0

 Estonia 290 75 212 3

 Ethiopia 7 4 3 *

 Falkland Islands 16 15 * 0

 Faroe Islands * * * *

 Federated States of Micronesia 61 48 11 3

 Fiji 6 1 4 0

 Finland 21,044 10,865 8,527 1,652

 France 119,619 102,459 13,916 3,244

 French Guiana 13 6 7 *

 French Polynesia 14 7 7 *

 Gabon 14 3 11 0

 Gambia 6 5 1 *

 Georgia 18 10 8 *

 Germany 155,276 135,582 12,677 7,017

 Ghana 21 16 4 *

 Gibraltar 296 225 67 3

 Greece 1,852 1,275 537 40

 Greenland * * * 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country and type of equities,

as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Common Preferred 

 Countries and Regions Equities Stock Funds and Other 

 Grenada 36 10 24 2

 Guadeloupe314 12 1 1

 Guatemala 288 130 133 25

 Guernsey 26,658 10,183 7,251 9,224

 Guinea * * * 0

 Guyana 43 7 30 6

 Haiti 137 43 60 33

 Holy See (Vatican) 9 2 7 *

 Honduras 64 14 44 5

 Hong Kong 74,599 53,023 14,859 6,717

 Hungary 676 128 548 1

 Iceland 952 350 492 111

 India 2,181 1,603 533 45

 Indonesia 275 158 93 24

 Iran 3 1 1 *

 Iraq * * * *

 Ireland 238,264 212,772 19,494 5,998

 Isle of Man 842 371 354 117

 Israel 37,352 16,567 18,608 2,176

 Italy 24,129 20,600 3,237 293

 Jamaica 156 71 84 2

 Japan 427,512 324,916 95,883 6,713

 Jersey 17,446 11,650 3,184 2,612

 Jordan 68 39 26 4

 Kazakhstan 4,680 4,591 89 *

 Kenya 28 15 13 *

 Kiribati 305 0 72 233

 Korea, South 74,962 56,364 11,524 7,074

 Kosovo41 1 1 0

 Kuwait 131,119 115,447 7,046 8,627

 Kyrgyzstan * * 0 0

 Laos * * * 0

 Latvia 102 72 30 *

 Lebanon 173 100 46 27

 Liberia 502 222 205 74

 Libya 80 * * 80

 Liechtenstein 2,636 2,350 190 96

 Lithuania 32 26 6 *

 Luxembourg 516,395 472,203 35,858 8,335

 Macau 1,180 361 818 1

 Macedonia 3 1 2 *

 Madagascar 9 * 9 *

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country and type of equities,

as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Common Preferred 

 Countries and Regions Equities Stock Funds and Other 

 Malawi 4 2 2 *

 Malaysia 10,084 9,409 603 71

 Maldives * * * 0

 Mali 3 * 3 0

 Malta 594 375 189 30

 Marshall Islands 874 271 581 23

 Martinique 1 1 * 0

 Mauritania * * 0 0

 Mauritius 897 792 70 35

 Mexico 35,506 9,247 25,531 728

 Moldova 3 3 1 0

 Monaco 1,717 1,025 298 394

 Mongolia * * * 0

 Montenegro41 1 0 0

 Montserrat 14 12 1 *

 Morocco 166 153 12 1

 Mozambique 5 4 1 *

 Namibia 618 575 43 *

 Nauru 3 1 1 0

 Nepal 10 2 8 *

 Netherlands 210,260 135,031 59,784 15,446

 New Caledonia 1 1 * *

 New Zealand 11,875 8,938 2,648 288

 Nicaragua 73 24 31 18

 Niger 1 1 * 0

 Nigeria 138 70 8 60

 Norway 200,794 185,880 14,691 223

 Oman 6,432 3,078 2,923 430

 Pakistan 67 41 24 1

 Palau 118 70 32 17

 Panama 11,345 5,332 4,946 1,067

 Papua New Guinea 2 1 1 0

 Paraguay 126 59 54 13

 Peru 9,359 302 8,925 132

 Philippines 2,244 523 1,707 15

 Pitcairn Island * * * 0

 Poland 2,751 570 2,180 1

 Portugal 2,573 1,328 1,204 40

 Qatar 5,124 4,755 144 225

 Reunion * * 0 0

 Romania 58 48 10 *

 Russia 344 215 122 8

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country and type of equities,

as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Common Preferred 

 Countries and Regions Equities Stock Funds and Other 

 Rwanda * * * 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,452 609 760 83

 Saint Lucia 168 38 121 9

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy33 2 1 *

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 18 9 *

 Samoa 87 32 49 6

 San Marino 1 * 1 0

 Saudi Arabia 35,158 28,434 2,843 3,880

 Senegal 5 1 3 *

 Serbia and Montenegro411 8 3 0

 Seychelles 165 42 113 10

 Sierra Leone * * * *

 Singapore 136,500 109,568 13,671 13,261

 Sint Maarten1175 67 104 4

 Slovakia 37 27 8 2

 Slovenia 986 648 337 1

 Solomon Islands * * 0 0

 Somalia * * * *

 South Africa 9,193 6,434 2,371 388

 South Sudan * * 0 0

 Spain 12,802 7,273 4,520 1,008

 Sri Lanka 21 14 7 *

 Sudan * 0 * 0

 Suriname 53 15 31 8

 Swaziland 5 2 3 0

 Sweden 117,191 101,391 9,245 6,555

 Switzerland 351,088 287,655 56,940 6,493

 Syria 3 * 2 *

 Taiwan 42,889 19,191 22,063 1,635

 Tajikistan 1 1 * *

 Tanzania 11 6 5 *

 Thailand 2,322 787 1,516 19

 Togo 1 1 * 0

 Tokelau * * 0 0

 Tonga 1 1 * *

 Trinidad and Tobago 2,215 1,595 582 38

 Tunisia 829 15 812 1

 Turkey 528 265 255 8

 Turkmenistan * * 0 0

 Turks and Caicos Islands 488 189 276 23

 Uganda 13 11 2 1

 Ukraine 27 12 10 4

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A4. Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country and type of equities,

as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Common Preferred 

 Countries and Regions Equities Stock Funds and Other 

 United Arab Emirates 86,756 74,680 6,506 5,570

 United Kingdom 740,564 625,190 66,950 48,424

 Uruguay 1,855 632 902 322

 Uzbekistan 1 1 * *

 Vanuatu 3 * 3 0

 Venezuela 3,074 1,307 1,429 339

 Vietnam 32 20 12 *

 Wallis and Futuna * * * 0

 West Bank and Gaza * * * 0

 Yemen 3 1 2 0

 Zambia 4 2 2 *

 Zimbabwe 4 1 3 0

 International and regional organizations 3,786 1,412 2,024 350

 Country Unknown 199 68 67 64

 Total 6,185,574 4,664,900 1,073,105 447,569

 of which: Holdings of foreign official

 institutions 821,346 727,636 60,077 33,633

 Totals by Region:

 Total Africa 14,083 9,404 3,838 842

 Total Asia 1,261,524 953,534 213,484 94,506

 Total Caribbean 1,031,377 550,519 302,430 178,428

 Total Europe 2,887,207 2,426,063 339,665 121,478

 Total Latin America 107,524 25,212 78,009 4,303

 Canada 695,440 561,843 105,152 28,446

 Australia/Oceania 184,434 136,847 28,435 19,153

 Country Unknown 199 68 67 64

 International and regional organizations 3,786 1,412 2,024 350

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A5. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term asset-backed securities, by country and

type of security, as of June 30, 2016

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate ABS

 Countries and Regions LT ABS ABS Total MBS NonMBS 

 Andorra * 0 * * 0

 Anguilla 60 1 59 50 9

 Antigua and Barbuda * * * 0 *

 Argentina 29 28 2 1 *

 Aruba 214 37 177 * 177

 Australia 5,050 1,890 3,160 2,548 612

 Austria 519 437 82 67 15

 Bahamas 3,304 1,190 2,115 297 1,817

 Bahrain 237 191 46 14 32

 Barbados 12,815 261 12,553 11,300 1,253

 Belgium 21,216 1,678 19,538 3,812 15,726

 Belize 1 1 * * *

 Bermuda 45,743 23,994 21,749 11,770 9,979

 Bolivia 1 1 * * *

 Botswana * * 0 0 0

 Brazil 2 1 1 * *

 British Virgin Islands 2,816 560 2,257 1,815 442

 Brunei 148 2 146 91 55

 Bulgaria * * 0 0 0

 Burma * * 0 0 0

 Canada 30,714 4,373 26,341 21,184 5,157

 Cayman Islands 114,636 22,815 91,821 72,337 19,484

 Chile 17 4 13 * 12

 China, mainland2191,406 186,993 4,412 3,238 1,175

 Colombia 1,066 1,065 1 1 *

 Cook Islands 1 * 1 0 1

 Costa Rica 9 8 1 * 1

 Curacao121 17 5 4 1

 Denmark 1,039 245 794 579 215

 Dominica * 0 * * 0

 Dominican Republic 7 5 2 2 *

 Ecuador 1 1 * * *

 Egypt 265 265 * * 0

 El Salvador 8 8 * * 0

 Estonia * 0 * * 0

 Falkland Islands * 0 * 0 *

 Federated States of Micronesia 7 7 0 0 0

 Finland 54 0 54 1 53

 France 9,378 2,666 6,712 2,671 4,041

 French Polynesia * * 0 0 0

 Georgia 75 75 0 0 0

 Germany 16,407 2,638 13,770 2,531 11,239

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A5. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term asset-backed securities, by country and

type of security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate ABS

 Countries and Regions LT ABS ABS Total MBS NonMBS 

 Ghana 5 0 5 0 5

 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 0

 Greece 27 1 27 6 21

 Guatemala 6 1 5 2 3

 Guernsey 577 97 480 248 232

 Guyana * * * 0 *

 Haiti 3 * 2 * 2

 Honduras 1 * * * 0

 Hong Kong 8,725 7,425 1,300 402 898

 Hungary 704 704 0 0 0

 India * * * * 0

 Indonesia 3,585 3,537 48 5 43

 Ireland 75,187 37,695 37,493 17,930 19,563

 Isle of Man 4 * 4 4 0

 Israel 2,189 1,973 216 127 89

 Italy 720 558 161 14 147

 Japan 195,942 185,034 10,908 4,866 6,042

 Jersey 668 238 429 364 65

 Jordan * * 0 0 0

 Korea, South 35,961 34,173 1,788 1,098 690

 Kuwait 4,997 4,161 837 639 198

 Latvia 687 376 312 18 294

 Liberia 138 96 43 32 11

 Liechtenstein 40 40 1 * *

 Luxembourg 69,736 27,187 42,549 17,780 24,769

 Macau 372 203 169 46 123

 Malaysia 9,890 9,436 454 7 446

 Marshall Islands 3 2 1 1 *

 Mauritius 194 11 183 10 172

 Mexico 5,034 4,975 59 3 56

 Monaco 90 90 * * 0

 Morocco * 0 * * 0

 Netherlands 15,970 11,471 4,499 3,727 772

 New Zealand 718 579 140 112 28

 Nicaragua * * * 0 *

 Nigeria 243 243 0 0 0

 Norway 574 3 571 162 409

 Oman 76 65 11 3 9

 Palau 7 6 * 0 *

 Panama 1,397 1,212 184 84 101

 Paraguay 2 2 0 0 0

 Peru 3 1 2 * 1

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A5. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term asset-backed securities, by country and

type of security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate ABS

 Countries and Regions LT ABS ABS Total MBS NonMBS 

 Philippines 22 22 * * 0

 Poland * 0 * * 0

 Portugal 146 146 * * 0

 Russia 4 2 2 * 2

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 6 2 2 *

 Saint Lucia 17 5 12 6 5

 Samoa * * * * *

 Saudi Arabia 9,846 6,780 3,066 513 2,554

 Seychelles * * * 0 *

 Singapore 9,744 3,927 5,816 1,600 4,216

 Sint Maarten13 3 * 0 *

 Slovenia * 0 * * *

 South Africa 1,606 1,592 14 14 0

 Spain 562 529 32 31 1

 Suriname * * 0 0 0

 Swaziland 82 10 72 31 41

 Sweden 743 72 671 131 540

 Switzerland 20,278 11,717 8,561 5,907 2,654

 Taiwan 208,052 206,954 1,098 930 168

 Thailand 1,945 1,941 5 4 1

 Trinidad and Tobago 1,641 890 751 127 624

 Turkey * * 0 0 0

 Turks and Caicos Islands 20 14 5 2 4

 Uganda 31 16 15 0 15

 Ukraine * * 0 0 0

 United Arab Emirates 279 119 160 141 18

 United Kingdom 25,446 7,516 17,930 9,445 8,485

 Uruguay 322 245 77 1 76

 Venezuela 31 23 8 6 1

 Vietnam * * * * *

 International and regional organizations 14,919 6,012 8,907 748 8,158

 Country Unknown * 0 * * 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A5. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term asset-backed securities, by country and

type of security, as of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

Total Agency Corporate ABS

 Countries and Regions LT ABS ABS Total MBS NonMBS 

 Total 1,187,492 831,593 355,899 201,643 154,256

 of which: Holdings of foreign official

 institutions 396,307 379,494 16,813 6,586 10,227

 Totals by Region:

 Total Africa 2,564 2,232 332 87 245

 Total Asia 683,416 652,936 30,481 13,722 16,759

 Total Caribbean 181,309 49,798 131,511 97,712 33,799

 Total Europe 260,852 106,181 154,672 65,428 89,244

 Total Latin America 7,930 7,577 353 100 253

 Canada 30,714 4,373 26,341 21,184 5,157

 Australia/Oceania 5,786 2,483 3,303 2,661 641

 Country Unknown * 0 * * 0

 International and regional organizations 14,919 6,012 8,907 748 8,158

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A6. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016

 Millions of dollars

of which: Commercial Paper 

Total Asset-backed 

 Countries and Regions Total ST Treasury Agency Corporate Total CP CP 

 Afghanistan 40 40 0 0 0 0

 Algeria 680 680 0 0 0 0

 Andorra 33 30 0 3 0 0

 Angola 1 1 0 0 0 0

 Anguilla 1,796 1,796 0 0 0 0

 Antigua and Barbuda * * 0 0 0 0

 Argentina 134 96 0 38 19 0

 Aruba 9 * 0 9 0 0

 Australia 8,549 7,487 309 752 244 12

 Austria 441 315 24 102 100 0

 Azerbaijan 681 44 0 637 519 3

 Bahamas 3,945 2,216 724 1,006 521 4

 Bahrain 89 88 0 * * 0

 Bangladesh 200 200 0 0 0 0

 Barbados 520 286 204 30 29 0

 Belarus * 0 0 * * 0

 Belgium 60,869 59,550 101 1,218 21 3

 Belize 24 10 0 14 0 0

 Bermuda 27,360 19,019 1,062 7,280 6,843 1,846

 Bolivia 1,048 65 0 983 6 0

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba11 0 0 1 0 0

 Botswana 29 29 0 0 0 0

 Brazil 13,293 12,868 24 401 0 0

 British Virgin Islands 14,336 11,905 188 2,243 1,808 80

 Brunei 345 344 1 0 0 0

 Cambodia 1 1 0 0 0 0

 Canada 20,475 16,326 774 3,375 1,682 103

 Cape Verde 25 25 0 0 0 0

 Cayman Islands 102,680 92,644 6,412 3,625 2,543 269

 Chile 7,940 5,636 53 2,251 17 0

 China, mainland21,926 1,717 158 50 24 0

 Colombia 640 338 35 267 223 0

 Cook Islands * * 0 0 0 0

 Costa Rica 84 * 0 84 80 *

 Croatia 204 204 0 0 0 0

 Curacao1749 657 0 92 88 32

 Cyprus 23 23 0 * 0 0

 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 0

 Denmark 1,252 1,198 43 11 10 0

 Dominica * * 0 * 0 0

 Dominican Republic 7 3 0 4 1 0

 Ecuador 176 140 17 19 13 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A6. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

of which: Commercial Paper 

Total Asset-backed 

 Countries and Regions Total ST Treasury Agency Corporate Total CP CP 

 Egypt 1,101 1,101 0 * 0 0

 El Salvador 317 280 0 37 0 0

 Estonia 10 10 0 0 0 0

 Ethiopia * * 0 0 0 0

 Fiji 16 0 9 7 0 0

 Finland 104 67 0 37 35 0

 France 12,761 12,243 26 492 455 78

 French Polynesia 3 2 0 1 0 0

 Germany 22,006 21,770 79 157 18 2

 Gibraltar 9 9 0 0 0 0

 Greece 2,678 2,669 0 9 0 0

 Grenada * 0 0 * 0 0

 Guatemala 54 1 0 53 5 0

 Guernsey 2,120 1,974 32 114 111 0

 Haiti 3 0 0 3 0 0

 Honduras 56 * 0 56 50 0

 Hong Kong 48,035 47,935 35 64 47 0

 Hungary 369 351 15 3 0 0

 Iceland 40 40 1 0 0 0

 India 7,049 7,015 0 34 0 0

 Indonesia 1,275 1,152 0 123 40 0

 Iraq 7,994 7,994 0 0 0 0

 Ireland 115,082 34,906 3,632 76,544 36,266 10,746

 Isle of Man 5 3 0 2 0 0

 Israel 1,825 1,723 29 73 6 0

 Italy 776 761 11 3 0 0

 Jamaica 62 62 0 * 0 0

 Japan 61,942 60,833 621 489 235 0

 Jersey 5,250 2,618 965 1,666 1,664 77

 Jordan 7 7 0 * 0 0

 Kazakhstan 6,303 6,103 200 0 0 0

 Korea, South 9,923 6,596 27 3,300 643 0

 Kosovo41 0 0 1 0 0

 Kuwait 11,205 1,912 80 9,213 5,188 2,455

 Latvia 90 30 26 34 33 0

 Liberia 5 5 0 0 0 0

 Lithuania 22 22 0 0 0 0

 Luxembourg 93,838 44,964 4,985 43,889 18,060 6,112

 Macau 149 45 46 58 2 0

 Malaysia 232 210 5 17 15 1

 Malta 3 3 0 0 0 0

 Marshall Islands 44 44 0 0 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A6. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

of which: Commercial Paper 

Total Asset-backed 

 Countries and Regions Total ST Treasury Agency Corporate Total CP CP 

 Mauritius 430 180 0 251 143 50

 Mexico 17,566 12,116 3,437 2,012 1,069 5

 Monaco 93 78 0 15 15 0

 Morocco 4 4 0 0 0 0

 Nepal 150 150 0 0 0 0

 Netherlands 9,850 4,660 2,133 3,056 2,968 150

 New Zealand 666 620 39 8 5 0

 Nicaragua 41 * 0 41 15 0

 Nigeria 13 13 0 * 0 0

 Norway 770 186 3 581 580 0

 Oman 4 0 4 0 0 0

 Pakistan 1,107 1,106 0 1 0 0

 Panama 634 251 3 380 257 35

 Paraguay 2 2 0 * 0 0

 Peru 791 27 129 634 13 0

 Philippines 1,171 1,164 0 7 0 0

 Poland 6 0 0 6 0 0

 Portugal 150 150 0 * 0 0

 Qatar 4,781 4,758 0 23 23 0

 Russia 256 249 0 7 0 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81 27 0 53 16 0

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy3* 0 0 * 0 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 3 0 0 0 0

 Samoa 2 2 0 0 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 4,956 3,188 433 1,335 466 28

 Serbia and Montenegro4350 350 0 0 0 0

 Seychelles * * 0 0 0 0

 Singapore 13,567 3,840 1,087 8,640 1,793 437

 Sint Maarten11 1 0 0 0 0

 Slovakia 41 41 0 0 0 0

 Slovenia 19 19 0 0 0 0

 South Africa 52 51 0 1 0 0

 Spain 1,480 999 424 57 8 0

 Suriname 1 1 0 * 0 0

 Sweden 1,640 941 0 699 648 0

 Switzerland 32,478 31,131 272 1,075 847 92

 Taiwan 3,130 2,879 99 152 0 0

 Thailand 28,116 28,101 0 15 0 0

 Trinidad and Tobago 369 298 39 32 31 0

 Turkey 33,776 33,767 0 9 9 0

 Turks and Caicos Islands 3 1 0 2 2 1

 Uganda 297 264 0 33 10 3

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A6. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term securities, by country and type of security, as

of June 30, 2016 (continued)

 Millions of dollars

of which: Commercial Paper 

Total Asset-backed 

 Countries and Regions Total ST Treasury Agency Corporate Total CP CP 

 Ukraine 60 60 0 0 0 0

 United Arab Emirates 11,416 10,036 1,328 52 0 0

 United Kingdom 40,066 29,108 1,157 9,801 7,306 806

 Uruguay 1,447 1,363 0 84 43 0

 Vanuatu 10 10 0 0 0 0

 Venezuela 121 25 0 96 35 0

 Vietnam * 0 0 * 0 0

 International and regional organizations 13,869 8,937 102 4,830 2,342 354

 Total 909,207 682,600 31,642 194,964 96,312 23,783

 of which: Holdings of foreign official

 institutions 303,368 272,256 6,376 24,736 7,983 2,518

 Totals by Region:

 Total Africa 2,638 2,353 0 285 153 53

 Total Asia 220,635 193,034 3,954 23,647 8,483 2,921

 Total Caribbean 151,925 128,916 8,627 14,382 11,881 2,232

 Total Europe 446,008 291,649 14,130 140,229 69,675 18,069

 Total Latin America 44,369 33,221 3,699 7,449 1,846 40

 Canada 20,475 16,326 774 3,375 1,682 103

 Australia/Oceania 9,289 8,165 357 767 249 12

 Country Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0

 International and regional organizations 13,869 8,937 102 4,830 2,342 354

* Greater than zero but less than $500,000.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Afghanistan * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Albania * * * * 1 1 * *

 Algeria 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Andorra 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3

 Angola * 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

 Anguilla 8 11 17 16 23 17 20 18

 Antigua and Barbuda * * * * * * * *

 Argentina 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7

 Armenia * * * * * * * *

 Aruba 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

 Australia 105 118 161 161 215 238 242 237

 Austria 10 9 12 13 13 16 18 19

 Azerbaijan 5 3 5 7 5 8 8 7

 Bahamas 29 29 33 29 29 33 37 42

 Bahrain 3 7 6 3 3 3 3 2

 Bangladesh 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 *

 Barbados 15 19 12 14 13 13 16 23

 Belarus * * * * * * * *

 Belgium 415 408 443 447 490 713 602 589

 Belize * * * * * 1 1 1

 Benin * * * * * * * *

 Bermuda 199 249 272 300 325 301 287 307

 Bhutan * * * * * * * *

 Bolivia 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 2

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Bosnia and Herzegovina * * * * * * * *

 Botswana 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

 Brazil 156 169 221 252 261 263 268 259

 British Indian Ocean Territory * * * * * * * *

 British Virgin Islands 83 85 107 131 139 176 173 161

 Brunei 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 3

 Bulgaria * * * * * * * *

 Burkina Faso * * * * * * * *

 Burma * * * * * * * *

 Burundi * * * * * * * *

 Cambodia 1 1 1 1 1 * 2 2

 Cameroon * * * * * * * *

 Canada 337 424 559 635 814 988 992 951

 Cape Verde * * * * * * * *

 Cayman Islands 650 743 889 1,031 1,168 1,409 1,506 1,525

 Central African Republic * * * * * * * *

 Chad * * * * * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Chile 28 28 43 48 55 60 64 59

 China, mainland21,464 1,611 1,727 1,592 1,735 1,817 1,844 1,630

 Colombia 20 25 32 36 42 48 59 48

 Comoros * * * * * 1 1 *

 Congo (Brazzaville) * * * * * * * *

 Congo (Kinshasa) * * * * * * * *

 Cook Islands * * * * * * * *

 Costa Rica 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) * * * * * * * *

 Croatia 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

 Cuba * * * * * * * *

 Curacao1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 4 4 6

 Cyprus * * * * 1 1 1 *

 Czech Republic 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 11

 Denmark 38 49 63 76 88 98 105 117

 Djibouti * * * * * * * *

 Dominica * * * * * * * *

 Dominican Republic 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

 East Timor 5 6 8 10 12 13 12 11

 Ecuador 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

 Egypt 13 27 13 4 2 6 5 3

 El Salvador 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

 Equatorial Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Eritrea * * * * * * * *

 Estonia * * * * * * 1 1

 Ethiopia * * * * * * * *

 Falkland Islands * * * * * * * *

 Faroe Islands * * * * * * * *

 Federated States of Micronesia * * * * * * * *

 Fiji * * * * * * * *

 Finland 11 14 19 19 22 29 32 37

 France 139 194 249 225 214 269 274 229

 French Guiana * * * * * * * *

 French Polynesia * * * * * * * *

 Gabon * * * * * * * *

 Gambia * * * * * * * *

 Georgia * * 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Germany 182 195 238 227 265 319 344 373

 Ghana * * * 1 1 1 1 1

 Gibraltar * 1 1 * 1 1 1 1

 Greece 2 2 5 9 9 10 9 6

 Greenland * * * * * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Grenada * * * * * * * *

 Guadeloupe3* * * * * * * *

 Guatemala 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

 Guernsey 18 22 22 30 29 38 40 38

 Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Guinea-Bissau * * * * * * 0 0

 Guyana * * * * * * * *

 Haiti * 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

 Holy See (Vatican) * * * * * * * *

 Honduras 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Hong Kong 222 293 292 223 215 263 298 305

 Hungary 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 3

 Iceland 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3

 India 57 41 45 55 62 75 119 119

 Indonesia 25 33 47 36 26 28 25 25

 Iran * * * * * * * *

 Iraq 13 22 32 49 45 26 30 15

 Ireland 348 356 405 453 575 729 831 931

 Isle of Man 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2

 Israel 30 37 47 53 61 67 69 76

 Italy 35 41 42 52 63 70 67 78

 Jamaica 1 1 * * 1 1 1 1

 Japan 1,269 1,393 1,585 1,835 1,766 1,917 1,903 1,960

 Jersey 34 29 34 28 25 27 27 30

 Jordan 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 *

 Kazakhstan 18 23 24 33 31 43 39 27

 Kenya * * * * 1 1 1 1

 Kiribati * * * * * * * *

 Korea, South 113 122 133 148 155 180 209 236

 Kosovo4n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Kuwait 73 80 98 122 156 187 191 189

 Kyrgyzstan * * * * * * * *

 Laos * * * * * * * *

 Latvia 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

 Lebanon * 1 1 3 1 1 * *

 Lesotho * * * * * * * *

 Liberia 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

 Libya 1 2 4 4 5 1 * *

 Liechtenstein 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 3

 Lithuania * * * * * * * *

 Luxembourg 578 622 817 837 990 1,198 1,297 1,349

 Macau 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Macedonia * * * * * * * *

 Madagascar * * * * * * * *

 Malawi * * * * * * * *

 Malaysia 32 31 41 46 43 36 33 36

 Maldives * * * * * * * *

 Mali * * * * * * * *

 Malta * 1 1 2 2 2 2 1

 Marshall Islands * * * * 1 1 1 1

 Martinique * * * * * * * *

 Mauritania * * * * * * * *

 Mauritius * * 1 2 2 3 8 3

 Mayotte * * * * * * * 0

 Mexico 81 84 97 122 131 144 157 117

 Moldova * * * * * 1 * *

 Monaco 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2

 Mongolia * * * * * * * *

 Montenegro4n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Montserrat * * * * * * * *

 Morocco 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3

 Mozambique * * * * 1 1 * *

 Namibia * * * * * * 1 1

 Nauru * * * * * * * *

 Nepal 1 * * * * * 1 1

 Netherlands 233 247 260 251 270 303 318 350

 Netherlands Antilles17 14 11 7 6 n.a. n.a. n.a.

 New Caledonia * * * * * * * *

 New Zealand 11 12 13 15 15 19 20 19

 Nicaragua * * 1 1 * * 1 1

 Niger * * * * * * * *

 Nigeria 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

 Niue * * * * * * * 0

 Norway 119 136 181 213 254 297 309 306

 Oman 26 25 28 21 26 28 29 22

 Pakistan 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2

 Palau * * * * * * * *

 Panama 16 13 14 15 15 16 17 19

 Papua New Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Paraguay * * * * * * * *

 Peru 15 12 17 21 31 26 29 28

 Philippines 13 21 30 37 39 37 42 46

 Pitcairn Island * * * * * * * *

 Poland 24 28 33 32 35 33 32 37

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Portugal 5 5 6 5 6 7 6 9

 Qatar 7 6 7 4 8 7 7 10

 Reunion * * * * * * * *

 Romania 6 6 8 6 6 7 2 4

 Russia 150 170 154 165 139 115 73 91

 Rwanda * * * * * * * *

 Saint Helena * * 0 * 0 0 0 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3

 Saint Lucia * * * * * * * *

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy3n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon * * * * * * 0 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * * * * * * * *

 Samoa * * * * * * * *

 San Marino * * * * * * * *

 Sao Tome and Principe * 0 * 0 * * 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 145 125 138 154 170 194 184 152

 Senegal * * * * * * * *

 Serbia and Montenegro42 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

 Seychelles * * * * * * * *

 Sierra Leone * * * * * * * *

 Singapore 145 176 212 241 272 307 331 321

 Sint Maarten1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Slovakia * * * * * * * *

 Slovenia 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

 Solomon Islands * * 0 0 * * * *

 Somalia * * * * * * * *

 South Africa 11 17 14 17 18 24 21 20

 South Sudan n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Spain 23 26 28 38 34 37 48 59

 Sri Lanka * 1 1 1 1 1 * *

 Sudan * * * * * * * *

 Suriname * * * * * * * *

 Swaziland * * * * * * * *

 Sweden 66 81 108 112 135 157 169 165

 Switzerland 328 397 488 566 581 634 708 742

 Syria * * * * * * * *

 Taiwan 194 228 232 369 372 397 454 519

 Tajikistan * * * * * * * *

 Tanzania 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1

 Thailand 29 38 58 57 54 46 37 55

 Togo * * * * * * * *

 Tokelau * * * 0 * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A7. Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Tonga * * * * * * * *

 Trinidad and Tobago 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 9

 Tunisia 2 1 * * 1 1 1 1

 Turkey 28 26 43 29 59 53 76 59

 Turkmenistan * * * * * * * *

 Turks and Caicos Islands * * 1 1 * 1 1 1

 Tuvalu * * * * 0 0 * 0

 Uganda * * 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Ukraine 4 7 8 7 6 2 4 6

 United Arab Emirates 85 86 111 136 138 155 167 161

 United Kingdom 788 798 982 1,008 1,116 1,289 1,448 1,427

 Uruguay 9 9 9 12 11 12 12 10

 Uzbekistan * * * * * * * *

 Vanuatu * * * * * * * *

 Venezuela 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 5

 Vietnam 11 5 4 7 10 14 14 14

 Wallis and Futuna * * * * * * * *

 West Bank and Gaza * * * * * * * *

 Western Sahara * * * * * * * 0

 Yemen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 *

 Zambia * * * * * * * *

 Zimbabwe * * * * * * * *

 International and regional organizations 70 78 96 105 99 110 98 96

 Country Unknown 110 138 138 89 51 85 99 82

 Total 9,641 10,691 12,440 13,261 14,410 16,417 17,134 17,139

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Afghanistan * * * * * * * *

 Albania * * * * * * * *

 Algeria * * * * * * * *

 Andorra * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Angola * 1 2 1 1 * * *

 Anguilla 8 11 16 15 21 17 19 16

 Antigua and Barbuda * * * * * * * *

 Argentina 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4

 Armenia * * * * * * * *

 Aruba * * * * * * * *

 Australia 61 74 106 112 149 170 176 171

 Austria 5 5 7 7 7 9 8 9

 Azerbaijan * * * * * * 1 1

 Bahamas 15 17 19 18 19 22 21 17

 Bahrain 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Bangladesh * * * * * * * *

 Barbados 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

 Belarus * * * * * * * *

 Belgium 17 19 25 22 29 34 34 31

 Belize * * * * * 1 1 *

 Benin * * * * * * * *

 Bermuda 39 44 59 68 74 93 89 86

 Bhutan * * * * * * * *

 Bolivia * 1 * * * * * *

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Bosnia and Herzegovina * * * * * * * *

 Botswana 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 *

 Brazil 1 2 2 4 4 7 8 5

 British Indian Ocean Territory * * * * * * * *

 British Virgin Islands 36 42 61 84 101 128 119 105

 Brunei 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 2

 Bulgaria * * * * * * * *

 Burkina Faso * * * * * * * *

 Burma * * * * * * * *

 Burundi * * * * * * * *

 Cambodia * * * * * * * *

 Cameroon * * * * * * * *

 Canada 242 298 415 471 617 769 761 695

 Cape Verde * * * * * * * *

 Cayman Islands 227 290 393 516 628 838 884 796

 Central African Republic * * * * * * * *

 Chad * * * * * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Chile 9 13 18 17 22 27 29 21

 China, mainland278 127 159 221 261 320 330 178

 Colombia 2 4 7 6 7 11 18 13

 Comoros * * * * * 1 1 *

 Congo (Brazzaville) * * * * * * * *

 Congo (Kinshasa) * * * * * * * *

 Cook Islands * * * * * * * *

 Costa Rica 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) * * * * * * * *

 Croatia * * * * * * * *

 Cuba * * * * * * * *

 Curacao1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2 2 3

 Cyprus * * * * * 1 * *

 Czech Republic 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

 Denmark 19 26 34 37 48 53 61 68

 Djibouti * * * * * * * *

 Dominica * * * * * * * *

 Dominican Republic * * * * * * * *

 East Timor * * * 1 2 3 4 4

 Ecuador * * * * * * 1 1

 Egypt * * * * * * * *

 El Salvador * * * * * * * *

 Equatorial Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Eritrea * * * * * * * *

 Estonia * * * * * * * *

 Ethiopia * * * * * * * *

 Falkland Islands * * * * * * * *

 Faroe Islands * * * * * * * *

 Federated States of Micronesia * * * * * * * *

 Fiji * * * * * * * *

 Finland 6 9 14 12 14 21 18 21

 France 81 115 140 120 115 157 168 120

 French Guiana * * * * * * * *

 French Polynesia * * * * * * * *

 Gabon * * * * * * * *

 Gambia * * * * * * * *

 Georgia * * * * * * * *

 Germany 45 57 81 79 111 137 159 155

 Ghana * * * * * * * *

 Gibraltar * 1 * * * * * *

 Greece 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 2

 Greenland * * * * * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Grenada * * * * * * * *

 Guadeloupe3* * * * * * * *

 Guatemala * * * * * * * *

 Guernsey 5 10 12 21 21 24 26 27

 Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Guinea-Bissau * * * * * * 0 0

 Guyana * * * * * * * *

 Haiti * * * * * * * *

 Holy See (Vatican) * * * * * * * *

 Honduras * * * * * * * *

 Hong Kong 28 33 43 47 56 74 77 75

 Hungary * 1 1 * 1 1 1 1

 Iceland * * * * 1 1 1 1

 India 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

 Indonesia * * * * * * * *

 Iran * * * * * * * *

 Iraq * * * * * * * *

 Ireland 60 77 105 108 141 204 235 238

 Isle of Man * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Israel 9 13 20 23 30 35 41 37

 Italy 12 13 15 15 21 27 26 24

 Jamaica * * * * * * * *

 Japan 182 224 302 314 316 361 391 428

 Jersey 6 8 14 11 14 17 18 17

 Jordan * * * * * * * *

 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 5

 Kenya * * * * * * * *

 Kiribati * * * * * * * *

 Korea, South 8 13 20 24 36 59 62 75

 Kosovo4n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Kuwait 40 45 65 83 112 136 136 131

 Kyrgyzstan * * * * * * * *

 Laos * * * * * * * *

 Latvia * * * * * * * *

 Lebanon * * 1 1 1 1 * *

 Lesotho * * * * * * * 0

 Liberia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Libya * * * * * * * *

 Liechtenstein 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 3

 Lithuania * * * * * * * *

 Luxembourg 137 172 291 292 378 502 518 516

 Macau * * * * * 1 1 1

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Macedonia * * * * * * * *

 Madagascar * * * * * * * *

 Malawi * * * * * * * *

 Malaysia 1 2 4 7 8 12 11 10

 Maldives * * * * * * * *

 Mali * * * * * * * *

 Malta * * * * 1 1 1 1

 Marshall Islands * * * * * 1 1 1

 Martinique * * * * * * * *

 Mauritania * * * * * * * *

 Mauritius * * 1 2 2 3 6 1

 Mayotte * * * * * * * 0

 Mexico 9 17 25 23 32 42 41 36

 Moldova * * * * * * * *

 Monaco 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

 Mongolia * * * * * * * *

 Montenegro4n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Montserrat * * * * * * * *

 Morocco * * * * * * * *

 Mozambique * * * * * * * *

 Namibia * * * * * * * 1

 Nauru * * * * * * * *

 Nepal * * * * * * * *

 Netherlands 128 152 165 151 164 195 202 210

 Netherlands Antilles13 7 6 2 2 n.a. n.a. n.a.

 New Caledonia * * * * * * * *

 New Zealand 4 6 8 7 8 12 13 12

 Nicaragua * * * * * * * *

 Niger * * * * * * * *

 Nigeria * * * * * * * *

 Niue * * * * * * * 0

 Norway 73 90 124 124 154 176 199 201

 Oman 1 2 4 4 4 7 7 6

 Pakistan * * * * * * * *

 Palau * * * * * * * *

 Panama 8 6 8 8 10 11 11 11

 Papua New Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Paraguay * * * * * * * *

 Peru 2 2 3 4 6 10 11 9

 Philippines 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

 Pitcairn Island * * * * * * * *

 Poland * * * 1 2 3 3 3

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Portugal 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3

 Qatar * * 1 1 2 1 1 5

 Reunion * * * * * * * *

 Romania * * * * * * * *

 Russia * * * * * * * *

 Rwanda * * * * * * * *

 Saint Helena * * 0 * 0 0 0 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis * * 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Saint Lucia * * * * * * * *

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy3n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon * * * * * * 0 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * * * * * * * *

 Samoa * * * * * * * *

 San Marino * * * * * * * *

 Sao Tome and Principe * 0 * 0 * * 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 31 36 53 65 68 78 52 35

 Senegal * * * * * * * *

 Serbia and Montenegro4* * * * * * * *

 Seychelles * * * * * * * *

 Sierra Leone * * * * * * * *

 Singapore 73 91 107 106 129 142 145 136

 Sint Maarten1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Slovakia * * * * * * * *

 Slovenia * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Solomon Islands * * 0 0 * * * *

 Somalia * * * * * * * *

 South Africa 2 2 3 3 4 8 10 9

 South Sudan n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Spain 6 6 10 7 8 10 12 13

 Sri Lanka * * * * * * * *

 Sudan * * * * * * * *

 Suriname * * * * * * * *

 Swaziland * * * * * * * *

 Sweden 37 49 65 70 90 113 119 117

 Switzerland 130 162 226 263 266 331 344 351

 Syria * * * * * * * *

 Taiwan 11 12 16 18 23 31 36 43

 Tajikistan * * * * * * * *

 Tanzania * * * * * * * *

 Thailand 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2

 Togo * * * * * * * *

 Tokelau * * * 0 * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A8. Foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Tonga * * * * * * * *

 Trinidad and Tobago * 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

 Tunisia * * * * 1 1 1 1

 Turkey * * * * * * * 1

 Turkmenistan * * * * * * * *

 Turks and Caicos Islands * * * * * * * *

 Tuvalu * * * * 0 0 * 0

 Uganda * * * * * * * *

 Ukraine * * * * * * * *

 United Arab Emirates 36 44 65 72 89 94 89 87

 United Kingdom 279 324 441 495 584 741 832 741

 Uruguay 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

 Uzbekistan * * * * * * * *

 Vanuatu * * * * * * * *

 Venezuela 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3

 Vietnam * * * * * * * *

 Wallis and Futuna * * * * * * * *

 West Bank and Gaza * * * * * * * *

 Western Sahara * * * * * * * 0

 Yemen * * * * * * * *

 Zambia * * * * * * * *

 Zimbabwe * * * * * * * *

 International and regional organizations 6 5 3 4 4 5 5 4

 Country Unknown 2 1 2 * * 3 1 *

 Total 2,252 2,814 3,830 4,237 5,070 6,356 6,655 6,186

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Afghanistan * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Albania * * * * 1 1 * *

 Algeria * * * * * * * *

 Andorra * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Angola * * * * * * 1 *

 Anguilla * * * 1 2 * * *

 Antigua and Barbuda * * * * * * * *

 Argentina 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2

 Armenia * * * * * * * *

 Aruba 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 1

 Australia 36 38 48 43 49 55 56 58

 Austria 4 4 5 5 6 7 9 10

 Azerbaijan 5 3 5 5 4 7 7 6

 Bahamas 10 10 11 9 9 8 12 21

 Bahrain 2 5 4 2 2 1 1 1

 Bangladesh * * * * * * * *

 Barbados 4 6 7 9 9 8 13 21

 Belarus * * * * * * * *

 Belgium 391 383 412 414 448 666 555 497

 Belize * * * * * * * *

 Benin 0 0 0 * * * 0 *

 Bermuda 133 176 185 210 225 184 175 193

 Bhutan * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Bolivia * * * * * 1 1 *

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Bosnia and Herzegovina * * * * * * * *

 Botswana 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2

 Brazil 114 135 214 239 237 229 239 240

 British Indian Ocean Territory * * * * * * * 0

 British Virgin Islands 28 27 29 34 27 31 38 41

 Brunei 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Bulgaria * * * * * * * *

 Burkina Faso * * * * * 0 * 0

 Burma 0 0 * 0 * * * *

 Burundi * * * * * * 0 0

 Cambodia * * * * * * 2 2

 Cameroon * * * * * 0 0 0

 Canada 82 114 131 148 174 195 207 235

 Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 Cayman Islands 350 371 416 432 444 486 525 626

 Central African Republic * * * 0 0 * 0 0

 Chad 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Chile 14 11 17 20 22 23 25 30

 China, mainland21,226 1,479 1,563 1,363 1,469 1,489 1,510 1,450

 Colombia 12 8 11 30 34 34 39 34

 Comoros * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Congo (Brazzaville) 0 * * * 0 * * *

 Congo (Kinshasa) * * * * * * * *

 Cook Islands * * * * * * * *

 Costa Rica 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Croatia 1 * * * * * 1 1

 Curacao1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2 2 2

 Cyprus * * * * * * * *

 Czech Republic 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 9

 Denmark 19 20 26 36 35 45 43 47

 Djibouti * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Dominica * * * * * * * *

 Dominican Republic 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

 East Timor 4 6 7 8 10 10 8 8

 Ecuador 1 1 1 1 * * * *

 Egypt 7 2 3 3 1 4 4 1

 El Salvador * * 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Equatorial Guinea * 0 * 0 0 0 * 0

 Eritrea * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Estonia * * * * * * * *

 Ethiopia * * * * * * * *

 Falkland Islands * 0 0 * * * * *

 Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0

 Federated States of Micronesia * * * * * * * *

 Fiji * * * * * 0 * *

 Finland 4 4 5 7 8 8 13 15

 France 53 69 94 93 89 100 98 97

 French Guiana 0 * * * * * * *

 French Polynesia * * * * * * * *

 Gabon * * * * * * * *

 Gambia * * 0 * 0 0 0 0

 Georgia * * 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Germany 127 130 150 142 148 177 180 196

 Ghana * * * 1 1 1 1 1

 Gibraltar * * * * * * * *

 Greece 1 1 3 5 3 3 2 2

 Greenland * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Grenada * * * * * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Guadeloupe3* * * * * * * 0

 Guatemala 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 3

 Guernsey 11 11 7 8 7 12 11 10

 Guinea * * * * 0 0 * *

 Guinea-Bissau * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Guyana * * * * * * * *

 Haiti * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Holy See (Vatican) * * * * * * * *

 Honduras 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Hong Kong 141 172 182 136 124 138 162 182

 Hungary 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2

 Iceland * * * 1 1 1 1 2

 India 25 24 27 42 57 69 101 110

 Indonesia 10 9 19 31 22 23 23 23

 Iran * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Iraq * * * * 2 7 12 7

 Ireland 173 180 186 241 321 396 476 578

 Isle of Man 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Israel 8 13 18 20 22 27 23 36

 Italy 19 27 25 36 40 42 41 53

 Jamaica * * * * * 1 1 *

 Japan 1,019 1,100 1,216 1,458 1,387 1,494 1,437 1,470

 Jersey 16 20 19 13 9 8 8 7

 Jordan 3 1 1 1 1 1 * *

 Kazakhstan 9 13 9 8 10 15 12 17

 Kenya * * * * 1 1 1 1

 Kiribati * * * * * * * 0

 Korea, South 98 103 109 119 108 108 133 151

 Kosovo4n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 0 *

 Kuwait 18 23 25 31 36 42 43 46

 Kyrgyzstan * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Laos 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0

 Latvia 1 1 1 * * 1 1 1

 Lebanon * * * * * * * *

 Lesotho * * * * * * * *

 Liberia 1 * * 1 1 * * 1

 Libya * 2 4 4 5 1 0 0

 Liechtenstein * * * * * * * *

 Lithuania * * * * * * * *

 Luxembourg 361 369 457 474 532 617 681 738

 Macau 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

 Macedonia * * * * * * * *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Madagascar * * * * * * * *

 Malawi * * * * * * * *

 Malaysia 29 28 37 39 34 24 22 25

 Mali 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0

 Malta * 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

 Marshall Islands * * * * * * * *

 Martinique * * * * * * * *

 Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 * * *

 Mauritius * * * * * * 1 2

 Mayotte 0 0 0 * * * * 0

 Mexico 58 62 68 88 87 77 100 64

 Moldova * * * * * 1 * *

 Monaco 1 * * * * * * *

 Mongolia * * * * * * * *

 Montserrat * * * * 0 0 0 *

 Morocco 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

 Mozambique * * * * * * * *

 Namibia * * * * * * * *

 Nauru * 0 0 * 0 * 0 0

 Nepal * * * * * * 1 1

 Netherlands 92 90 89 97 100 99 107 130

 Netherlands Antilles12 5 6 4 3 n.a. n.a. n.a.

 New Caledonia * * * * * * * *

 New Zealand 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 7

 Nicaragua * * * * * * * *

 Niger 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

 Nigeria 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

 Niue * * * * 0 0 0 0

 Norway 40 46 57 88 99 119 109 104

 Oman 9 8 9 15 19 17 15 16

 Pakistan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Palau * * * * * * * *

 Panama 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 7

 Papua New Guinea * * * * * * * *

 Paraguay * * * * * * * *

 Peru 10 9 12 16 24 17 17 18

 Philippines 10 19 27 35 37 34 40 42

 Poland 19 22 27 28 32 30 29 35

 Portugal 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 6

 Qatar * * * * * * 1 *

 Reunion * * 0 0 * 0 0 0

 Romania 4 3 8 6 6 7 2 4

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Russia 87 122 138 159 139 115 72 91

 Rwanda * * * * * * * *

 Saint Kitts and Nevis * * * 1 1 1 1 1

 Saint Lucia * * * * * * * *

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy3n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon * * * * 0 0 0 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * * * * * * * *

 Samoa * * * * * * * *

 San Marino * * * * * 0 0 0

 Sao Tome and Principe * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 107 84 80 85 95 108 126 112

 Senegal * * * * * 0 0 *

 Serbia and Montenegro42 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

 Seychelles * * * * * * * *

 Sierra Leone * * * * * * 0 0

 Singapore 61 78 98 127 138 155 174 171

 Sint Maarten1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Slovakia * * * * * * * *

 Slovenia * * * * * * 1 1

 Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 * * *

 Somalia 0 * * * * 0 0 0

 South Africa 9 15 11 14 14 15 11 11

 Spain 15 16 15 25 23 26 35 44

 Sri Lanka * 1 1 1 1 1 * *

 Sudan 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0

 Suriname * * * * * * * *

 Swaziland * * * * * * * *

 Sweden 27 27 41 41 36 40 44 46

 Switzerland 159 210 246 277 284 279 338 359

 Syria * * * * * * * *

 Taiwan 180 213 213 349 346 364 416 473

 Tajikistan * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Tanzania 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1

 Thailand 13 12 18 20 12 15 16 25

 Togo * * * * * * * *

 Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 * *

 Trinidad and Tobago 3 5 7 6 6 7 7 7

 Tunisia * * * * * * * *

 Turkey 13 9 12 12 18 25 19 25

 Turks and Caicos Islands * * * * * * * *

 Uganda * * * * * 1 * 1

 Ukraine 3 7 8 7 6 2 4 6

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A9. Foreign holdings of U.S. long-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 United Arab Emirates 39 27 32 40 34 50 65 63

 United Kingdom 486 452 524 491 502 511 574 646

 Uruguay 5 5 6 10 9 8 8 6

 Uzbekistan * * * * * * * *

 Vanuatu * * * * 0 0 0 0

 Venezuela 6 7 6 6 6 5 2 2

 Vietnam 11 5 4 7 10 14 14 14

 Wallis and Futuna * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 West Bank and Gaza * 0 0 0 * * 0 0

 Western Sahara 0 0 0 0 0 * * 0

 Yemen * 1 1 1 1 1 1 *

 Zambia * * * * * * * *

 Zimbabwe * * * * * * * *

 International and regional organizations 56 68 86 92 86 97 84 78

 Country Unknown 96 135 136 88 51 81 98 82

 Total 6,240 6,921 7,731 8,213 8,462 9,183 9,547 10,044

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A10. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Afghanistan * * 0 0 * 0 0 *

 Albania * * 0 * 0 0 * 0

 Algeria 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Andorra * * * * * * * *

 Angola * 0 0 0 0 0 * *

 Anguilla * * * 1 1 * * 2

 Antigua and Barbuda * * * * * * * *

 Argentina 2 1 1 * * * * *

 Armenia * * 0 0 0 * 0 0

 Aruba * * * * * * * *

 Australia 8 6 7 7 16 14 10 9

 Austria 1 * 1 * * * 1 *

 Azerbaijan 1 * * 1 1 * 1 1

 Bahamas 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 4

 Bahrain 1 1 1 * * * * *

 Bangladesh 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 *

 Barbados 10 12 4 3 3 4 1 1

 Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *

 Belgium 8 6 6 11 13 13 13 61

 Belize * * * * * * * *

 Bermuda 27 28 28 22 25 25 22 27

 Bhutan * 0 * 0 0 0 0 0

 Bolivia 2 1 1 * 1 2 2 1

 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * *

 Bosnia and Herzegovina * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Botswana * * * * * * * *

 Brazil 40 33 5 9 20 26 21 13

 British Indian Ocean Territory * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 British Virgin Islands 19 16 17 12 11 17 16 14

 Brunei 0 0 * * * * * *

 Bulgaria * * 0 0 * 0 0 0

 Burkina Faso * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Cambodia * * * * * 0 0 *

 Canada 12 12 13 15 24 24 24 20

 Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 * * *

 Cayman Islands 73 82 80 83 96 84 97 103

 Central African Republic 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Chile 5 4 8 11 11 10 10 8

 China, mainland2160 5 5 9 5 9 3 2

 Colombia 6 13 14 1 1 2 1 1

 Congo (Brazzaville) * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Cook Islands 0 * 0 * * * 0 *

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A10. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Costa Rica 1 1 * * 1 1 * *

 Cote d‘Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 0

 Croatia 1 1 1 1 1 1 * *

 Curacao1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * * 1

 Cyprus * * * * * * * *

 Czech Republic 1 1 * 0 * 0 * *

 Denmark * 4 4 4 5 1 1 1

 Dominica * * * * * * * *

 Dominican Republic 1 * * * * * * *

 East Timor * * * * * 0 * 0

 Ecuador 1 * * * * * * *

 Egypt 5 25 9 1 * 1 1 1

 El Salvador 2 1 1 * * * * *

 Eritrea * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Estonia * * * * * * * *

 Ethiopia * * * 0 0 0 0 *

 Federated States of Micronesia * * * * * * * 0

 Fiji * 0 0 0 * * * *

 Finland 1 * * * 1 1 * *

 France 5 10 14 13 11 12 8 13

 French Polynesia * * * * * * * *

 Gabon 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

 Gambia 0 * * * * 0 0 0

 Georgia 0 * * * 0 * * 0

 Germany 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 22

 Ghana 0 * * * * * * 0

 Gibraltar * * * * * * 0 *

 Greece * * * 2 2 2 3 3

 Grenada * 0 0 * 0 0 * *

 Guadeloupe3* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Guatemala 1 * * * * * * *

 Guernsey 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2

 Guyana * * 0 0 * * 0 0

 Haiti * * * * * * * *

 Holy See (Vatican) * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Honduras * * * * * * * *

 Hong Kong 53 88 66 40 35 50 59 48

 Hungary 1 * * 1 1 * * *

 Iceland * * * * * * * *

 India 32 16 17 12 4 4 16 7

 Indonesia 14 23 28 5 4 4 2 1

 Iran * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A10. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Iraq 13 22 32 49 43 19 18 8

 Ireland 115 99 114 104 114 129 120 115

 Isle of Man * * * * * * * *

 Israel 14 11 9 10 9 5 4 2

 Italy 4 2 2 1 2 * 1 1

 Jamaica * * * * * * 0 *

 Japan 69 69 67 63 63 62 75 62

 Jersey 12 1 1 4 2 2 2 5

 Jordan 1 1 1 * * 0 * *

 Kazakhstan 8 8 13 21 16 21 20 6

 Kenya * * * * 0 0 0 0

 Korea, South 7 6 5 5 12 13 13 10

 Kosovo4n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 0 *

 Kuwait 15 12 8 7 8 9 13 11

 Latvia * * * * * * * *

 Lebanon * * * 3 * 0 0 0

 Lesotho * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Liberia 1 1 1 * * * * *

 Libya * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Liechtenstein * * * * * 0 * 0

 Lithuania * 0 0 0 0 0 * *

 Luxembourg 80 82 69 72 80 80 98 94

 Macau * * * * * * * *

 Macedonia * * 0 * 0 0 0 0

 Malawi * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Malaysia 2 1 1 * * * * *

 Malta * * * * * * * *

 Marshall Islands * * * * * * * *

 Martinique 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Mauritius * * 0 * * * * *

 Mexico 14 5 3 11 11 25 15 18

 Moldova 0 * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Monaco * * * * * * * *

 Mongolia * * * 0 * 0 0 0

 Montserrat * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Morocco * * * * * * 0 *

 Mozambique * 0 * * * * * 0

 Namibia * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Nepal 1 * * * * * * *

 Netherlands 13 5 5 3 6 9 9 10

 Netherlands Antilles11 2 * 1 * n.a. n.a. n.a.

 New Caledonia * * * * * * * 0

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A10. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 New Zealand 3 3 1 2 1 * 1 1

 Nicaragua * * * * * * * *

 Niger 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0

 Nigeria * * * * * * * *

 Niue * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Norway 6 1 1 * 2 2 1 1

 Oman 16 14 15 3 2 4 8 *

 Pakistan * 1 1 1 1 * * 1

 Palau * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Panama 3 1 1 * * * * 1

 Papua New Guinea * 0 * 0 0 0 0 0

 Paraguay * * * * * * * *

 Peru 3 1 3 1 * * 1 1

 Philippines 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

 Poland 5 6 6 3 1 0 * *

 Portugal * * * * * * * *

 Qatar 6 5 6 3 6 5 5 5

 Romania 2 3 * * 0 0 0 0

 Russia 63 48 16 5 * * * *

 Rwanda * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Saint Kitts and Nevis * * * * * * * *

 Saint Lucia * * * * * * * 0

 Saint Martin & Saint Barthelemy3n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 0 *

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * * 0 0 0 0 0 *

 Samoa * 0 0 * * 0 * *

 San Marino * 0 0 * 0 0 0 0

 Saudi Arabia 7 4 5 5 7 8 5 5

 Senegal * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Serbia and Montenegro4* * * * * 1 1 *

 Seychelles * * 0 0 0 0 0 *

 Singapore 11 8 7 9 5 10 12 14

 Sint Maarten1n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. * 0 *

 Slovakia * * * * * * * *

 Slovenia * * * * * * * *

 South Africa * * * * * * * *

 Spain 3 3 3 6 3 2 1 1

 Sri Lanka * * * 0 0 0 0 0

 Suriname * * * * * * * *

 Swaziland * * 0 0 0 * 0 0

 Sweden 2 5 2 1 8 5 6 2

 Switzerland 39 25 16 26 32 24 27 32

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

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Table A10. Foreign holdings of U.S. short-term debt securities, by country, as of selected survey dates

 (continued)

 Billions of dollars

June June June June June June June June 

 Countries and Regions 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

 Syria * * * * * 0 0 0

 Taiwan 3 3 3 2 3 1 2 3

 Tajikistan * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Tanzania * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 Thailand 15 24 38 34 39 28 19 28

 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 *

 Tunisia 2 1 * 0 * 0 0 0

 Turkey 14 17 31 17 41 28 57 34

 Turks and Caicos Islands * * * * * * * *

 Uganda * * * * * * * *

 Ukraine * * * * * 0 0 *

 United Arab Emirates 9 14 14 24 15 11 13 11

 United Kingdom 23 22 16 22 30 37 42 40

 Uruguay 1 2 1 * 1 1 1 1

 Vanuatu 0 0 * 0 0 0 * *

 Venezuela 2 1 * * * * * *

 Vietnam * * * * * * * *

 Yemen * * * * 0 0 0 0

 Zambia * * * * 0 0 * 0

 Zimbabwe * * 0 0 0 0 0 0

 International and regional organizations 8 6 7 9 9 8 9 14

 Country Unknown 12 2 1 * * * 0 0

 Total 1,149 956 878 811 878 878 932 909

* Greater than zero but less than $500 million.

n.a. Not available.

1. Separate reporting for certain country groups began with the 2014 survey.

 Entries for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; Curacao; and Sint Maarten were previously reported together as Netherlands Antilles.

 Entries for Guadeloupe and for Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy were previously reported together as Guadeloupe.

 Entries for Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia were previously reported together as Serbia.

2. Excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately.

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Table A11: Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities, by industry, as of

June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Industry NAICS code1 Total Equity

Debt

Longterm

Shortterm

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 21 272 158 113 1

Oil and gas extraction 2111 174 102 71 1

Metal ore mining 2122 29 17 12 0

Oil and gas well drilling and support 213111-213112 51 26 25 *

Support activities for metal mining 213114 2 1 2 0

Other 15 12 3 *

Utilities and construction 22-23 317 178 138 1

Electric power generation and distribution 2211 226 119 105 1

Natural gas distribution 2212 48 36 12 *

Water, sewage, and other systems 2213 8 6 2 *

Construction 23 36 17 19 0

Consumer goods manufacturing 31 478 304 172 2

Food manufacturing 311 148 92 55 1

Beverage manufacturing 3121 172 95 76 1

Tobacco product manufacturing 3122 111 74 37 *

Other 48 44 4 *

Chemical manufacturing 325 680 499 174 7

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing 3254 483 362 120 1

Other 196 136 54 6

Other primary and machinery manufacturing 326-333 297 173 125 *

Primary metal manufacturing 331 25 12 13 *

Machinery manufacturing 333 209 120 89 *

Other 64 41 23 *

Computer and electronic product manufacturing 334-335 607 451 155 1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing 3341 271 199 71 1

Communications equipment manufacturing 3342 26 13 13 0

Semiconductor and other electronic component mfg. 3344 156 119 36 *

Navigational, measuring, electromed., control instr. mfg. 3345 114 88 26 *

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component mfg. 335 36 27 9 1

Other 4 4 * *

All other manufacturing 336-339 413 245 166 3

Motor vehicle manufacturing 3361 152 33 118 1

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 3363 45 40 4 2

Aircraft manufacturing 3364 56 46 10 *

Rail, ship, and other transportation manufacturing 3365-3369 9 6 3 0

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing 3391 119 96 23 *

Other 32 24 8 *

Wholesale trade 42 144 107 37 *

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 423 49 32 17 *

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 424-425 94 75 20 *

Retail trade 44-45 469 357 110 1

Food and beverage stores 445 22 15 7 *

Clothing and clothing accessories stores 448 47 41 6 0

Other 400 301 97 1

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Table A11: Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities, by industry, as of

June 30, 2016 (continued)

Billions of dollars

Industry NAICS code1 Total Equity

Debt

Longterm

Shortterm

Transportation and cargo 48-49 188 105 83 1

Air transportation 481 28 20 8 0

Rail transportation 482 47 30 17 *

Water transportation 483 2 1 1 *

Pipeline transportation 486 57 18 39 *

Support activities for transportation 488 12 7 5 0

Other 42 28 13 1

Publishing and broadcasting 511-515 529 380 148 1

Publishing industries (except internet) 511 278 218 59 1

Motion picture and sound recording industries 512 76 60 16 0

Broadcasting (except internet) 515 175 102 73 *

Telecommunications and information services 517-519 549 366 181 1

Wired telecommunications carriers 5171 26 8 18 *

Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) 5172 28 7 22 *

Other telecommunications 5179 229 107 121 1

Other information services 519 211 203 8 *

Other 54 42 12 0

Depository credit intermediation (banking) 5221 824 276 491 57

Other financial 5222-5239 2,069 373 1,646 50

Real estate credit 522292 656 5 628 23

Other credit intermed 52239 588 1 587 1

Inv. banking 5231 295 81 209 5

Other 530 286 222 22

Insurance 524 336 237 98 1

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 525 1,274 1,208 60 5

Services 53-81 795 518 273 4

Real estate rental and leasing 531 111 65 46 *

Architectural, engineering, and related services 5413 8 5 2 0

Computer systems design and related services 5415 112 84 28 0

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services 5416 29 21 8 *

Offices of bank and other holding companies 5511 10 7 3 0

Administrative and support services 561 123 86 33 3

Education, health care, and social services 61-62 81 39 41 1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation 71 22 11 11 0

Accommodation and food services 72 133 97 35 *

Other 167 101 65 *

Government2 92 6,303 * 5,620 683

Industry classification unknown 386 96 202 88

All other industries 177 131 45 *

Total 17,139 6,186 10,044 909

1 Stands for North American Industry Classification System.

2 The government sector includes primarily U.S. Treasuries and also some bonds issued by state and local

governments. When state and local bonds are clearly associated with a particular industry, such as utilities

or education, they are classified by that industry. Debt issued by international and regional organizations

is classified as private.

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Appendix B: Forms and Instructions

B-1
 

OMB Control No. 1505-0123

Approval Expires: 6/30/2018

MANDATORY REPORT TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK

FOREIGN-RESIDENTS’ HOLDINGS OF U.S. SECURITIES,

INCLUDING SELECTED MONEY MARKET

INSTRUMENTS (SHL(A))

As of the last day of June

Mandatory Report Response Required 

By Law (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)

Department of the Treasury

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

 March 

2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 

I. INTRODUCTION 1-3

A. PURPOSE 1 

B. AUTHORITY 2 

C. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA REPORTED 2 

D. PENALITIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 2

E. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE 2 

II. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 4-6

A. WHO MUST REPORT 4 

B. CONSOLIDATION RULES 5

C. REPORTING DATES 5 

D. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 5 

III. WHAT SECURITIES MUST BE REPORTED 7-16 

A. FOREIGN-RESIDENT OWNERSHIP 7

B. REPORTABLE U.S. SECURITIES 8 

C. DO NOT REPORT 9 

D. ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 10 

E. FUNDS AND RELATED EQUITY OWNERSHIP 10 

F. SECURITIES INVOLVED IN REPURCHASE AND SECURITIES LENDING 12 

ARRANGEMENTS

G. STRIPPED SECURITIES 13 

H. U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR FEDERALLY SPONSORED 13 

 ENTERPRISES 

I. DIRECT INVESTMENT 14 

J. SECURITIES HELD BY U.S. CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORIES 14 

K. LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 14 

L. ACCOUNTING RULES, VALUATION OF SECURITIES, AND 15 

CALCULATION OF U.S. DOLLAR VALUES

M. DATA RETENTION PERIOD 16 

N. REVIEW OF DATA AND REQUEST FOR REVISED DATA 16

IV. LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 1-REPORTER 17-19 

CONTACT INDENTIFICATION AND SUMMARY OF 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

V. LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 2-DETAILS OF 20-24 

SECURITIES
APPENDICES

A. SAMPLE REPORTING SCHEDULES 

B. FLOWCHARTS 

SHOWING REPORTING 

RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINING 

REPORTABLE SECURITIES 

25 

26-28 

C. LIST OF COUNTRY CODES AND CODES FOR 29

 INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

D. LIST OF FOREIGN OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS 30

E. LIST OF CURRENCY CODES 31-32 

F. GLOSSARY 33

G. TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION 

H. LIST OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND FEDERALLY SPONSORED 

ENTERPRISES

34 

35
1

1. INTRODUCTION 

A. PURPOSE 

The Department of the Treasury, with the assistance of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 

the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), is conducting a mandatory annual survey of holdings of U.S. 

securities, including selected money markets instruments, by foreign residents as of June 30 of each year. The data 

will be collected by the FRBNY, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the Treasury. The data collected will 

be used by the U.S. Government in the computation of the U.S. balance of payments accounts, the U.S. 

international investment position, and in the formulation of international economic and financial policies. These 

data also will be used to provide aggregate information to the public on these foreign portfolio investments and to 

meet international reporting commitments. 

In order to reduce reporting burden and costs to the government, there will be a substantial reduction in the number 

of reporters in four out of every five years. A benchmark survey Report of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities, 

Including Selected Money Market Instruments (Form SHL) of all significant U.S.-resident custodians and issuers 

will continue to be held approximately every five years. In non- benchmark years, the Annual Report of Foreign 

Holdings of U.S. Securities, Including Selected Money Market Instruments (Form SHLA) will require reports 

from only the largest U.S.- resident custodians and issuers. The data reported under these annual surveys (Form 

SHLA) will be used in conjunction with the results of the previous benchmark survey to compute estimates for the 

non- benchmark years. The next full Benchmark survey will be as of June 30, 2019. 

The determination of who must report on the annual reports (Form SHLA) will be based upon the data submitted 

during the previous Benchmark survey and Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign 

Residents (TIC SLT) report as of December of the preceding year. Designated U.S.-resident custodians and 

issuers will be required to file detailed security data on Schedule 2, in the same manner as they did on the June 30, 

2014 benchmark survey. 

B. AUTHORITY

This mandatory survey is conducted under the authority of the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey 

Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., [the Act]) and Executive Order 11961 of January 19, 1977. The Act specifies that the 

President has the authority to conduct a regular data collection program, including such studies and reports as may 

be necessary and feasible, to secure current information on international investment, including (but not limited to) 

such information as may be necessary for computing and analyzing the balance of payments accounts and the 

international investment position of the United States (22 U.S.C. 3103). In Executive Order 11961 §2, the President 

designated the Secretary of the Treasury to be responsible for collecting data on portfolio investment required by 

the Act. 
2

C. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA REPORTED

The information collected by this survey may be used only for analytical and statistical purposes and to enforce the 

Act. Access to the information is available only to officials and employees (including consultants and contractors 

and their employees) designated to perform functions under the Act. Persons having access to individual company 

information submitted pursuant to the Act are subject to penalties for unauthorized disclosure (22 U.S.C. §3104 

and 18 U.S.C. §1905). The results of this survey will be made available to the general public at an aggregated 

level so that neither the U.S. persons or organizations providing information nor individual or organizational 

ownership of U.S. securities can be identified. 

D. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT

Reporting as directed in this package is mandatory for any U.S.-resident person or entity subject to the reporting 

requirements set forth in the report instructions. Failure by an entity to provide timely and accurate data can result 

in a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 and not more than $25,000, or injunctive relief ordering such person to 

comply, or both (22 U.S.C. §3105 (a) and (b)). 

Willfully failing to submit any required information under the Act can result in a fine of not more than$10,000; 

and, if an individual, may result in imprisonment for not more than a year, or both. Any officer, director, employee 

or agent who knowingly participates in such violation, upon conviction, may be punished by a like fine, 

imprisonment, or both (22 U.S.C. §3105 (c)). 

E. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE

This report titled “Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities, Including Selected Money Market Instruments” in the

Federal Register Notice and has been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget in 

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and assigned OMB Control Number 1505-0123. The 

purpose is to collect accurate and complete data that will enable the Treasury Department to fulfill its 

responsibility under the Act. The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information is 486 

hours per report for each U.S.-resident custodian reporting detailed information on Schedule 2, and 110 hours per 

report for each U.S.-resident issuer of U.S. securities providing detailed information on Schedule 2. The amount of 

time required to complete the report will vary depending on the amount of data to report. Comments concerning 

the accuracy of these burden estimates and suggestions for reducing the reporting burden should be directed to: 

Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Systems 

U.S. Department of the Treasury 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 5422MT 
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 Washington, DC 20220, or

The Office of Management and Budget 

Paperwork Reduction Project (1505-0123)

Washington, DC 20503 

No person is required to respond to any U.S. Government collection of information unless it displays a currently 

valid OMB control number. 
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II. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 

A. WHO MUST REPORT 

All U.S.-resident entities that been contacted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York must 

report, regardless of the size of their consolidated holdings. All other entities are exempt from reporting. 

Types of reporting entities include U.S.-resident custodians (including U.S.-resident central securities 

depositories) and U.S.-resident issuers. Entities that provide multiple services (i.e., provide custodial 

services and issue securities) should report securities that meet the reporting criteria for each role and 

ensure that securities are not double counted. 

 U.S.-resident custodians, including brokers and dealers, must report all U.S. securities they 

hold in custody (or manage the safekeeping of) for the account of foreign residents (including 

their own foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates). These securities must be reported by the 

U.S.- resident custodian even if the securities are in turn held at DTC, Euroclear, or another 

central securities depository, since the central securities depository knows only that it is holding 

securities on behalf of the U.S.-resident custodian, whereas the U.S.-resident custodian knows 

that it is holding these securities on behalf of a foreign resident. However, if a U.S.-resident 

custodian uses a U.S.- resident sub-custodian, the custodian should report if (and only if), it does 

not maintain separate accounts at and disclose the clients to the sub-custodian. (If the custodian 

does maintain separate accounts at and disclose the clients to the sub-custodian, it should not 

report, to prevent double counting.) 

 U.S.-resident central securities depositories, must report all U.S. securities they hold in 

custody (or manage the safekeeping of) directly on behalf of foreign residents with which they 

have established direct relationships, including foreign-resident brokers, dealers, exchanges, and 

central securities depositories. 

 U.S.-resident issuers, must report all securities issued by U.S.-resident units , which are: 

1. Owned by foreign residents for which neither a U.S.-resident custodian nor a U.S. 

resident central securities depository is used. Transfer or paying agents should be able to 

provide the U.S.- resident issuer with this information; 

2. In book entry form that are held at a foreign-resident central securities depository; or 

3. Bearer securities. 

Please refer to Section III, What Securities Must Be Reported, to identify reportable U.S. securities. 
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B. CONSOLIDATION RULES

U.S.-resident organizations, including bank holding companies (BHC) and financial holding companies 

(FHC), should include all reportable securities for all U.S.-resident parts of their organization, including all 

U.S.-resident branches and subsidiaries. U.S. residents include entities located in the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories. Please see Appendix F for the complete definition of United States. It

is the responsibility of the U.S. parent entity in each organization to ensure that its report includes all 

applicable entities within its organization. 

Securities issued by U.S.-resident trusts and special purpose entities (SPEs) for which the reporter is the 

trustee or primary beneficiary should be included. Shares of U.S.-resident funds that are managed by the 

reporting entity should be included unless a U.S.-resident custodian other than the reporting entity is used. 

U.S. branches and agencies of a foreign bank located in the same state and within the same Federal Reserve 

District should submit a consolidated report for these offices. U.S. branches and agencies of a foreign bank 

that are located in either different states or different Federal Reserve Districts, should submit separate 

reports. 

C. REPORTING DATES

Report data as of the last business day of June. All data should be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of 

New York no later than the last business day of August. 

D. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If your organization is submitting 100 or more Schedule 2 records, the Schedule 2 data must be submitted

electronically. 

Federal Reserve Reporting Central System: 

 Submit the SHL(A) report using the Federal Reserve Reporting Central System. The Reporting 

Central System is fast, easy to use, and secure. You can submit reports quickly and easily either 

using online data entry or via XML file transfer. Reporting Central provides a confirmation of data 

receipt at the Federal Reserve Bank and checks the validity of your submission. Reporting Central 

saves time and delivery costs, avoids possible mail delays, and eliminates paper and fax 

transmissions. 

 For more information on how to submit data using the Reporting Central system, log on to 
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http://www.frbservices.org/centralbank/reportingcentral/index.html, or contact the SHL staff at 212-

720-6300 or at SHLA.Help@ny.frb.org. A n application to register for Reporting Central can be 

obtained at: http://www.frbservices.org/centralbank/reportingcentral/application_setup.html

Completed applications should be sent to: 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Statistics Function, 4th Floor

33 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045-0001 

or faxed to (212) 720-2598 

Alternative Methods of Reporting:

 If your organization is submitting less than 100 Schedule 2 records, these records may be 

submitted using Reporting Central or on paper, using the form contained in Appendix A. Data 

may also be reported on computer printouts in the same format as the printed reports. Schedule 

1 must be submitted in the same package as the Schedule 2 data. 

Please contact FRBNY staff with questions pertaining to the report or if any of the following conditions 

apply: 

1. Your entity requires additional time to complete your report. 

2. Your entity received a copy of the report booklet and is not the U.S. parent entity in your 

organization. 

3. Your entity cannot submit a single report for its entire organization. 

4. Your reporter contact information or technical contact information changes after you submit your 

Schedule 1 report.

Reports can be mailed or sent by courier to: 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Statistics Function, 4th Floor

33 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10045-0001 

FRBNY staff can be reached at: 

 Phone: 212-720-6300 or 646-720-6300 

 Email: SHLA.Help@ny.frb.org 

Additional copies of the reporting forms and instructions may be printed from the Internet at: 

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms-sh.aspx#shl
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III. WHAT SECURITIES MUST BE REPORTED

This report collects information on securities issued by U.S.-residents that are owned by foreign residents, including 

U.S. equities, U.S. short-term debt securities (including selected money market instruments), U.S. long-term debt 

securities, and U.S. asset-backed debt securities. 

Reportable securities may be traded or issued in the United States or in foreign countries, and may be denominated 

in any currency. Neither the country in which the securities are traded or issued, nor the currency in which the 

securities are denominated, is relevant in determining whether the securities are reportable. Securities held as part 

of a direct investment relationship should not be reported. (See Section III.I.) 

A. FOREIGN-RESIDENT OWNERSHIP

Securities are considered to be foreign owned if, according to the reporter's records; the holder of record is not a 

resident of the United States. In addition, all outstanding bearer bonds should be assumed to be owned by foreign 

residents and reported by the U.S.-resident issuer. Bearer bonds should also be reported by U.S.-resident 

custodians, but only if the reporter’s records indicate a foreign-resident owner (or foreign-resident custodian). 

The following are considered to be foreign residents: 

 Residents of foreign countries, including foreign-resident custodians and foreign-resident central securities 

depositories. (These include residents of Canada, Mexico, and offshore centers.) 

 International organizations with extra-territorial status (even if located in the United States), such as the 

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the International Monetary Fund 

(IMF) and the Inter-American Development Bank. 1 (See Appendix C for a complete list of these 

organizations.) 

 Foreign subsidiaries of U.S. entities and foreign-resident branches of U.S. banks. 

 Offshore and other non-U.S. funds. 

 Entities or individuals that file an IRS Form W-8, indicating that they are foreign residents. Please note that 

there may be exceptions (such as Puerto Rico). However, if an IRS Form is not available, the mailing 

address can be used to determine residency.

1 Pension plans of international and regional organizations, if located in the United States, are U.S.-resident entities; therefore, any securities owned by these 

pension plans should be excluded from this report. 
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B. REPORTABLE U.S. SECURITIES

U.S. securities are securities issued by U.S.-resident entities, with the exception of Depositary Receipts (DRs) that 

are backed by foreign securities and securities issued by international organizations that have extra-territorial status, 

such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. U.S. securities can be issued in any country, 

denominated in any currency, and traded on any exchange. 

U.S.-resident entities include U.S.-resident branches of foreign banks and U.S.-resident subsidiaries of foreign 

companies. Securities issued by foreign branches or subsidiaries of U.S. entities are not U.S. securities unless, due 

to merger, reorganization, or default, a U.S.-resident entity assumes direct responsibility for the payment of a 

previously issued foreign security. 

Reportable securities include: 

Equity Securities

 Common stock 

 Preferred stock (participating and nonparticipating preference shares) 

 Restricted stock 

 U.S.-resident fund shares (open-end and closed-end), REITS, money market mutual funds, index- linked 

equity securities including unit investment trusts (including SPDRs, DIAMONDs, etc.) 

 All other equity, including shares or units of ownership in unincorporated business enterprises, such as 

limited partnerships 

Debt Securities

 Debt, registered and bearer, including bonds and notes (unstripped and stripped) and bonds with multiple 

call options 

 Convertible debt and debt with attached warrants 

 Zero-coupon debt and discount notes 

 Index-linked debt securities (e.g., property index certificates) 

 Commercial paper (including asset-backed commercial paper) 

 Bankers' acceptances and trade acceptances 

 Negotiable certificates of deposit, bank notes, and deposit notes 

 Notes, including those issued under note issuance facilities and revolving underwriting facilities mediumterm notes, promissory notes, deep-discounted, currency-linked (e.g., dual-currency), floating rate notes 

(FRN), such as perpetual notes (PRN), variable rate notes (VRN), structured FRN, reverse FRN, collared 
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FRN, step up recovery FR (SURF), and range/corridor/accrual notes 

 Asset-backed securities (see Section III.D) 

 All other long-term and short-term debt securities 

(Note: U.S. debt securities that are still outstanding as of June 30 should be reported even if the maturity date has 

passed.) 

C. DO NOT REPORT

Do not report any: 

 Derivative contracts (including futures, forwards, swaps, options and warrants) meeting the definition of a 

derivative under ASC 815 (formerly FAS 133). Embedded derivatives that are not bifurcated under ASC 

815 should be included in the value of the host contract. However, if an embedded derivative is bifurcated 

the derivative should be excluded from the report. 

 Securities which have been temporarily received as collateral under resale agreements or similar financing 

agreements (see Section III.F) 

 Loans and loan participation certificates 

 Letters of credit 

 Non-negotiable certificates of deposit 

 Bank deposits, including time (except for negotiable CDs) and demand deposits 

 Annuities, including variable rate annuities 

 Foreign securities, including: 

1. Depositary receipts (DRs) backed by foreign securities, including ADRs (American Depositary 

Receipts), ADSs (American Depositary Shares), GDRs (Global Depositary Receipts), and IDRs 

(International Depositary Receipts). 

2. Securities issued by international and regional organizations with extra-territorial status, such as the 

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD or World Bank) or the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB). (See Appendix C for a list of these organizations.) 

3. Securities issued in the United States by foreign-resident entities (e.g., Canadian or Mexican 

entities), even if they are denominated in U.S. dollars and traded on U.S. securities exchanges. 

4. Securities issued by foreign subsidiaries of U.S. entities (e.g., GMAC Canada) or foreign branches 

of U.S. banks, even if they are guaranteed by the U.S. parent company, or issued in the United 

States. 

5. Securities issued by foreign-resident entities under Section 144A of the SEC Act. 

6. Securities issued by corporations that were incorporated outside of the United States by the report 
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as of date, including companies incorporated offshore in countries such as the Cayman Islands and 

Bermuda. 

D. ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

Asset-backed securities (ABS) are securitized interests in a pool of assets, which give the purchaser a claim against 

the cash flows generated by the underlying assets. Securities backed by revolving credits, such as pools of credit 

card receivables, are reported as ABS if the return to the owner is based upon these credits, (i.e., the credits do not 

merely serve as collateral). Foreign-owned ABS should be reported if the issuer securitizing the assets is a U.S. 

resident. The underlying asset should not be used to determine if the ABS are reportable. 

Include as ABS all collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs), 

collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), and other securities backed by pools 

of: 

 mortgages; 

 credit card receivables; 

 automobile loans; 

 consumer and personal loans; 

 commercial and industrial loans and other whole loans; and 

 other assets. 

E. FUNDS AND RELATED EQUITY OWNERSHIP

 Report foreign-residents’ ownership of shares/units of funds and investment trusts legally established in the 

United States (U.S.-resident funds) as equity securities. All foreign-residents’ ownership of U.S.- resident 

fund shares should be assigned security type = 3 (fund shares), and not categorized as a debt security, 

regardless of the types of securities held by the fund. 

For purposes of this report, funds include all investment vehicles that pool investors’ money and invest the 

pooled money in one or more of a variety of assets. Funds include, but are not limited to: 

 mutual funds (including both open-end and closed-end mutual funds); 

 money market funds; 

 investment trusts; 

 index-linked funds; 

 exchange-traded funds (ETFs); 
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 hedge funds; and 

 common trust funds. 

The determination of whether a fund’s shares are a U.S. security is based on the country in which the fund

is legally established, not based on the residence of the issuers of the securities the fund purchases. For 

example, if a foreign resident owns shares in a fund organized in New York, these shares are reportable 

U.S. securities, whether or not the fund purchases foreign securities. Conversely, foreign- resident 

ownership of shares of “offshore” or other foreign-resident funds that purchase U.S. securities should not 

be reported. 

Many funds established outside of the United States have names that are similar to U.S.-resident fund 

names. This often occurs when the fund is managed by a group that also manages many U.S.-resident 

funds and therefore may be thought of as managing only U.S.-resident funds. If there is doubt as to 

whether the investment should be classified as a fund or whether a fund is U.S. or foreign, please contact 

FRBNY staff at 212-720-6300 or 646-720-6300. 

 Report the ownership of U.S. securities by foreign-resident funds. 

Although ownership of shares of foreign-resident funds are excluded from this report, any U.S. securities 

owned by foreign-resident funds for their portfolio are reportable. These are distinct investments and, 

therefore, are not duplicate reporting. U.S. securities owned by foreign-resident funds should be classified 

as either equity, debt, or asset-backed securities, as indicated in Section III.B. 

 Reporting guidelines for Hedge Funds and other alternative investments

Investment advisors, managers or similar types of legal entities that create master and feeder funds 

both outside and inside the U.S. should report as follows: 

 Investments between the U.S. and foreigner entities (affiliates) that the investment manager 

establishes, is portfolio investment and should be reported on this report. 

Example 1

A U.S. investment manager creates a U.S. Master Fund, a Cayman Feeder Fund, and a U.S Feeder Fund. The 

investments between the manager and the foreign feeder funds are direct investments. However, the investment 

that the foreign feeder fund has in the master fund is portfolio investment and should be reported in the TIC 

system. Purchase and sales of the master fund shares by the foreign feeder fund should be reported on the TIC 
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S by the U.S. based master fund and the master fund should report the ownership of their “shares” by the 

foreign feeder funds as issuer of the “domestic security” on the SHL(A) report. If a U.S. custodian is involved 

in the holding the “domestic security” then the reporting responsibility would be on the U.S. custodian to report 

on the SHL(A).

Example 2

A foreign hedge fund creates a U.S. based Master Fund, a Cayman Feeder Fund, and a U.S. Feeder Fund. 

The investments between the hedge fund and the U.S. feeder funds are direct investments. However, the 

investment that the foreign feeder fund has in the master fund is portfolio investment and should be 

reported in the TIC system. Purchase and sales of the master fund shares by the foreign feeder fund should 

be reported on the TIC S by the U.S. based master fund and the master fund should also report the 

ownership of their “shares” by the foreign feeder funds as issuer of the “domestic security” on the SHL(A) 

report. If a U.S. custodian is involved in the holding of the “domestic security” then the reporting 

responsibility would be on the U.S. custodian to report on the SHL(A). 

 Exclude any investment between the entity that formed the funds (as a general partner) and all the 

entities it creates. These are direct investment and should be reported to the Bureau of Economic 

Analysis 

Note: The descriptions of the various examples are based on common master/feeder fund structures. It is possible 

for there to be different types of structures when creating these funds and they may be called different names by 

some entities. Ultimately, if the investment is not Direct Investment then it will fall into the category of portfolio 

investment and needs to be reported as part of the TIC system. 

F. SECURITIES INVOLVED IN REPURCHASE AND SECURITIES LENDING ARRANGEMENTS

A repurchase agreement (repo) is an arrangement involving the sale of securities at a specified price with a 

commitment to repurchase the same or similar securities at a specified price on a future date. A reverse repo is an 

agreement whereby a security is purchased at a specified price with a commitment to resell the same or similar 

securities at a specified price on a specified future date. Securities lending/borrowing arrangements are agreements 

whereby the ownership of a security is transferred in return for collateral, usually another security or cash, under 

condition that the security or similar security will revert to its original owner at a future date. 

Securities "sold" by foreign residents under repurchase agreements or buy/sell back agreements, lent under

securities lending arrangements, or delivered out as collateral as part of a reverse repurchase agreement or security 

borrowing agreement should be reported as if the securities were continuously held by the foreign resident. That is, 
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the security lender’s U.S. custodian should report the U.S. security as if no repurchase agreement or buy/sell back 

agreement occurred.

Securities temporarily acquired by foreign residents as collateral under reverse repurchase agreements, securities 

lending or borrowing arrangements, or buy/sell back agreements should NOT be reported. That is, the security 

borrower’s U.S. custodian should exclude the U.S. security as if no resale agreement or buy/sell back agreement 

occurred. 

However, if cash was temporarily received as collateral and was used to purchase securities, those securities should 

be reported. 

G. STRIPPED SECURITIES

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities (STRIPS) and other similar instruments are 

securities that have been transformed from a principal amount with periodic interest coupons into a series of zerocoupon securities, with the range of maturities matching the coupon payment dates and the redemption date of the 

principal amount. 

The residency of the STRIPS and similar instruments is the residence of the entity that issued the stripped security. 

However, the type of issuer of STRIPS and similar instruments is based upon the type of issuer of the underlying 

security. For example, U.S. Treasury STRIPS should be classified as U.S. Treasury securities even though the 

Treasury does not issue or sell STRIPS directly to investors. In addition, all CATS, TIGRS, COUGARS, and 

LIONS should also be classified as U.S. Treasury securities. Holdings of TIPS and Floating Rate Notes should be 

reported at fair market value and should not include inflation accretion. 

Foreign holdings of stripped securities where the underlying security is not an ABS, both the interest-only (IO) 

component and the principal-only (PO) component, should be reported as security type = 10 (bond or note, 

stripped). 

Foreign holdings of stripped securities where the underlying security is an ABS, tranches of stripped ABS, any IO 

component, and any PO component, should be reported as security type = 12 (asset-backed security). 

H. U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR FEDERALLY SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

Securities that are issued by U.S. government agencies or federally sponsored enterprises and owned by foreign 

residents are reportable. In addition, foreign owned securities that are issued by a U.S.-resident entity and 
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guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or federally sponsored enterprises are reportable. For purposes of 

Schedule 2, item 11 (type of issuer), all these securities should be coded as type 2 (agencies). For example, 

securities that are guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) or the Small Business 

Administration (SBA) should be reported as U.S. government agency securities. 

I. DIRECT INVESTMENT

A direct investment relationship exists when a U.S. company owns 10% or more of the voting equity securities of 

an incorporated foreign business (or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated foreign business, including a 

branch), or when a foreign company owns 10% or more of the voting equity securities of an incorporated U.S. 

business (or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated U.S. business, including a branch). Limited partners in a 

limited partnership do not have voting rights and therefore cannot have direct investment. (See Section III.K) If a 

direct investment relationship exists, then in general, all financial positions between the firms are considered direct 

investment. If a direct investment relationship exists between non-banking entities, all securities held by the parent 

entity that were issued by the affiliate of the parent are considered direct investment. However, if one of the 

entities is a banking or securities brokerage firm, the inter-company holdings are considered direct 

investment only if they provide permanent capital. All holdings known to be direct investment should be 

excluded from this report. 

J. SECURITIES HELD BY U.S. CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORIES

U.S.-resident central securities depositories must report all U.S. securities they are holding in custody (or managing 

the safekeeping of) directly on behalf of foreign residents, such as foreign-resident brokers and dealers who may be 

members of the depository, or foreign-resident securities exchanges or depositories that have established direct 

relationships with the U.S.-resident central securities depository. 

U.S.-resident custodians should report all U.S. securities that are shown on their records as being owned by foreign 

residents (or held in custody by its foreign-resident custodian) even if the safekeeping or settlement of the security 

is done at a U.S.-resident central securities depository. 

K. LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

Foreign-resident limited partner ownership interests in U.S.-resident limited partnerships should be reported as 

security type = 4 (All other equity). Limited partners’ ownership interests do not carry voting rights; therefore, all 

ownership interests, even those greater than 10%, are reportable. The Number of Shares field on Schedule 2 (item 

18) should be defaulted to the value reported in the US$ Fair Value field (item 16) because limited partnerships do 
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not issue shares. 

General partner ownership interests are always considered to be direct investment and all such interests should be 

excluded from this report. 

L. ACCOUNTING RULES, VALUATION OF SECURITIES, AND CALCULATION OF U.S. DOLLAR 

VALUES

Accounting Rules

All securities should be reported using settlement date accounting. Gross long positions should be reported. Do 

not net any short positions from long positions. Do not enter decimals or negative values in any cells. 

Valuation of Securities

Report the fair value of securities as of close of business on the last business day of June. The fair value follows the 

definition under ASC 820 (formerly FAS 157). For coupon bonds, valuations should be based on “clean” prices, 

that is, excluding accrued interest. 

U.S.-resident custodians should, at a minimum, report the fair value to the extent that it is available as part of the 

services provided to their customers, even if the price available is for a date prior to the last business day of June. If 

there is doubt as to whether to report the available fair value or to report a fair value of zero, please contact FRBNY 

report staff at 212-720-6300 or 646-720-6300. 

For ABS, the value of the unpaid principal amount outstanding at close of business on the last business day of June 

should be reported; if principal has been repaid, this value will not be the same as the original face value, revalued 

at end-period market prices. 

Foreign Currency Denominated Securities – CALCULATION OF U.S. DOLLAR VALUES

If the security is not denominated in U.S. dollars (US$) and a U.S. dollar fair value is not available in your system, 

convert the foreign currency denominated fair value into US$ using the spot exchange rate as of the close of 

business on the last business day of June. If you need assistance locating an exchange rate, please contact FRBNY 

staff at 212-720-6300 or 646-720-6300. 

If the exchange rate is normally quoted in units of foreign currency per US$, such as ¥105.75/US$, divide foreign 

currency values by the foreign exchange rate to obtain the US$ values. For example, if the value of a U.S. security 
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issued in Japan is ¥ 200,000, and the exchange rate is ¥105.75/US$, divide ¥ 200,000 by 105.75 to obtain US$ 

1,891. 

If the exchange rate is normally quoted in US$ per units of the foreign currency, such as US$1.75/UK£, multiply 

foreign currency values by the US$ exchange rate value of the foreign currency to obtain the US$ values. For 

example, if the value of a U.S. security issued in the United Kingdom is UK £1,000 and the exchange rate is 

US$1.75/UK£, multiply UK £1,000 by 1.75 to obtain US$ 1,750. 

M. DATA RETENTION PERIOD

All data used to create this report must be retained by the reporter for a period of 36 months from the date of the 

report's submission. 

N. REVIEW OF DATA AND REQUEST FOR REVISED DATA

Data submitted on the reporting schedules are reviewed by FRBNY staff. As a result of this review, the reporter 

may be asked by FRBNY staff to provide supplemental information, including reasons for significant data changes 

between reporting periods, or corrected data. In addition, FRBNY staff may request: (1) information to ensure that 

all reportable U.S. securities have been reported; (2) information to ensure that all reported U.S. securities are 

owned by foreign residents (or held by foreign-resident custodians or foreign-resident central securities 

depositories); or (3) other information that helps to explain or corroborate the submitted data. 

Reporters filing data on electronic media that are not formatted per the specifications in Appendix G will be 

required to resubmit the data in the proper format. 

Each quarter, FRBNY staff obtains a list of debt securities issued abroad by U.S. companies. Experience has shown 

that most such issues are largely or completely foreign held. FRBNY staff will compare this information with the 

reports submitted by U.S.-resident issuers of foreign placed debt securities to ensure that foreign-issued securities 

are being properly reported. FRBNY will ask the issuers of such securities for additional information in cases of 

apparent under- or over-reporting. 
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IV. LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 1- REPORTER CONTACT IDENTIFICATION 

AND SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A Schedule 1 must be completed by all entities that receive this report booklet. This schedule is used to provide basic 

identifying information and summaries of data reported on Schedule 2 records. Please type or print all information. 

(Please enter your ten-digit Reporter Identification Number (RSSD) at the top of each page of Schedule 1.)

REPORTER CONTACT IDENTIFICATION AND SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Reporter Identification Number (RSSD) - Enter the ten-digit Reporter Identification Number that. If you do 

not know the Reporter Identification Number for your entity, please contact FRBNY staff at 212-720-6300 or 

646-720-6300. 

2. Organization Name - Enter the full legal name of the reporting entity. 

 For items 3 through 6, enter reporting entity’s full mailing address. 

7. Reporting Status - Select “1” only if your parent organization has received authorization to file an 

unconsolidated report but you are exempt (meaning you have no reportable securities in custody or have not 

issued any reportable securities). All other entities should select "2" and file the appropriate Schedule 2 

records. 

8. Reporter Type - Enter one of the following that best describes your organization (Refer to Appendix F - 

Glossary for specific definition of reporters type)

1 = Depository Institution 4 = Insurance Company 7 = Foundation, Trust, or Estate 

2 = Fund/Fund Manager/Sponsor 5 = Other Financial Organization 8 = Institution of Higher Learning 

 (excluding a pension fund) (including BHC and FHC) (e.g., university) 

3 = Pension Fund 6= Non-Financial Organization 9 = Other (not listed above) 

9. Name of Contact - Enter the name of the person who will be the primary contact for this report and can 

answer questions about the data reported. 

10. For items 10 through 12, enter title, telephone number and email address of the contact identified in item 9. 

13. Name of Service Provider or Vendor Used - If a service provider or vendor was used to prepare the data 

reported, enter the name of the service provider. 
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14. Name of Technical Contact - Enter the name of a person who will serve as a contact should any technical 

issues, such as incorrect file formats. If a service provider was used to prepare the data reported, the 

technical contact may be a vendor employee. 

 For items 15 through 17, enter title, telephone number and email address of the contact identified in item 14. 

18. Valuation Technique(s) Used to Determine Fair Value - For each reporting unit, describe the valuation 

technique(s) used to calculate the reported fair values. If securities are automatically valued at zero after a 

specified time period of inactivity, please specify the time period and whether this applies to the security or to 

the client’s holdings of the security. Also, please specify how securities not actively traded on the report date 

and those with internally generated security identification numbers are valued. If your organization has more 

than four reporting units, please attach additional copies of Schedule 1, page 2, with item 18 completed. 

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE 2 INFORMATION

This section contains summary data for the information reported on Schedule 2 records. 

19. Total Number of Schedule 2 Records Submitted - Enter the total number of Schedule 2 records 

submitted. 

20. Total U.S. $ Fair Value of All Equity Securities reported on Schedule 2 records - Enter the sum of the 

U.S.$ fair value of all equity security records (records with Schedule 2, Item 12 = 1, 2, 3, or 4), rounded to 

the nearest U.S. dollar. 

21. Total U.S. $ Fair Value of All Short-Term Debt Securities (excluding asset-backed securities) reported 

on Schedule 2 records - Enter the sum of the U.S. $ fair value of all such security records (records with 

Schedule 2, Item 12 = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11), rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar. 

22. Total U.S. $ Fair Value of All Long-Term Debt Securities (excluding asset-backed securities) reported 

on Schedule 2 records - Enter the sum of the U.S. $ fair value of all such security records (records with 

Schedule 2, Item 12 = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11), rounded to the nearest U.S. dollar. 

23. Total U.S. $ Fair Value of All Asset-Backed Securities reported on Schedule 2 records - Enter the sum 

of the U.S. $ fair value of all such security records (records with Schedule 2, Item 12 = 12), rounded to the 

nearest U.S. dollar. 
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CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

This section must be completed by all reporters.

By signing and dating the certification, the Certifier acknowledges that: 

 He/she has read and understood the reporting requirements of this report; 

 He/she is aware that both civil and criminal penalties may be imposed for filing a false report; and 

 He/she is sufficiently knowledgeable about the activities and functions of this entity that he/she can 

knowingly and with reasonable confidence certify that the information provided in this report is both 

accurate and complete. 

For items 24 through 28. Sign and date the form. Enter the name, job title, telephone number, and email address of 

the person in your organization who certifies that the information provided is complete and accurate. 
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V. LINE-BY-LINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 2 - DETAILS OF SECURITIES

(Please enter your ten-digit Reporter Identification Number (RSSD) at the top of each page of Schedule 2.)

1. Reporter Identification Number (RSSD) - Enter the ten-digit Reporter Identification Number that is printed 

on the mailing label on the report booklet. If you do not know the Reporter Identification Number for your

entity, please contact FRBNY staff at 212-720-6300 or 646-720-6300. 

2. Sequence Number - Enter the sequence number of this record, right justified. The first record should be 

assigned sequence number 1 and each subsequent Schedule 2 record should be sequentially numbered. 

3. Reporting Unit Code - If data being submitted are collected from multiple databases or reporting systems, 

please report an internal code that will enable you to identify the database or system from which the 

information on this Schedule 2 came. This information will greatly reduce the costs of identifying and fixing 

any reporting errors that may occur. 

4. Name of Reporting Unit - Enter a description or name of the reporting unit or area that corresponds to the 

code reported in item 3. 

5. Reporting as - Enter "1" for issuer if your entity issued this security (even if you are also acting as the 

custodian). Enter "2" if your entity did not issue this security. 

6. Security ID - Enter the security ID code used to identify the security reported on this Schedule 2. CUSIP 

codes are strongly preferred. If the CUSIP is not available, please try to provide the ISIN, CINS, Common 

code or SEDOL. Do not use internally generated codes unless this security has not been assigned a code 

by any recognized numbering agency (e.g., limited partnerships). Records for securities for which a portion 

is restricted and a portion is not restricted should be reported with the numbering agency code assigned to the 

unrestricted portion. If excessive internal codes are used, we may have to contact your institution to help 

identify characteristics of certain individual securities. Please include the security ID’s check digit and 

exclude any internal coding characters added to the CUSIP or other numbering agency code.

7. Security ID System - Select the appropriate number from the list shown on the form. For example, if the 

security ID number entered in Item 6 is a CUSIP number, enter “1”; if it is a CINS, enter “3.” If the security 

ID system used is not listed, enter a code of "7" (Other) and provide the name of the organization generating 

the code in item 8. 
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8. Comment Line - If you entered a code of "7" (Other) in item 7 you must provide the name of the 

organization generating the security ID code. 

9. Security Description - Briefly describe the security, providing any relevant descriptive information available. 

Ideally, this would include the type of security, the maturity date if debt or ABS, and: (a) for preferred stock 

the annual dividend; (b) for debt securities, the interest rate; (c) for floating rate notes, how the interest rate is 

calculated (e.g., Libor plus 1.5); and (d) for stripped securities the type of security/tranche. This information is 

particularly important for securities with an internally generated or other security ID not generated by a 

recognized numbering agency, (i.e., security ID system codes = 6 or 7). 

10. Name of Issuer - Enter the name of the entity that issued the security. Please try to provide the full legal 

name of the issuer. For branches of banks, please provide the location of the branch. 

11. Type of Issuer – 

 Enter “1” if the security was issued by the United States government or Federal Financing Bank. 

 Enter “2” if the security was issued or guaranteed by a federal agency (e.g., Government National 

Mortgage Association (GNMA)) or issued by or guaranteed by a federally sponsored enterprise (e.g., 

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)). See Appendix H for a list of these entities. 

 Enter "3" if the security was issued by a state or local government (e.g., New York State bonds). 

 Enter "4" if the security was issued by a depository institution. 

 Enter "5" if the security was issued by all other financial organizations (including BHC and FHC) 

 Enter "6" if the security was issued by a nonfinancial organization.

11. Security Type - Enter the security type code from the list below that most closely describes the type of security 

being reported. (Refer to Appendix F - Glossary for specific definition of Security Type)

 Equity Debt (excluding asset-backed securities) Asset-backed securities 

 1. Common stock 5. Commercial paper 9. Bond or note, unstripped 12. Asset-backed security 

 2. Preferred stock 6. Negotiable CD 10. Bond or note, stripped 

 3. Fund shares 7. Convertible debt security 11. All other debt 

 4. All other equity 8. Zero-coupon bond or note 

1. Type 1 should be used to report all common stock, including restricted common shares. 

2. Type 2 should be used to report all preferred stock, including participating preference shares, 

nonparticipating preference shares, convertible preferred stock, and restricted preferred shares. 

3. Type 3 should be used to report all shares of funds, including funds that invest primarily or exclusively 

in money market instruments and in long-term debt, exchange traded funds, open-end and closed – end 

mutual funds, and unit investment trusts. (See Section III.E) 
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4. Type 4 should be used to report all other types of equity, including foreign-resident limited partner 

ownership of U.S.-resident limited partnerships and any other form of equity not specified in security 

types 1, 2, and 3. 

5. Type 5 should be used to report all commercial paper, including asset-backed commercial paper. 

6. Type 6 should be used to report long-term and short-term negotiable certificates of deposits, 

including negotiable bank notes and negotiable deposit notes issued by U.S. institutions, including 

U.S. branches of U.S. or foreign banks. Non-negotiable certificates of deposit are not reportable. 

7. Type 7 should be used to report all convertible debt securities, including convertible bonds and zerocoupon convertible debt. However, non-convertible debt securities with embedded warrants or 

options should be reported as either type 8 (if a zero-coupon bond or note) or type 9. 

8. Type 8 should be used to report bonds and notes that do not provide interest payments, such as 

discount notes. However: (1) zero-coupon convertible debt should be reported as type 7; (2) 

stripped non-asset-backed securities, both the interest-only (IO) and principal-only (PO) 

components, should be reported as type 10; (3) U.S. Treasury bills should be reported as type 11; 

and (4) stripped asset- backed securities, the tranches, and the IO and PO components, should be 

reported as type 12. 

9. Type 9 should be used to report bonds or notes that: (1) cannot be converted to equity securities, (2) 

provide interest payments, (3) have not been stripped (i.e., not an IO or PO), and (4) do not give the 

owner a claim against the cash flows generated by the underlying assets (i.e., ABS). These bonds 

and notes are commonly referred to as “straight debt.” 

10. Type 10 should be used to report all components of stripped securities, including the IO and PO 

components. However, all tranches of stripped asset-backed securities should be reported as type 

12. 

11. Type 11 should include all debt other than asset-backed securities that is not covered in types 5-10, 

including U.S. Treasury bills. 

12. Type 12 should include only short-term and long-term securities that represent securitized interests 

in a pool of assets and give the investor a claim against the cash flows generated by the underlying 

assets. All tranches of stripped asset-backed securities, as well as unstripped asset-backed securities, 

should be reported as type 12. Debt which is collateralized by assets (real or financial), but only 

give the investor a claim against the underlying interest if the issuer defaults, should be reported as 

types5-11, as appropriate.

13. Country of Residence of Foreign Holder - Enter the country code from Appendix C that corresponds to 

the country of residence of the owner of the security. If the country of residence of the owner is not 

known, report the country of residence of the foreign-resident custodian or foreign-resident central 

securities depository. Positions of international and multinational regional organizations, whether located 

in the United States or elsewhere, should be reported opposite the classification “International,” if 
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worldwide, or opposite the classifications “European,” “Latin American,” “Caribbean,” “Asian,” 

“African,” or “Middle Eastern” regional organizations as indicated in Appendix D. If no country 

information is available (as will often be the case with bearer bonds), enter code 88862. If an excessive 

number of "country unknowns" is reported for securities other than bearer bonds, we will contact your 

institution for further information. 

14. Currency of Denomination - Enter the ISO code from Appendix E that corresponds to the currency in 

which the security is denominated. 

15. Type of Foreign Holder

 Enter "1" if the owner is an official institution (see Appendix C or D) even if the account is held in the 

name of a foreign custodian or other foreign nominee. 

 Enter “2” for all other owners, including personal trusts and other investment vehicles even if the 

beneficial owner is an individual. 

16. U.S. $ Fair Value- Enter the U.S. $ fair value of foreign-residents' ownership of this security, rounded to 

the nearest U.S. dollar. (See Section III.L, Valuation of Securities, for more information on how to 

calculate the fair value.) 

17. Fair Value in Currency of Denomination - Enter the fair value of foreign-residents' ownership of this 

security, rounded to the nearest currency unit. For ABS, the fair value should be calculated based on the 

remaining principal outstanding (item 19) rather than the original face value. If the currency of issue is 

US$, report the same value as in item 20. (See Section III.L, Valuation of Securities, for more information 

on how to calculate the fair value.) 

FOR EQUITY SECURITIES ONLY

18. Number of Shares - Enter the number of shares owned by foreigners, including fractional shares, rounded to 

the nearest share. Wherever possible, combine partial shares with other ownership shares of the same security 

to reduce reporting disparities introduced by rounding partial shares. Securities for which the amount foreign 

owned is zero should not be reported. 

FOR ALL DEBT SECURITIES (NON-ABS AND ABS)

19. Face Value or Remaining Principal in Currency of Denomination - Enter the face value held in the 

currency of denomination, rounded to the nearest whole currency unit. If a security is traded in units, then 
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calculate the face value as: (face value of each unit) * (the number of units held) and report the result in this 

field. Securities for which the amount held is zero should not be reported or Enter the remaining principal 

outstanding as of June 30, in the currency of denomination, rounded to the nearest whole currency unit. This 

will equal the original face value if no principal has been repaid. If a security is traded in units, then 

calculate the remaining face value as: (remaining face value of each unit) * (the number of units held) and 

report the result in this field. Securities for which the amount held is zero should not be reported. 

FOR ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES ONLY

20. Original Face Value in Currency of Denomination - Enter the original face value owned by foreigners in the 

currency of denomination, rounded to the nearest whole currency unit. This is the value that is (would have 

been) outstanding if no principal has been (had been) repaid. If a security is traded in units, then calculate the 

original face value as: (original face value of each unit) * (the number of units) and report the result in this field. 

FOR ALL DEBT SECURITIES (NON-ASSET BACKED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES) 

21. Issue Date - Enter the issue date of this security in MMDDYYYY format. For example, if the security was 

issued on October 4, 1985, enter 10041985. If there are multiple issue dates, enter the first such issue date.

22. Maturity Date - Enter the final maturity date (when all remaining principal and interest are due) of this 

security in MMDDYYYY format. For example, if the security's final maturity date is January 5, 2010, enter 

01052010.
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APPENDIX A 

SAMPLE REPORTING FORM SHL/SHLA 

This form is also available separately at the following Treasury website: 

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms-sh.aspx
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Report of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities, Including Selected Money Market Instruments

(SHL(A))

SCHEDULE 1: REPORTER CONTACT IDENTIFICATION AND 

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Reporter Identification Number (RSSD): ....................................................

2. Organization Name: 

3. Street Address:

4. City: 5. State: 6. Zip Code: 

7. Reporting Status:............................................................................................................................. 

1 = Exempt - Under the exemption level 

2 = Not Exempt - Schedule 2 records being submitted 

8. Reporter Type:................................................................................................................................

1 = Depository Institution 4 = Insurance Company 7 = Foundation, trust, estate

2 = Fund/Fund Manager/Sponsor

(excluding pension fund)

5 = Other Financial Organization

 (including BHC, FHC, broker/dealers)

8 = Institution of higher learning

 (e.g., university)

3 = Pension Fund 6 = Non-financial Organization 9 = Other (not listed above)

If you would like to provide more than one contact name, please attach additional copies of page 1, Schedule 1, with items 9 

through 13 completed. 

Business Contact Information: 

9. Name: __________________________________________________________________________________ 

10. Title: __________________________________________________________________________________ 

11. Telephone Number: ____________________________ 

12. Email Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

13. Name of Service Provider or Vendor Used (if applicable): ___________________________________________ 

Technical Contact Information: 

14. Name: __________________________________ 15. Title: ___________________________________________ 

16. Telephone Number: ______________________ 17. Email Address: ___________________________________ 

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Reporter Identification Number (RSSD):.......................................................... 

18. Valuation Technique(s) Used to Determine Fair Values 

For each reporting unit, please describe the valuation technique(s) used to determine reported fair values. If securities are 

automatically valued at zero after a specified time period of inactivity, please specify the time period and whether this applies 

to the security or to the client’s holdings of the security. Also, please specify how securities not actively traded on the report 

date and those with internally generated security identification numbers are valued. 

Reporting Unit Valuation Description

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Reporter Identification Number (RSSD)...........................................................

SUMMARY OF SCHEDULE 2 INFORMATION

19. Total Number of Schedule 2s Submitted............................................................... , , 

20. Total US$ Fair Value of All Equity Securities ................... , , , , 

 Reported on Schedule 2(s) 

21. Total US$ Fair Value of All Short-Term Debt Securities... , , , , 

 (excluding asset-backed securities) Reported on Schedule 2(s) 

22. Total US$ Fair Value of All Long-Term Debt Securities.... , , , ,

 (excluding asset-backed securities) Reported on Schedule 2(s) 

23. Total US$ Fair Value of All Asset-Backed................... , , , , 

 Securities Reported on Schedule 2(s) 

 

CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

By signing the certification below you acknowledge that: 

 You have read and understood the reporting requirements of this report;

 You are aware that both civil and criminal penalties may be imposed for filing a false report; and

 You are sufficiently knowledgeable about the activities and functions of your organization that you can knowingly and 

with reasonable confidence certify that the information provided in this report is both accurate and complete. 

Certifier's Signature: 24. Date Signed:

25. Certifier's Name: 

26. Certifier's Title:

27. Certifier's Telephone Number: 

28. Certifier's Email Address:

SHL(A) Schedule 1, Page 3 of 3
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.... .......

......... ...

SCHEDULE 2: DETAILS OF SECURITIES 

1. Reporter Identification Number (RSSD):......................................................... 

2. Sequence Number: ............................................................................................ , , , , 

3. Reporting Unit:.......................................................................................................................... 

4. Name of Reporting Unit: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

5. Reporting As: .............................................................................................................................. 

 1 = Issuer 2 = Custodian 

6. Security ID................................................................................. 

7. Security ID System: .......................................................................................................................

1 = CUSIP 2 = ISIN 3 = CINS 4 = Common Code 5 = SEDOL

6 = Internally Generated 7 = Other (provide answer to 8)

8. For code of Other (7) enter the name of the organization or system that assigned the Security ID:

9. Security Description:

10. Name of Issuer:

11. Type of Issuer: ........................................................................................................................... 

1 = United States Treasury and Federal Financing Bank 4 = Depository institution 

2 = Federal agency or federally sponsored enterprise 5 = Other financial organization (including BHC, FHC, broker/dealer) 

3 = State or local government, including their subdivisions 6 = Nonfinancial organization 

12. Security Type: .......................................................................................................................

Equities Debt (excluding asset-backed securities) Asset-Backed Securities 

1 = Common stock 5 = Commercial paper 9 = Bond or note, unstripped 12 = Asset-backed security

2 = Preferred stock 6 = Negotiable CD 10 = Bond or note, stripped

3 = Fund shares 7 = Convertible debt security 11 = All other debt

4 = All other equity 8 = Zero-coupon bond or note

13. Country of Residence of Foreign Holder: (Refer to Appendix C)............................................. 

14. Currency of Denomination: (Refer to Appendix E)........................................................................ 

15. Type of Foreign Holder: (Refer to Appendix C and D) ............................................................................ 

1 = Official 2 = Other 

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Reporter Identification Number (RSSD): .............................................................

16. US$ Fair Value of Security:........................................................ ... ... , , , 

17. Fair Value of Security in the Currency of Denomination:........................ , , , 

 

(Security Types 1, 2, 3 or 4) 

18. Number of Shares:....................................................................... , , , 

FOR ALL DEBT SECURITIES 

(NON-ASSET-BACKED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES)

(Security Types 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12) 

19. Face Value (for non-ABS) or Remaining Principal Outstanding (for ABS) 

 in the Currency of Denomination: ............................................. , , , , , , 

(Security Type 12) 

20. Original Face Value in the Currency of Denomination: ........................... , , , 

(Security Types 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12) 

21. Issue Date: (MMDDYYYY).............................................................................. 

22. Maturity Date: (MMDDYYYY).......................................................................... 

SHL(A) Schedule 2, Page 2 of 2 

FOR EQUITIES ONLY 

FOR ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES ONLY

FOR ALL DEBT SECURITIES 

(NON-ASSET-BACKED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES)
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PPE DI

B
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APPENDIX B - FLOWCHARTS SHOWING REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY

A. FLOWCHART FOR U.S.-RESIDENT CUSTODIANS (all securities, including all bookentry securities held at a U.S.-resident central securities depository)

1. A foreign-resident investor or custodian uses U.S.-resident custodian to hold U.S. securities for its account and 

the U.S.-resident custodian does not use a U.S. resident sub-custodian. 

Foreign-resident 

owner 

or 

Foreign-resident 

custodian 

U.S.-resident 

custodian 

U.S.-resident 

central securities 

depository 

Reports on Schedule 2 Reports only if no U.S.-resident 

custodian is used 

2. A foreign-resident investor or custodian uses U.S.-resident custodian to hold U.S. securities for its account and 

the U.S.-resident custodian uses a U.S. resident sub-custodian. 

Foreign-resident 

owner 

or

Foreign-resident 

custodian 

U.S.-resident 

custodian 

U.S.-resident subcustodian 

Reports on Schedule 2 if 

they don’t fully disclose the 

client information to the 

sub-custodian

Reports on Schedule 2 if they 

know the foreign client 
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B. FLOWCHART FOR U.S.-RESIDENT ISSUERS (registered securities, including all book-entry 

securities not issued directly into a foreign market)

U.S. registered security is held directly by a foreigner (i.e., no U.S.-resident custodian and no U.S.-resident 

central securities depository is used). 

Foreign-resident 

owner 

or 

Foreign-resident 

custodian 

or 

Foreign-resident central 

securities depository 

U.S.-resident 

issuer 

Reports on Schedule 2 

C. FLOWCHART FOR SECURITIES ISSUED DIRECTLY INTO THE FOREIGN MARKET

Issuers should assume that the entire issue is held directly by foreign residents. U.S.-resident custodians should 

report all securities held in custody that are foreign owned. 

Foreign-resident 

owner 

U.S.-resident 

issuer 

U.S.-resident 

custodian 

Reports ENTIRE issue on Schedule 2 Reports amounts owned by foreigners on Schedule 2 

Note: FRBNY eliminates double reporting on a security-by-security basis. Custodial information is used 

to provide information on the geographical distribution of the owners of these securities.
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FLOWCHART FOR DETERMINING REPORTABLE SECURITIES

Is this an equity security, a 

debt security (including 

ABS), or a reportable money 

market instrument?

Do not report nonsecurities such as 

NO derivatives, loans, 

and nonnegotiable 

deposits. 

YES

Is this security 

issued by a U.S. 

resident?

(See Note)

Do not report 

securities issued 

by foreign 

residents, 

NO including foreign 

branches and 

subsidiaries of 

U.S. entities.

YES

YES

Is the owner of the 

U.S. security a 

foreign resident?

Do not report U.S. 

securities owned 

NO by U.S. residents 

because this 

investment does 

not represent a 

cross-border 

investment. 

If a U.S. equity security, 

does the investment NO

represent less than 10% of

the issuer’s voting equity? 

YES 

This security is reportable. Please refer 

to Flowcharts A through C to determine 

who is responsible for reporting 

detailed Schedule 2 data.

In most cases, do 

not report 

investments that 

represent 10% or 

more of the 

issuer’s voting 

equity, i.e., direct 

investments. (See 

Section III.I for a 

complete 

definition of direct 

investment.) 

Note: Depositary receipts/shares backed by foreign securities are considered “foreign.” In addition, all securities 

issued by the multinational organizations listed in Appendix Dare considered foreign. 
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APPENDIX C 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION 

CODES FOR COUNTRIES, AREAS & INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF REPORTING ON 

TREASURY INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FORMS 

The most recent version of this appendix is now a separate document. 

A copy is in Column A on the Treasury website at: 

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/foihome.aspx
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APPENDIX D 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

CERTAIN FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS CLASSIFIED AS OFFICIAL, 

A LIST TO BE USED ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF REPORTING ON 

TREASURY INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL (TIC) FORMS

The most recent version of this appendix is now a separate document. 

A copy is in column B on the Treasury website at: 

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/foihome.aspx
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APPENDIX E : LIST OF CURRENCY CODES

Code 

AFN 

ALL 

DZD 

ADP 

AOR 

ARS 

AMD 

AWG 

AUD 

AZM 

BSD 

BHD 

BDT 

BBD 

BYR 

BZD 

BMD 

BTN 

BOB 

BWP 

BAM 

BRL 

BND 

BGN 

BIF 

KHR 

CAD 

CVE 

KYD 

XOF 

XAF 

XPF 

CLP 

CNY 

COP 

KMF 

CDF 

CRC 

HRK 

CUP 

Currency

Afghanistan Afghani 

Albanian Lek 

Algerian Dinar 

Andorran Peseta

Angolan Kwanza Reajustado 

Argentine Peso 

Armenian Dram 

Aruban Guilder 

Australian Dollar 

Azerbaijanian New Manat 

Bahamian Dollar 

Bahraini Dinar 

Bangladeshi Taka 

Barbados Dollar 

Belarusian Ruble 

Belize Dollar 

Bermudian Dollar 

Bhutan Ngultrum 

Bolivian Boliviano 

Botswana Pula 

Bosnia & Herzegovina 

Convertible Marks 

Brazilian Real 

Brunei Dollar 

Bulgarian Lev 

Burundi Franc 

Cambodian Riel 

Canadian Dollar 

Cape Verde Escudo 

Cayman Islands Dollar 

CFA Franc BCEAO 

CFA Franc BEAC 

CFP Franc 

Chilean Peso 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi 

Colombian Peso 

Comoro Franc 

Congolais Franc 

Costa Rican Colon 

Croatian Kuna 

Cuban Peso 

Code 

CYP 

CZK 

DKK 

DJF 

DOP 

XCD 

EGP 

SVC 

ERN 

EEK 

ETB 

EUR 

FKP 

FJD 

GMD 

GEL 

GHC 

GIP 

GTQ 

GWP 

GNF 

GYD 

HTG 

HNL 

HKD 

HUF 

ISK 

INR 

IDR 

IRR 

IQD 

JMD 

JPY 

JOD 

KZT 

KES 

KWD 

KGS 

LAK 

LVL 

Currency

Cyprus Pound 

Czech Koruna 

Danish Krone 

Djibouti Franc 

Dominican Peso 

East Caribbean Dollar 

Egyptian Pound 

El Salvador Colon 

Eritrea Nakfa 

Estonia Kroon 

Ethiopian Birr 

European Union Euro 

Falkland Islands Pound 

Fiji Dollar 

Gambia Dalasi 

Georgia Lari Ghana 

Cedi Gibraltar 

Pound Guatemala 

Quetzal GuineaBissau Peso Guinea 

Franc Guyana 

Dollar Haitian 

Gourde Honduras 

Lempira Hong 

Kong Dollar 

Hungarian Forint 

Iceland Krona 

Indian Rupee 

Indonesian Rupiah 

Iranian Rial 

Iraqi Dinar 

Jamaican Dollar 

Japanese Yen 

Jordanian Dinar 

Kazakhstan Tenge 

Kenyan Shilling 

Kuwaiti Dinar 

Kyrgyzstan Som 

Laos Kip 

Latvian Lats 
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Code 

LBP 

LSL 

LRD 

LYD 

LTL 

MOP 

MKD 

MGF 

MWK 

MYR 

MVR 

MTL 

MRO 

MUR 

MXN 

MDL 

MNT 

MAD 

MZM 

MMK 

NAD 

NPR 

ANG 

ILS 

TWD 

NZD 

NIO 

NGN 

KPW 

NOK 

OMR 

PKR 

PAB 

PGK 

PYG 

PEN 

PHP 

PLN 

GBP 

QAR 

ROL 

RUB 

RWF 

SHP 

WST 

Currency 

Lebanese Pound 

Lesotho Lote 

Liberian Dollar 

Libyan Dinar 

Lithuanian Litas 

Macau SAR Pataca 

Macedonian Denar 

Malagasy Franc 

Malawi Kwacha 

Malaysian Ringgit 

Maldives Rufiyaa 

Maltese Lira 

Mauritania Ouguiya 

Mauritius Rupee 

Mexican Peso 

Moldovan Leu 

Mongolian Tugrik 

Moroccan Dirham 

Mozambique New Metical 

Myanmar Kyat 

Namibia Dollar 

Nepalese Rupee 

Netherlands Antillean Guilder 

New Israeli Shekel 

New Taiwan Dollar 

New Zealand Dollar 

Nicaraguan Cordoba Oro 

Nigerian Naira 

North Korean Won 

Norwegian Krone 

Omani Rial 

Pakistani Rupee 

Panamanian Balboa 

Papua New Guinea Kina 

Paraguay Guarani 

Peruvian New Sol 

Philippine Peso 

Polish Zloty 

Pound Sterling 

Qatari Rial 

Romanian Leu 

Russian Ruble 

Rwanda Franc 

Saint Helena Pound 

Samoan Tala 

Code 

STD 

SAR 

SCR 

SLL 

SGD 

SKK 

SIT 

SBD 

SOS 

ZAR 

KRW 

SSP 

LKR 

SDD 

SRG 

SZL 

SEK 

CHF 

SYP 

TWD 

TJS 

TZS 

THB 

TOP 

TTD 

TND 

TRY 

TMM 

UGX 

UAH 

AED 

USD 

UYU 

UZS 

VUV 

VEB 

VND 

YER 

YUM 

ZMK 

ZWD 

Currency 

Sao Tome & Principe Dora 

Saudi Arabian Riyal 

Seychelles Rupee 

Sierra Leone Leone 

Singapore Dollar 

Slovak Koruna 

Slovenia Tolar 

Solomon Islands Dollar 

Somali Shilling 

South African Rand 

South Korean Won 

South Sudanese Pound 

Sri Lanka Rupee 

Sudanese Dinar 

Suriname Guilder 

Swziland Lilangeni 

Swedish Krona 

Swiss Franc 

Syrian Pound 

Taiwan New Dollar 

Tajikistan Somoni 

Tanzanian Shilling 

Thailand Baht 

Tongan Pa’anga 

Trinidad and Tobago Dollar 

Tunisian Dinar 

Turkish Yani 

Turkmenistan Manat 

Uganda New Shilling 

Ukrainian Hryvnia 

United Arab Emirates Dirham 

United States Dollar 

Uruguayo Peso 

Uzbekistan Sum 

Vanuatu Vatu 

Venezuelan Bolivar 

Vietnamese Dong 

Yemeni Rial 

Yugoslavian Dinar 

Zambian Kwacha 

Zimbabwean Dollar 
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APPENDIX – F 

GLOSSARY 

The most recent version of this appendix is now a separate document. 

A copy is on the TIC website at: 

http://www.treasury.gov/ticdata/Publish/ticglossary-june2014.pdf 
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APPENDIX – G 

Technical Information for Electronic Submission

The instruction guide on how to submit through Reporting Central can be found at the link below: 

http://www.frbservices.org/files/reporting/pdf/external_user_guide.pdf
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APPENDIX – H 

LIST OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND FEDERALLY SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

A. U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES and CORPORATIONS

Architect of the Capital 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

Department of Agriculture, including former Rural Electrification Administration (REA), and 

former Farmers Housing Administration (FmHA). 

Department of Defense and Military Services (e.g. Air Force) 

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 

Department of Interior 

Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank)

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) 

Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation (FCSFAC)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including FSLIC Resolution Fund

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) 

Financing Corporation (FICO) 

General Services Administration (GSA)

Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae) 

Maritime Administration 

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 

National Consumer Cooperative Bank 

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) 

Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP) 

Rural Telephone Bank

Small Business Administration (SBA) 

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), including lease obligations

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

B. FEDERALLY SPONSORED ENTERPRISES

Farm Credit System: 

Agricultural Credit Bank (ACB) 

Farm Credit Banks (FCB) 

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (FAMC or Farmer Mac) 

Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLB) 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac)

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) 
Appendix C: Data for Exhibits Shown

in Graphical Form

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Exhibit 1: Foreign holdings of U.S. securities, by type of security, as of end‐June

Billions of dollars

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 

Long‐term securities 7,162 9,136 9,463 8,492 9,736 11,561 12,451 13,532 15,5

Equities 2,430 3,130 2,969 2,252 2,814 3,830 4,237 5,070 6,3

Debt 4,733 6,007 6,494 6,240 6,921 7,731 8,213 8,462 9,1

U.S. Treasury 1,727 1,965 2,211 2,604 3,343 4,049 4,673 4,916 5,3U.S. agency 984 1,304 1,464 1,196 1,086 1,031 991 874 8

Corporate 2,021 2,738 2,820 2,440 2,493 2,651 2,549 2,672 2,9

Short‐term debt 615 635 858 1,149 956 878 811 878 8

U.S. Treasury 253 229 379 862 743 658 637 679 6U.S. agency 147 109 174 90 61 43 29 25 Corporate 215 297 306 197 152 177 145 173 2

Total long‐term and short‐term 7,778 9,772 10,322 9,641 10,691 12,440 13,261 14,410 16,4

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Exhibit 2: Value of foreign‐owned U.S. long‐term securities and share of the total outstanding, by asset class, as of end‐June, selected s

Trillions of dollars except as noted

Jun2006 Jun2007 Jun2008 Jun2009 Jun2010 Jun2011 Jun2012 Jun2013 Jun2014 

Total Total outstanding 46.7 54.0 52.2 47.0 50.4 58.2 59.5 66.0 74.5 

Foreign‐owned 7.2 9.1 9.5 8.5 9.7 11.6 12.5 13.5 15.5 Percent foreign‐owned 15.3 16.9 18.1 18.1 19.3 19.9 20.9 20.5 20.9 

Treasuries Total outstanding 3.3 3.5 3.6 4.6 6.3 7.8 8.9 9.8 10.7 

Foreign‐owned 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.6 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.9 5.4 

Percent foreign‐owned 51.7 56.6 60.8 56.5 52.9 51.9 52.4 50.0 50.3 

Agencies Total outstanding 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 

Foreign‐owned 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 

Percent foreign‐owned 17.2 20.7 20.8 16.4 15.4 14.6 13.9 12.1 11.4 

Corporate debt Total outstanding 10.5 11.6 12.3 12.3 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 12.0 

Foreign‐owned 2.0 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.7 3.0 Percent foreign‐owned 19.3 23.6 23.0 19.9 21.3 22.7 21.8 22.7 24.7 

Equities Total outstanding 27.2 32.6 29.3 22.9 25.3 31.6 31.7 37.2 44.5 

Foreign‐owned 2.4 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.8 3.8 4.2 5.1 6.4 Percent foreign‐owned 8.9 9.6 10.1 9.8 11.1 12.1 13.4 13.6 14.3 

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Billions of dollars except as noted

Date U.S. holdings

Foreign 

holdings

Ratio: U.S. to 

foreign holdings

Net U.S. 

position

Jun. 2003 2,367 4,503 53% ‐2,136Jun. 2004 3,027 5,431 56% ‐2,404Jun. 2005 3,728 6,262 60% ‐2,534Jun. 2006 4,799 7,162 67% ‐2,363Jun. 2007 6,429 9,136 70% ‐2,707Jun. 2008 6,324 9,463 67% ‐3,139Jun. 2009 4,615 8,492 54% ‐3,877Jun. 2010 5,282 9,736 54% ‐4,454Jun. 2011 6,830 11,561 59% ‐4,731Jun. 2012 6,834 12,451 55% ‐5,616Jun. 2013 7,842 13,532 58% ‐5,691Jun. 2014 9,603 15,539 62% ‐5,936Jun. 2015 9,730 16,202 60% ‐6,473Jun. 2016 9,165 16,230 56% ‐7,065

Exhibit 5: Market value of U.S. holdings of foreign long‐term securities and foreign holdings of U.S. long‐term securities, as of selected survey dates

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Exhibit 7: Foreign holdings of U.S. long‐term corporate and agency debt

Billions of dollars except as noted

Agency Total Agency ABS

Agency non‐

ABS

Agency: ABS 

share Corporate Total Corporate ABS

Corporate non‐

ABS

Jun. 2006 984 386 599 39% 2,021 594 1,427 Jun. 2007 1,304 570 735 44% 2,738 902 1,835 Jun. 2008 1,464 773 691 53% 2,820 760 2,060 Jun. 2009 1,196 752 444 63% 2,440 508 1,931 Jun. 2010 1,086 713 372 66% 2,493 445 2,047 Jun. 2011 1,031 714 317 69% 2,651 426 2,225 Jun. 2012 991 717 274 72% 2,549 404 2,145 

Jun. 2013 874 657 217 75% 2,672 403 2,268 

Jun. 2014 827 668 159 81% 2,974 396 2,578 

Jun. 2015 880 742 138 84% 3,217 412 2,805 

Jun. 2016 954 832 123 87% 3,505 356 3,149 

C-5
Exhibit 8: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. long‐ and short‐term securities, by major investing country, as of June 30, 2016 and June 30,

Billions of dollars

Total Equities Debt Total Equities Debt

Japan 1,903 391 1,513 1,960 428 1,532China, mainland 1,844 330 1,514 1,630 178 1,452Cayman Islands 1,506 884 622 1,525 796 728United Kingdom 1,448 832 616 1,427 741 686Luxembourg 1,297 518 779 1,349 516 832Canada 992 761 231 951 695 255Ireland 831 235 596 931 238 693Switzerland 708 344 365 742 351 391Belgium 602 34 568 589 31 558Taiwan 454 36 418 519 43 476Country unknown 99 1 98 82 * 82

Rest of world 5,451 2,290 3,161 5,436 2,168 3,268Total 17,134 6,655 10,479 17,139 6,186 10,954

Of which: Holdings of foreign official institutions 5,794 961 4,832 5,504 821 4,683

As of end‐June 2015 As of end‐June 2016

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Exhibit 10: Value of long‐term securities held by foreign official institutions, and the percentage of total foreign holdings these represen

Billions of dollars except as noted

Jun2006 Jun2007 Jun2008 Jun2009 Jun2010 Jun2011 Jun2012 Jun2013 Jun201

Total foreign holdings equities 2,430 3,130 2,969 2,252 2,814 3,830 4,237 5,070 6,35

Of which: Foreign official 215 266 363 311 426 567 630 799 95

Percent foreign official 9 9 12 14 15 15 15 16 1Total foreign holdings Treasury debt 1,727 1,965 2,211 2,604 3,343 4,049 4,673 4,916 5,38

Of which: Foreign official 1,213 1,452 1,684 2,054 2,617 3,103 3,489 3,648 3,76

Percent foreign official 70 74 76 79 78 77 75 74 7Total foreign holdings agency debt 984 1,304 1,464 1,196 1,086 1,031 991 874 82

Of which: Foreign official 473 750 966 794 721 635 543 452 43

Percent foreign official 48 58 66 66 66 62 55 52 5Total foreign holdings corporate debt 2,021 2,738 2,820 2,440 2,493 2,651 2,549 2,672 2,97

Of which: Foreign official 96 99 106 107 97 104 110 127 15

Percent foreign official 54444445Total foreign holdings all long‐term securities 7,162 9,136 9,463 8,492 9,736 11,561 12,451 13,532 15,53

Of which: Foreign official 1,997 2,567 3,119 3,266 3,862 4,409 4,772 5,025 5,31

Percent foreign official 28 28 33 39 40 38 38 37 3

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Exhibit 11: Value of short‐term securities held by foreign official institutions, and the percentage of total foreign holdings these represe

Billions of dollars except as noted

Year

Total: 

foreign 

official

Total: 

foreign 

official 

share

Total: 

foreign

Total: 

foreign 

private

Treasury: 

foreign 

official

Treasury: 

foreign 

official 

share

Treasury: 

total

Treasury: 

foreign 

private 

Agency: 

foreign 

official

Agency: 

foreign 

official 

share

Agency: 

total

Agency: 

foreign 

private 

Cor

porat

forei

offic

2006 304 50 615 311 183 72 253 70 110 75 147 37 2007 256 40 635 379 159 70 229 70 80 73 109 29 2008 373 44 858 485 226 60 379 153 130 75 174 44 2009 614 54 1,149 535 572 66 862 290 34 37 90 56 2010 484 51 956 472 454 61 743 289 24 39 61 37 2011 438 50 878 440 414 63 658 244 16 38 43 27 2012 377 47 811 434 366 58 637 271 5 17 29 24 2013 381 43 878 497 363 53 679 316 3 12 25 22 2014 372 42 878 506 341 54 633 292 8 18 42 34 2015 403 43 932 529 367 53 697 330 12 25 49 37 2016 303 33 909 606 272 40 683 411 6 20 32 26 

C-8
Exhibit 12: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities, by major investing country

Billions of dollars

Total Long‐term Nominal TIPS

Floating‐rate 

notes Short‐term

China, mainland 1,240                    1,238                   1,068                  170                     * 2Japan 1,146                    1,086                   1,044                  42                       1                         61

Ireland 269                       235                      199                     20                       16                       35

Cayman Islands 268 175 111 57 7 93

Brazil 251 239 217 13 8 13

Switzerland 238 207 182 24 1 31

United Kingdom 228 199 154 41

4 29

Luxembourg 225 180 146 21 13 45

Taiwan 188 185 171 14 * 3

Hong Kong 185 137 99

4 34 48

Rest of world 2,029 1,706 1,498 164 43 324Total 6,268 5,585 4,889 569 127 683

Of which: Holdings of foreign official institutions 4,034 3,761 3,322 359 80 272

C-9
Exhibit 13: Value of foreign holdings of U.S. equities, by major investing country, as of June 30, 2016

Billions of dollars

Total equity

Common 

stock Fund shares All other Total equity

Common 

stock Fund shares All oth

Cayman Islands 884 563 143 178 796 441 199 United Kingdom 832 715 59 58 741 625 67 Canada 761 636 96 29 695 562 105 Luxembourg 518 480 24 14 516 472 36 Japan 391 332 48 11 428 325 96 Switzerland 344 276 58 10 351 288 57 Ireland 235 217 11 7 238 213 19 Netherlands 202 135 49 19 210 135 60 Norway 199 188 9 1 201 186 15 China, mainland 330 263 14 53 178 129 11 Rest of world 1,960 1,416 413 132 1,831 1,289 408 Total 6,655 5,223 923 509 6,186 4,665 1,073 

Of which: Holdings of foreign official institutions 961 887 42 32 821 728 60 

As of end‐June 2015 As of end‐June 2016

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Exhibit 16. Maturity structure of foreign holdings of U.S. long‐term debt securities, as of June 30, 2016

Percent

All 

holders: 

total debt

All 

holders: 

Treasury 

debt

All 

holders: 

agency 

debt

All 

holders: 

corporate 

debt

Foreign 

official 

holders: 

total debt

Foreign 

official 

holders: 

Treasury 

debt

Foreign 

official 

holders: 

agency 

debt

Foreign 

official 

holders: 

corporate 

debt

Foreign 

private 

holders: 

total debt

Foreign

private 

holders:

Treasury

debt

Up to 1 year 12.1 16.8 4.1 6.8 14.8 16.4 5.5 6.2 9.9 17.

1 to 2 years 12.4 15.9 4.7 9.0 15.0 16.4 5.8 8.4 10.4 14.2 to 3 years 9.6 11.6 1.4 8.6 11.6 12.9 1.6 10.2 7.9 8.3 to 4 years 8.5 9.8 0.9 8.6 10.0 11.1 1.0 9.3 7.4 7.4 to 5 years 9.2 10.1 0.7 10.0 9.2 10.3 0.7 8.9 9.1 9.5 to 6 years 6.6 7.5 0.6 6.8 7.5 8.4 0.3 7.8 5.9 5.6 to 7 years 6.4 6.9 0.4 7.4 6.5 7.2 0.3 6.9 6.4 6.7 to 8 years 4.0 4.2 0.5 4.7 3.8 4.2 0.3 5.1 4.2 4.8 to 9 years 4.0 4.3 1.1 4.4 3.5 3.8 0.5 5.4 4.5 5.

9 to 10 years 3.9 3.9 0.7 4.8 2.7 2.8 0.5 5.8 4.8 6.

10 to 15 years 2.8 1.4 3.8 4.6 1.2 0.9 1.8 5.2 4.0 2.15 to 20 years 2.6 0.3 3.1 6.1 0.5 0.1 2.4 4.3 4.2 0.20 to 25 years 5.0 2.4 13.6 6.7 3.8 2.3 15.6 4.6 5.9 2.25 to 30 years 11.5 5.0 63.2 7.8 9.6 3.3 63.2 8.6 12.9 8.

More than 30 years 1.4 0.0 1.0 3.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 3.2 2.4 0.

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.

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Exhibit 20: Forms of foreign portfolio investment in the United States, as of selected survey dates

Billions of dollars

Total 

investment Total securities

Long‐term 

securities

U.S. short‐term 

securities Other

Investment in 

U.S. financial 

entities

Investment i

U.S. non‐

financial 

entities

December 1984 712 363 268 95 349 320 December 1989 1,690 958 847 111 732 693 December 1994 2,402 1,449 1,244 205 953 899 

March 2000 5,063 3,881 3,558 323 1,182 1,129 

June 2002 5,948 4,338 3,926 412 1,610 1,540 June 2003 6,859 4,978 4,503 475 1,881 1,829 June 2004 8,241 6,019 5,431 588 2,222 2,143 June 2005 9,405 6,864 6,262 602 2,541 2,479 June 2006 10,969 7,778 7,162 615 3,191 3,125 June 2007 13,602 9,772 9,136 635 3,830 3,730 1June 2008 14,370 10,322 9,463 858 4,048 3,947 1June 2009 13,111 9,641 8,492 1,149 3,471 3,394 June 2010 14,327 10,691 9,736 956 3,636 3,551 June 2011 16,468 12,440 11,561 878 4,028 3,950 June 2012 17,050 13,261 12,451 811 3,789 3,705 June 2013 18,411 14,410 13,532 878 4,000 3,906 June 2014 20,868 16,417 15,539 878 4,451 4,361 June 2015 21,343 17,134 16,202 932 4,209 4,123 June 2016 21,335 17,139 16,230 909 4,196 4,112 

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