- Q2 2026 net foreign purchases of US equities and investment fund shares: $426 billion.
- Previous record: $299 billion in Q2 2022.
- Nine consecutive quarterly net purchases, total $1.6 trillion.
- Rolling 12-month purchases through July: $942 billion, highest since 1985.
- Q2 2026 foreign purchases of US debt securities: $188 billion, down from $314 billion in Q1 2026.
- Foreign investors bought a net $426 billion of US equities and investment fund shares in Q2 2026, the largest quarterly purchase on record. This marks the ninth consecutive quarterly net purchase, totaling $1.6 trillion. The previous record was $299 billion in Q2 2022. Rolling 12-month purchases through July reached $942 billion, the highest in Treasury data since 1985. Foreign purchases of US debt securities were $188 billion in Q2, down from $314 billion in Q1.
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