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CSO statistical release, 07 March 2017, 11am

Resident Holdings of Foreign Portfolio Securities

31 December 2015

				€ million
2015	Equity	Bonds and Notes	Money Market Instruments	Total

Total	844,562	879,740	432,816	2,157,117
of which:
United States	256,202	207,224	121,333	584,759
United Kingdom	113,713	216,045	70,053	399,811
France	33,218	63,107	50,517	146,842
Italy	32,179	76,396	2,070	110,645
Germany	37,170	41,326	28,573	107,069

Investment in foreign securities rises to €2.2 trillion at end-2015

Figure 1 Portfolio Investment by Country 31 December 2015

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The value of Irish residents’ holdings of foreign securities at end-December 2015 amounted to €2,157bn, up €220bn on the 2014 level of €1,937bn.The increase is largely accounted for by increases in equity and in bonds and notes assets.

Combined investment in US-issued and UK-issued instruments (€985bn) accounted for 46 per cent of the total stock, up from 45 per cent on 2014.

Other points of note from the end-2015 results are:

Overall investment in US securities rose by €61bn, but the composition of that investment changed significantly with bonds & notes up €42bn and equity up €26.1bn, and money market instruments down €7.5bn – see table 1. Investment funds accounted for 69 per cent of total US securities – the corresponding investment by money market funds increased by €10.4bn to €88.9bn - see table 2.
Investment in UK securities rose by €56.3bn to €399.8bn, cementing its position as the second most popular investment location. France has regained third place with investment rising by €12bn to €147bn.
Significant holdings are also shown for Italy (€111bn), Germany (€107bn), Netherlands (€97bn), Japan (€89bn, up 29%)and Luxembourg (€85bn, up 20%).
Total investment in money market funds and investment funds increased respectively to €363bn (up 23%) and €1,270bn (up 13%) - see table 2.

This release also provides analysis by country of issuer and sector of holder (table 2). Corresponding data for 2014 are shown including revisions resulting from more recent information. Overall, the data are compatible in form and content with the data being submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of Ireland’s on-going participation in the IMF’s world-wide annual Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey. They are also consistent with the portfolio investment stock statistics published on the 9th December 2016 in the Release Quarterly International Investment Position and External Debt – Quarter 3 2016 – see Background Notes. More detailed geographical analysis is available on the Statbank.

	Debt	Equity
S121	18.002	0
S122	84.358324	2.007605
S123	362.949040025	0.445696126
S124	611.256331289	658.467377514
S128/9	68.205512274	160.908923096
S13	0.570323563	4.002258468
S125/126/127/S11/S14/S15	167.214867649	18.728395975

^{S121 Central Bank}
^{S122 Banks}
^{S123 Money Market Funds}
^{S124 Investment Funds}
^{S128/9 Insurance & Pensions}
^{S13 Government}
^{S125/126/127/S11/S14/S15 Other}

	Debt	Equity
2013	1034.268	591.116
2014	1193.389	743.13
2015	1312.555	844.562

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Table 1 Resident Holdings of Foreign Portfolio Securities¹ - by Country of Issuer								€ million
Country	Equity		Bonds and Notes		Money Market Instruments		Total
Country	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015
Australia	8,786	9,179	10,254	11,325	16,386	20,533	35,426	41,037
Austria	825	925	5,756	5,855	621	420	7,202	7,200
Belgium	4,646	6,660	13,950	15,074	6,307	8,187	24,903	29,921
Bermuda	5,554	5,805	1,753	2,111	15	15	7,322	7,931
Brazil	7,931	*	7,013	5,221	278	*	15,222	10,293
Canada	8,357	7,360	10,158	12,308	9,258	26,136	27,773	45,804
Cayman Islands	23,035	31,108	8,010	8,409	911	825	31,956	40,342
China, P.R.	15,526	12,756	324	444	1,061	2,505	16,911	15,705
Denmark	3,317	5,154	2,411	2,980	993	1,397	6,721	9,531
Finland	2,669	4,745	3,145	3,021	6,588	4,791	12,402	12,557
France	26,774	33,218	61,237	63,107	46,460	50,517	134,471	146,842
Germany	29,989	37,170	46,544	41,326	25,789	28,573	102,322	107,069
Hong Kong SAR of China	10,670	10,131	479	491	1,596	716	12,745	11,338
India	7,264	8,792	478	798	0	13	7,742	9,603
Indonesia	2,394	2,129	3,381	3,624	0	0	5,775	5,753
Italy	28,600	32,179	74,633	76,396	1,512	2,070	104,745	110,645
Japan	47,449	58,825	6,698	9,139	14,570	20,983	68,717	88,947
Jersey	3,848	4,366	2,493	2,913	405	153	6,746	7,432
Luxembourg	51,017	63,852	17,224	18,084	3,159	3,409	71,400	85,345
Mexico	3,447	3,256	7,460	8,024	891	130	11,798	11,410
Netherlands	17,675	21,828	52,110	54,328	19,684	20,883	89,469	97,039
Norway	2,664	2,817	3,623	4,042	2,271	2,694	8,558	9,553
Poland	1,201	*	4,296	4,420	0	*	5,497	5,373
Portugal	1,083	1,186	6,236	5,671	2	27	7,321	6,884
Republic of Korea (South)	11,489	12,518	2,173	1,975	9	162	13,671	14,655
Russian Federation	3,178	3,040	2,102	1,938	2	0	5,282	4,978
Singapore	3,334	3,047	862	863	10,404	8,538	14,600	12,448
South Africa	4,614	3,762	3,289	2,633	2	0	7,905	6,395
Spain	10,557	12,269	40,447	36,225	993	1,829	51,997	50,323
Sweden	9,200	10,427	6,695	7,723	18,672	22,127	34,567	40,277
Switzerland	16,734	19,438	1,362	2,358	5,334	4,392	23,430	26,188
Taiwan Province of China	9,909	10,008	76	84	0	0	9,985	10,092
Turkey	2,420	1,567	3,648	2,782	1	0	6,069	4,349
United Kingdom	101,682	113,713	177,156	216,045	64,672	70,053	343,510	399,811
United States	230,143	256,202	164,835	207,224	128,877	121,333	523,855	584,759
Other countries³	25,149	28,484	31,180	30,422	10,492	8,762	66,821	67,667
International Organisations	0	650	11,074	10,357	609	614	11,683	11,621
Total	743,130	844,562	794,565	879,740	398,824	432,816	1,936,519	2,157,117
¹The figures exclude Reserve Assets (see background notes).
² Revised
³This category includes data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

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Table 2 - Resident Holdings of Foreign Portfolio Securities¹ - by Country of Issuer and Sector of Holder																€ million
Country	Central Bank		Banks		Money Market Funds		Investment Funds		Insurance & Pensions		Government		Other		Total
	S121		S122		S123		S124		S128/9		S13		S125/6/7/11/14/15
	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015	31 Dec 2014²	31 Dec 2015

Australia	0	0	2,099	1,657	*	21,288	15,775	15,851	1,331	1,636	37	30	*	575	35,426	41,037
Austria	521	444	1,236	1,737	382	308	2,713	2,929	*	*	9	5	*	*	7,202	7,200
Belgium	940	889	1,913	2,058	5,609	7,565	5,663	7,952	*	*	27	27	*	*	24,903	29,921
Bermuda	0	0	*	*	*	0	6,949	7,547	299	*	22	17	*	*	7,322	7,931
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,001	10,153	199	131	22	9	0	0	15,222	10,293
Canada	0	186	1,822	1,607	9,532	26,405	13,430	14,831	*	1,788	51	38	*	949	27,773	45,804
Cayman Islands	0	0	*	*	46	115	29,111	37,169	1,796	2,005	39	39	*	*	31,956	40,342
China, P.R.	0	0	0	0	944	2,414	15,646	12,997	*	*	39	31	*	*	16,911	15,705
Denmark	48	35	736	684	*	*	4,741	7,309	454	507	9	12	*	*	6,721	9,531
Finland	115	130	723	549	5,983	4,605	3,554	4,364	*	*	16	17	*	*	12,402	12,557
France	5,905	5,896	9,313	7,407	36,407	40,623	46,998	55,790	*	*	443	1,017	*	*	134,471	146,842
Germany	2,176	1,565	9,723	6,532	22,199	26,236	43,041	47,687	*	17,612	170	148	*	7,289	102,322	107,069
Hong Kong SAR of China	0	0	0	0	1,483	708	10,841	10,182	*	*	26	22	*	*	12,745	11,338
India	0	0	0	0	0	0	7,629	9,474	98	116	15	13	0	0	7,742	9,603
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,715	5,698	*	*	6	4	*	*	5,775	5,753
Italy	3,047	3,147	22,231	23,602	316	373	31,270	33,752	*	*	128	119	*	*	104,745	110,645
Japan	0	0	2,354	*	12,582	16,233	49,045	64,278	*	4,204	6	6	*	*	68,717	88,947
Jersey	0	0	*	*	308	108	6,108	7,096	171	117	0	0	*	*	6,746	7,432
Luxembourg	595	758	1,828	1,518	1,830	3,050	29,591	34,629	*	*	633	668	*	*	71,400	85,345
Mexico	0	0	*	*	0	0	11,359	10,977	231	199	20	16	*	*	11,798	11,410
Netherlands	1,186	606	3,893	3,188	*	*	34,056	39,001	5,973	5,709	136	137	*	*	89,469	97,039
Norway	0	0	1,085	1,115	*	*	4,535	5,028	578	547	3	3	*	*	8,558	9,553
Poland	0	84	1,428	1,230	0	0	3,828	3,747	*	*	3	2	*	*	5,497	5,373
Portugal	383	384	1,193	673	0	0	2,121	2,200	*	*	3	2	*	*	7,321	6,884
Republic of Korea (South)	0	0	*	*	0	155	12,483	13,372	610	589	34	23	*	*	13,671	14,655
Russian Federation	0	0	*	*	*	0	5,105	4,776	50	*	7	5	*	1	5,282	4,978
Singapore	0	0	0	0	*	*	4,102	3,784	235	180	5	4	*	*	14,600	12,448
South Africa	0	0	*	*	0	0	7,702	6,263	138	105	17	9	*	*	7,905	6,395
Spain	2,446	2,591	12,814	7,633	437	474	18,270	19,842	*	*	79	68	*	*	51,997	50,323
Sweden	26	31	935	991	*	*	10,585	11,746	4,937	5,104	20	26	*	*	34,567	40,277
Switzerland	0	0	*	*	2,827	2,035	16,132	20,739	2,405	2,229	20	18	*	*	23,430	26,188
Taiwan Province of China	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,597	9,757	361	335	27	0	0	0	9,985	10,092
Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,989	4,301	75	46	4	2	1	0	6,069	4,349
United Kingdom	0	0	13,265	6,762	49,354	62,241	223,483	271,110	46,093	49,109	202	182	11,113	10,407	343,510	399,811
United States	0	0	*	7,878	78,578	88,930	358,475	400,592	30,708	33,929	1,798	1,831	*	51,599	523,855	584,759
Other countries³	308	245	*	*	4,727	5,641	49,405	48,640	*	*	38	22	*	*	66,821	67,667
International Organisations	1,124	1,011	4,126	3,664	1,210	1,049	3,650	4,161	370	435	0	0	1,203	1,301	11,683	11,621
Total	18,820	18,002	110,143	86,366	296,163	363,395	1,123,698	1,269,724	210,140	229,114	4,114	4,572	173,441	185,944	1,936,519	2,157,117
¹The figures exclude Reserve Assets (see background notes).
²Revised
³This category includes data supplied by respondents without a geographical breakdown.
*Suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

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This Release updates the annual (end-December) series on foreign portfolio asset stock statistics introduced in October 2003. These figures result from the CSO’s ongoing participation in the annual Co-ordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) conducted by the IMF. The information is compiled on the basis of the IMF’s methodological recommendations described in its Co-ordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Guide. This methodology is designed to harmonise the timing and valuation conventions used by all countries participating in the Survey. The results are conceptually consistent with the International Investment Position (IIP) statistics on foreign assets published by the CSO. Therefore, the compilation methodology, which is designed to meet the recommendations of the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual - 6th Edition (BPM6) concerning compilation of international investment position statistics, is essentially the same for both series.

The CPIS is concerned with portfolio investment stock statistics for equities and long-term (i.e. bonds and notes) and short-term (i.e. money market instruments) debt securities. The results are classified by country of issue of the securities and are also cross-classified by type of financial instrument, and by sector of holder.

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