The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for February on Apr. 15, showing a net TIC inflow of $184.5 billion for the month.
The release provides insight into cross-border financial flows and foreign ownership of U.S. securities, which is important for understanding global investment trends and economic stability.
According to the Treasury, net foreign private inflows in February totaled $166.5 billion, while net foreign official inflows were $18.0 billion. Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities by $101.1 billion, with private foreign investors making net purchases of $147.3 billion and foreign official institutions recording net sales of $46.1 billion.
U.S. residents also increased their holdings of long-term foreign securities with net purchases amounting to $42.6 billion during the same period.
After accounting for adjustments such as estimated acquisitions through stock swaps, overall net foreign purchases of long-term securities are estimated at $58.6 billion in February.
Foreign residents raised their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills by $91.6 billion and boosted total dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities by $87.4 billion; banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents rose by $38.6 billion.
The monthly TIC data reflect holdings based primarily on custodial information but may not fully attribute true ownership if assets are held in third countries or managed by portfolio managers investing on behalf of others, according to the department’s explanation accompanying the release.
Complete TIC data are available on the Treasury website, and the next report covering March 2026 is scheduled for May 18.
