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The value of US investments in Indian securities has witnessed a three-fold rise from $130 billion in 2015 to $390 billion in 2025, according to the data released by the US Treasury Department here.
India ranked 12th in the list of 30 nations with significant exposure to US portfolio holdings. The maximum US investments were in the Cayman Islands, amounting to $3.073 trillion, followed by the UK (2.007 trillion), Canada (1.886 trillion), Japan (1.483 trillion) and Ireland (1.182 trillion).
The preliminary data from an annual survey of US portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2025 were released on Monday.
The annual survey of US portfolio holdings was undertaken jointly by the US Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The survey measured the value of US holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2025 at approximately $19.3 trillion, with $15.3 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.6 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities (original term-to-maturity in excess of one year), and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities.
The previous such survey, conducted as of year-end 2024, measured the value of US holdings at $15.8 trillion, with $12.1 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.4 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities, and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities.
According to the survey, US portfolio holdings in Indian equity were valued at $380 billion at the end of 2025, compared with $373 billion a year earlier.
Holdings of Indian long-term debt securities stood at $11 billion, up from $10 billion.
The figures measure the market value of Indian securities held by US investors. They do not include foreign direct investment in factories, infrastructure or other physical assets.
US portfolio holdings in China were valued at $318 billion with $300 billion in Chinese equities and $17 billion in long-term Chinese debt securities.
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India ranked 12th in the list of 30 nations with significant exposure to US portfolio holdings. The maximum US investments were in the Cayman Islands, amounting to $3.073 trillion, followed by the UK (2.007 trillion), Canada (1.886 trillion), Japan (1.483 trillion) and Ireland (1.182 trillion).
The preliminary data from an annual survey of US portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2025 were released on Monday.
The annual survey of US portfolio holdings was undertaken jointly by the US Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The survey measured the value of US holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2025 at approximately $19.3 trillion, with $15.3 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.6 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities (original term-to-maturity in excess of one year), and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities.
The previous such survey, conducted as of year-end 2024, measured the value of US holdings at $15.8 trillion, with $12.1 trillion held in foreign equities, $3.4 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities, and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities.
According to the survey, US portfolio holdings in Indian equity were valued at $380 billion at the end of 2025, compared with $373 billion a year earlier.
Holdings of Indian long-term debt securities stood at $11 billion, up from $10 billion.
The figures measure the market value of Indian securities held by US investors. They do not include foreign direct investment in factories, infrastructure or other physical assets.
US portfolio holdings in China were valued at $318 billion with $300 billion in Chinese equities and $17 billion in long-term Chinese debt securities.
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