S&P 500 Market Cap and Foreign Holdings of U.S. Equities

Foreign ownership of U.S. equities has risen from the equivalent of 15% of the S&P 500's market capitalization in 2002 to an estimated 34.2% in 2020. It peaked at 36.5% in 2015.

Data for S&P 500 at end of Q2 for each indicated year from Standard and Poor. 2020 market cap is $26.79 trillion, 2020 foreign holdings of U.S. equities is a preliminary estimate.
Chart: Political Calculations 2020 Source: U.S. Treasury Department Get the data