France PEA and securities held in custody
France PEA and securities held in custody are reported quarterly by the Banque de France.
| Indicator | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | Q1-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity savings plans (PEA)4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bank PEA, outstanding amount | 125.27 | 126.49 | 124.19 | 119.4 | 119.1 | 114.06 | 116.89 | 111.77 | 117.51 | 112.67 | 106.67 | 109.25 | 108.59 | |
| Bank PEA securities accounts, number | 5,771,273 | 5,642,380 | 5,593,245 | 5,585,162 | 5,468,997 | 5,396,052 | 5,345,634 | 5,299,895 | 5,278,918 | 5,236,241 | 5,220,737 | 5,287,431 | 5,245,242 | |
| PEA for SMEs and mid-sized companies (PEA-PME), outstanding amount | 4.11 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 3.06 | 2.65 | 2.93 | 2.87 | 2.72 | 2.76 | 2.66 | 2.53 | 2.6 | 2.51 | |
| PEA-PME securities accounts, number | 142,100 | 138,508 | 136,396 | 131,452 | 129,187 | 129,772 | 127,423 | 124,426 | 121,821 | 118,474 | 116,638 | 114,454 | 112,134 | |
| Bank PEA holdings by asset16 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed shares issued in France | 51.5 | 52.05 | 51.32 | 50.48 | 49.86 | 47.41 | 51.07 | 47.68 | 52.92 | 50.54 | 48.05 | 49.79 | 50.04 | |
| Listed shares issued in other euro area countries | 8.28 | 8.57 | 8.16 | 7.84 | 7.1 | 6.79 | 6.76 | 6.38 | 6.87 | 6.32 | 5.78 | 5.86 | 5.86 | |
| Listed shares issued in the EU outside the euro area | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| Listed shares issued outside the EU | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.08 | |
| Unlisted shares issued in France | 24.48 | 24.22 | 24.54 | 22.67 | 22.45 | 23.42 | 21.88 | 22.55 | 22.45 | 22.41 | 21.67 | 21.81 | 21.45 | |
| Unlisted shares issued abroad | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 0.22 | |
| Equity funds | 22.54 | 23.5 | 22.54 | 22.2 | 21.27 | 21.15 | 22.21 | 20.97 | 21.58 | 20.81 | 19.57 | 20.44 | 20.06 | |
| Diversified funds | 4.44 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.57 | 4.63 | 5.44 | 5.14 | 4.98 | 4.69 | 4.19 | 3.8 | 3.75 | |
| Bond funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Money market funds | 1.87 | 1.97 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 1.88 | 1.89 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.75 | |
| Alternative funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Formula funds | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.41 | 1.58 | 2 | |
| Funds issued in the euro area | 7.89 | 7.18 | 6.55 | 5.3 | 7.41 | 4.34 | 3.95 | 3.59 | 3.41 | 2.97 | 2.74 | 2.8 | 2.79 | |
| Funds issued in the EU outside the euro area | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funds issued outside the EU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Other investment funds issued in France | 2.33 | 2.52 | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 2.49 | 2.4 | 2.29 | 2.11 | 1.95 | 1.88 | 1.57 | |
| Securities held in custody in France2 | ||||||||||||||
| All securities6 | 12,107.27 | 12,155.25 | 11,956.01 | 12,397.17 | 12,053.48 | 11,809.7 | 11,645.57 | 11,278.51 | 11,457.23 | 11,001.08 | 10,397.44 | 10,520.72 | 10,341.9 | |
| Pure registered shares held in France | 1,437.56 | 1,533.09 | 1,396.73 | 1,170.14 | 1,151.18 | 1,086.38 | 1,021.08 | 1,016.91 | 1,108.07 | 1,037.14 | 973.94 | 1,069.62 | 1,057.63 | |
| French securities held in custody in France, by issuer11 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-financial corporations, short-term debt securities | 53.8 | 47.68 | 54.96 | 54.72 | 48.1 | 44.51 | 39.34 | 40.72 | 45.99 | 49 | 54.11 | 55.77 | 53.8 | |
| Non-financial corporations, long-term debt securities | 471.55 | 472.54 | 465.91 | 453.13 | 439.06 | 442.52 | 435.86 | 429.94 | 425.58 | 428.76 | 398.5 | 389.06 | 390.15 | |
| Non-financial corporations, listed shares | 1,513.39 | 1,666.85 | 1,615.91 | 1,848.92 | 1,920.24 | 1,896.61 | 1,961.05 | 1,918.28 | 2,094.95 | 1,953.8 | 1,859.85 | 2,028.42 | 2,047.54 | |
| Monetary financial institutions, short-term debt securities | 173.16 | 171.6 | 183.61 | 182.26 | 182.8 | 178.72 | 143.73 | 158.61 | 191.01 | 182.09 | 176.56 | 184.74 | 174.18 | |
| Monetary financial institutions, long-term debt securities | 1,177.99 | 1,148.77 | 1,144.2 | 1,138.37 | 1,141.56 | 1,125.69 | 1,099.29 | 1,069.73 | 1,040.19 | 1,003.59 | 952.04 | 844.96 | 813.76 | |
| Monetary financial institutions, listed shares | 111.42 | 121.89 | 114.32 | 135.06 | 133.36 | 103.53 | 105.39 | 100.32 | 112.51 | 105.65 | 101.27 | 99.71 | 94.2 | |
| Non-monetary financial institutions, short-term debt securities | 14.14 | 13.4 | 15.01 | 15.03 | 15.57 | 17.28 | 15.59 | 14.61 | 15.31 | 11.35 | 8.5 | 8.09 | 7.23 | |
| Non-monetary financial institutions, long-term debt securities | 417.27 | 409.58 | 400.69 | 395.01 | 379.26 | 374.64 | 365.01 | 363.64 | 351.51 | 316.17 | 302.11 | 292.25 | 251.59 | |
| Non-monetary financial institutions, listed shares | 78.51 | 78.14 | 78.77 | 96.06 | 92.39 | 81.28 | 81.5 | 74.91 | 83.07 | 72.36 | 71.65 | 71.72 | 73.29 | |
| General government, short-term debt securities | 228.17 | 217.1 | 225.8 | 222.93 | 211.64 | 200.71 | 192.87 | 190.69 | 180.67 | 168.67 | 166.47 | 165.53 | 149.29 | |
| General government, long-term debt securities | 2,117.82 | 2,018.58 | 2,058.98 | 2,018.23 | 1,969.43 | 1,890.59 | 1,914.81 | 1,840.05 | 1,844.6 | 1,817.08 | 1,697.56 | 1,710.36 | 1,707.56 | |
| Share of long-term debt securities issued by residents held by non-residents4 | ||||||||||||||
| All resident issuers | 61.25 | 60.39 | 59.69 | 59.34 | 58.84 | 58.68 | 58.07 | 58.36 | 58.01 | 57.78 | 57.57 | 56.98 | 56.34 | |
| Non-financial corporations | 62.55 | 62 | 61.65 | 60.68 | 59.91 | 59.57 | 58.91 | 58.49 | 57.52 | 57.4 | 56.71 | 56.33 | 55.79 | |
| Credit institutions | 71.4 | 71.25 | 70.73 | 70.6 | 69.98 | 70.02 | 69.46 | 70.03 | 70.16 | 69.93 | 70.19 | 69.72 | 70.16 | |
| General government | 55.93 | 54.6 | 53.83 | 53.54 | 53.05 | 52.78 | 52.39 | 52.62 | 52.33 | 52.19 | 51.84 | 51.28 | 50.3 | |
| Investment funds portfolio and holders12 | ||||||||||||||
| All non-money market funds, outstanding amounts7 | ||||||||||||||
| Equity funds, outstanding amounts5 | ||||||||||||||
| Bond funds, outstanding amounts5 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed funds, outstanding amounts5 | ||||||||||||||
| Other funds, outstanding amounts5 | ||||||||||||||
| All non-money market funds, net flows7 | ||||||||||||||
| Equity funds, net flows5 | ||||||||||||||
| Bond funds, net flows5 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed funds, net flows5 | ||||||||||||||
| Other funds, net flows5 | ||||||||||||||
| Holders of non-money market fund shares, outstanding amounts3 | ||||||||||||||
| Portfolio of non-money market funds by issuer, outstanding amounts9 |
Latest reading
Bank PEA, outstanding amount stood at 125.27 EUR billion in Q1 2026. That is −1.0% from Q4 2025 and +5.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2008 to Q1 2026. Source: Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr).
- Latest
- 125.27 EUR billion
- Q1 2026
- vs previous period
- −1.0%
- Q4 2025
- vs a year earlier
- +5.2%
About this data
France PEA and securities held in custody are reported quarterly by the Banque de France. This dataset tracks the outstanding amounts and accounts of equity savings plans (PEA) alongside securities held in custody by French residents since 2008. It includes detailed breakdowns of bank PEA holdings by asset class, such as listed and unlisted shares issued in France. It also covers investment fund portfolios, long-term and short-term debt securities, and holdings by institutional sectors like insurance corporations.
Frequently asked questions
- What does PEA stand for in French financial statistics?
- PEA stands for Plan d'Épargne en Actions, which is a regulated equity savings plan in France designed to encourage individual investment in European equities through tax-exempt accounts.
- What is the source of France PEA and securities custody data?
- The statistics are compiled and published quarterly by the Banque de France, tracking securities accounts and investment fund portfolios.
- How far back does the French securities custody dataset go?
- The quarterly series for equity savings plans, securities held in custody, and investment fund assets in France are available starting from 2008.
- Which sectors are tracked as holders of securities in France?
- The dataset covers holdings by various resident sectors, including non-financial corporations, monetary financial institutions, insurance corporations, and other financial institutions.
