French other investment funds long-term debt holdings
French other investment funds long-term debt holdings stood at 119.63 EUR billion in Q2 2026, according to Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr). It is one of the indicators in the Securities held by residents table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q4 2008 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Securities held by residents table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Other funds, outstanding amounts | |||||||||||
| Holdings of long-term debt securities | 119.63 | 117.15 | 114.75 | 110.06 | 104.12 | 99.54 | 95.87 | 91.71 | 85.03 | 81.07 | |
| Holdings of short-term debt securities | 6.32 | 6.02 | 6.11 | 6.4 | 6.27 | 6.02 | 5.78 | 5.73 | 5.81 | 6.12 |
Understanding french other investment funds long-term debt holdings
Extended-maturity fixed-income instruments with an original maturity exceeding one year, held as asset allocations by residual alternative and miscellaneous investment funds, are quantified by this metric. Included are corporate bonds, government obligations, and structured debt securities residing on the asset side of these unclassified investment portfolios, differing from sibling rows that measure equity holdings or net transactions rather than outstanding asset stocks. Excluded are short-term money market instruments, direct equity ownership, and debt securities held by specialized bond or money market funds.
Reading this dataset necessitates distinguishing between active portfolio reallocation by managers and passive price valuation effects driven by shifting market interest rates. Seasonal portfolio adjustments often occur around calendar quarter-ends as funds rebalance their asset mixes. Early estimates are subject to routine revisions when portfolio custodians update their security-by-security valuations. Comparing these holdings against specialized bond fund portfolios helps analysts determine whether alternative funds utilize extended debt instruments differently from dedicated fixed-income managers.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the minimum maturity threshold for the debt securities included here?
- Only fixed-income instruments with an original maturity exceeding one year qualify for inclusion in this asset holding category.
- Do these figures reflect net transactions or total asset stocks?
- This series tracks total outstanding asset stocks rather than net purchasing flows during the period.
- How do interest rate fluctuations impact the reported values?
- Shifts in market interest rates alter the market valuation of existing bond holdings independently of new purchases or sales by fund managers.