US FED Credit Outright Holdings of Securities
US FED Credit Outright Holdings of Securities stood at 6,471,059 USD million on Oct 14, 2026, according to FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis). It is one of the indicators in the FED balance sheet table (Value · Daily), with a complete series running from Dec 18, 2002 to Oct 14, 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the FED balance sheet table
| Indicator | 14-10-2026 | 07-10-2026 | 30-09-2026 | 23-09-2026 | 16-09-2026 | 09-09-2026 | 02-09-2026 | 26-08-2026 | 19-08-2026 | 12-08-2026 | |
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| Securities held outright3 | 6,471,059 | 6,466,820 | 6,464,597 | 6,471,088 | 6,470,320 | 6,468,269 | 6,468,278 | 6,462,101 | 6,475,303 | 6,471,490 | |
| U.S. Treasury securities | 4,570,552 | 4,566,384 | 4,564,161 | 4,558,332 | 4,554,450 | 4,552,337 | 4,552,347 | 4,546,169 | 4,542,228 | 4,538,288 | |
| Federal agency debt securities | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 | 2,347 |
Understanding US FED Credit Outright Holdings of Securities
This indicator aggregates the value of securities recorded as held outright on the balance sheet, primarily consisting of sovereign debt, federally sponsored agency debt securities, and mortgage-backed assets if recorded within the portfolio. It excludes loans, repos, or assets received solely as collateral. Compared to total credit, this is a longer-term investment component and generally reflects outright purchases, reinvestments, maturities, or asset contraction more clearly.
Changes should be read against the preceding period to identify recently settled transactions, followed by trend analysis over multiple days to avoid drawing conclusions from maturity calendar discrepancies. Book values do not move in tandem with market prices, so rising yields do not automatically cause a corresponding decline in the series. Announced transactions that have not yet completed settlement may not yet appear; the latest figures are also subject to revision or reclassification.
Frequently asked questions
- Does an increase in the portfolio necessarily mean recent new purchases?
- Not necessarily, as reinvestments and settlement timing can also increase the balance.
- Does a drop in market interest rates immediately increase the value of this indicator?
- Usually not on a mark-to-market basis, as the series reflects the accounting value of assets.
- Are securities pledged as collateral included here?
- Merely receiving collateral does not make a security a directly held asset.