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2026-09-18 13:52:10
[Canadian Investors Net Sell C$31 Billion Worth of US Stocks in July, Marking Record, and Reduce US Treasury Holdings for Six Consecutive Months] (1) Statistics Canada released data on the 17th showing that Canadian investors significantly reduced their overseas securities investments in July, primarily by reducing their holdings of US stocks, marking a record high for a single month. (2) Data shows that Canadian investors net sold C$31 billion worth of US stocks in July, the largest single-month net sale on record, with the focus concentrated on stocks of large US technology companies. (3) In the same month, Canadian resident investors net sold C$5.1 billion worth of US government bonds, marking the sixth consecutive month of reduction in their holdings of US government bonds. (4) This brings the total cumulative reduction in US Treasury holdings by Canadian investors since January this year to C$37.3 billion.
