Foreign holdings of Chinese domestic stocks reach 4.66 trillion yuan at end of June
In short
Overseas institutions and individuals held 4.66 trillion yuan of Chinese domestic stocks at the end of June 2026, up nearly 30% from the end of last year, according to an analysis by the Securities Association of China (中证协). The association sent its review of the securities industry's first-half business to brokerages, local financial outlets reported on October 8.
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The Securities Association of China (中证协) has sent brokerages an analysis of the securities industry's business in the first half of this year, CLS, 36Kr and Jiemian reported on October 8. According to the analysis, overseas institutions and individuals held 4.66 trillion yuan of domestic Chinese stocks as of the end of June 2026, nearly 30% more than at the end of last year. Yicai reported the same figures. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
The analysis said securities companies are drawing on their global business networks and building up their professional capabilities to provide research, trading and custody services to global investors, such as overseas sovereign funds and pension funds, that want to "invest in China". 36Kr credited its report to Securities Times (证券时报), and Jiemian credited its report to Renmin Caixun (人民财讯). [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Why it matters
The figure, carried by several business outlets, gives a measure of foreign investment in China's domestic stock market in the first half of 2026. The association's analysis presents brokerages' services to overseas sovereign funds and pension funds as part of drawing global investors to "invest in China".
Key facts
- Overseas institutions and individuals held 4.66 trillion yuan of domestic Chinese stocks as of the end of June 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The holdings rose nearly 30% from the end of last year. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The figure comes from the Securities Association of China's analysis of the securities industry's business in the first half of the year, which it sent to brokerages. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- According to the analysis, securities companies provide research, trading and custody services to global investors, including overseas sovereign funds and pension funds. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- When the association sent the analysis to brokerages. Jiemian says only that it was sent "recently"; the other outlets give no date for it.
- What the nearly 30% increase is measured against. The headlines from CLS and 36Kr call it a period-on-period rise, but every summary says it is compared with the end of last year.
- The Securities Association of China sent brokerages an analysis of the industry's first-half business. Reported by a single source so far