Foreign investors increased their holdings of Canadian securities by $9.0 billion in June, with acquisitions led by significant portfolio investment in equities. At the same time, Canadian investors acquired $4.1 billion of foreign securities, mainly non-US foreign equities.

As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds into the Canadian economy of $4.9 billion in June, for a total of $24.0 billion in the second quarter. This followed a $51.7 billion inflow of funds recorded in the first quarter.