Foreign investors trimmed their exposure to Treasury securities by more than $36 billion to $9.013 trillion, down from the record $9.049 trillion in March.
Japan remained the top holder, adding $4 billion to its portfolio of $1.134 trillion in U.S. assets. The United Kingdom was the second-largest holder of U.S. government bonds, rising to $807.7 billion from $779.3 billion in the previous month.
China reduced its stockpiles for the second consecutive month, falling to $757.2 billion from $765.4 billion. Beijing has been on a years-long campaign to divest from U.S. Treasury bonds. Compared to a decade ago, Chinese holdings are down by approximately $800 billion.
Canada led the selloff, reducing its holdings by nearly $60 billion to a total of $368.4 billion. Singapore and Hong Kong…
