The United Arab Emirates raised its holdings of US Treasury securities by $6.0 billion to $116.1 billion at the end of August, according to US Treasury Department data released on Friday.
The UAE held $110.1 billion of Treasuries at the end of July and $108.7 billion a year earlier, the Treasury International Capital data showed.
Net purchases by UAE residents totaled $6.05 billion in August. Holdings of long-term Treasuries rose to $50.4 billion from $43.5 billion in July. Short-term holdings slipped to $65.7 billion from $66.7 billion.
Saudi Arabia, the largest Gulf holder, cut its position to $141.2 billion from $142.4 billion in July. That was still above the $133.0 billion it held in August 2025.
The kingdom’s short-term Treasury holdings fell to $28.4 billion from $32.2 billion, while long-term holdings rose to $112.8 billion from $110.2 billion, the data showed.
Kuwait increased its holdings to $73.0 billion from $69.2 billion in July, up from $59.2 billion a year earlier.
Total foreign holdings of Treasuries rose to $9.33 trillion in August from $9.25 trillion in July. Japan, the largest holder, cut its stake to $1.07 trillion from $1.10 trillion. China’s holdings fell to $590.7 billion from $618.0 billion.
The figures are based mainly on custodial data and may not fully attribute holdings to the country of the ultimate owner, the Treasury said. Data for September are due on November 18.
