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Stabilisation in foreign ownership share of callable mortgage bonds
The euro area’s ownership share of fixed rate callable mortgage bonds has remained stable at around 21 percent for several years. In 2025, other foreign investors have also maintained a stable ownership share. In previous years, however, they showed a declining interest in these mortgage bonds. This may, among other things, be due to increased costs of currency hedging – particularly for Japanese investors. Data on euro area countries’ investments in Danish mortgage bonds come from the European Central Bank, which Danmarks Nationalbank publishes in the Statbank.
The euro area maintains a 21 percent ownership share of callable mortgage bonds
Note:
The euro area’s ownership share of Danish mortgage bonds, based on the ECB’s Securities Holdings Statistics (SHS). The holdings of the ‘other foreign investors’ represent total foreign holdings minus the euro area’s holdings. The data on euro area’s holdings can be found in the Statbank at the following link and the total foreign holdings can be found via this link.