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American stocks lifted households' securities up
Danish households' securities increased by kr. 86 billion in 2024. Most of the increase was due to capital gains. It was particularly foreign shares that drove the development. Alone, the price increases of American shares amounted to kr. 50 billion, while the purchases of these totaled kr. 13 billion. In addition to owning foreign shares directly, households also have shares through foreign investment funds, which also increased. In contrast, there were both capital losses and sales of Danish shares. Capital losses on Novo Nordisk shares accounted to kr. 18 billion, while there were capital gains on other Danish listed shares of kr. 9 billion. By the end of 2024, households had a total of securities worth kr. 1,202 billion, which, for comparison, corresponds to the amount they have in deposits in financial institutions.
Households hold securities worth kr. 1,202 billion
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Note: Households’ (employees and pensioners, etc.) investments in securities. The holdings include both individual pension schemes in financial institutions and freely invested funds. Danish investment funds are looked through, so the funds' investments in shares and bonds, etc., are shown. Foreign investment funds have not been looked through. Shares are listed shares. Other include unlisted shares and investments by Danish investment funds in investment funds that have not been looked through.