Who Is Abandoning U.S. Treasuries? Who is abandoning U.S. Treasuries? The answer, based on the data, is: not quite as many people as you might think. In 2020, foreign investors held roughly $7.1T of U.S. Treasury securities. By 2026, that figure is around $9.2T. So the great Treasury abandonment story appears to be... slightly overstated. But something is changing. Look at where capital has gone elsewhere. The Magnificent 7 were worth roughly $8.5T at the end of 2020. Today,