System Open Market Account Holdings - Federal Reserve Bank of New York

System Open Market Account Holdings

The System Open Market Account (SOMA), managed by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, contains dollar-denominated assets acquired via open market operations. These securities serve three purposes:

Collateral for U.S. currency in circulation and other reserve factors that show up as liabilities on the Federal Reserve System's balance sheet
A tool for the Fed’s management of reserve balances
A store of liquidity in the event an emergency need for liquidity arises

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Securities Holdings as of November 18, 2009
($ thousands)

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Summary	T-Bills	T-Notes & T-Bonds	TIPS	Agencies

Security Type	Total Par Value
US Treasury Bills (T-Bills)	18,422,636.7
US Treasury Notes and Bonds (Notes/Bonds)	707,648,521.1
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)¹	44,642,678.9
Federal Agency Securities²	153,049,000.0
Mortgage-Backed Securities³ (Settled Holdings)	847,042,163.5
Total SOMA Holdings	1,770,805,000.2
Change From Prior Week	74,844,952.7

¹ Does not reflect inflation compensation of $5,813,017.7
² Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank
³Guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Current face value of the securities, which is the remaining principal balance of the underlying mortgages.

Agency MBS Settled Holdings for November 18, 2009

Fed Funds and Discount Rate ›› (1971-Present)