Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commision Press Release – August 2026
September 4, 2026
Foreign and Mainland Chinese Investments in Domestic Securities – August 2026
I. Registration of Foreign and Mainland Chinese Investments in Domestic Securities
Number of registrations completed in July 2026:
- Offshore Foreign Institutional Investors (FINI): 124
- Onshore FINI: 0
- Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Individual Investors (FIDI): 1
- Onshore FIDI: 728
- Mainland Chinese Investors: 0
Mainland Chinese investors refer to investors from Mainland China who engage in financial investments in Taiwan in accordance with the “Regulations Governing Securities Investment and Futures Trading in Taiwan by Mainland Area Investors.” Currently, only qualified institutional investors approved by the competent authorities for securities, banking, and insurance in Mainland China are permitted to invest in Taiwan.
II. Net Purchases (Sales) of Listed and OTC Stocks by Foreign Investors (FINI, FIDI, and Offshore Funds) and Mainland Chinese Investors
(Unit: TWD100 million)
As of August 31, 2026:
Listed Stocks:
- Foreign Investors: Buy 571,542.81 / Sell 583,342.60 / Net (11,799.79)
- Mainland Chinese Investors: Buy 155.06 / Sell 103.28 / Net 51.78
- Total Net: (11,748.01)
OTC Stocks:
- Foreign Investors: Buy 108,857.31 / Sell 109,768.46 / Net (911.15)
- Mainland Chinese Investors: Buy 19.83 / Sell 23.27 / Net (3.44)
- Total Net: (914.59)
III. Capital Inflows and Outflows of Foreign and Mainland Chinese Investors
(i) Net Inflows (Outflows)
(Unit: USD 100 million)
(a) August 2026
- Foreign Institutional Investors, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Natural Persons: 166.06
- Mainland Chinese Investors: 0.59
- Total: 166.65
(b) Net Inflows (Outflows) in year 2026
- Foreign Institutional Investors, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Natural Persons: 903.31
- Mainland Chinese Investors: 1.89
- Total: 905.20
(ii) Accumulative Net Inflows (Outflows)
(a) As of August 31, 2026
- Foreign Institutional Investors, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Natural Persons: 4,104.20 (+166.06)
- Mainland Chinese Investors: 2.63 (+0.59)
- Total: 4,106.83 (+166.65)
(b) As of July 31, 2026
- Foreign Institutional Investors, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Natural Persons: 3,938.14
- Mainland Chinese Investors: 2.04
- Total: 3,940.18
(Contact person: Chief Lee, Securities Transaction Division, Securities and Futures Bureau; Tel: +886-2-2774-7325)
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Issuing Authority: Securities and Futures Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commision
Date of Release: September 4, 2026
Translated by inFINIty Consulting Inc.
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