A total that grows over time, so its record is the yardstick: the high is 8,965, in April 2022. Up from 6,608 a year ago.
What it is. The total assets held by the US Federal Reserve, in US$ billion.
How to read it. Grew in crises through bond buying, and shrinks when the Fed lets bonds run off.
| Latest | 6,743 | 30 Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| A week ago | 6,748 | |
| A month ago | 6,731 | |
| A year ago | 6,608 | |
| Median | 4,047 | |
| Lowest | 713 | 29 Jan 2003 |
| Highest | 8,965 | 13 Apr 2022 |
| Percentile, full history | 79 | |
| Percentile, last 5 years | 28 |
The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2002. A percentile is the share of the 1,242 readings since 18 Dec 2002 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.
To cite: tipsheet, “Fed balance sheet”, data to 30 Sept 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/fed-balance-sheet/
the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.