holdings
n. C / U C1 Advanced US //ˈhoʊɫdɪŋz// UK //hˈəʊldɪŋz// hold·ings
n. the collection of property, money, or items that a person or organization owns. This often refers to stocks, land, or books in a library.
n. the total assets, such as stocks, property, or land, owned by an individual or entity; also refers to the items within a library or museum collection.
The bank has large holdings in the tech industry.
The university library's holdings include several rare manuscripts from the fourteenth century that are not available anywhere else.
To minimize risk, the investment firm diversified its holdings across several emerging markets rather than concentrating all capital in a single sector.
Usage
Usually plural when referring to financial assets or library collections; the singular form is rare in these contexts.