Federal Reserve Statistical Release, Z.1,
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Release Date: December 10, 2015
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L.118 Private Pension Funds 1

Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted


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Private pension funds; total financial assets 5953.4 6599.4 6713.4 7239.7 8061.0 8442.2 8301.4 8442.2 8544.1 8577.4 8361.8 1
Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset 10.3 12.5 18.1 16.4 15.9 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.7 16.6 16.8 2
Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset 32.1 31.4 33.0 29.1 34.0 34.0 34.1 34.0 34.9 35.3 35.9 3
Private pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset 146.6 136.4 152.9 135.7 148.4 138.8 141.3 138.8 138.7 136.9 137.5 4
Private pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.9 5
Private pension funds; debt securities; asset 751.4 869.2 947.6 1092.9 1182.5 1205.2 1206.4 1205.2 1219.4 1221.0 1228.0 6
Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset 42.1 40.1 42.6 37.7 43.6 44.6 44.5 44.6 46.4 47.1 46.7 7
Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset 175.5 206.8 247.4 311.8 308.4 320.6 318.6 320.6 325.7 328.6 332.5 8
Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset 177.4 183.9 174.6 176.6 171.0 160.3 163.6 160.3 158.6 155.3 152.3 9
Private defined contribution pension funds; municipal securities held by 403(b) plans; asset 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 10
Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset 356.3 438.3 482.9 566.5 659.0 679.2 679.1 679.2 688.2 689.3 696.0 11
Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset 23.7 26.5 21.9 23.1 22.4 22.5 23.3 22.5 21.9 21.2 20.7 12
Private pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset 1567.3 1848.0 1750.9 1972.9 2349.3 2476.8 2397.5 2476.8 2505.5 2484.0 2260.9 13
Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset 1877.0 2136.9 2117.9 2383.8 2884.4 3105.3 3027.1 3105.3 3160.1 3179.6 3051.4 14
Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets 1541.9 1535.7 1668.4 1583.4 1421.4 1440.3 1452.5 1440.3 1443.9 1479.8 1607.7 15
Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset 451.4 466.5 483.7 503.5 525.2 531.6 527.1 531.6 537.1 535.6 517.7 16
Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset 75.4 90.8 93.8 81.4 79.0 77.9 78.4 77.9 79.6 79.9 79.1 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset 499.4 448.6 517.7 391.0 181.7 166.3 184.8 166.3 154.8 187.4 335.8 18
Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets 515.7 529.9 573.3 607.4 635.5 664.5 662.1 664.5 672.4 676.9 675.1 19
Private pension funds; total liabilities 5989.8 6635.9 6749.9 7276.2 8097.6 8478.8 8338.0 8478.8 8580.6 8613.9 8398.3 20
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) 2662.7 2872.2 2983.7 3055.4 3093.7 3135.8 3125.3 3135.8 3146.3 3156.8 3167.3 21
Private pension funds; total funded assets 2163.3 2423.6 2466.0 2664.3 2912.0 2969.5 2940.5 2969.5 2991.5 2969.4 2831.5 22
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset 499.4 448.6 517.7 391.0 181.7 166.3 184.8 166.3 154.8 187.4 335.8 23
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets 2626.3 2835.7 2947.1 3018.8 3057.2 3099.3 3088.8 3099.3 3109.7 3120.2 3130.7 24
Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets 3327.1 3763.7 3766.2 4220.8 5003.9 5343.0 5212.7 5343.0 5434.3 5457.1 5231.0 25

NOTES

  1. Private defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (including 401(k) type plans).
  2. Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
  3. Assets of private pension plans held at life insurance companies; series begins 1985:Q4.
  4. Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
  5. Actuarial value of accrued pension entitlements in defined benefit plans and assets of defined contribution plans. These liabilities are assets of the household sector.
  6. Total defined benefit financial assets plus nonfinancial assets less claims of pension fund on sponsor.
  7. Additional detail on defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans is available on tables L.118.b and L.118.c.
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