Federal Reserve Statistical Release, Z.1,
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Release Date: September 18, 2015
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L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans

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


Description
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Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets 2626.3 2835.7 2947.1 3018.8 3057.2 3099.3 3078.6 3088.8 3099.3 3109.7 3120.2 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset 5.0 7.7 9.5 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.2 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset 27.7 27.5 28.7 25.4 29.8 29.7 30.6 29.9 29.7 30.6 31.0 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset 39.8 34.7 34.3 30.3 35.7 34.2 35.7 34.9 34.2 33.7 32.5 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset 526.4 596.9 677.4 761.3 835.6 850.6 844.7 848.7 850.6 858.6 856.6 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset 31.2 30.2 31.3 27.6 32.5 33.1 33.4 32.7 33.1 34.0 34.4 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset 112.1 119.4 152.4 188.3 185.7 191.2 187.9 190.3 191.2 194.5 195.8 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset 116.3 119.0 119.7 110.6 104.4 98.4 102.2 100.6 98.4 97.3 95.5 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset 266.9 328.3 374.1 434.7 513.0 527.9 521.2 525.2 527.9 532.8 530.9 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset 17.0 18.2 15.8 15.7 14.6 14.2 14.4 14.8 14.2 13.8 13.2 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset 863.8 1010.7 929.5 1048.0 1165.0 1196.9 1193.9 1170.6 1196.9 1204.9 1191.6 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset 321.2 348.0 356.2 359.1 408.0 413.9 416.8 408.7 413.9 415.8 412.2 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets 822.3 789.3 893.0 768.2 557.0 548.1 530.7 569.6 548.1 540.4 571.0 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset 57.6 52.8 64.5 58.1 60.7 62.0 61.9 61.7 62.0 63.0 61.5 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset 49.8 63.1 64.8 52.4 48.3 46.4 47.7 47.1 46.4 47.5 47.9 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset 499.4 448.6 517.7 391.0 181.7 166.3 145.3 184.8 166.3 154.8 187.4 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets 215.5 224.8 246.0 266.6 266.3 273.3 275.8 276.0 273.3 275.2 274.2 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) 2662.7 2872.2 2983.7 3055.4 3093.7 3135.8 3115.1 3125.3 3135.8 3146.3 3156.8 19

NOTES

  1. Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
  2. Assets of private pension plans held at life insurance companies; series begins 1985:Q4.
  3. Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
  4. Actuarial value of accrued defined benefit pension entitlements.
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