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L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
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2014 Q4 |
2015 Q1 |
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2015 Q3 |
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| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets | 2835.7 | 2947.1 | 3018.8 | 3057.2 | 3099.3 | 3141.2 | 3099.3 | 3109.7 | 3120.2 | 3130.7 | 3141.2 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | 7.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | 27.5 | 28.7 | 25.4 | 29.8 | 29.7 | 32.4 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 32.4 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset | 34.7 | 34.3 | 30.3 | 35.7 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 33.7 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 33.4 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | 596.9 | 677.4 | 761.3 | 835.6 | 850.6 | 872.5 | 850.6 | 858.7 | 856.4 | 862.5 | 872.5 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | 30.2 | 31.3 | 27.6 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 34.9 | 33.1 | 34.0 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | 119.4 | 152.4 | 188.3 | 185.7 | 191.2 | 198.6 | 191.2 | 194.5 | 195.7 | 197.2 | 198.6 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | 119.0 | 119.7 | 110.6 | 104.4 | 98.4 | 93.5 | 98.4 | 97.3 | 95.5 | 93.8 | 93.5 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | 328.3 | 374.1 | 434.7 | 513.0 | 527.9 | 545.4 | 527.9 | 532.8 | 530.8 | 537.4 | 545.4 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | 18.2 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | 1010.7 | 929.5 | 1048.0 | 1165.0 | 1196.9 | 1100.9 | 1196.9 | 1205.0 | 1191.3 | 1076.6 | 1100.9 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | 348.0 | 356.2 | 359.1 | 408.0 | 413.9 | 394.4 | 413.9 | 415.8 | 412.2 | 386.7 | 394.4 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | 789.3 | 893.0 | 768.2 | 557.0 | 548.0 | 682.1 | 548.0 | 540.1 | 571.5 | 715.6 | 682.1 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset | 52.8 | 64.5 | 58.1 | 60.7 | 62.0 | 61.9 | 62.0 | 62.6 | 62.1 | 59.1 | 61.9 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | 63.1 | 64.8 | 52.4 | 48.3 | 46.4 | 48.1 | 46.4 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 47.3 | 48.1 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset | 448.6 | 517.7 | 391.0 | 181.7 | 166.3 | 297.3 | 166.3 | 154.8 | 187.4 | 335.8 | 297.3 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | 224.8 | 246.0 | 266.6 | 266.3 | 273.3 | 274.8 | 273.3 | 275.2 | 274.1 | 273.5 | 274.8 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) | 2872.2 | 2983.7 | 3055.4 | 3093.7 | 3135.8 | 3177.8 | 3135.8 | 3146.3 | 3156.8 | 3167.3 | 3177.8 | 19 |
NOTES
- Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
- Assets of private pension plans held at life insurance companies; series begins 1985:Q4.
- Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
- Actuarial value of accrued defined benefit pension entitlements.
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