Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted| Description | Series code | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 Q1 | 2016 Q2 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FL574090045 | 3099.7 | 3128.6 | 3166.2 | 3138.6 | 3148.0 | 3157.0 | 3166.2 | 3175.5 | 3184.7 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020043 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030043 | 31.8 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset | FL573034043 | 38.0 | 32.5 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 32.0 | 31.8 | 31.2 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051043 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022045 | 870.1 | 836.3 | 852.9 | 857.4 | 871.2 | 869.8 | 852.9 | 862.6 | 870.9 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FL573069143 | 34.6 | 29.7 | 28.4 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 29.0 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061143 | 186.3 | 175.9 | 172.9 | 179.7 | 183.3 | 181.5 | 172.9 | 172.8 | 173.9 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061743 | 104.7 | 99.0 | 102.5 | 102.8 | 105.4 | 105.9 | 102.5 | 103.5 | 105.0 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063043 | 544.5 | 531.7 | 549.1 | 545.5 | 553.3 | 553.4 | 549.1 | 558.3 | 564.1 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065043 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | LM573064143 | 1137.9 | 1067.0 | 1090.7 | 1049.6 | 1062.5 | 1089.2 | 1090.7 | 1115.1 | 1136.0 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064243 | 425.6 | 384.3 | 392.1 | 381.9 | 387.1 | 398.5 | 392.1 | 405.0 | 414.8 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090045 | 567.6 | 754.7 | 746.4 | 764.1 | 741.7 | 714.4 | 746.4 | 709.6 | 680.1 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FL573095405 | 59.8 | 55.8 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 55.8 | 56.5 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 56.1 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074043 | 44.4 | 57.6 | 61.5 | 58.6 | 59.0 | 59.7 | 61.5 | 63.1 | 63.5 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL573073005 | 176.7 | 355.0 | 334.9 | 361.6 | 337.4 | 307.2 | 334.9 | 292.7 | 261.5 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093043 | 286.7 | 286.3 | 294.9 | 288.5 | 289.5 | 291.0 | 294.9 | 298.3 | 299.0 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) | FL574190043 | 3136.2 | 3165.2 | 3202.8 | 3175.2 | 3184.6 | 3193.6 | 3202.8 | 3212.1 | 3221.3 | 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.
Last Update: September 21, 2017