Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
L.118 Private Pension Funds (1)
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted| Description | Series code | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private pension funds; total financial assets (2) | FL574090005 | 8237.4 | 8641.4 | 9400.3 | 8578 | 8641.4 | 8882.4 | 9024.2 | 9200.8 | 9400.3 | 1 |
| Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020005 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 21.3 | 22 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.3 | 2 |
| Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030005 | 31 | 29.9 | 28.8 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 3 |
| Private pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034005 | 151 | 150.1 | 148.6 | 150.5 | 150.1 | 149.4 | 149 | 148.9 | 148.6 | 4 |
| Private pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051005 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Private pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022005 | 1173.7 | 1216.8 | 1280.5 | 1235.6 | 1216.8 | 1236.7 | 1249.9 | 1264.3 | 1280.5 | 6 |
| Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset | FL573069105 | 38.4 | 37.3 | 36.2 | 37.8 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 36.2 | 7 |
| Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061105 | 287.2 | 292.9 | 304.5 | 303.2 | 292.9 | 296.6 | 299.2 | 302 | 304.5 | 8 |
| Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061705 | 158.6 | 165 | 171.2 | 170.2 | 165 | 166.8 | 169.3 | 170.7 | 171.2 | 9 |
| Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063005 | 689.5 | 721.5 | 768.6 | 724.3 | 721.5 | 736.4 | 744.6 | 755.1 | 768.6 | 10 |
| Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065005 | 22 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 11 |
| Private pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset | LM573064105 | 2197.3 | 2354 | 2662.9 | 2305 | 2354 | 2436.1 | 2481.5 | 2552.7 | 2662.9 | 12 |
| Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064205 | 3055.4 | 3248.9 | 3735.4 | 3251.8 | 3248.9 | 3411.6 | 3518.9 | 3630.2 | 3735.4 | 13 |
| Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090005 | 1584.9 | 1596.2 | 1496.9 | 1559.6 | 1596.2 | 1572.9 | 1549.3 | 1529 | 1496.9 | 14 |
| Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (3) | FL573095005 | 501 | 503.8 | 528.7 | 506.6 | 503.8 | 512.3 | 518.1 | 524.9 | 528.7 | 15 |
| Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074005 | 90.8 | 96.3 | 102.5 | 94 | 96.3 | 98.5 | 98.9 | 100.4 | 102.5 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (4) | FL573073005 | 348.3 | 328.1 | 172 | 300.3 | 328.1 | 285.8 | 254.2 | 218.7 | 172 | 17 |
| Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093005 | 644.8 | 668 | 693.8 | 658.7 | 668 | 676.4 | 678.1 | 685 | 693.8 | 18 |
| Private pension funds; total liabilities (5) | FL574190005 | 8274 | 8678 | 9436.9 | 8614.6 | 8678 | 8919 | 9060.8 | 9237.4 | 9436.9 | 19 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) | FL574190043 | 3165.2 | 3202.8 | 3239.8 | 3193.6 | 3202.8 | 3212.1 | 3221.3 | 3230.5 | 3239.8 | 20 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total funded assets (6) | FL572000075 | 2816.9 | 2874.7 | 3067.8 | 2893.2 | 2874.7 | 2926.2 | 2967.1 | 3011.9 | 3067.8 | 21 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset | FL573073005 | 348.3 | 328.1 | 172 | 300.3 | 328.1 | 285.8 | 254.2 | 218.7 | 172 | 22 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (7) | FL574090045 | 3128.6 | 3166.2 | 3203.2 | 3157 | 3166.2 | 3175.5 | 3184.7 | 3193.9 | 3203.2 | 23 |
| Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets (8) | FL574090055 | 5108.8 | 5475.2 | 6197.1 | 5421.1 | 5475.2 | 5706.9 | 5839.5 | 6006.9 | 6197.1 | 24 |
NOTES
- Private defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (including 401(k) type plans).
- 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 pension entitlements in defined benefit plans and assets of defined contribution plans. These liabilities are assets of the household sector.
- Total defined benefit financial assets plus nonfinancial assets less claims of pension fund on sponsor.
- Additional detail on defined benefit plans is available on tables L.118.b.
- Additional detail on defined contribution plans is available on table L.118.c.
Last Update: March 8, 2018