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 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FL574090045 | 3128.6 | 3166.2 | 3203.2 | 3157 | 3166.2 | 3175.5 | 3184.7 | 3193.9 | 3203.2 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020043 | 10 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11 | 11.2 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030043 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034043 | 32.6 | 31.3 | 29.8 | 31.9 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051043 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022045 | 837.5 | 854.3 | 883.4 | 871.1 | 854.3 | 864 | 872.2 | 877.5 | 883.4 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FL573069143 | 29.7 | 28.5 | 27.1 | 29 | 28.5 | 28 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061143 | 176.3 | 173.3 | 172.8 | 181.8 | 173.3 | 173.2 | 174.2 | 173.8 | 172.8 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061743 | 99.2 | 102.7 | 106 | 106.1 | 102.7 | 103.8 | 105.3 | 105.9 | 106 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063043 | 532.3 | 549.8 | 577.5 | 554.1 | 549.8 | 559.1 | 564.8 | 570.2 | 577.5 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065043 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | LM573064143 | 1071.2 | 1094.9 | 1204.6 | 1093.5 | 1094.9 | 1119.5 | 1140.7 | 1166.2 | 1204.6 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064243 | 384.6 | 392.3 | 434.2 | 398.8 | 392.3 | 405.2 | 415.1 | 425.9 | 434.2 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090045 | 748.8 | 740.4 | 599.1 | 708.3 | 740.4 | 703.5 | 673.5 | 641.7 | 599.1 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FL573095405 | 55.8 | 55.1 | 56.3 | 56.5 | 55.1 | 55.5 | 56.1 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074043 | 57.6 | 61.6 | 65.9 | 59.8 | 61.6 | 63.2 | 63.5 | 64.5 | 65.9 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL573073005 | 348.3 | 328.1 | 172 | 300.3 | 328.1 | 285.8 | 254.2 | 218.7 | 172 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093043 | 287 | 295.6 | 304.9 | 291.7 | 295.6 | 299 | 299.7 | 301.9 | 304.9 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) | FL574190043 | 3165.2 | 3202.8 | 3239.8 | 3193.6 | 3202.8 | 3212.1 | 3221.3 | 3230.5 | 3239.8 | 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.
Last Update: March 8, 2018