Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
L.119 Federal Government Employee Retirement Funds
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government retirement funds; total financial assets (1) | FL344090005 | 3794.8 | 3925.5 | 4089.7 | 3891.8 | 3925.5 | 3968.1 | 4004.7 | 4045.2 | 4089.7 | 1 |
| Federal government retirement funds; checkable deposits and currency held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | FL343020033 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Federal government retirement funds; debt securities; asset | LM344022005 | 1735.8 | 1836.7 | 1753.5 | 1755.8 | 1836.7 | 1689.1 | 1585.8 | 1842.2 | 1753.5 | 3 |
| Federal government retirement funds; Treasury securities; asset (2) | LM343061105 | 1714.8 | 1814.4 | 1729.9 | 1732.7 | 1814.4 | 1666.6 | 1562.9 | 1818.5 | 1729.9 | 4 |
| Federal government retirement funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM343061705 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 5 |
| Federal government retirement funds; municipal securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343062033 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM343063005 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 7 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate equities; asset | LM343064105 | 240.3 | 260.8 | 323.8 | 250.5 | 260.8 | 277.2 | 288.2 | 300 | 323.8 | 8 |
| Federal government retirement funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL343073005 | 1817.8 | 1827.3 | 2011.8 | 1884.7 | 1827.3 | 2001.1 | 2129.9 | 1902.3 | 2011.8 | 9 |
| Federal government retirement funds; total financial assets (4) | FL344090005 | 3794.8 | 3925.5 | 4089.7 | 3891.8 | 3925.5 | 3968.1 | 4004.7 | 4045.2 | 4089.7 | 10 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets | FL344090045 | 3336.5 | 3430.2 | 3526.3 | 3406.9 | 3430.2 | 3454.5 | 3478.3 | 3502.4 | 3526.3 | 11 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total funded assets (5) | FL342000075 | 1518.7 | 1602.9 | 1673.2 | 1522.2 | 1602.9 | 1561.1 | 1489.8 | 1612.1 | 1673.2 | 12 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; claims of pension funds on sponsor; asset | FL343073045 | 1817.8 | 1827.3 | 1853.1 | 1884.7 | 1827.3 | 1893.4 | 1988.5 | 1890.3 | 1853.1 | 13 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets (6) | FL344090045 | 3336.5 | 3430.2 | 3526.3 | 3406.9 | 3430.2 | 3454.5 | 3478.3 | 3502.4 | 3526.3 | 14 |
| Federal government defined contribution retirement funds; total financial assets (7) | FL344090055 | 458.3 | 495.4 | 563.4 | 484.9 | 495.4 | 513.6 | 526.3 | 542.8 | 563.4 | 15 |
NOTES
- Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
- Comprised primarily of nonmarketable Treasury securities.
- Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements and suspended investments in the Thrift Savings Plan G Fund by the Treasury. Negative values indicate overfunding.
- Actuarial value of accrued pension entitlements in defined benefit plans and assets of defined contribution plans, including suspended investments in the Thrift Savings Plan G Fund. These liabilities are assets of the household sector.
- Total defined benefit financial assets less defined benefit claims of pension fund on sponsor.
- Additional detail on defined benefit plans is available on table L.119.b.
- Additional detail on defined contribution plans is available on table L.119.c.
Last Update: March 8, 2018