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 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private pension funds; total financial assets (2) | FL574090005 | 8566.6 | 9003.8 | 9765 | 9243.6 | 9378.7 | 9547.3 | 9765 | 9724.6 | 9808.2 | 1 |
| Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020005 | 19.8 | 21 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 2 |
| Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030005 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 29.7 | 28.9 | 27.8 | 26.9 | 3 |
| Private pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034005 | 152.7 | 159.1 | 156.1 | 157.8 | 157 | 156.8 | 156.1 | 155.1 | 154.3 | 4 |
| Private pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051005 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Private pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022005 | 1175.8 | 1224.2 | 1291 | 1242.4 | 1257.8 | 1271.8 | 1291 | 1284.2 | 1301 | 6 |
| Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset | FL573069105 | 39.6 | 39.1 | 41.1 | 39.3 | 40.2 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 41.8 | 42.7 | 7 |
| Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061105 | 286.7 | 302.5 | 323.4 | 308.6 | 312.4 | 316.7 | 323.4 | 333.6 | 350.8 | 8 |
| Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061705 | 158.3 | 167.3 | 178.2 | 170.5 | 174.3 | 176.7 | 178.2 | 178.9 | 181.1 | 9 |
| Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063005 | 691.2 | 715.4 | 748.3 | 724 | 731 | 737.5 | 748.3 | 730 | 726.3 | 10 |
| Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065005 | 22 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 11 |
| Private pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset | LM573064105 | 2220.4 | 2326.6 | 2667.5 | 2415.6 | 2459.1 | 2539.4 | 2667.5 | 2619.5 | 2688.6 | 12 |
| Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064205 | 3088.1 | 3326.3 | 3833.1 | 3489.6 | 3597.3 | 3709.8 | 3833.1 | 3808.1 | 3829.6 | 13 |
| Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090005 | 1853 | 1889.9 | 1740.9 | 1861.2 | 1830.8 | 1792.8 | 1740.9 | 1782.2 | 1759.7 | 14 |
| Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (3) | FL573095005 | 506.3 | 544.7 | 574.2 | 554.4 | 560.8 | 568.3 | 574.2 | 570.3 | 572.7 | 15 |
| Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074005 | 91.3 | 95.2 | 104.1 | 98.3 | 99.2 | 100.8 | 104.1 | 107.3 | 110.7 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (4) | FL573073005 | 609 | 568.6 | 356.2 | 519.4 | 480.5 | 427.8 | 356.2 | 392.3 | 354.2 | 17 |
| Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093005 | 646.4 | 681.4 | 706.4 | 689.1 | 690.3 | 695.9 | 706.4 | 712.2 | 722.1 | 18 |
| Private pension funds; total liabilities (5) | FL574190005 | 8603.2 | 9040.4 | 9801.6 | 9280.2 | 9415.3 | 9583.9 | 9801.6 | 9761.2 | 9844.8 | 19 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) | FL574190043 | 3436.3 | 3455.7 | 3457.2 | 3458.4 | 3460.5 | 3460.8 | 3457.2 | 3453.7 | 3450.2 | 20 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total funded assets (6) | FL572000075 | 2827.3 | 2887.1 | 3101 | 2938.9 | 2980 | 3033 | 3101 | 3061.4 | 3096 | 21 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset | FL573073005 | 609 | 568.6 | 356.2 | 519.4 | 480.5 | 427.8 | 356.2 | 392.3 | 354.2 | 22 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (7) | FL574090045 | 3399.7 | 3419.1 | 3420.6 | 3421.8 | 3423.9 | 3424.2 | 3420.6 | 3417.1 | 3413.6 | 23 |
| Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets (8) | FL574090055 | 5166.9 | 5584.7 | 6344.4 | 5821.9 | 5954.8 | 6123.1 | 6344.4 | 6307.5 | 6394.6 | 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: September 20, 2018