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 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FL574090045 | 3399.7 | 3419.1 | 3420.6 | 3421.8 | 3423.9 | 3424.2 | 3420.6 | 3417.1 | 3413.6 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020043 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030043 | 28.4 | 27.4 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.7 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034043 | 33.9 | 32.8 | 29.7 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 29.7 | 28.4 | 27.3 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051043 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022045 | 835.4 | 859.5 | 884.2 | 865.6 | 876.8 | 881.4 | 884.2 | 879.5 | 885.3 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FL573069143 | 30.9 | 29.8 | 31.6 | 30 | 30.9 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 33.1 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061143 | 174.7 | 181.8 | 187.8 | 183.5 | 186 | 186.9 | 187.8 | 197.6 | 209.5 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061743 | 98.3 | 102.5 | 110 | 104.8 | 107.6 | 109.3 | 110 | 110.9 | 112.5 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063043 | 531.5 | 545.4 | 554.8 | 547.3 | 552.4 | 553.6 | 554.8 | 538.8 | 530.2 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065043 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | LM573064143 | 1086.9 | 1100 | 1247.8 | 1133 | 1153.3 | 1189.4 | 1247.8 | 1223.7 | 1254.3 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064243 | 382.9 | 394.4 | 428.6 | 404.5 | 412.8 | 423.3 | 428.6 | 416.6 | 413.1 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090045 | 1005.5 | 977.6 | 778.7 | 933.3 | 896.5 | 846.4 | 778.7 | 818.5 | 784.4 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FL573095405 | 56.5 | 57.2 | 59.4 | 57.9 | 58.6 | 59.5 | 59.4 | 58.3 | 58.1 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074043 | 57.7 | 59.1 | 65.8 | 61.6 | 62.4 | 63.4 | 65.8 | 68.6 | 71.1 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL573073005 | 609 | 568.6 | 356.2 | 519.4 | 480.5 | 427.8 | 356.2 | 392.3 | 354.2 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093043 | 282.3 | 292.7 | 297.3 | 294.4 | 294.9 | 295.7 | 297.3 | 299.2 | 301 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) | FL574190043 | 3436.3 | 3455.7 | 3457.2 | 3458.4 | 3460.5 | 3460.8 | 3457.2 | 3453.7 | 3450.2 | 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 20, 2018