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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FL574090045 | 3419.1 | 3420.6 | 3421.8 | 3423.9 | 3424.2 | 3420.6 | 3417.1 | 3413.6 | 3410.1 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020043 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 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 | 27.4 | 25.8 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034043 | 32.8 | 30.8 | 31.7 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051043 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022045 | 859.5 | 885.9 | 864.4 | 874.4 | 877.9 | 885.9 | 883.9 | 891.7 | 910.6 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FL573069143 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061143 | 181.8 | 192.0 | 183.4 | 185.9 | 186.9 | 192.0 | 202.9 | 214.8 | 224.8 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061743 | 102.5 | 109.7 | 104.8 | 107.5 | 109.2 | 109.7 | 110.8 | 112.4 | 114.1 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063043 | 545.4 | 556.1 | 547.3 | 552.4 | 553.6 | 556.1 | 543.2 | 538.5 | 546.5 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065043 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | LM573064143 | 1100.0 | 1254.9 | 1134.0 | 1155.2 | 1192.2 | 1254.9 | 1210.4 | 1217.2 | 1248.0 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064243 | 394.4 | 436.7 | 404.8 | 413.4 | 424.2 | 436.7 | 426.8 | 425.6 | 434.7 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090045 | 977.6 | 759.3 | 933.2 | 896.2 | 846.1 | 759.3 | 814.8 | 800.1 | 739.2 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FL573095405 | 57.2 | 60.1 | 58.0 | 58.7 | 59.6 | 60.1 | 59.1 | 58.9 | 59.6 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074043 | 59.1 | 63.3 | 61.5 | 62.2 | 63.2 | 63.3 | 66.0 | 68.5 | 70.1 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL573073005 | 568.6 | 340.4 | 519.4 | 480.5 | 427.8 | 340.4 | 392.3 | 373.6 | 309.3 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093043 | 292.7 | 295.6 | 294.3 | 294.8 | 295.5 | 295.6 | 297.4 | 299.1 | 300.2 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) | FL574190043 | 3455.7 | 3457.2 | 3458.4 | 3460.5 | 3460.8 | 3457.2 | 3453.7 | 3450.2 | 3446.6 | 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: December 6, 2018