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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government retirement funds; total financial assets (1) | FL344090005 | 3829.7 | 3948.6 | 3861.7 | 3888.1 | 3919.1 | 3948.6 | 3966.4 | 3999.9 | 4040.5 | 1 |
| Federal government retirement funds; checkable deposits and currency held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | FL343020033 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Federal government retirement funds; debt securities; asset | LM344022005 | 1836.6 | 1753.7 | 1689.0 | 1585.7 | 1841.5 | 1753.7 | 1916.9 | 1927.6 | 1969.5 | 3 |
| Federal government retirement funds; Treasury securities; asset (2) | LM343061105 | 1814.4 | 1730.1 | 1666.6 | 1562.9 | 1818.3 | 1730.1 | 1894.1 | 1905.0 | 1946.8 | 4 |
| Federal government retirement funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM343061705 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 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 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 7 |
| Federal government defined contribution retirement funds; other loans and advances; liability (3) | FL313169003 | 0.0 | 151.7 | 107.6 | 141.4 | 12.0 | 151.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate equities; asset | LM343064105 | 260.8 | 324.2 | 277.1 | 288.1 | 300.4 | 324.2 | 322.0 | 330.7 | 348.3 | 9 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; claims of pension funds on sponsor; asset (4) | FL343073045 | 1731.4 | 1718.0 | 1787.1 | 1871.9 | 1764.1 | 1718.0 | 1726.3 | 1740.4 | 1721.5 | 10 |
| Federal government retirement funds; total financial assets (5) | FL344090005 | 3829.7 | 3948.6 | 3861.7 | 3888.1 | 3919.1 | 3948.6 | 3966.4 | 3999.9 | 4040.5 | 11 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets | FL344090045 | 3334.3 | 3391.2 | 3348.1 | 3361.8 | 3376.2 | 3391.2 | 3405.7 | 3420.2 | 3434.7 | 12 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total funded assets (6) | FL342000075 | 1602.9 | 1673.2 | 1561.1 | 1489.9 | 1612.1 | 1673.2 | 1679.4 | 1679.8 | 1713.3 | 13 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; claims of pension funds on sponsor; asset | FL343073045 | 1731.4 | 1718.0 | 1787.1 | 1871.9 | 1764.1 | 1718.0 | 1726.3 | 1740.4 | 1721.5 | 14 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets (7) | FL344090045 | 3334.3 | 3391.2 | 3348.1 | 3361.8 | 3376.2 | 3391.2 | 3405.7 | 3420.2 | 3434.7 | 15 |
| Federal government defined contribution retirement funds; total financial assets (8) | FL344090055 | 495.4 | 557.4 | 513.6 | 526.3 | 542.8 | 557.4 | 560.7 | 579.7 | 605.8 | 16 |
NOTES
- Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
- Comprised primarily of nonmarketable Treasury securities.
- Suspended investments in the Thrift Savings Plan G Fund by the Treasury.
- Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
- Actuarial value of projected 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 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: December 6, 2018