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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private pension funds; total financial assets (2) | FL574090005 | 9003.8 | 9765.0 | 9400.3 | 9547.3 | 9765.0 | 9723.7 | 9821.6 | 10001.5 | 9400.3 | 1 |
| Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020005 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 2 |
| Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030005 | 31.3 | 29.8 | 26.9 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 3 |
| Private pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034005 | 159.1 | 156.9 | 154.6 | 156.9 | 156.9 | 155.8 | 154.7 | 154.2 | 154.6 | 4 |
| Private pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051005 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Private pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022005 | 1224.2 | 1282.2 | 1319.3 | 1268.3 | 1282.2 | 1272.9 | 1278.4 | 1303.0 | 1319.3 | 6 |
| Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset | FL573069105 | 39.1 | 37.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 34.5 | 7 |
| Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061105 | 302.5 | 323.7 | 371.3 | 316.7 | 323.7 | 333.0 | 345.1 | 356.3 | 371.3 | 8 |
| Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061705 | 167.3 | 177.2 | 185.1 | 176.6 | 177.2 | 177.7 | 179.1 | 181.1 | 185.1 | 9 |
| Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063005 | 715.4 | 743.8 | 728.5 | 737.5 | 743.8 | 725.8 | 718.8 | 730.8 | 728.5 | 10 |
| Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065005 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 11 |
| Private pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset | LM573064105 | 2326.6 | 2687.6 | 2342.5 | 2542.2 | 2687.6 | 2627.0 | 2680.8 | 2766.0 | 2342.5 | 12 |
| Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064205 | 3326.3 | 3845.4 | 3568.0 | 3710.7 | 3845.4 | 3822.4 | 3873.8 | 3994.2 | 3568.0 | 13 |
| Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090005 | 1889.9 | 1715.8 | 1940.8 | 1792.4 | 1715.8 | 1769.6 | 1759.1 | 1709.6 | 1940.8 | 14 |
| Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (3) | FL573095005 | 544.7 | 575.2 | 560.4 | 568.4 | 575.2 | 571.4 | 574.0 | 581.8 | 560.4 | 15 |
| Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074005 | 95.2 | 101.0 | 110.8 | 100.5 | 101.0 | 103.8 | 106.4 | 108.4 | 110.8 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (4) | FL573073005 | 568.6 | 340.4 | 553.8 | 427.8 | 340.4 | 392.3 | 373.6 | 309.3 | 553.8 | 17 |
| Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093005 | 681.4 | 699.3 | 715.8 | 695.7 | 699.3 | 702.2 | 705.0 | 710.0 | 715.8 | 18 |
| Private pension funds; total liabilities (5) | FL574190005 | 9040.4 | 9801.6 | 9436.8 | 9583.9 | 9801.6 | 9760.2 | 9858.1 | 10038.0 | 9436.8 | 19 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) | FL574190043 | 3455.7 | 3457.2 | 3443.1 | 3460.8 | 3457.2 | 3453.7 | 3450.2 | 3446.6 | 3443.1 | 20 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total funded assets (6) | FL572000075 | 2887.1 | 3116.9 | 2889.3 | 3033.0 | 3116.9 | 3061.4 | 3076.5 | 3137.3 | 2889.3 | 21 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset | FL573073005 | 568.6 | 340.4 | 553.8 | 427.8 | 340.4 | 392.3 | 373.6 | 309.3 | 553.8 | 22 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (7) | FL574090045 | 3419.1 | 3420.6 | 3406.5 | 3424.2 | 3420.6 | 3417.1 | 3413.6 | 3410.1 | 3406.5 | 23 |
| Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets (8) | FL574090055 | 5584.7 | 6344.4 | 5993.8 | 6123.1 | 6344.4 | 6306.6 | 6408.0 | 6591.4 | 5993.8 | 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: March 7, 2019