F.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates

Description Series code 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FA574090045 -29.1 -19.6 -17.9 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FA573020043 -0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FA573030043 -3.4 -1.0 -1.6 -3.1 -4.1 -3.8 -2.4 -2.2 -1.7 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FA573034043 -4.1 -1.2 -1.9 -3.7 -5.0 -4.5 -2.9 -2.6 -2.0 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FA572051043 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset FA574022045 -19.8 18.4 19.9 63.8 83.5 80.4 88.5 2.8 96.6 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FA573069143 -3.8 -1.0 -1.7 -3.4 -4.5 -4.1 -2.7 -2.4 -1.8 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset FA573061143 -8.5 9.8 10.3 41.0 57.9 51.3 50.7 4.0 64.0 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset FA573061743 -0.9 4.8 5.8 6.9 9.1 8.6 8.2 1.8 12.4 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FA573063043 -6.7 4.9 5.6 19.3 21.1 24.6 32.2 -0.6 22.0 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FA573065043 -0.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset FA573064143 -33.7 -94.1 -42.3 -76.3 -117.0 -108.2 -71.8 -8.0 -104.0 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset FA573064243 -32.3 -16.2 -13.5 -21.1 -28.2 -23.8 -13.9 -18.4 -14.1 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FA573090045 66.1 73.7 21.8 7.5 38.1 27.1 -30.5 -4.7 -8.2 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FA573095405 -2.3 -1.3 -1.3 -2.5 -3.3 -3.0 -1.9 -1.7 -1.3 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FA573074043 13.3 1.4 4.2 8.2 10.9 9.9 6.4 5.7 4.4 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FA573073005 59.5 63.2 16.0 -3.9 23.0 13.4 -39.4 -12.7 -14.2 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FA573093043 -4.3 10.4 2.9 5.7 7.5 6.8 4.4 3.9 3.0 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) FA574190043 -29.1 -19.5 -17.9 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 -33.6 19


NOTES

  1. Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
  2. Assets of private pension plans held at life insurance companies; series begins 1985:Q4.
  3. Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements.
Last Update: June 6, 2019