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 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private pension funds; total financial assets (2) | FL574090005 | 8566.6 | 9003.8 | 9752.2 | 9381.5 | 9709.2 | 9805.8 | 9983.1 | 9381.5 | 9902.6 | 1 |
| Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020005 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 2 |
| Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030005 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 29.8 | 26.7 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 3 |
| Private pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034005 | 152.7 | 159.1 | 155.8 | 152.3 | 154.7 | 153.5 | 152.7 | 152.3 | 151.7 | 4 |
| Private pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051005 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Private pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022005 | 1175.8 | 1224.2 | 1286.4 | 1311.3 | 1275.2 | 1279.7 | 1303.5 | 1311.3 | 1377.2 | 6 |
| Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset | FL573069105 | 39.6 | 39.1 | 37.4 | 34.1 | 36.3 | 35.3 | 34.6 | 34.1 | 33.6 | 7 |
| Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061105 | 286.7 | 302.5 | 323.9 | 364.8 | 332.5 | 344.3 | 354.9 | 364.8 | 387.9 | 8 |
| Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061705 | 158.3 | 167.3 | 180.2 | 188.3 | 180.6 | 182.0 | 184.5 | 188.3 | 194.5 | 9 |
| Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063005 | 691.2 | 715.4 | 744.9 | 724.1 | 725.8 | 718.2 | 729.6 | 724.1 | 761.2 | 10 |
| Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065005 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 11 |
| Private pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset | LM573064105 | 2220.4 | 2326.6 | 2682.2 | 2361.0 | 2622.6 | 2676.6 | 2761.5 | 2361.0 | 2646.5 | 12 |
| Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064205 | 3088.1 | 3326.3 | 3845.4 | 3567.5 | 3822.4 | 3873.8 | 3993.5 | 3567.5 | 3924.7 | 13 |
| Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090005 | 1853.0 | 1889.9 | 1705.5 | 1915.7 | 1758.6 | 1747.6 | 1697.8 | 1915.7 | 1729.3 | 14 |
| Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (3) | FL573095005 | 506.3 | 544.7 | 562.8 | 547.6 | 559.4 | 562.1 | 570.2 | 547.6 | 567.0 | 15 |
| Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074005 | 91.3 | 95.2 | 101.2 | 110.2 | 104.0 | 106.5 | 108.5 | 110.2 | 111.5 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (4) | FL573073005 | 609.0 | 568.6 | 340.4 | 544.5 | 392.3 | 373.6 | 309.3 | 544.5 | 334.9 | 17 |
| Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093005 | 646.4 | 681.4 | 701.0 | 713.3 | 703.0 | 705.3 | 709.8 | 713.3 | 715.9 | 18 |
| Private pension funds; total liabilities (5) | FL574190005 | 8603.2 | 9040.4 | 9788.8 | 9418.0 | 9745.8 | 9842.3 | 10019.7 | 9418.0 | 9939.1 | 19 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) | FL574190043 | 3436.3 | 3455.7 | 3457.2 | 3443.1 | 3453.7 | 3450.2 | 3446.6 | 3443.1 | 3439.6 | 20 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total funded assets (6) | FL572000075 | 2827.3 | 2887.1 | 3116.9 | 2898.6 | 3061.4 | 3076.5 | 3137.3 | 2898.6 | 3104.6 | 21 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset | FL573073005 | 609.0 | 568.6 | 340.4 | 544.5 | 392.3 | 373.6 | 309.3 | 544.5 | 334.9 | 22 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (7) | FL574090045 | 3399.7 | 3419.1 | 3420.6 | 3406.5 | 3417.1 | 3413.6 | 3410.1 | 3406.5 | 3403.0 | 23 |
| Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets (8) | FL574090055 | 5166.9 | 5584.7 | 6331.6 | 5974.9 | 6292.1 | 6392.2 | 6573.1 | 5974.9 | 6499.6 | 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: June 6, 2019