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 | 2018 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | 2019 Q2 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FL574090045 | 3432.9 | 3447.4 | 3454.3 | 3447.6 | 3447.8 | 3449.4 | 3454.3 | 3459.3 | 3464.2 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020043 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030043 | 27.5 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FL573034043 | 32.9 | 37.3 | 38.4 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 38.4 | 38.8 | 39.1 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051043 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | LM574022045 | 859.4 | 980.7 | 1050.6 | 985.8 | 1004.6 | 1033.1 | 1050.6 | 1112.1 | 1164.7 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FL573069143 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 34.3 | 34.7 | 34.9 | 35.0 | 35.4 | 35.6 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | LM573061143 | 179.5 | 214.3 | 253.9 | 221.4 | 231.8 | 241.8 | 253.9 | 268.9 | 285.0 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM573061743 | 101.3 | 120.6 | 142.0 | 124.8 | 131.5 | 136.0 | 142.0 | 151.8 | 158.8 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM573063043 | 548.7 | 611.8 | 619.7 | 605.3 | 606.6 | 620.3 | 619.7 | 656.0 | 685.3 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065043 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | LM573064143 | 1099.1 | 1210.9 | 1002.9 | 1171.1 | 1175.8 | 1194.8 | 1002.9 | 1109.6 | 1129.6 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064243 | 385.1 | 411.5 | 370.1 | 404.8 | 404.5 | 415.3 | 370.1 | 399.6 | 407.4 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090045 | 1002.6 | 747.2 | 931.0 | 788.1 | 764.1 | 706.9 | 931.0 | 737.2 | 661.2 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FL573095405 | 56.0 | 62.2 | 58.8 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 63.4 | 58.8 | 62.0 | 61.9 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074043 | 66.1 | 83.3 | 91.8 | 85.8 | 89.1 | 90.6 | 91.8 | 94.8 | 96.6 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL573073005 | 582.3 | 294.6 | 465.3 | 331.1 | 300.2 | 238.8 | 465.3 | 262.5 | 183.0 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093043 | 298.1 | 307.0 | 315.1 | 309.4 | 312.6 | 314.1 | 315.1 | 318.0 | 319.8 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) | FL574190043 | 3469.5 | 3484.0 | 3490.9 | 3484.2 | 3484.4 | 3486.0 | 3490.9 | 3495.8 | 3500.8 | 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: September 20, 2019