F.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FA574090045 -26.6 -47.2 -54.8 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FA573020043 -0.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FA573030043 -0.9 3.7 0.9 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 6.6 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FA573034043 -1.0 4.4 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 7.9 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FA572051043 -0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset FA574022045 18.2 110.8 112.1 69.3 120.4 77.7 53.2 25.9 109.8 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FA573069143 -0.9 4.0 1.0 0.9 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 -12.9 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset FA573061143 7.5 34.9 42.5 29.6 43.8 35.1 30.9 8.5 46.2 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset FA573061743 3.5 18.9 21.8 16.4 31.6 15.0 10.8 8.4 35.8 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FA573063043 8.2 52.9 46.8 22.4 43.6 27.0 10.8 8.4 40.8 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FA573065043 0.2 1.7 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset FA573064143 -94.9 -89.3 -96.4 -66.6 -114.3 -67.6 -47.5 -37.0 -95.6 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset FA573064243 -25.3 -27.4 -12.3 -15.1 -24.7 -11.3 -13.6 -10.6 -38.8 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FA573090045 77.7 -51.7 -60.9 -32.0 -27.3 -42.6 -36.3 -22.0 -33.7 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FA573095405 -2.5 1.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.9 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FA573074043 8.4 17.3 8.4 7.3 12.0 5.5 6.6 5.2 18.9 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FA573073005 56.0 -79.2 -77.0 -46.1 -50.3 -53.1 -49.0 -31.9 -4.9 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FA573093043 15.8 8.9 8.1 7.1 11.6 5.3 6.4 5.0 -46.8 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) FA574190043 -26.5 -47.2 -54.7 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 -42.0 19

NOTES

  1. Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
  2. Includes products sold by life insurance companies, such as variable annuities and guaranteed investment contracts; series begins 1985:Q4.
  3. Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements.
Last Update: June 11, 2020