Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1

F.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans

2016:Q2 Release Date: September 16, 2016

Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates


Description
Series code 2010
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Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets FA574090045 47.5 46.6 22.5 -8.3 -20.4 -33.7 -29.5 -35.8 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FA573020043 2.7 1.8 -1.0 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FA573030043 -0.2 1.2 -3.3 4.5 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.4 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset FA573034043 -5.1 -0.3 -4.0 5.3 2.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FA572051043 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset FA574022045 70.5 80.5 83.9 74.3 14.5 21.5 19.4 21.1 22.3 24.0 19.5 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FA573069143 -1.0 1.1 -3.6 4.9 2.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.1 -0.3 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset FA573061143 7.4 32.9 36.0 -2.7 -5.0 5.7 4.5 6.0 6.1 5.3 5.8 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset FA573061743 2.7 0.7 -9.1 -6.2 -2.8 -3.3 -3.4 -3.7 -2.9 -3.5 -3.3 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FA573063043 61.4 45.8 60.7 78.3 20.3 18.0 17.5 17.7 18.0 22.1 17.2 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FA573065043 1.2 -2.4 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 -2.0 -3.0 -2.2 -1.6 -1.7 -1.7 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset FA573064143 -4.1 -72.7 -11.0 -186.1 -141.5 -112.0 -110.3 -114.1 -115.3 -108.5 -107.8 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset FA573064243 -6.8 19.2 -37.2 -6.4 1.0 -9.5 -8.8 -7.7 -10.6 -10.2 -8.0 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FA573090045 -10.3 19.5 -4.4 100.4 98.9 67.5 72.5 66.3 59.9 51.3 53.6 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset FA573095405 -8.0 12.7 -10.0 -3.6 -3.0 -5.4 -6.4 -7.0 -5.5 -9.9 -10.3 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FA573074043 13.4 1.7 -12.4 -4.1 -3.9 -4.5 -4.0 -5.2 -3.4 -8.2 -8.1 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset FA573073005 -25.0 -16.2 -2.6 108.6 85.4 66.9 70.0 68.9 59.2 57.5 57.1 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FA573093043 9.3 21.2 20.6 -0.4 20.4 10.5 12.8 9.5 9.7 11.9 14.9 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) FA574190043 47.5 46.6 22.6 -8.3 -20.5 -33.7 -29.5 -35.8 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 19

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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. Negative values indicate overfunding.
  4. Actuarial value of accrued defined benefit pension entitlements.
Last update: September 16, 2016