F.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates
Description Series code 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FA574090045 -8.3 -20.4 -33.7 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FA573020043 0.3 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.6 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FA573030043 4.5 2.0 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.5 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset FA573034043 5.3 2.3 -0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FA572051043 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset FA574022045 74.3 14.5 21.5 9.3 10.9 11.1 10.8 4.4 11.0 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FA573069143 4.9 2.1 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.7 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset FA573061143 -2.7 -5.0 5.7 -0.4 -1.2 -1.0 0.2 0.5 1.7 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset FA573061743 -6.2 -2.8 -3.3 -1.5 -1.4 -2.0 -1.9 -0.7 -1.7 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset FA573063043 78.3 20.3 18.0 10.3 12.4 12.9 11.5 4.3 10.3 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FA573065043 -1.1 0.1 -2.0 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.3 -0.8 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset FA573064143 -186.1 -141.5 -112.0 -62.6 -60.0 -86.5 -76.0 -28.0 -64.1 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset FA573064243 -6.4 1.0 -9.5 -1.8 -0.7 -1.4 -2.9 -2.0 -4.8 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FA573090045 100.4 98.9 67.5 8.9 3.0 29.7 22.1 -19.2 13.1 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FA573095405 -3.6 -3.0 -5.4 -1.4 -0.9 -1.7 -2.1 -1.0 -2.5 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FA573074043 -4.1 -3.9 -4.5 -2.0 -1.7 -2.7 -2.6 -1.0 -2.3 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FA573073005 108.6 85.4 66.9 4.7 -0.8 22.6 17.5 -20.3 11.1 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FA573093043 -0.4 20.4 10.5 7.6 6.4 11.5 9.4 3.2 6.8 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FA574190043 -8.3 -20.5 -33.7 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 -44.4 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. Negative values indicate overfunding.
  4. Actuarial value of accrued defined benefit pension entitlements.
Last Update: June 8, 2017