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 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 Q1 | 2016 Q2 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FL574090045 | 3094.9 | 3186.4 | 3270.3 | 3343.5 | 3288.6 | 3306.9 | 3325.2 | 3343.5 | 3361.9 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL573020043 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FL573030043 | 29.8 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 33.1 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset | FL573034043 | 35.7 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 38.4 | 38.0 | 38.2 | 38.4 | 38.4 | 38.5 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FL572051043 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | FL574022045 | 835.6 | 850.1 | 871.7 | 881.0 | 874.4 | 877.2 | 879.8 | 881.0 | 883.7 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FL573069143 | 32.5 | 34.6 | 35.7 | 36.6 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | FL573061143 | 185.7 | 180.6 | 186.3 | 186.0 | 186.1 | 185.8 | 185.8 | 186.0 | 186.4 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | FL573061743 | 104.4 | 101.6 | 98.3 | 96.9 | 98.0 | 97.5 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 96.4 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | FL573063043 | 513.0 | 533.3 | 551.2 | 561.5 | 554.3 | 557.6 | 560.4 | 561.5 | 564.1 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FL573065043 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | LM573064143 | 1165.0 | 1137.9 | 1008.5 | 1046.0 | 997.2 | 996.4 | 1016.4 | 1046.0 | 1085.3 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | LM573064243 | 407.9 | 425.6 | 405.3 | 425.2 | 405.9 | 412.7 | 426.5 | 425.2 | 443.6 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FL573090045 | 594.7 | 674.3 | 887.7 | 892.5 | 913.3 | 922.2 | 903.6 | 892.5 | 850.2 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FL573095405 | 60.8 | 59.8 | 53.3 | 53.8 | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.9 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FL573074043 | 48.3 | 44.4 | 39.9 | 37.9 | 39.5 | 38.8 | 38.1 | 37.9 | 37.3 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FL573073005 | 219.4 | 283.5 | 497.4 | 496.0 | 522.0 | 528.4 | 507.5 | 496.0 | 453.0 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL573093043 | 266.3 | 286.7 | 297.2 | 304.8 | 298.8 | 301.7 | 304.0 | 304.8 | 306.5 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) | FL574190043 | 3131.4 | 3222.9 | 3306.9 | 3380.2 | 3325.2 | 3343.5 | 3361.8 | 3380.2 | 3398.5 | 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: June 8, 2017