L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
Description Series code 2014 2015 2016 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FL574090045 3099.7 3128.6 3166.2 3138.6 3148.0 3157.0 3166.2 3175.5 3184.7 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FL573020043 10.9 10.0 10.6 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.6 10.8 10.9 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FL573030043 31.8 27.2 26.1 26.9 26.8 26.6 26.1 25.7 25.6 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset FL573034043 38.0 32.5 31.2 32.2 32.0 31.8 31.2 30.7 30.6 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FL572051043 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset LM574022045 870.1 836.3 852.9 857.4 871.2 869.8 852.9 862.6 870.9 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FL573069143 34.6 29.7 28.4 29.3 29.2 29.0 28.4 27.9 27.8 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset LM573061143 186.3 175.9 172.9 179.7 183.3 181.5 172.9 172.8 173.9 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset LM573061743 104.7 99.0 102.5 102.8 105.4 105.9 102.5 103.5 105.0 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063043 544.5 531.7 549.1 545.5 553.3 553.4 549.1 558.3 564.1 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FL573065043 14.7 14.0 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.6 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset LM573064143 1137.9 1067.0 1090.7 1049.6 1062.5 1089.2 1090.7 1115.1 1136.0 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset LM573064243 425.6 384.3 392.1 381.9 387.1 398.5 392.1 405.0 414.8 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FL573090045 567.6 754.7 746.4 764.1 741.7 714.4 746.4 709.6 680.1 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FL573095405 59.8 55.8 55.1 55.4 55.8 56.5 55.1 55.4 56.1 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FL573074043 44.4 57.6 61.5 58.6 59.0 59.7 61.5 63.1 63.5 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FL573073005 176.7 355.0 334.9 361.6 337.4 307.2 334.9 292.7 261.5 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FL573093043 286.7 286.3 294.9 288.5 289.5 291.0 294.9 298.3 299.0 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FL574190043 3136.2 3165.2 3202.8 3175.2 3184.6 3193.6 3202.8 3212.1 3221.3 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: September 21, 2017