L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted

Description Series code 2015 2016 2017 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FL574090045 3128.6 3166.2 3203.2 3157 3166.2 3175.5 3184.7 3193.9 3203.2 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FL573020043 10 10.6 11.2 10.3 10.6 10.8 10.9 11 11.2 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FL573030043 27.3 26.1 24.9 26.6 26.1 25.7 25.6 25.3 24.9 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FL573034043 32.6 31.3 29.8 31.9 31.3 30.7 30.6 30.3 29.8 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FL572051043 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset LM574022045 837.5 854.3 883.4 871.1 854.3 864 872.2 877.5 883.4 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FL573069143 29.7 28.5 27.1 29 28.5 28 27.9 27.6 27.1 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset LM573061143 176.3 173.3 172.8 181.8 173.3 173.2 174.2 173.8 172.8 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset LM573061743 99.2 102.7 106 106.1 102.7 103.8 105.3 105.9 106 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063043 532.3 549.8 577.5 554.1 549.8 559.1 564.8 570.2 577.5 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FL573065043 14.1 13.8 13.5 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.5 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset LM573064143 1071.2 1094.9 1204.6 1093.5 1094.9 1119.5 1140.7 1166.2 1204.6 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset LM573064243 384.6 392.3 434.2 398.8 392.3 405.2 415.1 425.9 434.2 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FL573090045 748.8 740.4 599.1 708.3 740.4 703.5 673.5 641.7 599.1 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FL573095405 55.8 55.1 56.3 56.5 55.1 55.5 56.1 56.7 56.3 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FL573074043 57.6 61.6 65.9 59.8 61.6 63.2 63.5 64.5 65.9 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FL573073005 348.3 328.1 172 300.3 328.1 285.8 254.2 218.7 172 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FL573093043 287 295.6 304.9 291.7 295.6 299 299.7 301.9 304.9 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FL574190043 3165.2 3202.8 3239.8 3193.6 3202.8 3212.1 3221.3 3230.5 3239.8 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: March 8, 2018