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 2018 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FL574090045 3399.7 3419.1 3420.6 3406.5 3417.1 3413.6 3410.1 3406.5 3403.0 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FL573020043 10.1 10.5 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FL573030043 28.4 27.4 25.8 22.7 24.8 23.8 23.2 22.7 22.3 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FL573034043 33.9 32.8 30.8 27.1 29.6 28.5 27.8 27.1 26.6 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FL572051043 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset LM574022045 835.4 859.5 885.9 911.7 883.9 891.7 910.6 911.7 963.3 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FL573069143 30.9 29.8 28.1 24.7 27.0 26.0 25.3 24.7 24.2 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset LM573061143 174.7 181.8 192.0 230.4 202.9 214.8 224.8 230.4 250.1 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset LM573061743 98.3 102.5 109.7 116.2 110.8 112.4 114.1 116.2 120.9 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063043 531.5 545.4 556.1 540.4 543.2 538.5 546.5 540.4 568.1 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FL573065043 13.9 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.1 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset LM573064143 1086.9 1100.0 1254.9 1061.4 1210.4 1217.2 1248.0 1061.4 1178.5 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset LM573064243 382.9 394.4 436.7 385.3 426.8 425.6 434.7 385.3 418.9 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FL573090045 1005.5 977.6 759.3 972.0 814.8 800.1 739.2 972.0 767.1 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FL573095405 56.5 57.2 60.1 54.8 59.1 58.9 59.6 54.8 57.6 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FL573074043 57.7 59.1 63.3 71.5 66.0 68.5 70.1 71.5 72.6 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FL573073005 609.0 568.6 340.4 544.5 392.3 373.6 309.3 544.5 334.9 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FL573093043 282.3 292.7 295.6 301.2 297.4 299.1 300.2 301.2 302.0 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FL574190043 3436.3 3455.7 3457.2 3443.1 3453.7 3450.2 3446.6 3443.1 3439.6 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 6, 2019