L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
Description Series code 2017 2018 2019 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FL574090045 3447.4 3454.3 3474.1 3449.4 3454.3 3459.3 3464.2 3469.2 3474.1 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FL573020043 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FL573030043 31.2 32.2 33.5 32.0 32.2 32.5 32.7 33.0 33.5 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FL573034043 37.3 38.4 40.0 38.3 38.4 38.8 39.1 39.5 40.0 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FL572051043 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset LM574022045 980.7 1050.6 1221.6 1033.1 1050.6 1112.1 1164.7 1204.0 1221.6 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FL573069143 34.0 35.0 36.5 34.9 35.0 35.4 35.6 36.0 36.5 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset LM573061143 214.3 253.9 302.1 241.8 253.9 268.9 285.0 299.8 302.1 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset LM573061743 120.6 142.0 171.3 136.0 142.0 151.8 158.8 165.1 171.3 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063043 611.8 619.7 711.7 620.3 619.7 656.0 685.3 703.2 711.7 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FL573065043 15.8 16.4 17.3 16.3 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.0 17.3 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset LM573064143 1210.9 1002.9 1187.2 1194.8 1002.9 1109.6 1129.6 1117.0 1187.2 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset LM573064243 411.5 370.1 421.3 415.3 370.1 399.6 407.4 403.8 421.3 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FL573090045 747.2 931.0 540.4 706.9 931.0 737.2 661.2 642.1 540.4 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FL573095405 62.2 58.8 64.2 63.4 58.8 62.0 61.9 61.8 64.2 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FL573074043 83.3 91.8 103.8 90.6 91.8 94.8 96.6 99.4 103.8 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FL573073005 294.6 465.3 45.8 238.8 465.3 262.5 183.0 158.4 45.8 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FL573093043 307.0 315.1 326.7 314.1 315.1 318.0 319.8 322.5 326.7 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FL574190043 3484.0 3490.9 3510.6 3486.0 3490.9 3495.8 3500.8 3505.7 3510.6 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: March 12, 2020