L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
Description Series code 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FL574090045 3432.9 3447.4 3454.3 3474.1 3459.3 3464.2 3469.2 3474.1 3479.0 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FL573020043 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.7 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FL573030043 27.5 31.2 32.2 33.0 32.5 32.6 32.8 33.0 34.6 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FL573034043 32.9 37.3 38.4 39.4 38.8 39.0 39.2 39.4 41.4 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FL572051043 2.6 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset LM574022045 859.4 980.7 1050.6 1198.1 1112.1 1162.7 1195.8 1198.1 1220.1 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FL573069143 30.0 34.0 35.0 35.9 35.4 35.6 35.8 35.9 32.7 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset LM573061143 179.5 214.3 253.9 294.4 268.9 284.3 297.1 294.4 330.4 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset LM573061743 101.3 120.6 142.0 163.7 151.8 158.2 162.4 163.7 178.2 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063043 548.7 611.8 619.7 704.0 656.0 684.6 700.5 704.0 678.7 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FL573065043 14.1 15.8 16.4 16.9 16.6 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.3 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset LM573064143 1099.1 1210.9 1002.9 1215.0 1109.6 1132.6 1128.2 1215.0 931.8 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset LM573064243 385.1 411.5 370.1 423.9 399.6 408.2 405.2 423.9 346.2 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FL573090045 1002.6 747.2 931.0 535.0 737.2 659.6 638.3 535.0 874.8 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FL573095405 56.0 62.2 58.8 65.0 62.0 63.0 63.2 65.0 59.2 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FL573074043 66.1 83.3 91.8 99.1 94.8 96.1 97.8 99.1 103.8 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FL573073005 582.3 294.6 465.3 48.7 262.5 181.0 156.4 48.7 401.3 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FL573093043 298.1 307.0 315.1 322.2 318.0 319.4 321.0 322.2 310.5 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FL574190043 3469.5 3484.0 3490.9 3510.6 3495.8 3500.8 3505.7 3510.6 3515.6 19

NOTES

  1. Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
  2. Includes products sold by life insurance companies, such as variable annuities and guaranteed investment contracts; 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 11, 2020