L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
Description Series code 2018 2019 2020 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q1 2021 Q2 Line
Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) FL574090045 3495.7 3624.4 3665.5 3635.2 3645.5 3655.5 3665.5 3675.6 3685.6 1
Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset FL573020043 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.4 2
Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset FL573030043 26.0 10.2 1.5 8.7 6.4 4.1 1.5 0.1 0.7 3
Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset FL573034043 31.1 41.8 43.6 42.1 42.6 43.1 43.6 43.9 44.4 4
Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset FL572051043 2.5 15.8 21.1 16.7 18.1 19.5 21.1 21.9 23.4 5
Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset LM574022045 1000.4 1104.6 1147.2 1099.2 1140.9 1134.4 1147.2 1086.0 1112.5 6
Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset FL573069143 28.3 25.1 21.4 24.4 23.4 22.5 21.4 20.8 19.7 7
Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset LM573061143 225.4 269.8 301.9 295.8 298.7 301.5 301.9 288.3 297.6 8
Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset LM573061743 126.7 133.0 121.2 138.1 122.2 121.3 121.2 119.1 121.1 9
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM573063043 620.0 676.8 702.7 640.8 696.6 689.2 702.7 657.9 674.1 10
Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset FL573065043 14.3 14.1 13.4 14.0 13.8 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.1 11
Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset LM573064143 1055.5 1210.1 1388.7 941.3 1142.0 1232.7 1388.7 1466.5 1563.3 12
Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset LM573064243 344.9 360.9 366.2 296.8 332.6 342.3 366.2 371.8 382.7 13
Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets FL573090045 1012.1 858.0 675.2 1207.6 940.4 857.1 675.2 663.5 537.2 14
Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) FL573095405 62.8 60.9 63.2 55.1 59.0 60.2 63.2 63.6 65.8 15
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset FL573074043 46.8 41.4 24.1 38.3 33.8 29.2 24.1 21.3 16.4 16
Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) FL573073005 601.7 404.8 218.9 760.1 488.7 403.9 218.9 206.5 77.8 17
Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets FL573093043 300.8 350.9 369.0 354.2 358.9 363.7 369.0 372.0 377.1 18
Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (4) FL574190043 3532.3 3660.9 3702.1 3671.7 3682.0 3692.0 3702.1 3712.1 3722.2 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: September 23, 2021