Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
F.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates| Description | Series code | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 Q1 | 2024 Q2 | 2024 Q3 | 2024 Q4 | 2025 Q1 | 2025 Q2 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets (1) | FA574090045 | -40.7 | -9.3 | -57.8 | -57.8 | -57.8 | -57.9 | -57.8 | -57.9 | -57.9 | 1 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FA573020043 | 1.1 | -2.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.6 | -1.7 | 2 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset | FA573030043 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 3 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; money market fund shares; asset | FA573034043 | -11.3 | -0.3 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -2.9 | -3.1 | 4 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset | FA572051043 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.2 | 5 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset | FA574022045 | -97.8 | 58.7 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 19.8 | 6 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset | FA573069143 | -6.8 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.9 | 7 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset | FA573061143 | -23.4 | 36.8 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 8 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | FA573061743 | -17.9 | 17.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | FA573063043 | -49.6 | 4.5 | -8.7 | -8.7 | -8.5 | -8.7 | -9.0 | -8.7 | -9.1 | 10 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset | FA573065043 | -3.2 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 11 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset | FA573064143 | -26.6 | -209.8 | -157.9 | -157.3 | -154.6 | -156.8 | -162.8 | -158.0 | -165.5 | 12 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset | FA573064243 | -23.6 | -53.1 | -44.0 | -43.8 | -43.0 | -43.7 | -45.3 | -44.0 | -46.1 | 13 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets | FA573090045 | 127.7 | 190.6 | 127.0 | 126.3 | 123.1 | 125.7 | 132.7 | 127.1 | 135.9 | 14 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset (2) | FA573095405 | -0.7 | -4.9 | -3.7 | -3.7 | -3.6 | -3.7 | -3.8 | -3.7 | -3.9 | 15 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset | FA573074043 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset (3) | FA573073005 | 161.5 | 224.1 | 159.2 | 158.5 | 154.7 | 157.7 | 165.9 | 159.4 | 169.6 | 17 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FA573093043 | -32.5 | -28.7 | -28.6 | -28.5 | -28.0 | -28.4 | -29.5 | -28.6 | -30.0 | 18 |
| Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) | FA574190043 | -46.6 | -53.4 | -56.0 | -56.0 | -56.0 | -56.0 | -56.0 | -56.0 | -56.0 | 19 |
NOTES
- Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
- Includes products sold by life insurance companies, such as variable annuities and guaranteed investment contracts; series begins 1985:Q4.
- Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements.
Last Update: September 11, 2025