F.118.b Private defined benefit pension funds

Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates

Line Description Series 2023 2024 2025 2024:Q3 2024:Q4 2025:Q1 2025:Q2 2025:Q3 2025:Q4
Line 1 Net acquisition of financial assets1 FA574090045 -12.1 -70.4 -75.1 -72.0 -75.1 -75.2 -75.2 -75.2 -75.1
Line 2 Checkable deposits and currency FA573020043 -2.5 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -1.7 -1.6 -1.7
Line 3 Time and savings deposits FA573030043 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7 -0.8
Line 4 Money market fund shares FA573034043 -0.3 -2.9 -3.0 -2.9 -3.0 -2.9 -3.1 -3.0 -3.1
Line 5 Security repurchase agreements FA572051043 -0.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.1 -1.2 -1.1 -1.2
Line 6 Debt securities FA574022045 58.7 18.9 19.5 18.7 19.4 18.9 19.8 19.3 20.1
Line 7 Open market paper FA573069143 -0.2 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.9 -1.8 -1.9
Line 8 Treasury securities FA573061143 36.8 20.9 21.7 20.8 21.6 21.0 22.0 21.4 22.3
Line 9 Agency- and GSE-backed securities FA573061743 17.6 8.4 8.7 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.9
Line 10 Corporate and foreign bonds FA573063043 4.5 -8.7 -9.0 -8.7 -9.0 -8.7 -9.1 -8.9 -9.3
Line 11 Loans (mortgages) FA573065043 7.3 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.8
Line 12 Corporate equities FA573064143 -209.8 -157.8 -163.3 -156.8 -162.7 -158.0 -165.4 -161.5 -168.2
Line 13 Mutual fund shares FA573064243 -53.1 -43.9 -45.5 -43.7 -45.3 -44.0 -46.1 -45.0 -46.9
Line 14 Miscellaneous assets FA573090045 187.8 114.3 116.0 111.5 115.3 109.8 118.4 113.9 121.9
Line 15 Unallocated insurance contracts2 FA573095405 -5.1 -3.8 -4.0 -3.8 -3.9 -3.8 -4.0 -3.9 -4.1
Line 16 Contributions receivable FA573074043 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Line 17 Claims of pension fund on sponsor3 FA573073005 221.4 146.6 149.5 143.6 148.7 142.2 152.4 147.0 156.4
Line 18 Other FA573093043 -28.7 -28.6 -29.5 -28.4 -29.4 -28.6 -29.9 -29.2 -30.4
Line 19 Net increase in pension entitlements (liabilities) FA574190043 -56.2 -68.8 -73.5 -70.3 -73.5 -73.5 -73.5 -73.5 -73.5

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.

Last Update: 2026-03-19