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L.118.c Private Pension Funds Defined Contribution Plans 1
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2014   Q3
2014   Q4
2015   Q1
2015   Q2
2015   Q3
LinePrivate defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets
	3327.1
	3763.7
	3766.2
	4220.8
	5003.9
	5343.0
	5212.7
	5343.0
	5434.3
	5457.1
	5231.0
	1Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; checkable deposits and currency; asset
	5.3
	4.8
	8.6
	7.9
	7.1
	7.5
	7.7
	7.5
	7.7
	7.4
	7.5
	2Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; total time and savings deposits; asset
	4.3
	3.9
	4.3
	3.7
	4.1
	4.3
	4.2
	4.3
	4.2
	4.3
	4.3
	3Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; money market mutual fund shares; asset
	106.8
	101.7
	118.5
	105.4
	112.7
	104.6
	106.4
	104.6
	105.0
	104.4
	104.8
	4Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; security repurchase agreements; asset
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	5Private defined contribution pension funds; debt securities; asset
	225.0
	272.3
	270.2
	331.6
	346.9
	354.6
	357.6
	354.6
	360.7
	364.5
	365.1
	6Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; commercial paper; asset
	10.9
	9.9
	11.3
	10.1
	11.1
	11.6
	11.8
	11.6
	12.3
	12.7
	12.5
	7Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; Treasury securities; asset
	63.5
	87.3
	95.1
	123.4
	122.7
	129.3
	128.4
	129.3
	131.2
	132.9
	135.3
	8Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset
	61.1
	64.9
	54.9
	66.0
	66.6
	61.9
	63.0
	61.9
	61.3
	59.9
	58.4
	9Private defined contribution pension funds; municipal securities held by 403(b) plans; asset
	0.1
	0.1
	0.1
	0.3
	0.5
	0.6
	0.5
	0.6
	0.6
	0.6
	0.5
	10Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate and foreign bonds; asset
	89.4
	110.0
	108.8
	131.8
	146.0
	151.3
	153.9
	151.3
	155.4
	158.5
	158.4
	11Private defined contribution pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	6.7
	8.3
	6.1
	7.4
	7.8
	8.3
	8.4
	8.3
	8.1
	8.0
	7.8
	12Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset
	703.5
	837.4
	821.4
	925.0
	1184.3
	1279.9
	1227.0
	1279.9
	1300.5
	1292.6
	1183.9
	13Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; mutual fund shares; asset
	1555.8
	1788.9
	1761.7
	2024.6
	2476.4
	2691.4
	2618.4
	2691.4
	2744.2
	2767.5
	2664.6
	14Private defined contribution pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	719.6
	746.4
	775.5
	815.2
	864.4
	892.3
	882.9
	892.3
	903.8
	908.3
	893.1
	15Private defined contribution pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	393.8
	413.7
	419.2
	445.4
	464.5
	469.6
	465.5
	469.6
	474.5
	473.6
	459.7
	16Private defined contribution pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	25.6
	27.7
	29.0
	29.0
	30.7
	31.5
	31.3
	31.5
	32.0
	32.0
	31.8
	17Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; unidentified miscellaneous assets
	300.2
	305.1
	327.3
	340.8
	369.3
	391.2
	386.2
	391.2
	397.2
	402.7
	401.5
	18Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets
	3327.1
	3763.7
	3766.2
	4220.8
	5003.9
	5343.0
	5212.7
	5343.0
	5434.3
	5457.1
	5231.0
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|Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; checkable deposits and currency; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; total time and savings deposits; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; money market mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; security repurchase agreements; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Private defined contribution pension funds; debt securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; commercial paper; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; Treasury securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Private defined contribution pension funds; municipal securities held by 403(b) plans; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate and foreign bonds; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private defined contribution pension funds; total mortgages; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; corporate equities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private defined contribution pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Private defined contribution pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Private defined contribution pension funds, including 403(b) plans; unidentified miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Private defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|**NOTES**    
Includes 401(k) and 403(b) type plans.
Assets of private pension plans held at life insurance companies; series begins 1985:Q4.




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