| Skip to Content*Release Date: March 10, 2016*Release dates |  Announcements |   Coded tables |  Historical data | Technical Q&AsCurrent release |  Screen reader |  PDF (450 KB) |  Data Download Program (DDP)L.118.b Private Pension Funds Defined Benefit Plans
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Description2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2014   Q42015   Q12015   Q22015   Q32015   Q4LinePrivate defined benefit pension funds; total financial assets2835.72947.13018.83057.23099.33141.23099.33109.73120.23130.73141.21Private defined benefit pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset7.79.58.48.78.89.68.89.19.29.39.62Private defined benefit pension funds; total time and savings deposits; asset27.528.725.429.829.732.429.730.631.031.532.43Private defined benefit pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset34.734.330.335.734.233.434.233.732.532.733.44Private defined benefit pension funds; security repurchase agreements; asset2.72.72.42.82.83.02.82.93.02.93.05Private defined benefit pension funds; debt securities; asset596.9677.4761.3835.6850.6872.5850.6858.7856.4862.5872.56Private defined benefit pension funds; commercial paper; asset30.231.327.632.533.134.933.134.034.434.234.97Private defined benefit pension funds; Treasury securities; asset119.4152.4188.3185.7191.2198.6191.2194.5195.7197.2198.68Private defined benefit pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset119.0119.7110.6104.498.493.598.497.395.593.893.59Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset328.3374.1434.7513.0527.9545.4527.9532.8530.8537.4545.410Private defined benefit pension funds; total mortgages; asset18.215.815.714.614.213.014.213.813.212.913.011Private defined benefit pension funds; corporate equities; asset1010.7929.51048.01165.01196.91100.91196.91205.01191.31076.61100.912Private defined benefit pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset348.0356.2359.1408.0413.9394.4413.9415.8412.2386.7394.413Private defined benefit pension funds; total miscellaneous assets789.3893.0768.2557.0548.0682.1548.0540.1571.5715.6682.114Private defined benefit pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset52.864.558.160.762.061.962.062.662.159.161.915Private defined benefit pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset63.164.852.448.346.448.146.447.647.947.348.116Private defined benefit pension funds; claims of pension fund on sponsor; asset448.6517.7391.0181.7166.3297.3166.3154.8187.4335.8297.317Private defined benefit pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets224.8246.0266.6266.3273.3274.8273.3275.2274.1273.5274.818Private defined benefit pension funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities)2872.22983.73055.43093.73135.83177.83135.83146.33156.83167.33177.819 |
| **NOTES**
- Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
- Assets of private pension plans held at life insurance companies; series begins 1985:Q4.
- Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
- Actuarial value of accrued defined benefit pension entitlements.
Release dates | Announcements | Coded tables |Historical data | Technical Q&AsCurrent release | Screen reader | PDF (450 KB) | Data Download Program (DDP)Statistical releasesHome | Economic research and dataAccessibility | Contact Us**Last update: March 10, 2016**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |