Distribution
of Assets by asset size, 1993 (amounts in millions) |
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Amount of Assets | Total Plans | Single Employer Plans1/ | Multiemployer Plans2/ | ||||||
Total | Defined Benefit | Defined Contribution | Total | Defined Benefit | Defined Contribution | Total | Defined Benefit | Defined Contribution | |
Total | $2,316,272 | $1,248,180 | $1,068,092 | $2,091,468 | $1,049,915 | $1,041,553 | $224,804 | $198,265 | $26,540 |
1-24K | 518 | 10 | 508 | 518 | 10 | 508 | 3/ | 3/ | 3/ |
25-49K | 1,523 | 61 | 1,462 | 1,522 | 61 | 1,462 | 3/ | 3/ | 3/ |
50-99K | 4,835 | 247 | 4,588 | 4,834 | 247 | 4,587 | 1 | 3/ | 1 |
100-249K | 23,166 | 1,516 | 21,650 | 23,147 | 1,514 | 21,632 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
250-499K | 43,384 | 4,411 | 38,973 | 43,347 | 4,408 | 38,939 | 37 | 3 | 34 |
500-999K | 68,070 | 8,481 | 59,589 | 67,997 | 8,451 | 59,546 | 73 | 29 | 43 |
1-2.4M | 104,084 | 17,072 | 87,013 | 103,644 | 16,904 | 86,741 | 440 | 168 | 272 |
2.5-4.9M | 80,204 | 15,205 | 65,000 | 78,804 | 14,586 | 64,218 | 1,401 | 619 | 782 |
5-9.9M | 76,327 | 21,248 | 55,079 | 72,931 | 19,159 | 53,772 | 3,396 | 2,089 | 1,307 |
10-24.9M | 117,140 | 47,163 | 69,978 | 107,629 | 40,743 | 66,886 | 9,511 | 6,419 | 3,092 |
25-49.9M | 111,203 | 51,215 | 59,988 | 97,379 | 41,593 | 55,786 | 13,823 | 9,622 | 4,202 |
50-74.9M | 80,513 | 40,656 | 39,857 | 69,536 | 32,223 | 37,314 | 10,977 | 8,433 | 2,543 |
75-99.9M | 57,284 | 29,048 | 28,237 | 49,372 | 22,576 | 26,796 | 7,912 | 6,471 | 1,441 |
100-149.9M | 85,203 | 46,502 | 38,701 | 70,003 | 33,692 | 36,312 | 15,200 | 12,810 | 2,389 |
150-199.9M | 66,566 | 38,848 | 27,718 | 56,674 | 29,926 | 26,749 | 9,892 | 8,922 | 970 |
200-249.9M | 57,295 | 31,817 | 25,478 | 45,183 | 21,446 | 23,737 | 12,112 | 10,371 | 1,741 |
250-499.9M | 189,944 | 105,320 | 84,624 | 167,970 | 86,551 | 81,419 | 21,974 | 18,769 | 3,205 |
500-999.9M | 242,794 | 142,115 | 100,678 | 208,064 | 110,523 | 97,541 | 34,730 | 31,592 | 3,138 |
1-2.49B | 305,308 | 180,012 | 125,297 | 275,130 | 151,195 | 123,935 | 30,179 | 28,817 | 1,362 |
2.5B or more | 600,913 | 467,235 | 133,678 | 547,785 | 414,108 | 133,678 | 53,128 | 53,128 | - |
1/Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans.
2/Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans.
3/Less than $500,000.
NOTE: Total asset amounts shown exclude funds held by life insurance companies under allocated group insurance contracts for payment of retirement benefits. These funds make up roughly 10 to 15 percent of total private pension fund assets.
SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1993 plan years.