P&I's Balance Sheet: The funded status of corporate pension funds

Corporate pension plan funding increases

100 largest DB plans show second year of improvement after taking a big tumble during financial crisis.

Berkshire Hathaway ratio rises to 77.8%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is not included in the Balance Sheet special report because its subsidiaries individually sponsor their own defined benefit plans.

Pension plan funding thermometer

The P&I Pension Plan Funding Thermometer utilizes data from the P&I Research Center and provides the latest information on U.S. corporate defined benefit plans' funded status and future contributions. The user can change views between funded status, 2010 contributions and expected 2011 contributions. Links to P&I stories about corporate contributions are also provided. The data were collected from annual reports. The majority of the data are as of Dec. 31, 2010. Additional data will be added when organizations release their annual reports.

Asset mix of the largest corporate DB plans

Average funded status of corporate pension plans

While funding ratios continue to grow, contributions have risen sharply, driven in part by low discount rates.

More funded status data from P&I's Research Center

Subscribers of the P&I Research Center can see the complete data on the funded status of the largest corporate pension funds.

Best funded corporate pension funds

From the P&I Balance Sheet, the five corporate defined benefit plans with the best funding ratios.

Worst funded corporate pension funds

From the P&I Balance Sheet, the five corporate defined benefit plans with the worst funding ratios.