Pension risk transfer activity
Annual volume by category (billions)
 
Most recent transactions (millions)
TypeSponsorDateAssets
J.M. SmuckerNov. 24$83
London Stock Exchange GroupNov. 18$416
AlcoaNov. 17$1,000
United States SteelNov. 12$284
Federal SignalNov. 9$24
Ball Corp.Nov. 8$325
Vulcan MaterialsNov. 5$88
AmcorNov. 4$190
Lumen TechnologiesNov. 4$1,400
Southwestern EnergyNov. 4N/A
Southwestern EnergyNov. 4N/A
UnisysNov. 3$235
Nexstar Media GroupNov. 3$96
For details on all recent pension risk transfers, click here.
Monthly corporate funding ratio
Trailing 12-month returns by asset class
20202021
DecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
Russell 200020.0%Russell 200030.2%Russell 200051.0%Russell 200094.8%Russell 200074.9%Russell 200064.6%Russell 200062.0%Russell 200052.0%Russell 200047.1%Russell 200047.7%Russell 200050.8%S&P 50027.9%
S&P 50018.4%MSCI EM27.9%MSCI EM36.0%MSCI EM58.4%MSCI EM48.7%MSCI EM51.0%MSCI EM40.9%S&P 50036.4%S&P 50031.2%S&P 50030.0%S&P 50042.9%Russell 200022.0%
MSCI EM16.3%S&P 50017.2%S&P 50031.3%S&P 50056.4%S&P 50046.0%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.42.8%S&P 50040.8%Real Estate31.2%Real Estate30.5%Real Estate27.1%Real Estate38.3%Real Estate19.7%
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.10.7%MSCI ACWI14.0%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.26.2%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.49.4%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.43.0%S&P 50040.3%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.35.7%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.27.8%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.24.9%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.23.9%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.29.7%MSCI ACWI ex-U.S.9.1%
Global ex-U.S. fixed income10.1%Global ex-U.S. fixed income8.2%High Yield9.40%Real Estate34.4%Real Estate32.6%Real Estate35.1%Real Estate31.6%MSCI EM20.6%MSCI EM21.1%MSCI EM18.2%MSCI EM17.0%High Yield5.3%
BB U.S. Agg7.5%High Yield7.4%Global ex-U.S. fixed income6.3%High Yield23.7%High Yield19.7%High Yield15.0%High Yield15.4%High Yield10.6%High Yield10.1%High Yield11.3%High Yield10.5%MSCI EM2.7%
High Yield7.1%BB U.S. Agg4.7%Real Estate1.6%Global ex-U.S. fixed income7.2%Global ex-U.S. fixed income6.7%Global ex-U.S. fixed income7.8%Global ex-U.S. fixed income4.6%Global ex-U.S. fixed income1.7%Global ex-U.S. fixed income0.7%Cash0.1%Cash0.1%Cash0.1%
Cash0.7%Cash0.6%BB U.S.  Agg1.4%BB U.S. Agg0.7%Cash0.1%Cash0.1%Cash0.1%Cash0.1%Cash0.1%BB U.S. Agg-0.9%BB U.S. Agg-0.5%BB U.S. Agg-1.2%
Real Estate-9.2%Real estate-9.8%Cash0.4%Cash0.1%BB U.S. Agg-0.3%BB U.S. Agg-0.4%BB U.S. Agg-0.3%BB U.S. Agg-0.7%BB U.S. Agg-0.1%Global ex-U.S. fixed income-1.2%Global ex-U.S. fixed income-2.0%Global ex-U.S. fixed income-5.0%
Hiring slowed down in November
Monthly change in number of jobs (millions)*
Civilian labor force participation rate*
Unemployment rate*
*Seasonally adjusted. Sources: P&I Research Center; NISA Investment Advisors; Bloomberg LP; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics