BREAKING: US retirement assets surged +$3.8 trillion in Q2 2026, or +7.9%, to a record $51.2 trillion. The increase was led by assets in individual retirement accounts (IRAs), which jumped +$1.7 trillion, or +9.2%, to $19.9 trillion, an all-time high. Defined contribution (DC) plan assets also rose +$1.2 trillion, or +8.7%, to a record $15.0 trillion. Government defined benefit (DB) plan assets increased +$508 billion, or +5.1%, to a record $10.4 trillion, while private-sector DB plan assets rose +$224 billion, or +7.5%, to $3.2 trillion, their 3rd-highest on record. Since 2022, total US retirement assets have soared +$16 trillion, or +45.5%. Asset owners are seeing unprecedented gains.