The table below shows the fair value of plan assets relating to Sanofi’s pension and other post-employment plans, split by asset category:
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Securities quoted in an active market | 98.0% | 98.2% | 97.0% | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2.7% | |||||||||
| Equity instruments | 25.2% | 35.2% | 35.6% | |||||||||
| Bonds and similar instruments | 64.1% | 54.3% | 52.8% | |||||||||
| Real estate | 3.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% | |||||||||
| Derivatives | 0.1% | (0.1)% | 0.3% | |||||||||
| Commodities | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 2.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other securities | 2.0% | 1.8% | 3.0% | |||||||||
| Hedge funds | 0.1% | - | 1.5% | |||||||||
| Insurance policies | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.5% | |||||||||
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |||||||||