Unit Investment Trust Data
January 2008

Washington, DC, February 25, 2008 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.01 billion in January, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.46 billion in December 2007 and $3.77 billion in January 2007.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		January 2008	December 2007	January 2007
Equity		2,907,824	2,392,140	3,691,229
Taxable Debt		40,043	28,243	23,404
Tax-Free Debt		65,395	38,232	56,970
Total		3,013,262	2,458,615	3,771,603

There were 126 new trusts issuing shares in January. Of that total, 111 were equity trusts, five were taxable-bond trusts and 10 were tax-free bond trusts.

In terms of maturity, long-term bond trusts having an average weighted maturity of more than 15 years were the most commonly offered in January with $85.37 million in shareholder deposits.

Year-end 2007 Figures: Data on the market value of unit investment trusts issued and outstanding as of year-end 2007 indicates a total of 6,030 trusts with a value of $53.04 billion. According to reports of sponsors, at year-end 2007 there were 3,739 tax-free bond trusts, with a market value of $7.68 billion; 327 taxable bond trusts, with a market value of $2.07 billion; and 1,964 equity trusts, with a market value of $43.29 billion.

Historical monthly unit investment trust deposit data are available on the Institute's website at http://www.ici.org/stats/uit/index.html.