Unit Investment Trust Data
January 2007

Washington, DC, February 26, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.77 billion in January, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.49 billion in December and $3.05 billion in January 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		January 2007	December 2006	January 2006
Equity		3,691,229	2,431,221	2,967,657
Taxable Debt		23,404	25,302	26,196
Tax-Free Debt		56,970	36,319	59,538
Total		3,771,603	2, 492,842	3,053,391

There were 124 new trusts issuing shares in January. Of that total, 112 were equity trusts, 3 were taxable-bond trusts and 9 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 $64.13 million in shareholder deposits.

Year-end 2005 Figures: Data on the market value of unit investment trusts issued and outstanding as of year-end 2005 indicates a total of 6,019 trusts with a value of $40.89 billion. According to reports of sponsors, at year-end 2005 there were 4,464 tax-free bond trusts, with a market value of $9.98 billion; 304 taxable bond trusts, with a market value of $2.28 billion; and 1,251 equity trusts, with a market value of $28.63 billion.

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