Unit Investment Trust Data
April 2007

Washington, DC, May 23, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.67 billion in April, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.36 billion in March and $3.12 billion in April 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		April 2007	March 2007	April 2006
Equity		3,604,036	2,288,275	3,058,934
Taxable Debt		35,362	31,364	14,537
Tax-Free Debt		32,800	42,094	43,263
Total		3,672,198	2,361,733	3,116,734

There were 125 new trusts issuing shares in April. Of that total, 115 were equity trusts, 3 were taxable-bond trusts and 7 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 April with $52.03 million in shareholder deposits.

Year-end 2006 Figures: Data on the market value of unit investment trusts issued and outstanding as of year-end 2006 indicates a total of 5,907 trusts with a value of $49.66 billion. According to reports of sponsors, at year-end 2006 there were 4,022 tax-free bond trusts, with a market value of $8.71 billion; 319 taxable bond trusts, with a market value of $2.14 billion; and 1,566 equity trusts, with a market value of $38.81 billion.

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