Unit Investment Trust Data
May 2007

Washington, DC, June 27, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.03 billion in May, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $3.67 billion in April and $1.86 billion in May 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		May 07	April 2007	May 2006
Equity		2,961,705	3,604,036	1,814,416
Taxable Debt		30,654	35,362	15,414
Tax-Free Debt		39,793	32,800	29,277
Total		3,032,152	3,672,198	1,859,107

There were 76 new trusts issuing shares in May. Of that total, 68 were equity trusts, 2 were taxable-bond trusts and 6 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 May with $51.97 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.