Unit Investment Trust Data
June 2006

Washington, DC, July 21, 2006 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $1.65 billion in June, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $1.86 billion in May and $1.71 billion in June 2005.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		June 2006	May 2006	June 2005
Equity		1,543,900	1,814,416	1,610,410
Taxable Debt		36,372	15,414	29,029
Tax-Free Debt		69,718	29,277	66,069
Total		1,649,990	1,859,107	1,705,508

There were 55 new trusts issuing shares in June. Of that total, 35 were equity trusts, 16 were tax-free bond trusts, and four taxable 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 June with $81.01 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.