Unit Investment Trust Data
June 2007

Washington, DC, July 20, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $2.78 billion in June, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $3.03 billion in May and $1.65 billion in June 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
	June 2007	May 2007	June 2006
Equity	2,716,537	2,961,705	1,543,900
Taxable Debt	19,077	30,654	36,372
Tax-Free Debt	45,232	39,793	69,718
Total	2,780,846	3,032,152	1,649,990

There were 69 new trusts issuing shares in June. Of that total, 61 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 June with $50.22 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.