Unit Investment Trust Data
July 2007

Washington, DC, August 16, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.74 billion in July, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.78 billion in June and $2.56 billion in July 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		July 2007	June 2007	July 2006
Equity		3,705,040	2,716,537	2,484,761
Taxable Debt		15,006	19,077	22,850
Tax-Free Debt		24,507	45,232	48,454
Total		3,744,553	2,780,846	2,556,065

There were 120 new trusts issuing shares in July. Of that total, 113 were equity trusts, 3 were taxable-bond trusts and 4 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 July with $31.17 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.