Unit Investment Trust Data
August 2007

Washington, DC, September 19, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.01 billion in August, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $3.74 billion in July and $2.46 billion in August 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		August 2007	July 2007	August 2006
Equity		2,970,303	3,705,040	2,367,911
Taxable Debt		19,693	15,006	32,210
Tax-Free Debt		22,872	24,507	56,787
Total		3,012,868	3,744,553	2,456,908

There were 82 new trusts issuing shares in August. Of that total, 74 were equity trusts, 5 were taxable-bond trusts and 3 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 August with $30.03 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.