Unit Investment Trust Data
September 2006

Washington, DC, October 31, 2006 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $2.15 billion in September, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.46 billion in August and $1.64 billion in September 2005.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		September 2006	August 2006	September 2005
Equity		2,061,599	2,367,911	1,553,117
Taxable Debt		32,813	32,210	25,636
Tax-Free Debt		51,940	56,787	66,030
Total		2,146,352	2,456,908	1,644,783

There were 88 new trusts issuing shares in September. Of that total, 76 were equity trusts, seven were tax-free bond trusts, and five 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 September with $49.50 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.