Unit Investment Trust Data
September 2007

Washington, DC, October 23, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $2.45 billion in September, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $3.01 billion in August and $2.15 billion in September 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		September 2007	August 2007	September 2006
Equity		2,382,260	2,970,303	2,061,599
Taxable Debt		21,670	19,693	32,813
Tax-Free Debt		43,177	22,872	51,940
Total		2,447,107	3,012,868	2,146,352

There were 80 new trusts issuing shares in September. Of that total, 70 were equity trusts, 3 were taxable-bond trusts and 7 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 September with $54.10 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.