Unit Investment Trust Data
October 2007

Washington, DC, November 27, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $3.86 billion in October, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.45 billion in September and $2.95 billion in October 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		October 2007	September 2007	October 2006
Equity		3,790,229	2,382,260	2,866,100
Taxable Debt		20,913	21,670	21,996
Tax-Free Debt		52,960	43,177	57,243
Total		3,864,102	2,447,107	2,945,339

There were 126 new trusts issuing shares in October. Of that total, 113 were equity trusts, 3 were taxable-bond trusts and 10 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 October with $56.54 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.