Unit Investment Trust Data
November 2006

Washington, DC, December 22, 2006 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $2.47 billion in November, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.95 billion in October and $1.76 billion in November 2005.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		November 2006	October 2006	November 2005
Equity		2,434,656	2,866,100	1,686,477
Taxable Debt		16,320	21,996	21,582
Tax-Free Debt		23,966	57,243	51,208
Total		2,474,942	2, 2,945,339	1,759,267

There were 62 new trusts issuing shares in November. Of that total, 59 were equity 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 November with $26.83 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.