Unit Investment Trust Data
December 2006

Washington, DC, January 30, 2007 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $2.49 billion in December, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.47 billion in November and $1.72 billion in December 2005.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		December 2006	November 2006	December 2005
Equity		2,431,221	2,434,656	1,641,196
Taxable Debt		25,302	16,320	21,364
Tax-Free Debt		36,319	23,966	62,131
Total		2,492,842	2, 474,942	1,724,691

There were 60 new trusts issuing shares in December. Of that total, 52 were equity trusts, 3 were taxable-bond trusts and 5 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 December with $43.00 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.