Unit Investment Trust Data
December 2007

Washington, DC, January 31, 2008 - Unit investment trusts, investment companies that hold fixed portfolios of selected stocks or bonds, had total deposits of $2.46 billion in December, according to statistics compiled by ICI. For comparison, deposits were $2.45 billion in November and $2.49 billion in December 2006.

Total Deposits by Trust Type (thousands of dollars)
		December 2007	November 2007	December 2006
Equity		2,392,140	2,409,909	2,431,221
Taxable Debt		28,243	29,465	25,302
Tax-Free Debt		38,232	8,162	36,319
Total		2,458,615	2,447,536	2,492,842

There were 74 new trusts issuing shares in December. Of that total, 67 were equity trusts, two were taxable-bond trusts and five 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 December with $49.86 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.