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October 16, 2002 at 08:00 PM
Oct. 15, 2002 — The Investment Company Institute reported that 54.2 million, or 49.6%, of U.S. households owned mutual funds as of May 2002, down from a revised figure of 56.3 million, or 52.0%, in May of 2001.
Also, individual mutual fund ownership totaled 94.9 million in May 2002, down from a revised figure of 95.8 million for the year-ago period.
The ICI survey also found that, as of May 2002, the majority of households owning mutual funds had moderate incomes — 57% had incomes between $25,000 and $74,999, while 36% of fund-owning households had incomes of $75,000 or more.
Also, the vast majority (81%) of mutual fund households are headed by individuals age 25 to 64 years. People aged 65 or older represented 16% of households owning mutual funds. Only 3% are headed by individuals younger than age 25.
