Franklin Universal Trust

FT · NYSE

Market closed$8.04$-0.020000 (-0.25%)After hours $8.04 · 0.00%

Key statistics

Previous close$8.06

Open$8.06

Day high$8.09

Day low$8.04

52-week high$8.35

52-week low$7.73

Market cap202.06M

Volume28.08K

Average volume39.96K

P/E ratio10.51

Forward P/E—

EPS0.76

Dividend yield+6.34%

Market context

Why it moved

FT edged slightly lower amid a broader risk-off environment driven by a global chip and AI-related stock selloff that weighed on equity markets, while political uncertainty in the UK surrounding the incoming Burnham government and its yet-unnamed Chancellor added to cautious sentiment.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

GuruFocus · July 15, 2026Franklin Universal Trust Updates Monthly Distributions Moomoo · July 15, 2026Press Release: Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of July, August and September 2026

Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.EHI · $5.91-0.51%

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc.FLC · $16.88+0.12%

Franklin Limited Duration Income TrustFTF · $5.83-0.43%

ProFunds Internet UltraSector Fund Investor ClassINPIX · $59.76-1.73%

NexPoint Diversified Real Estate TrustNXDT · $5.62+0.36%

Provident Trust Strategy FundPROVX · $19.73-1.35%

Royce Micro Cap Fund Financial Intermediary ClassRMCFX · $14.65-0.88%

Tweedy, Browne International Value Fund II - Currency UnhedgedTBCUX · $18.01-0.28%

Wasatch Ultra Growth FundWAMCX · $37.40-0.37%

Company profile

Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE: FT) is a closed-end management investment company incorporated under Maryland law, founded on September 23, 1988, and managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton). The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide high current income consistent with preservation of capital, with a secondary objective of growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. To achieve these goals, the Fund invests primarily across two asset classes — high-yield bonds and utility stocks — employing fundamental research to construct a diversified portfolio benchmarked against the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index and the S&P 500 Utilities Index. As of mid-2026, the Fund had approximately $221 million in total net assets, 25.1 million shares outstanding, an effective leverage ratio of approximately 21%, and pays a monthly distribution of $0.0425 per share, reflecting an annualized distribution yield of approximately 6.4%.

Symbol: FT
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
CEO: Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.
Employees: 0
Country: US
IPO date: 1988-09-26
Website: franklintempleton.com

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