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NYSE · FT
Franklin Universal Trust
Financial Services · Asset Management
$7.64
Down-$0.06 (-0.79%)
Updated Sep 10, 2026, 6:56 PM
SID Score
3.9/10
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- Market cap
- 200.55M
- P/E ratio
- 5.83
- Dividend yield
- 7.31%
- 52-week range
- $7.63 – $8.35
- Volume
- 58.85K
- Avg. volume
- 51.03K
Price performance
FT price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
FT closed at $7.64 after 20 trading sessions, down 2.80% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $7.64
- Period change
- -2.80%
- Period low
- $7.64
- Period high
- $7.89
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | $7.66 | $7.691 | $7.64 | $7.64 | 58.85K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $7.66 | $7.71 | $7.6481 | $7.69 | 31.63K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $7.67 | $7.71 | $7.65 | $7.69 | 42.93K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $7.72 | $7.725 | $7.63 | $7.69 | 64.53K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $7.67 | $7.71 | $7.65 | $7.67 | 57.25K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $7.65 | $7.7382 | $7.65 | $7.68 | 85.66K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $7.73 | $7.74 | $7.66 | $7.71 | 67.9K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $7.73 | $7.7762 | $7.69 | $7.73 | 114.17K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $7.75 | $7.7699 | $7.73 | $7.75 | 73.14K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $7.74 | $7.79 | $7.74 | $7.75 | 56.79K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $7.75 | $7.78 | $7.72 | $7.77 | 73.74K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $7.77 | $7.771 | $7.7029 | $7.75 | 86.31K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $7.85 | $7.87 | $7.82 | $7.82 | 68.19K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $7.89 | $7.92 | $7.8299 | $7.85 | 114.03K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $7.89 | $7.93 | $7.88 | $7.88 | 31.26K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $7.88 | $7.91 | $7.88 | $7.88 | 86.37K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $7.90 | $7.93 | $7.86 | $7.87 | 74.22K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $7.879 | $7.91 | $7.8763 | $7.89 | 31.66K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $7.88 | $7.891 | $7.87 | $7.87 | 64.04K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $7.90 | $7.90 | $7.86 | $7.86 | 67.31K |
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Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-end management investment company focused on providing high current income while preserving capital. Its secondary objective is to achieve income growth through dividend increases and capital appreciation. The fund invests in two asset classes: high-yield bonds and utility stocks. It applies fundamental research to build a diversified high-yield bond portfolio and targets utility companies with attractive dividend yields and a history of increasing dividends.
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businesswire.com · Dec 5, 2025
Franklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Distribution
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Universal Trust [NYSE: FT] today announced a monthly distribution from net investment income of $0.0425 per share, payable on December 31, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 15, 2025 (Ex-Dividend Date: December 15, 2025). The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with preservation of capital. Its secondary objective is growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. Distributi.
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