FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST

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FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST

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Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund that invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. Launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. and managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., the fund focuses its investments on companies within the utility sector. It utilizes fundamental analysis to build a diversified portfolio consisting of corporate bonds and dividend-paying utility stocks. For its balanced portfolio, the fund benchmarks the equity portion against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed income portion against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was established on September 23, 1988, and is domiciled in the United States.

FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST (NYSE:FT) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector.

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 13,092 shares in FT as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 100.6% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 27.7% of FT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)13,092 shares as of September 15, 2026

Change vs prior period▲ 100.6%

Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 59,376

Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)27.7% of 33,356 shares on October 2, 2026

5-day average short volume34.4%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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