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Franklin Premier Income Trust

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Franklin Premier Income Trust

PPT·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0000827773

Franklin Premier Income Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund. The fund is launched and managed by Putnam Investment Management, LLC, with co-management provided by Putnam Investments Limited. It invests in public fixed income markets globally, primarily focusing on U.S. high-grade and high-yield bonds. The portfolio maintains an average credit quality of BBB as rated by S&P Corporation. The fund's performance is benchmarked against the Barclays Capital Government Bond Index. Franklin Premier Income Trust was formed on February 29, 1988, and is domiciled in the United States.

Franklin Premier Income Trust (NYSE:PPT) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector.

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 53,531 shares in PPT as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 71.1% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 48.0% of PPT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)53,531 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 71.1%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 92,976
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)48.0% of 95,847 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume28.1%

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.

$3.27
Market cap
$312.51M
Volume
119.5K (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 128.5K
Live data · 2026-10-04 20:22 UTC · Market closed

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