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TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND INC

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TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND INC

TDF·NYSE·Finance·CIK 0000919893

Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. is a closed-end equity mutual fund managed by Templeton Asset Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund invests in the public equity markets of China, focusing on value stocks of companies across diversified sectors. Its investment strategy involves fundamental analysis, evaluating factors such as growth prospects, competitive positions in export markets, technologies, research and development, productivity, labor costs, raw material costs and sources, profit margins, returns on investment, capital resources, government regulation, and management. The fund is actively managed. Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. was established on September 20, 1994, and is based in the United States.

TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND INC (NYSE:TDF) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 2 items for TDF at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-05-06, rated 7/10. Across its 2 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 7/10. Recent SEC coverage for TDF spans SCHEDULE 13D/A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Templeton Dragon Fund Commits to Share Repurchases to Address Fund Discount
  • Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Reduces Stake in Templeton Dragon Fund Below 5%

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 7,016 shares in TDF as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 55.5% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 30.7% of TDF volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)7,016 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 55.5%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 44,938
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)30.7% of 17,310 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume29.2%

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.

$9.5
52-week range · as of 2026-01-12 $8.07 – $12.04
Market cap
$238.22M
Volume
32.6K (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 42.2K
Live data · 2026-10-04 08:30 UTC · Market closed

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TDF
May 06, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.22
Real-time Price: $9.50 info
Change: -$1.72 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $238.219M info
TDF
Jan 12, 2026, 10:57 AM EST
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D/A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.74
Real-time Price: $9.50 info
Change: -$2.23 (-19%) info
Market Cap: $238.219M info
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