Franklin Universal Trust (FT) News Today $7.80 +0.03 (+0.32%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.78 -0.02 (-0.26%) As of 07/18/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FT Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. 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Makes New $614,000 Investment in Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT)May 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT) Confirms Monthly Dividend PayoutMay 7, 2025 | gurufocus.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionMay 7, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Sees Large Increase in Short InterestMay 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT or the Fund) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsApril 29, 2025 | investing.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsApril 29, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Short Interest UpdateApril 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.04 (NYSE:FT)April 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comRaymond James Financial Inc. Buys Shares of 84,011 Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT)April 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Sees Significant Growth in Short InterestMarch 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) HeadlineMarch 28, 2025 | gurufocus.comFranklin Universal TrustMarch 20, 2025 | money.usnews.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Shares Pass Below 50 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?March 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.04March 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) HeadlineMarch 7, 2025 | gurufocus.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionMarch 7, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Sees Significant Drop in Short InterestMarch 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsFebruary 27, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendFebruary 10, 2025 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionFebruary 7, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Short Interest Up 87.3% in JanuaryJanuary 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT or the Fund) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsJanuary 30, 2025 | investing.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Sees Large Drop in Short InterestJanuary 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Stock Price Passes Above 50-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?January 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comHennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Sells 64,071 Shares of Franklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT)January 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (NYSE:FT) Short Interest Down 71.4% in DecemberJanuary 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionJanuary 8, 2025 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsDecember 30, 2024 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust declares monthly distribution of $0.0425December 16, 2024 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (FT)December 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendDecember 6, 2024 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionDecember 6, 2024 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsNovember 27, 2024 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust ("FT" or the "Fund") Announces Portfolio Management Team UpdateSeptember 26, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFT: Deep Discount Doesn't Always Mean BargainAugust 4, 2024 | seekingalpha.comStella Zhang, COO of American Lending Center, Delivers Inspiring Commencement Speech to UCI Business School GraduatesJune 18, 2024 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust declares $0.0425 dividendJune 10, 2024 | seekingalpha.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces DistributionJune 7, 2024 | businesswire.comAmerican Lending Center Celebrates 15 Years Of GrowthJune 3, 2024 | businesswire.comFranklin Universal Trust (“FT” or the “Fund”) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsMay 30, 2024 | businesswire.comSystem Improves Trucker Safety, Wins Stella Zhang New Venture Competition Grand Prize at UCIMay 28, 2024 | businesswire.comPrison Ship Martyrs Monument is America's 'original' tomb of unknown war heroesMay 27, 2024 | msn.com Get Franklin Universal Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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