What do FT's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like FT: Shares Sold Short : The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment. Short Float : The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against. Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio) : This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases. These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$7.28 +0.02 (+0.28%)

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Franklin Universal Trust Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2026, Franklin Universal Trust (FT) had a short interest of 2,220 shares sold short, representing 0.01% of the public float. This marks a -81.83% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.0, meaning it would take 0.0 days of the average trading volume of 48,478 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 2,220 shares
Previous Short Interest: 12,221 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -81.83%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $15.82 thousand
Short Interest Ratio: 0.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: October 15, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 25,130,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 0.01%
Today's Trading Volume: 9,738 shares
Average Trading Volume: 48,478 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 20%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
10/15/2026	2,220 shares	$15.82 thousand	-81.8%	0.0%	0.04	$7.13
9/30/2026	12,221 shares	$86.21 thousand	-6.7%	0.1%	0.19	$7.05
9/15/2026	13,092 shares	$97.01 thousand	+100.6%	0.1%	0.22	$7.41
8/31/2026	6,527 shares	$50.19 thousand	-56.9%	0.0%	0.08	$7.69
8/14/2026	15,143 shares	$119.40 thousand	-42.5%	0.1%	0.34	$7.89
7/31/2026	26,320 shares	$207.56 thousand	+138.3%	0.1%	0.85	$7.89
7/15/2026	11,044 shares	$89.24 thousand	+159.6%	0.0%	0.35	$8.08
6/30/2026	4,255 shares	$34.30 thousand	-75.3%	0.0%	0.12	$8.06
6/15/2026	17,247 shares	$138.58 thousand	+26.2%	0.1%	0.5	$8.04
5/29/2026	13,670 shares	$109.91 thousand	-38.2%	0.1%	0.31	$8.04
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5/15/2026	22,123 shares	$176.54 thousand	-42.4%	0.1%	0.41	$7.98
4/30/2026	38,380 shares	$315.10 thousand	+34.9%	0.2%	0.95	$8.21
4/15/2026	28,447 shares	$234.52 thousand	-4.7%	0.1%	1.03	$8.24
3/31/2026	29,853 shares	$238.38 thousand	+75.4%	0.1%	0.84	$7.99
3/13/2026	17,023 shares	$138.47 thousand	+117.2%	0.1%	0.4	$8.13
2/27/2026	7,839 shares	$65.06 thousand	+8.9%	0.0%	0.14	$8.30
2/13/2026	7,200 shares	$59.47 thousand	-20.0%	0.0%	0.1	$8.26
1/30/2026	8,998 shares	$73.06 thousand	-63.5%	0.0%	0.13	$8.12
1/15/2026	24,648 shares	$200.39 thousand	+2.6%	0.1%	0.64	$8.13
12/31/2025	24,022 shares	$191.70 thousand	-42.0%	0.1%	0.64	$7.98
12/15/2025	41,420 shares	$326.18 thousand	+96.7%	0.2%	0.75	$7.88
11/28/2025	21,057 shares	$170.77 thousand	-15.7%	0.1%	0.43	$8.11
11/14/2025	24,964 shares	$202.58 thousand	+55.6%	0.1%	0.62	$8.12
10/31/2025	16,043 shares	$127.94 thousand	-19.5%	0.1%	0.36	$7.98
10/15/2025	19,900 shares	$161.59 thousand	-35.0%	0.1%	0.4	$8.12
9/30/2025	30,600 shares	$246.02 thousand	+30.8%	N/A	0.6	$8.04
9/15/2025	23,400 shares	$186.03 thousand	+82.8%	N/A	0.5	$7.95
8/31/2025	12,800 shares	$101.44 thousand	-68.2%	0.1%	0.3	$7.93
8/15/2025	40,200 shares	$319.59 thousand	+68.9%	N/A	0.9	$7.95
7/31/2025	23,800 shares	$186.12 thousand	-22.5%	0.1%	0.6	$7.82
7/15/2025	30,700 shares	$237.31 thousand	+20.4%	N/A	0.8	$7.73
6/30/2025	25,500 shares	$194.06 thousand	+186.5%	0.1%	0.6	$7.61
6/15/2025	8,900 shares	$67.11 thousand	-27.1%	0.0%	0.2	$7.54
5/31/2025	12,200 shares	$91.56 thousand	-33.0%	0.1%	0.3	$7.51
5/15/2025	18,200 shares	$136.68 thousand	-15.4%	0.1%	0.4	$7.51
4/30/2025	21,500 shares	$159.32 thousand	-38.9%	N/A	0.5	$7.41
4/15/2025	35,200 shares	$254.50 thousand	+86.2%	0.2%	0.8	$7.23
3/31/2025	18,900 shares	$142.22 thousand	-59.4%	0.1%	0.4	$7.53
3/15/2025	46,600 shares	$353.23 thousand	+46.5%	0.2%	1.1	$7.58
2/28/2025	31,800 shares	$242.79 thousand	+7.4%	0.1%	0.7	$7.64
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2/15/2025	29,600 shares	$224.81 thousand	-36.2%	0.1%	0.7	$7.60
1/31/2025	46,400 shares	$350.32 thousand	+142.9%	N/A	1.1	$7.55
1/15/2025	19,100 shares	$141.15 thousand	+87.3%	N/A	0.5	$7.39
12/31/2024	10,200 shares	$74.56 thousand	-71.4%	N/A	0.2	$7.31
12/15/2024	35,700 shares	$268.82 thousand	-13.6%	N/A	0.8	$7.53
11/30/2024	41,300 shares	$321.73 thousand	-1.4%	N/A	1	$7.79
11/15/2024	41,900 shares	$314.67 thousand	+16.7%	N/A	1	$7.51
10/31/2024	35,900 shares	$268.17 thousand	+80.4%	N/A	0.8	$7.47
10/15/2024	19,900 shares	$150.44 thousand	-40.1%	N/A	0.4	$7.56
9/30/2024	33,200 shares	$250.99 thousand	+145.9%	N/A	0.7	$7.56
9/15/2024	13,500 shares	$100.17 thousand	-47.1%	N/A	0.4	$7.42
8/31/2024	25,500 shares	$185.67 thousand	+259.2%	N/A	0.6	$7.28
8/15/2024	7,100 shares	$50.45 thousand	-10.1%	N/A	0.2	$7.11
7/31/2024	7,900 shares	$55.54 thousand	-58.2%	N/A	0.2	$7.03
7/15/2024	18,900 shares	$130.03 thousand	+27.7%	N/A	0.4	$6.88
6/30/2024	14,800 shares	$100.79 thousand	+78.3%	N/A	0.4	$6.81
6/15/2024	8,300 shares	$56.27 thousand	-78.2%	N/A	0.2	$6.78
5/31/2024	38,000 shares	$261.82 thousand	+122.2%	N/A	0.7	$6.89
5/15/2024	17,100 shares	$117.65 thousand	+134.3%	N/A	0.3	$6.88
4/30/2024	7,300 shares	$47.82 thousand	-55.5%	N/A	0.1	$6.55
4/15/2024	16,400 shares	$105.12 thousand	-11.8%	N/A	0.3	$6.41
3/31/2024	18,600 shares	$123.50 thousand	-21.5%	N/A	0.3	$6.64
3/15/2024	23,700 shares	$154.29 thousand	+224.7%	N/A	0.4	$6.51
2/29/2024	7,300 shares	$47.30 thousand	+25.9%	N/A	0.1	$6.48
2/15/2024	5,800 shares	$37.87 thousand	+3.6%	N/A	0.1	$6.53
1/31/2024	5,600 shares	$36.62 thousand	+833.3%	N/A	0.1	$6.54
1/15/2024	600 shares	$3.98 thousand	-77.8%	N/A	0	$6.64
12/31/2023	2,700 shares	$17.96 thousand	+800.0%	N/A	0.1	$6.65
12/15/2023	300 shares	$1.99 thousand	-93.6%	N/A	0	$6.62
11/30/2023	4,700 shares	$30.55 thousand	-91.3%	N/A	0.1	$6.50
11/15/2023	53,700 shares	$346.90 thousand	+97.4%	N/A	1.3	$6.46
10/31/2023	27,200 shares	$167.01 thousand	-45.5%	N/A	0.7	$6.14
10/15/2023	49,900 shares	$313.87 thousand	+232.7%	N/A	1.4	$6.29
9/30/2023	15,000 shares	$95.25 thousand	-20.2%	N/A	0.5	$6.35
9/15/2023	18,800 shares	$126.15 thousand	-4.6%	N/A	0.6	$6.71
8/31/2023	19,700 shares	$133.17 thousand	-23.1%	N/A	0.6	$6.76
8/15/2023	25,600 shares	$175.62 thousand	+48.0%	N/A	0.8	$6.86
7/31/2023	17,300 shares	$121.10 thousand	-48.7%	N/A	0.5	$7.00
7/15/2023	33,700 shares	$233.24 thousand	+144.2%	N/A	0.9	$6.92
6/30/2023	13,800 shares	$92.74 thousand	-71.1%	N/A	0.3	$6.72
6/15/2023	47,800 shares	$326.47 thousand	+1.5%	N/A	1	$6.83
5/31/2023	47,100 shares	$313.69 thousand	+92.2%	N/A	1.1	$6.66
5/15/2023	24,500 shares	$165.13 thousand	+1,066.7%	N/A	0.5	$6.74
4/30/2023	2,100 shares	$14.53 thousand	-95.2%	N/A	0.1	$6.92
4/15/2023	43,700 shares	$305.46 thousand	-46.6%	N/A	1.1	$6.99
3/31/2023	81,900 shares	$583.95 thousand	+53.4%	N/A	2.3	$7.13
3/15/2023	53,400 shares	$364.72 thousand	+8.3%	N/A	1.4	$6.83
2/28/2023	49,300 shares	$354.47 thousand	+11.0%	N/A	1.2	$7.19
2/15/2023	44,400 shares	$319.68 thousand	+47.0%	N/A	1	$7.20
1/31/2023	30,200 shares	$218.65 thousand	-33.3%	N/A	0.6	$7.24
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1/15/2023	45,300 shares	$324.35 thousand	+47.6%	N/A	0.9	$7.16
12/30/2022	30,700 shares	$206.61 thousand	+106.0%	N/A	0.6	$6.73
12/15/2022	14,900 shares	$103.70 thousand	-13.4%	N/A	0.2	$6.96
11/30/2022	17,200 shares	$120.57 thousand	+49.6%	N/A	0.3	$7.01
11/15/2022	11,500 shares	$77.86 thousand	-29.5%	N/A	0.2	$6.77
10/31/2022	16,300 shares	$107.09 thousand	+71.6%	N/A	0.3	$6.57
10/15/2022	9,500 shares	$59.66 thousand	No Change	N/A	0.2	$6.28
9/30/2022	108,400 shares	$686.17 thousand	+49.7%	N/A	2.1	$6.33
9/15/2022	72,400 shares	$562.55 thousand	+483.9%	N/A	1.9	$7.77
8/31/2022	12,400 shares	$99.20 thousand	-47.9%	N/A	0.3	$8.00
8/15/2022	23,800 shares	$189.45 thousand	+81.7%	N/A	0.7	$7.96
7/31/2022	13,100 shares	$100.22 thousand	-27.6%	N/A	0.3	$7.65
7/15/2022	18,100 shares	$133.94 thousand	-41.6%	N/A	0.5	$7.40
6/30/2022	31,000 shares	$230.95 thousand	+31.4%	N/A	0.7	$7.45
6/15/2022	23,600 shares	$174.17 thousand	-6.7%	N/A	0.5	$7.38
5/31/2022	25,300 shares	$197.85 thousand	-8.0%	N/A	0.5	$7.82
5/15/2022	27,500 shares	$200.48 thousand	+212.5%	N/A	0.6	$7.29
4/30/2022	8,800 shares	$67.06 thousand	-5.4%	N/A	0.2	$7.62
4/15/2022	9,300 shares	$74.59 thousand	-76.5%	N/A	0.2	$8.02
3/31/2022	39,600 shares	$320.76 thousand	-14.5%	N/A	0.5	$8.10
3/15/2022	46,300 shares	$379.20 thousand	+63.0%	N/A	0.6	$8.19
2/28/2022	28,400 shares	$226.35 thousand	+28.5%	N/A	0.4	$7.97
2/15/2022	22,100 shares	$178.13 thousand	-50.9%	N/A	0.3	$8.06
1/31/2022	45,000 shares	$376.20 thousand	+20.6%	N/A	0.6	$8.36
1/15/2022	37,300 shares	$311.83 thousand	+440.6%	N/A	0.5	$8.36
12/31/2021	6,900 shares	$58.37 thousand	-11.5%	N/A	0.1	$8.46
12/15/2021	7,800 shares	$64.27 thousand	-53.9%	N/A	0.2	$8.24
11/30/2021	16,900 shares	$138.75 thousand	+745.0%	N/A	0.4	$8.21
11/15/2021	2,000 shares	$16.44 thousand	-74.4%	N/A	0	$8.22
10/29/2021	7,800 shares	$64.19 thousand	-48.0%	N/A	0.2	$8.23

FT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Franklin Universal Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 2,220 shares of FT short. 0.01% of Franklin Universal Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Franklin Universal Trust's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.0. Learn More on Franklin Universal Trust's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.01% of Franklin Universal Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Franklin Universal Trust saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,220 shares, a decline of 81.8% from the previous total of 12,221 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

0.01% of Franklin Universal Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "capital markets" compare to Franklin Universal Trust: Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (4.39%), Fidus Investment Corporation (4.48%), Royce Otc Micro (0.03%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (2.12%), BTGO (3.53%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (4.13%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (4.19%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (6.49%), SLR Investment Corp. (2.35%), EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.77 billion), Invesco QQQ ($59.70 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), Medtronic PLC ($13.33 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.47 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($10.36 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($8.98 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.92 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($8.10 billion), and iShares Semiconductor ETF ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Universal Trust as its price is falling. FT shares are trading up $0.02 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Franklin Universal Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like FT:

Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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Short interest data for NYSE:FT is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/26/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.

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Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume