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

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$7.74 -0.01 (-0.13%)
As of 08/28/2026 03:57 PM Eastern
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Franklin Universal Trust Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Franklin Universal Trust (FT) had a short interest of 15,143 shares sold short, representing 0.07% of the public float. This marks a -42.47% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, meaning it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 57,098 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
15,143 shares
Previous Short Interest
26,320 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-42.47%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$119.40 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
25,132,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.07%
Today's Trading Volume
114,167 shares
Average Trading Volume
57,098 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
200%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202615,143 shares $119.40 thousand -42.5%0.1%0.34 $7.89
7/31/202626,320 shares $207.56 thousand +138.3%0.1%0.85 $7.89
7/15/202611,044 shares $89.24 thousand +159.6%0.0%0.35 $8.08
6/30/20264,255 shares $34.30 thousand -75.3%0.0%0.12 $8.06
6/15/202617,247 shares $138.58 thousand +26.2%0.1%0.5 $8.04
5/29/202613,670 shares $109.91 thousand -38.2%0.1%0.31 $8.04
5/15/202622,123 shares $176.54 thousand -42.4%0.1%0.41 $7.98
4/30/202638,380 shares $315.10 thousand +34.9%0.2%0.95 $8.21
4/15/202628,447 shares $234.52 thousand -4.7%0.1%1.03 $8.24
3/31/202629,853 shares $238.38 thousand +75.4%0.1%0.84 $7.99
3/13/202617,023 shares $138.47 thousand +117.2%0.1%0.4 $8.13
2/27/20267,839 shares $65.06 thousand +8.9%0.0%0.14 $8.30
2/13/20267,200 shares $59.47 thousand -20.0%0.0%0.1 $8.26
1/30/20268,998 shares $73.06 thousand -63.5%0.0%0.13 $8.12
1/15/202624,648 shares $200.39 thousand +2.6%0.1%0.64 $8.13
12/31/202524,022 shares $191.70 thousand -42.0%0.1%0.64 $7.98
12/15/202541,420 shares $326.18 thousand +96.7%0.2%0.75 $7.88
11/28/202521,057 shares $170.77 thousand -15.7%0.1%0.43 $8.11
11/14/202524,964 shares $202.58 thousand +55.6%0.1%0.62 $8.12
10/31/202516,043 shares $127.94 thousand -19.5%0.1%0.36 $7.98
10/15/202519,900 shares $161.59 thousand -35.0%0.1%0.4 $8.12
9/30/202530,600 shares $246.02 thousand +30.8%N/A0.6 $8.04
9/15/202523,400 shares $186.03 thousand +82.8%N/A0.5 $7.95
8/31/202512,800 shares $101.44 thousand -68.2%0.1%0.3 $7.93
8/15/202540,200 shares $319.59 thousand +68.9%N/A0.9 $7.95
7/31/202523,800 shares $186.12 thousand -22.5%0.1%0.6 $7.82
7/15/202530,700 shares $237.31 thousand +20.4%N/A0.8 $7.73
6/30/202525,500 shares $194.06 thousand +186.5%0.1%0.6 $7.61
6/15/20258,900 shares $67.11 thousand -27.1%0.0%0.2 $7.54
5/31/202512,200 shares $91.56 thousand -33.0%0.1%0.3 $7.51
5/15/202518,200 shares $136.68 thousand -15.4%0.1%0.4 $7.51
4/30/202521,500 shares $159.32 thousand -38.9%N/A0.5 $7.41
4/15/202535,200 shares $254.50 thousand +86.2%0.2%0.8 $7.23
3/31/202518,900 shares $142.22 thousand -59.4%0.1%0.4 $7.53
3/15/202546,600 shares $353.23 thousand +46.5%0.2%1.1 $7.58
2/28/202531,800 shares $242.79 thousand +7.4%0.1%0.7 $7.64
2/15/202529,600 shares $224.81 thousand -36.2%0.1%0.7 $7.60
1/31/202546,400 shares $350.32 thousand +142.9%N/A1.1 $7.55
1/15/202519,100 shares $141.15 thousand +87.3%N/A0.5 $7.39
12/31/202410,200 shares $74.56 thousand -71.4%N/A0.2 $7.31
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11/30/202441,300 shares $321.73 thousand -1.4%N/A1 $7.79
11/15/202441,900 shares $314.67 thousand +16.7%N/A1 $7.51
10/31/202435,900 shares $268.17 thousand +80.4%N/A0.8 $7.47
10/15/202419,900 shares $150.44 thousand -40.1%N/A0.4 $7.56
9/30/202433,200 shares $250.99 thousand +145.9%N/A0.7 $7.56
9/15/202413,500 shares $100.17 thousand -47.1%N/A0.4 $7.42
8/31/202425,500 shares $185.67 thousand +259.2%N/A0.6 $7.28
8/15/20247,100 shares $50.45 thousand -10.1%N/A0.2 $7.11
7/31/20247,900 shares $55.54 thousand -58.2%N/A0.2 $7.03
7/15/202418,900 shares $130.03 thousand +27.7%N/A0.4 $6.88
6/30/202414,800 shares $100.79 thousand +78.3%N/A0.4 $6.81
6/15/20248,300 shares $56.27 thousand -78.2%N/A0.2 $6.78
5/31/202438,000 shares $261.82 thousand +122.2%N/A0.7 $6.89
5/15/202417,100 shares $117.65 thousand +134.3%N/A0.3 $6.88
4/30/20247,300 shares $47.82 thousand -55.5%N/A0.1 $6.55
4/15/202416,400 shares $105.12 thousand -11.8%N/A0.3 $6.41
3/31/202418,600 shares $123.50 thousand -21.5%N/A0.3 $6.64
3/15/202423,700 shares $154.29 thousand +224.7%N/A0.4 $6.51
2/29/20247,300 shares $47.30 thousand +25.9%N/A0.1 $6.48
2/15/20245,800 shares $37.87 thousand +3.6%N/A0.1 $6.53
1/31/20245,600 shares $36.62 thousand +833.3%N/A0.1 $6.54
1/15/2024600 shares $3.98 thousand -77.8%N/A0 $6.64
12/31/20232,700 shares $17.96 thousand +800.0%N/A0.1 $6.65
12/15/2023300 shares $1.99 thousand -93.6%N/A0 $6.62
11/30/20234,700 shares $30.55 thousand -91.3%N/A0.1 $6.50
11/15/202353,700 shares $346.90 thousand +97.4%N/A1.3 $6.46
10/31/202327,200 shares $167.01 thousand -45.5%N/A0.7 $6.14
10/15/202349,900 shares $313.87 thousand +232.7%N/A1.4 $6.29
9/30/202315,000 shares $95.25 thousand -20.2%N/A0.5 $6.35
9/15/202318,800 shares $126.15 thousand -4.6%N/A0.6 $6.71
8/31/202319,700 shares $133.17 thousand -23.1%N/A0.6 $6.76
8/15/202325,600 shares $175.62 thousand +48.0%N/A0.8 $6.86
7/31/202317,300 shares $121.10 thousand -48.7%N/A0.5 $7.00
7/15/202333,700 shares $233.24 thousand +144.2%N/A0.9 $6.92
6/30/202313,800 shares $92.74 thousand -71.1%N/A0.3 $6.72
6/15/202347,800 shares $326.47 thousand +1.5%N/A1 $6.83
5/31/202347,100 shares $313.69 thousand +92.2%N/A1.1 $6.66
5/15/202324,500 shares $165.13 thousand +1,066.7%N/A0.5 $6.74
4/30/20232,100 shares $14.53 thousand -95.2%N/A0.1 $6.92
4/15/202343,700 shares $305.46 thousand -46.6%N/A1.1 $6.99
3/31/202381,900 shares $583.95 thousand +53.4%N/A2.3 $7.13
3/15/202353,400 shares $364.72 thousand +8.3%N/A1.4 $6.83
2/28/202349,300 shares $354.47 thousand +11.0%N/A1.2 $7.19
2/15/202344,400 shares $319.68 thousand +47.0%N/A1 $7.20
1/31/202330,200 shares $218.65 thousand -33.3%N/A0.6 $7.24
1/15/202345,300 shares $324.35 thousand +47.6%N/A0.9 $7.16
12/30/202230,700 shares $206.61 thousand +106.0%N/A0.6 $6.73
12/15/202214,900 shares $103.70 thousand -13.4%N/A0.2 $6.96
11/30/202217,200 shares $120.57 thousand +49.6%N/A0.3 $7.01
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11/15/202211,500 shares $77.86 thousand -29.5%N/A0.2 $6.77
10/31/202216,300 shares $107.09 thousand +71.6%N/A0.3 $6.57
10/15/20229,500 shares $59.66 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $6.28
9/30/2022108,400 shares $686.17 thousand +49.7%N/A2.1 $6.33
9/15/202272,400 shares $562.55 thousand +483.9%N/A1.9 $7.77
8/31/202212,400 shares $99.20 thousand -47.9%N/A0.3 $8.00
8/15/202223,800 shares $189.45 thousand +81.7%N/A0.7 $7.96
7/31/202213,100 shares $100.22 thousand -27.6%N/A0.3 $7.65
7/15/202218,100 shares $133.94 thousand -41.6%N/A0.5 $7.40
6/30/202231,000 shares $230.95 thousand +31.4%N/A0.7 $7.45
6/15/202223,600 shares $174.17 thousand -6.7%N/A0.5 $7.38
5/31/202225,300 shares $197.85 thousand -8.0%N/A0.5 $7.82
5/15/202227,500 shares $200.48 thousand +212.5%N/A0.6 $7.29
4/30/20228,800 shares $67.06 thousand -5.4%N/A0.2 $7.62
4/15/20229,300 shares $74.59 thousand -76.5%N/A0.2 $8.02
3/31/202239,600 shares $320.76 thousand -14.5%N/A0.5 $8.10
3/15/202246,300 shares $379.20 thousand +63.0%N/A0.6 $8.19
2/28/202228,400 shares $226.35 thousand +28.5%N/A0.4 $7.97
2/15/202222,100 shares $178.13 thousand -50.9%N/A0.3 $8.06
1/31/202245,000 shares $376.20 thousand +20.6%N/A0.6 $8.36
1/15/202237,300 shares $311.83 thousand +440.6%N/A0.5 $8.36
12/31/20216,900 shares $58.37 thousand -11.5%N/A0.1 $8.46
12/15/20217,800 shares $64.27 thousand -53.9%N/A0.2 $8.24
11/30/202116,900 shares $138.75 thousand +745.0%N/A0.4 $8.21
11/15/20212,000 shares $16.44 thousand -74.4%N/A0 $8.22
10/29/20217,800 shares $64.19 thousand -48.0%N/A0.2 $8.23
10/15/202115,000 shares $123.15 thousand -48.6%N/A0.3 $8.21
9/30/202129,200 shares $236.81 thousand -2.3%N/A0.7 $8.11
9/15/202129,900 shares $257.44 thousand -8.6%N/A0.8 $8.61
8/31/202132,700 shares $280.89 thousand +122.5%N/A0.8 $8.59

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 August 14th, investors have sold 15,143 shares of FT short. 0.07% 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 0.3. 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. 0.07% of Franklin Universal Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Franklin Universal Trust saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 15,143 shares, a drop of 42.5% from the previous total of 26,320 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.

0.07% 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: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (2.14%), Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (1.37%), Royce Otc Micro (0.04%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (5.79%), Fidus Investment Corporation (3.34%), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (4.10%), New Mountain Finance Corporation (3.71%), SLR Investment Corp. (1.75%), CoinShares (0.52%), abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 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 down $0.01 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 August, 14 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 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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