Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.93 +0.06 (+0.87%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Franklin Universal Trust Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest18,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest14,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+27.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$130,032.00Short Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2024Today's Trading Volume27,036 sharesAverage Trading Volume41,832 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling Franklin Universal Trust ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Franklin Universal Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFT Short Interest Over TimeFT Days to Cover Over TimeFT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad The Oxford ClubMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. Now, this same guy says a new company could become the next to soar like Nvidia.Watch Alex's "Next Magnificent Seven" presentation now. Franklin Universal Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202418,900 shares $130,032.00 +27.7%N/A0.4 $6.88 6/30/202414,800 shares $100,788.00 +78.3%N/A0.4 $6.81 6/15/20248,300 shares $56,274.00 -78.2%N/A0.2 $6.78 5/31/202438,000 shares $261,820.00 +122.2%N/A0.7 $6.89 5/15/202417,100 shares $117,648.00 +134.3%N/A0.3 $6.88 4/30/20247,300 shares $47,815.00 -55.5%N/A0.1 $6.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Franklin Universal Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/202416,400 shares $105,124.00 -11.8%N/A0.3 $6.41 3/31/202418,600 shares $123,504.00 -21.5%N/A0.3 $6.64 3/15/202423,700 shares $154,287.00 +224.7%N/A0.4 $6.51 2/29/20247,300 shares $47,304.00 +25.9%N/A0.1 $6.48 2/15/20245,800 shares $37,874.00 +3.6%N/A0.1 $6.53 1/31/20245,600 shares $36,624.00 +833.3%N/A0.1 $6.54 1/15/2024600 shares $3,984.00 -77.8%N/A0 $6.64 12/31/20232,700 shares $17,955.00 +800.0%N/A0.1 $6.65 12/15/2023300 shares $1,986.00 -93.6%N/A0 $6.62 11/30/20234,700 shares $30,550.00 -91.3%N/A0.1 $6.50 11/15/202353,700 shares $346,902.00 +97.4%N/A1.3 $6.46 10/31/202327,200 shares $167,008.00 -45.5%N/A0.7 $6.14 10/15/202349,900 shares $313,871.00 +232.7%N/A1.4 $6.29 9/30/202315,000 shares $95,250.00 -20.2%N/A0.5 $6.35 9/15/202318,800 shares $126,148.00 -4.6%N/A0.6 $6.71 8/31/202319,700 shares $133,172.00 -23.1%N/A0.6 $6.76 8/15/202325,600 shares $175,616.00 +48.0%N/A0.8 $6.86 7/31/202317,300 shares $121,100.00 -48.7%N/A0.5 $7.00 7/15/202333,700 shares $233,237.70 +144.2%N/A0.9 $6.92 6/30/202313,800 shares $92,736.00 -71.1%N/A0.3 $6.72 6/15/202347,800 shares $326,474.00 +1.5%N/A1 $6.83 5/31/202347,100 shares $313,686.00 +92.2%N/A1.1 $6.66 5/15/202324,500 shares $165,130.00 +1,066.7%N/A0.5 $6.74 4/30/20232,100 shares $14,532.00 -95.2%N/A0.1 $6.92 4/15/202343,700 shares $305,463.00 -46.6%N/A1.1 $6.99 3/31/202381,900 shares $583,947.00 +53.4%N/A2.3 $7.13 3/15/202353,400 shares $364,722.00 +8.3%N/A1.4 $6.83 2/28/202349,300 shares $354,467.00 +11.0%N/A1.2 $7.19 2/15/202344,400 shares $319,680.00 +47.0%N/A1 $7.20 1/31/202330,200 shares $218,648.00 -33.3%N/A0.6 $7.24 1/15/202345,300 shares $324,348.00 +47.6%N/A0.9 $7.16 12/30/202230,700 shares $206,611.00 +106.0%N/A0.6 $6.73 12/15/202214,900 shares $103,704.00 -13.4%N/A0.2 $6.96 11/30/202217,200 shares $120,572.00 +49.6%N/A0.3 $7.01Don't Pay a Dime for Marc Lichtenfeld's Top AI Picks (Ad)Usually, you'd have to plunk down a hefty sum to get your hands on Marc Lichtenfeld's latest income research... But today, the author of Get Rich with Dividends is feeling extra generous...Click here now to claim your FREE copy of Marc's AI playbook. 11/15/202211,500 shares $77,855.00 -29.5%N/A0.2 $6.77 10/31/202216,300 shares $107,091.00 +71.6%N/A0.3 $6.57 10/15/20229,500 shares $59,660.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $6.28 9/30/2022108,400 shares $686,172.00 +49.7%N/A2.1 $6.33 9/15/202272,400 shares $562,548.00 +483.9%N/A1.9 $7.77 8/31/202212,400 shares $99,200.00 -47.9%N/A0.3 $8.00 8/15/202223,800 shares $189,448.00 +81.7%N/A0.7 $7.96 7/31/202213,100 shares $100,215.00 -27.6%N/A0.3 $7.65 7/15/202218,100 shares $133,940.00 -41.6%N/A0.5 $7.40 6/30/202231,000 shares $230,950.00 +31.4%N/A0.7 $7.45 6/15/202223,600 shares $174,168.00 -6.7%N/A0.5 $7.38 5/31/202225,300 shares $197,846.00 -8.0%N/A0.5 $7.82 5/15/202227,500 shares $200,475.00 +212.5%N/A0.6 $7.29 4/30/20228,800 shares $67,056.00 -5.4%N/A0.2 $7.62 4/15/20229,300 shares $74,586.00 -76.5%N/A0.2 $8.02 3/31/202239,600 shares $320,760.00 -14.5%N/A0.5 $8.10 3/15/202246,300 shares $379,197.00 +63.0%N/A0.6 $8.19 2/28/202228,400 shares $226,348.00 +28.5%N/A0.4 $7.97 2/15/202222,100 shares $178,126.00 -50.9%N/A0.3 $8.06 1/31/202245,000 shares $376,200.00 +20.6%N/A0.6 $8.36 1/15/202237,300 shares $311,828.00 +440.6%N/A0.5 $8.36 12/31/20216,900 shares $58,374.00 -11.5%N/A0.1 $8.46 12/15/20217,800 shares $64,272.00 -53.9%N/A0.2 $8.24 11/30/202116,900 shares $138,749.00 +745.0%N/A0.4 $8.21 11/15/20212,000 shares $16,440.00 -74.4%N/A0 $8.22 10/29/20217,800 shares $64,194.00 -48.0%N/A0.2 $8.23 10/15/202115,000 shares $123,150.00 -48.6%N/A0.3 $8.21 9/30/202129,200 shares $236,812.00 -2.3%N/A0.7 $8.11 9/15/202129,900 shares $257,439.00 -8.6%N/A0.8 $8.61 8/31/202132,700 shares $280,893.00 +122.5%N/A0.8 $8.59 8/13/202114,700 shares $125,097.00 -54.6%N/A0.3 $8.51 7/30/202132,400 shares $273,780.00 +21.4%N/A0.6 $8.45 7/15/202126,700 shares $224,814.00 -28.6%N/A0.6 $8.42 6/30/202137,400 shares $309,672.00 +50.8%N/A0.8 $8.28 6/15/202124,800 shares $203,856.00 -1.2%N/A0.5 $8.22 5/28/202125,100 shares $198,541.00 +736.7%N/A0.6 $7.91 5/14/20213,000 shares $23,220.00 -81.8%N/A0.1 $7.74 4/30/202116,500 shares $127,297.50 +41.0%N/A0.5 $7.72 4/15/202111,700 shares $89,154.00 +265.6%N/A0.3 $7.62 3/31/20213,200 shares $23,872.00 -77.8%N/A0.1 $7.46 3/15/202114,400 shares $108,144.00 -16.8%N/A0.3 $7.51 2/26/202117,300 shares $127,155.00 +101.2%N/A0.4 $7.35 2/12/20218,600 shares $64,500.00 -13.1%N/A0.2 $7.50 1/29/20219,900 shares $73,062.00 -50.3%N/A0.2 $7.38 1/15/202119,900 shares $147,061.00 -31.4%N/A0.4 $7.39 12/31/202029,000 shares $214,600.00 +417.9%N/A0.7 $7.40 12/15/20205,600 shares $40,992.00 -56.6%N/A0.1 $7.32 11/30/202012,900 shares $94,333.83 +29.0%N/A0.2 $7.31 11/15/202010,000 shares $71,300.00 +203.0%N/A0.2 $7.13 10/30/20203,300 shares $22,572.00 -59.3%N/A0.1 $6.84Don't Pay a Dime for Marc Lichtenfeld's Top AI Picks (Ad)Usually, you'd have to plunk down a hefty sum to get your hands on Marc Lichtenfeld's latest income research... But today, the author of Get Rich with Dividends is feeling extra generous...Click here now to claim your FREE copy of Marc's AI playbook. 10/15/20208,100 shares $56,943.00 -64.0%N/A0 $7.03 9/30/202022,500 shares $153,450.00 +25.7%N/A0.5 $6.82 9/15/20208,800 shares $61,688.00 -50.8%N/A0.2 $7.01 8/31/202017,900 shares $125,300.00 +203.4%N/A0.4 $7.00 8/14/20205,900 shares $41,300.00 -53.5%N/A0.1 $7.00 7/31/202012,700 shares $88,900.00 +35.1%N/A0.3 $7.00 7/15/20209,400 shares $63,638.00 +141.0%N/A0.2 $6.77 6/30/20203,900 shares $25,389.00 +18.2%N/A0.1 $6.51 6/15/20203,300 shares $22,440.00 -82.6%N/A0.1 $6.80 5/29/202019,000 shares $129,960.00 +40.7%N/A0.2 $6.84 5/15/202013,500 shares $84,510.00 +297.1%N/A0.1 $6.26 4/30/20203,400 shares $22,440.00 -90.0%N/A0 $6.60 4/15/202034,100 shares $225,742.00 +6.9%N/A0.4 $6.62 3/31/202031,900 shares $207,031.00 +1,672.2%N/A0.3 $6.49 3/13/20201,800 shares $12,060.00 -60.0%0.0%0 $6.70 2/28/20204,500 shares $22,005.00 +15.4%N/A0.1 $4.89 2/14/20203,900 shares $28,080.00 -73.1%N/A0.1 $7.20 1/31/202014,500 shares $112,520.00 +27.2%N/A0.3 $7.76 1/15/202011,400 shares $92,226.00 -30.1%N/A0.2 $8.09 12/31/201916,300 shares $130,726.00 +103.8%N/A0.3 $8.02 FT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Franklin Universal Trust's current short interest? 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 July 15th, traders have sold 18,900 shares of FT short. Learn More on Franklin Universal Trust's current short interest. Is Franklin Universal Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Franklin Universal Trust saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,900 shares, an increase of 27.7% from the previous total of 14,800 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. How does Franklin Universal Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Franklin Universal Trust: iShares Biotechnology ETF (23.02%), Hercules Capital, Inc. (3.85%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.55%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.39%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.07%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.04%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.46%), Tri-Continental Co. (1.49%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.05%), and Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Franklin Universal Trust stock? 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 $0.06 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. How does a short squeeze work against Franklin Universal Trust? A short squeeze for Franklin Universal Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates 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. How often is Franklin Universal Trust's short interest reported? 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 July, 15 2024. 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