Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.38 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 11:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust Short Interest DataFranklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) has a short interest of 67,300 shares. This marks a -23.95% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 177,296 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest67,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest88,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-23.95%Dollar Volume Sold Short$430.72 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume35,490 sharesAverage Trading Volume177,296 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFTF Short Interest Over TimeFTF Days to Cover Over TimeFTF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Franklin Limited Duration Income 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 7/31/202567,300 shares $430.72 thousand -24.0%N/A0.4 $6.40 7/15/202588,500 shares $573.48 thousand +28.3%N/A0.5 $6.48 6/30/202569,000 shares $442.98 thousand -22.9%N/A0.4 $6.42 6/15/202589,500 shares $574.59 thousand +56.2%N/A0.5 $6.42 5/31/202557,300 shares $366.15 thousand -15.4%N/A0.3 $6.39 5/15/202567,700 shares $436.67 thousand -20.6%N/A0.4 $6.45 4/30/202585,300 shares $537.39 thousand -16.9%N/A0.5 $6.30 4/15/2025102,700 shares $635.71 thousand +31.8%N/A0.5 $6.19 3/31/202577,900 shares $503.23 thousand -16.3%N/A0.4 $6.46 3/15/202593,100 shares $608.87 thousand +49.7%N/A0.5 $6.54 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FTF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202562,200 shares $407.41 thousand -21.1%N/A0.3 $6.55 2/15/202578,800 shares $0.00 -32.3%N/A0.4 $0.00 1/31/2025116,400 shares $0.00 -31.3%N/A0.6 $0.00 1/15/2025169,500 shares $0.00 +72.4%N/A0.9 $0.00 12/31/202498,300 shares $0.00 -0.6%N/A0.5 $0.00 12/15/202498,900 shares $0.00 +11.0%N/A0.5 $0.00 11/30/202489,100 shares $0.00 +34.2%N/A0.5 $0.00 11/15/202466,400 shares $0.00 -32.2%N/A0.3 $0.00 10/31/202498,000 shares $0.00 -17.9%N/A0.5 $0.00 10/15/2024119,300 shares $0.00 -30.7%N/A0.6 $0.00 9/30/2024172,200 shares $0.00 +110.0%N/A0.7 $0.00 9/15/202482,000 shares $0.00 -69.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/31/2024265,000 shares $0.00 -11.8%N/A1.1 $0.00 8/15/2024300,500 shares $0.00 -9.5%N/A1.3 $0.00 7/31/2024331,900 shares $0.00 +308.7%N/A1.4 $0.00 7/15/202481,200 shares $0.00 +95.7%N/A0.4 $0.00 6/30/202441,500 shares $0.00 +38.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/15/202430,000 shares $0.00 +6.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/31/202428,300 shares $0.00 -37.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/15/202445,500 shares $0.00 -18.2%N/A0.3 $0.00 4/30/202455,600 shares $0.00 +27.8%N/A0.4 $0.00 4/15/202443,500 shares $0.00 +27.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 3/31/202434,100 shares $0.00 +28.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 3/15/202426,500 shares $0.00 +29.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/29/202420,500 shares $0.00 -23.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 2/15/202426,700 shares $0.00 -27.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 1/31/202437,000 shares $0.00 +35.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 1/15/202427,400 shares $0.00 -9.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/31/202330,200 shares $0.00 +143.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/15/202312,400 shares $0.00 -48.6%N/A0.1 $0.00Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 11/30/202324,100 shares $0.00 +47.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/15/202316,300 shares $0.00 -31.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 10/31/202323,900 shares $0.00 +74.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 10/15/202313,700 shares $0.00 -52.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/30/202328,800 shares $0.00 -52.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 9/15/202360,800 shares $0.00 +1,500.0%N/A0.4 $0.00 8/31/20233,800 shares $0.00 +52.0%N/A0 $0.00 8/15/20232,500 shares $0.00 +212.5%N/A0 $0.00 7/31/2023800 shares $0.00 -92.8%N/A0 $0.00 7/15/202311,100 shares $0.00 +91.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/30/20235,800 shares $0.00 +26.1%N/A0 $0.00 6/15/20234,600 shares $0.00 -70.1%N/A0 $0.00 5/31/202315,400 shares $0.00 +275.6%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/15/20234,100 shares $0.00 -50.0%N/A0 $0.00 4/30/20238,200 shares $0.00 -11.8%N/A0 $0.00 4/15/20239,300 shares $0.00 -67.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/31/202328,500 shares $0.00 +691.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 3/15/20233,600 shares $0.00 -70.5%N/A0 $0.00 2/28/202312,200 shares $77.96 thousand -44.8%N/A0.1 $6.39 2/15/202322,100 shares $0.00 +112.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/31/202310,400 shares $0.00 -28.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/15/202314,600 shares $0.00 -53.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/30/202231,300 shares $194.37 thousand +479.6%N/A0.2 $6.21 12/15/20225,400 shares $0.00 -35.7%N/A0 $0.00 11/30/20228,400 shares $0.00 -30.6%N/A0.1 $0.00 11/15/202212,100 shares $0.00 +348.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 10/31/20222,700 shares $0.00 +58.8%N/A0 $0.00 10/15/20221,700 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0 $0.00 9/30/202210,100 shares $0.00 -6.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/15/202210,800 shares $0.00 -27.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/31/202214,800 shares $0.00 +51.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/15/20229,800 shares $0.00 -61.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 7/31/202225,600 shares $0.00 +19.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/15/202221,500 shares $0.00 +252.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/30/20226,100 shares $0.00 -66.5%N/A0 $0.00 6/15/202218,200 shares $0.00 +93.6%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/31/20229,400 shares $0.00 -19.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/15/202211,600 shares $0.00 +127.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 4/30/20225,100 shares $0.00 -84.7%N/A0 $0.00 4/15/202233,400 shares $0.00 -32.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 3/31/202249,600 shares $0.00 -68.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 3/15/2022155,100 shares $0.00 -87.7%N/A0.7 $0.00 2/28/20221,260,000 shares $0.00 -10.0%N/A5.4 $0.00 2/15/20221,400,000 shares $0.00 +13.8%N/A6.5 $0.00 1/31/20221,230,000 shares $0.00 +55.4%N/A6.3 $0.00 1/15/2022791,700 shares $0.00 +915.0%N/A4.2 $0.00 12/31/202178,000 shares $0.00 +2,008.1%N/A0.5 $0.00 12/15/20213,700 shares $0.00 -87.8%N/A0 $0.00 11/30/202130,400 shares $0.00 +25.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/15/202124,300 shares $0.00 +28.6%N/A0.2 $0.00Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 10/29/202118,900 shares $171.23 thousand -27.3%N/A0.1 $9.06 10/15/202126,000 shares $0.00 +81.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 9/30/202114,300 shares $0.00 +116.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/15/20216,600 shares $0.00 -68.4%N/A0 $0.00 8/31/202120,900 shares $0.00 -26.9%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/13/202128,600 shares $0.00 -17.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/30/202134,600 shares $0.00 +67.2%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/15/202120,700 shares $0.00 +135.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/30/20218,800 shares $0.00 -32.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/15/202113,000 shares $0.00 +116.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/28/20216,000 shares $0.00 -55.2%N/A0 $0.00 5/14/202113,400 shares $0.00 -49.6%N/A0.1 $0.00 4/30/202126,600 shares $0.00 +336.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/20216,100 shares $56.55 thousand -92.5%N/A0.1 $9.27 3/31/202181,400 shares $754.58 thousand +30.0%N/A0.7 $9.27 3/15/202162,600 shares $573.42 thousand -23.6%N/A0.5 $9.16 2/26/202181,900 shares $760.03 thousand -6.3%N/A0.7 $9.28 2/12/202187,400 shares $817.19 thousand -24.2%N/A0.7 $9.35 1/29/2021115,300 shares $1.10 million +38.4%N/A1 $9.55 1/15/202183,300 shares $789.68 thousand -72.3%N/A0.7 $9.48 12/31/2020300,800 shares $2.86 million +10,272.4%N/A3 $9.50 12/15/20202,900 shares $26.85 thousand -54.7%N/A0 $9.26 11/30/20206,400 shares $57.60 thousand +3.2%N/A0.1 $9.00 11/15/20206,200 shares $53.88 thousand +6.9%N/A0.1 $8.69 10/30/20205,800 shares $49.71 thousand -66.9%N/A0.1 $8.57 10/15/202017,500 shares $149.98 thousand -81.9%N/A0 $8.57 9/30/202096,700 shares $840.32 thousand +276.3%N/A1.2 $8.69 9/15/202023,600 shares $207.68 thousand -8.2%N/A0.3 $8.80 8/31/202025,700 shares $227.45 thousand +102.4%N/A0.3 $8.85 FTF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 67,300 shares of FTF short. Learn More on Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust's current short interest. Is Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 67,300 shares, a decline of 24.0% from the previous total of 88,500 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 Limited Duration Income Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust: Blackrock Income Trust (0.28%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.32%), 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: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust stock? Short selling FTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust as its price is falling. FTF shares are trading up $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. How does a short squeeze work against Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust? A short squeeze for Franklin Limited Duration Income 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 FTF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Franklin Limited Duration Income 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 FTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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