FT - Franklin Universal Trust
A closed-end fund run by Franklin Templeton. Invests in bonds. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
No - nobody has reported owning 5% or more of this fund.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
No investor has reported owning 5% or more of this fund. That is the normal state for most closed-end funds.
Nothing is required of you. If that changes, the notice appears here within a day of being filed with the regulator.
What happened, and when
Nothing on file yet. No large investor has reported a stake in this fund, and the fund has not announced a buy-back, a vote or a closing.
About this fund
- Run by Franklin Advisers, Inc. Part of the Franklin Templeton Group of Funds fund family. As of Aug 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Size: about $221 million of holdings, as of May 31, 2026. As of May 31, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Borrowing: the fund borrows about 22% on top of its own money, as of May 31, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. As of May 31, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Costs: 1% a year in management fees; 3% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended Aug 31, 2025. As of Aug 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Payouts: last fiscal year the fund told the regulator that part of what it paid out was not income (it came from gains or from your own money back). As of Aug 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (Aug 31, 2025): $8.46. The shares traded at $7.93, about 6.3% below that. As of Aug 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- How the holdings did: down 1.6% over the last three months we have (March-May 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +13.4%. As of May 31, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- First reported to the regulator in 1994.
What the fund holds
Mostly bonds (59%), the rest shares and cash and short-term holdings. About 86% issued in the U.S.
- NextEra Energy, Inc. - 4.5%
- Cash and short-term - 3.8%
- Sempra, Inc. - 3.6%
- Entergy Corp. - 3%
- Evergy, Inc. - 2.7%
- Alliant Energy Corp. - 2.6%
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. - 2.3%
- Duke Energy Corp. - 2.2%
- Southern Co. - 2.1%
- American Electric Power Co., Inc. - 2.1%
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- Xcel Energy, Inc. - 2%
- CMS Energy Corp. - 2%
- Dominion Energy, Inc. - 2%
- DTE Energy Co. - 1.9%
- Newmont Corp. - 1.3%
- NiSource, Inc. - 1.3%
- Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. - 1.2%
- FirstEnergy Corp. - 1%
- BHP Group Ltd. - 1%
- WEC Energy Group, Inc. - 1%
- Enbridge, Inc. - 1%
- Pinnacle West Capital Corp. - 0.9%
- Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. - 0.9%
- Exelon Corp. - 0.8%
- PHH Escrow Issuer LLC / PHH Corp. - 0.8%
As of May 31, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
No notices from large investors on file.
No announcements from the fund on file.
- Run by
- Franklin Advisers, Inc.
- Fund family
- Franklin Templeton Group of Funds
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Regulator's file number
- 811-05569
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
- Fiscal year end
- Aug 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 675
- Preferred share classes
- none
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