Franklin Universal Trust Common Stock
Closed-end fund
$7.32
TTM yield6.97%Trailing twelve months
12-month dividends$0.51012 payments per share
Last dividend$0.0425Ex-date Oct 23, 2026
1Y total return-1.76%Reinvested at ex-date close
Performance
Growth of FT. Add up to 9 tickers to compare.
FT
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Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 30, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in FT became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,459
+4.59%
- Price change
- +3.98%
- Dividends
- $60
3 months$9,427
−5.73%
- Price change
- -7.34%
- Dividends
- $161
6 months$9,216
−7.84%
- Price change
- -10.84%
- Dividends
- $311
1 year$9,824
−1.76%
- Price change
- -7.92%
- Dividends
- $642
2 years$11,252
+12.52%
- Price change
- -1.35%
- Dividends
- $1,375
5 years$12,763
+27.63%
- Price change
- -11.06%
- Dividends
- $3,220
Dividend history Payout steady +0%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Oct 23, 2026$0.0425No change
- Sep 23, 2026$0.0425No change
- Aug 24, 2026$0.0425No change
- Jul 24, 2026$0.0425No change
- Jun 23, 2026$0.0425No change
- May 21, 2026$0.0425No change
- Apr 23, 2026$0.0425No change
- Mar 24, 2026$0.0425—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | — | — | $0.425 |
| 2025 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.510 |
| 2024 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.0425 | $0.510 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.