Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Total Debt: History & Chart

Franklin Universal Trust(FT)

Asset Management · San Mateo, CA

$7.18-0.13 (-1.78%)

Delayed quote: Sep 23, 2026, 3:49 PM EDT

About Franklin Universal Trust

Established on September 23, 1988, Franklin Universal Trust operates as a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end balanced mutual fund. It was initiated by Franklin Resources, Inc. and is actively managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. The fund directs its capital towards the public equity and fixed income markets throughout the United States, specifically focusing its equity investments on the utility sector. Employing fundamental analysis, it constructs a diverse portfolio comprising corporate debt instruments and dividend-yielding utility stocks. For performance evaluation, the trust measures its equity holdings against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index, while its fixed income components are benchmarked against the Credit Suisse High Yield.

San Mateo, CA

www.franklintempleton.com/investments/options/mutual-funds

Financial Services / Asset Management

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
CEO: Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.

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Total Debt

Basis: latest reported fiscal quarter. Source: stored company filings; unavailable inputs remain N/A.

The latest quarterly total debt is $60.00M. Total debt includes interest-bearing short-term and long-term debt obligations reported on the balance sheet.

Total Debt

FT Total Debt

$60.00M

Reported quarterly total debt; no daily interpolation. Q2 FY2026 (2026-02-28): $60.00M.

+9.09% over 10Y

Quarterly Total Debt History

Period	Total Debt	QoQ Growth	YoY Growth
Q2 FY2026Period end 2026-02-28	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2025Period end 2025-08-31	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2025Period end 2025-02-28	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2024Period end 2024-08-31	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2024Period end 2024-02-29	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2023Period end 2023-08-31	$65.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2023Period end 2023-02-28	$64.99M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2022Period end 2022-08-31	$64.97M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2022Period end 2022-02-28	$64.96M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2021Period end 2021-08-31	$64.95M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2021Period end 2021-02-28	$64.94M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2020Period end 2020-08-31	$64.93M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2020Period end 2020-02-29	$64.92M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2019Period end 2019-08-31	$64.91M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2019Period end 2019-02-28	$64.89M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2018Period end 2018-08-31	$64.88M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2018Period end 2018-02-28	$59.98M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2017Period end 2017-08-31	$59.97M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2017Period end 2017-02-28	$59.96M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2016Period end 2016-08-31	$59.95M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2016Period end 2016-02-29	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2015Period end 2015-08-31	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2015Period end 2015-02-28	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2014Period end 2014-08-31	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2014Period end 2014-02-28	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2013Period end 2013-08-31	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2013Period end 2013-02-28	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2012Period end 2012-08-31	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2012Period end 2012-02-29	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2011Period end 2011-08-31	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2011Period end 2011-02-28	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2010Period end 2010-08-31	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2010Period end 2010-02-28	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2009Period end 2009-08-31	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2009Period end 2009-02-28	$42.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2008Period end 2008-08-31	$65.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2008Period end 2008-02-29	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2007Period end 2007-08-31	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2007Period end 2007-02-28	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2006Period end 2006-08-31	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2006Period end 2006-02-28	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2005Period end 2005-08-31	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2005Period end 2005-02-28	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2004Period end 2004-08-31	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2004Period end 2004-02-29	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2003Period end 2003-08-31	$55.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2002Period end 2002-08-31	$60.00M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2001Period end 2001-08-31	$75.00M	N/A	N/A

Growth uses unique fiscal quarters. Missing or ambiguous prior periods render N/A.