Total Return CAGR:13.09%(TTM)
Over the latest trailing 12-month period, total return cagr is +13.09%. The comparable SPY value is +22.18%. Year-to-date total return is +3.08%. Total return includes price appreciation and reinvested dividends.
Over longer horizons, Total Return CAGR averages 13.87% over 3 years and 7.02% over 5 years. Total return includes dividends reinvested. The total return CAGR includes both price appreciation and dividends reinvested. This gives a more complete picture of the company's investment performance.
FT Total Return CAGR Chart
Franklin Universal Trust (FT)
FT Quarterly Total Return (YoY)
Total Return Index growth vs the same quarter one year earlier, last 20 quarters.
FT Total Return CAGR History
| Year | Start Total Return | End Total Return | Change | % Change | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 821.32 | 846.61 | +25.29 | +3.08% | +3.08% |
| 2025 | 702.49 | 821.32 | +118.82 | +16.91% | +16.91% |
| 2024 | 593.75 | 702.49 | +108.74 | +18.31% | +18.31% |
| 2023 | 557.31 | 593.75 | +36.44 | +6.54% | +6.54% |
| 2022 | 647.99 | 557.31 | -90.68 | -13.99% | -13.99% |
| 2021 | 538.65 | 647.99 | +109.34 | +20.30% | +20.30% |
| 2020 | 529.47 | 538.65 | +9.18 | +1.73% | +1.73% |
| 2019 | 409.88 | 529.47 | +119.58 | +29.17% | +29.17% |
| 2018 | 436.95 | 409.88 | -27.06 | -6.19% | -6.19% |
| 2017 | 385.82 | 436.95 | +51.12 | +13.25% | +13.25% |
| 2016 | 309.35 | 385.82 | +76.47 | +24.72% | +24.72% |
| 2015 | 356.36 | 309.35 | -47.01 | -13.19% | -13.19% |
| 2014 | 324.53 | 356.36 | +31.82 | +9.81% | +9.81% |
| 2013 | 309.51 | 324.53 | +15.02 | +4.85% | +4.85% |
| 2012 | 275.15 | 309.51 | +34.36 | +12.49% | +12.49% |
| 2011 | 242.77 | 275.15 | +32.38 | +13.34% | +13.34% |
| 2010 | 206.47 | 242.77 | +36.31 | +17.58% | +17.58% |
| 2009 | 121.14 | 206.47 | +85.33 | +70.43% | +70.43% |
| 2008 | 204.82 | 121.14 | -83.67 | -40.85% | -40.85% |
| 2007 | 192.44 | 204.82 | +12.37 | +6.43% | +6.43% |
| 2006 | 159.40 | 192.44 | +33.04 | +20.73% | +20.73% |
| 2005 | 145.85 | 159.40 | +13.55 | +9.29% | +9.29% |
| 2004 | 132.16 | 145.85 | +13.69 | +10.36% | +10.36% |
| 2003 | 107.41 | 132.16 | +24.75 | +23.04% | +23.04% |
| 2002 | 153.60 | 107.41 | -46.19 | -30.07% | -30.07% |
| 2001 | 126.76 | 153.60 | +26.84 | +21.17% | +21.17% |
| 2000 | 103.79 | 126.76 | +22.97 | +22.13% | +22.13% |
| 1999 | 133.40 | 103.79 | -29.62 | -22.20% | -22.20% |
| 1998 | 126.19 | 133.40 | +7.22 | +5.72% | +5.72% |
| 1997 | 106.46 | 126.19 | +19.73 | +18.53% | +18.53% |
Quarterly Total Return: QoQ & YoY
| Quarter | Value | QoQ | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 847 | +1.3% | +13.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 835 | +1.8% | +14.1% |
| Q4 2025 | 820 | +1.3% | +17.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 809 | +8.4% | +13.0% |
| Q2 2025 | 747 | +2.0% | +18.0% |
| Q1 2025 | 732 | +4.6% | +23.3% |
| Q4 2024 | 700 | -2.3% | +19.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 716 | +13.1% | +23.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 633 | +6.6% | +9.6% |
| Q1 2024 | 594 | +1.4% | -0.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 586 | +1.1% | +4.5% |
| Q3 2023 | 580 | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| Q2 2023 | 577 | -2.9% | -1.2% |
| Q1 2023 | 595 | +6.1% | -5.3% |
| Q4 2022 | 561 | +2.1% | -13.5% |
| Q3 2022 | 549 | -6.0% | -9.8% |
QoQ = change vs the prior quarter; YoY = change vs the same quarter a year earlier.
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.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- CEO
- Rupert Harris Johnson Jr.