Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.51 -0.01 (-0.13%) (As of 11/15/2024 08:54 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Franklin Universal Trust Short Interest DataFranklin Universal Trust (FT) has a short interest of 35,900 shares. This marks a 80.40% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 50,270 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest35,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest19,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+80.40%Dollar Volume Sold Short$268,173.00Short Interest Ratio0.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume43,500 sharesAverage Trading Volume50,270 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average87% Short Selling Franklin Universal Trust? 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Franklin Universal 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 10/31/202435,900 shares $268,173.00 +80.4%N/A0.8 $7.47 10/15/202419,900 shares $150,444.00 -40.1%N/A0.4 $7.56 9/30/202433,200 shares $250,992.00 +145.9%N/A0.7 $7.56 9/15/202413,500 shares $100,170.00 -47.1%N/A0.4 $7.42 8/31/202425,500 shares $185,665.50 +259.2%N/A0.6 $7.28 8/15/20247,100 shares $50,445.50 -10.1%N/A0.2 $7.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Franklin Universal Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20247,900 shares $55,537.00 -58.2%N/A0.2 $7.03 7/15/202418,900 shares $130,032.00 +27.7%N/A0.4 $6.88 6/30/202414,800 shares $100,788.00 +78.3%N/A0.4 $6.81 6/15/20248,300 shares $56,274.00 -78.2%N/A0.2 $6.78 5/31/202438,000 shares $261,820.00 +122.2%N/A0.7 $6.89 5/15/202417,100 shares $117,648.00 +134.3%N/A0.3 $6.88 4/30/20247,300 shares $47,815.00 -55.5%N/A0.1 $6.55 4/15/202416,400 shares $105,124.00 -11.8%N/A0.3 $6.41 3/31/202418,600 shares $123,504.00 -21.5%N/A0.3 $6.64 3/15/202423,700 shares $154,287.00 +224.7%N/A0.4 $6.51 2/29/20247,300 shares $47,304.00 +25.9%N/A0.1 $6.48 2/15/20245,800 shares $37,874.00 +3.6%N/A0.1 $6.53 1/31/20245,600 shares $36,624.00 +833.3%N/A0.1 $6.54 1/15/2024600 shares $3,984.00 -77.8%N/A0 $6.64 12/31/20232,700 shares $17,955.00 +800.0%N/A0.1 $6.65 12/15/2023300 shares $1,986.00 -93.6%N/A0 $6.62 11/30/20234,700 shares $30,550.00 -91.3%N/A0.1 $6.50 11/15/202353,700 shares $346,902.00 +97.4%N/A1.3 $6.46 10/31/202327,200 shares $167,008.00 -45.5%N/A0.7 $6.14 10/15/202349,900 shares $313,871.00 +232.7%N/A1.4 $6.29 9/30/202315,000 shares $95,250.00 -20.2%N/A0.5 $6.35 9/15/202318,800 shares $126,148.00 -4.6%N/A0.6 $6.71 8/31/202319,700 shares $133,172.00 -23.1%N/A0.6 $6.76 8/15/202325,600 shares $175,616.00 +48.0%N/A0.8 $6.86 7/31/202317,300 shares $121,100.00 -48.7%N/A0.5 $7.00 7/15/202333,700 shares $233,237.70 +144.2%N/A0.9 $6.92 6/30/202313,800 shares $92,736.00 -71.1%N/A0.3 $6.72 6/15/202347,800 shares $326,474.00 +1.5%N/A1 $6.83 5/31/202347,100 shares $313,686.00 +92.2%N/A1.1 $6.66 5/15/202324,500 shares $165,130.00 +1,066.7%N/A0.5 $6.74 4/30/20232,100 shares $14,532.00 -95.2%N/A0.1 $6.92 4/15/202343,700 shares $305,463.00 -46.6%N/A1.1 $6.99 3/31/202381,900 shares $583,947.00 +53.4%N/A2.3 $7.13 3/15/202353,400 shares $364,722.00 +8.3%N/A1.4 $6.83❗ RSVP please! (Ad)Give us 60 minutes and we’ll show you how we’ve compressed 15 years of stock market gains into one day.Just click here and secure your spot! 2/28/202349,300 shares $354,467.00 +11.0%N/A1.2 $7.19 2/15/202344,400 shares $319,680.00 +47.0%N/A1 $7.20 1/31/202330,200 shares $218,648.00 -33.3%N/A0.6 $7.24 1/15/202345,300 shares $324,348.00 +47.6%N/A0.9 $7.16 12/30/202230,700 shares $206,611.00 +106.0%N/A0.6 $6.73 12/15/202214,900 shares $103,704.00 -13.4%N/A0.2 $6.96 11/30/202217,200 shares $120,572.00 +49.6%N/A0.3 $7.01 11/15/202211,500 shares $77,855.00 -29.5%N/A0.2 $6.77 10/31/202216,300 shares $107,091.00 +71.6%N/A0.3 $6.57 10/15/20229,500 shares $59,660.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $6.28 9/30/2022108,400 shares $686,172.00 +49.7%N/A2.1 $6.33 9/15/202272,400 shares $562,548.00 +483.9%N/A1.9 $7.77 8/31/202212,400 shares $99,200.00 -47.9%N/A0.3 $8.00 8/15/202223,800 shares $189,448.00 +81.7%N/A0.7 $7.96 7/31/202213,100 shares $100,215.00 -27.6%N/A0.3 $7.65 7/15/202218,100 shares $133,940.00 -41.6%N/A0.5 $7.40 6/30/202231,000 shares $230,950.00 +31.4%N/A0.7 $7.45 6/15/202223,600 shares $174,168.00 -6.7%N/A0.5 $7.38 5/31/202225,300 shares $197,846.00 -8.0%N/A0.5 $7.82 5/15/202227,500 shares $200,475.00 +212.5%N/A0.6 $7.29 4/30/20228,800 shares $67,056.00 -5.4%N/A0.2 $7.62 4/15/20229,300 shares $74,586.00 -76.5%N/A0.2 $8.02 3/31/202239,600 shares $320,760.00 -14.5%N/A0.5 $8.10 3/15/202246,300 shares $379,197.00 +63.0%N/A0.6 $8.19 2/28/202228,400 shares $226,348.00 +28.5%N/A0.4 $7.97 2/15/202222,100 shares $178,126.00 -50.9%N/A0.3 $8.06 1/31/202245,000 shares $376,200.00 +20.6%N/A0.6 $8.36 1/15/202237,300 shares $311,828.00 +440.6%N/A0.5 $8.36 12/31/20216,900 shares $58,374.00 -11.5%N/A0.1 $8.46 12/15/20217,800 shares $64,272.00 -53.9%N/A0.2 $8.24 11/30/202116,900 shares $138,749.00 +745.0%N/A0.4 $8.21 11/15/20212,000 shares $16,440.00 -74.4%N/A0 $8.22 10/29/20217,800 shares $64,194.00 -48.0%N/A0.2 $8.23 10/15/202115,000 shares $123,150.00 -48.6%N/A0.3 $8.21 9/30/202129,200 shares $236,812.00 -2.3%N/A0.7 $8.11 9/15/202129,900 shares $257,439.00 -8.6%N/A0.8 $8.61 8/31/202132,700 shares $280,893.00 +122.5%N/A0.8 $8.59 8/13/202114,700 shares $125,097.00 -54.6%N/A0.3 $8.51 7/30/202132,400 shares $273,780.00 +21.4%N/A0.6 $8.45 7/15/202126,700 shares $224,814.00 -28.6%N/A0.6 $8.42 6/30/202137,400 shares $309,672.00 +50.8%N/A0.8 $8.28 6/15/202124,800 shares $203,856.00 -1.2%N/A0.5 $8.22 5/28/202125,100 shares $198,541.00 +736.7%N/A0.6 $7.91 5/14/20213,000 shares $23,220.00 -81.8%N/A0.1 $7.74 4/30/202116,500 shares $127,297.50 +41.0%N/A0.5 $7.72 4/15/202111,700 shares $89,154.00 +265.6%N/A0.3 $7.62 3/31/20213,200 shares $23,872.00 -77.8%N/A0.1 $7.46 3/15/202114,400 shares $108,144.00 -16.8%N/A0.3 $7.51 2/26/202117,300 shares $127,155.00 +101.2%N/A0.4 $7.35 2/12/20218,600 shares $64,500.00 -13.1%N/A0.2 $7.50❗ RSVP please! (Ad)Give us 60 minutes and we’ll show you how we’ve compressed 15 years of stock market gains into one day.Just click here and secure your spot! 1/29/20219,900 shares $73,062.00 -50.3%N/A0.2 $7.38 1/15/202119,900 shares $147,061.00 -31.4%N/A0.4 $7.39 12/31/202029,000 shares $214,600.00 +417.9%N/A0.7 $7.40 12/15/20205,600 shares $40,992.00 -56.6%N/A0.1 $7.32 11/30/202012,900 shares $94,333.83 +29.0%N/A0.2 $7.31 11/15/202010,000 shares $71,300.00 +203.0%N/A0.2 $7.13 10/30/20203,300 shares $22,572.00 -59.3%N/A0.1 $6.84 10/15/20208,100 shares $56,943.00 -64.0%N/A0 $7.03 9/30/202022,500 shares $153,450.00 +25.7%N/A0.5 $6.82 9/15/20208,800 shares $61,688.00 -50.8%N/A0.2 $7.01 8/31/202017,900 shares $125,300.00 +203.4%N/A0.4 $7.00 8/14/20205,900 shares $41,300.00 -53.5%N/A0.1 $7.00 7/31/202012,700 shares $88,900.00 +35.1%N/A0.3 $7.00 7/15/20209,400 shares $63,638.00 +141.0%N/A0.2 $6.77 6/30/20203,900 shares $25,389.00 +18.2%N/A0.1 $6.51 6/15/20203,300 shares $22,440.00 -82.6%N/A0.1 $6.80 5/29/202019,000 shares $129,960.00 +40.7%N/A0.2 $6.84 5/15/202013,500 shares $84,510.00 +297.1%N/A0.1 $6.26 4/30/20203,400 shares $22,440.00 -90.0%N/A0 $6.60 4/15/202034,100 shares $225,742.00 +6.9%N/A0.4 $6.62 3/31/202031,900 shares $207,031.00 +1,672.2%N/A0.3 $6.49 3/13/20201,800 shares $12,060.00 -60.0%0.0%0 $6.70 2/28/20204,500 shares $22,005.00 +15.4%N/A0.1 $4.89 2/14/20203,900 shares $28,080.00 -73.1%N/A0.1 $7.20 1/31/202014,500 shares $112,520.00 +27.2%N/A0.3 $7.76 1/15/202011,400 shares $92,226.00 -30.1%N/A0.2 $8.09 12/31/201916,300 shares $130,726.00 +103.8%N/A0.3 $8.02 FT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Franklin Universal Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Franklin Universal Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 35,900 shares of FT short. Learn More on Franklin Universal Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Franklin Universal Trust? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Franklin Universal Trust's short interest ratio. Is Franklin Universal Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Franklin Universal Trust saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,900 shares, an increase of 80.4% from the previous total of 19,900 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Franklin Universal Trust stock? Short selling FT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Universal Trust as its price is falling. FT shares are trading down $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 Universal Trust? A short squeeze for Franklin Universal Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Franklin Universal 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 FT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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