Executive leadership at FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST.
Christopher Kings
Detailed
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
CEO
Sonal Desai
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President and Chief Executive Officer - Investment Management
CEO
BD
Bjorn Davis
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Chief Compliance Officer
GJ
Gregory Johnson
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Chairman of the Board
JW
Jeffrey White
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Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
NT
Navid Tofigh
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Vice President and Secretary
SK
Susan Kerr
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Vice President - AML Compliance
Board of directors at FRANKLIN UNIVERSAL TRUST.
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Recent press releases and 8-K filings for FT.
Franklin Universal Trust Announces Distribution Sources and Performance
FT
Dividends
Guidance Update
- Franklin Universal Trust (FT) announced the estimated sources of its August 29, 2025, distribution and cumulative fiscal year-to-date distributions as of July 31, 2025.
- For the August distribution, the per share amount is $0.0425, with 23% estimated as a return of capital. Fiscal year-to-date, the distribution per share is $0.4675, with 34% estimated as a return of capital.
- FT cautions that a return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'.
- As of July 31, 2025, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period was 7.13%, and its Annualized Distribution Rate was 6.05%.
Aug 28, 2025, 4:13 PM
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