Franklin Universal Trust (FT) Dividend Yield, Date & History → Banking Apocalypse Ahead: Secure Your Savings Today! (From Weiss Ratings) (Ad) Free FT Stock Alerts $6.77 -0.05 (-0.73%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share DividendStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Dividend SummaryDividend Yield7.53%Annual Dividend$0.51Dividend Increase Track Record 1 YearAnnualized 3-Year Dividend Growth 9.92%Next Dividend Payment May. 31 Get Dividend Stock Ideas Daily Enter your email address below to receive the DividendStocks.com newsletter, a daily email that contains dividend stock ideas, ex-dividend stocks, and the latest dividend investing news. 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In a cashless society, Biden forces you to use the government's new "digital dollar"...CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR GUIDE NOW Franklin Universal Trust vs. The CompetitionTypeFranklin Universal TrustFinance CompaniesNYSE CompaniesAnnual Dividend$0.51$1.90$1.48Dividend Yield7.53%1,071.51%352.80%Annualized 3-Year Dividend Growth9.92%1,316.96%1,582.09%Track Record1 year6 years8 years Franklin Universal Trust Dividend History by QuarterAnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/7/2024monthly$0.04257.5%5/16/20245/17/20245/31/20244/5/2024monthly$0.04257.7%4/16/20244/17/20244/30/20243/7/2024monthly$0.04257.8%3/18/20243/19/20243/28/20242/7/2024monthly$0.04257.9%2/16/20242/20/20242/29/20241/8/2024monthly$0.04257.6%1/18/20241/19/20241/31/202412/7/2023monthly$0.04257.7%12/15/202312/18/202312/29/2023 Get Dividend Updates for Companies Like Franklin Universal TrustEnter your email address below to receive our daily newsletter that contains dividend stock ideas, ex-dividend stocks, and the latest dividend investing news. 11/7/2023monthly$0.04258.1%11/16/202311/17/202311/30/202310/6/2023monthly$0.04258%10/13/202310/16/202310/31/20239/8/2023monthly$0.04257.6%9/15/20239/18/20239/29/20238/7/2023monthly$0.04257.4%8/16/20238/17/20238/31/20237/10/2023Monthly$0.04257.51%7/19/20237/20/20237/31/20236/7/2023monthly$0.04257.5%6/16/20236/20/20236/30/20235/5/2023monthly$0.04257.5%5/12/20235/15/20235/31/20234/10/2023monthly$0.04257.1%4/19/20234/20/20234/28/20233/7/2023monthly$0.04257.3%3/16/20233/17/20233/31/20232/7/2023monthly$0.04257.1%2/16/20232/17/20232/28/20231/9/2023monthly$0.04257.2%1/18/20231/19/20231/31/202312/7/2022Monthly$0.104018.06%12/16/202212/19/202212/30/202211/7/2022monthly$0.04257.7%11/16/202211/17/202211/30/202210/7/2022Monthly$0.04307.98%10/14/202210/17/202210/31/20229/8/2022monthly$0.04256.3%9/16/20229/19/20229/30/20228/8/2022monthly$0.04256.5%8/12/20228/15/20228/31/20227/11/2022monthly$0.04256.8%7/15/20227/18/20227/29/20226/8/2022monthly$0.04256.4%6/16/20226/17/20226/30/20225/6/2022Monthly$0.04307.01%5/13/20225/16/20225/31/20224/7/2022Monthly$0.04306.37%4/14/20224/18/20224/29/20223/8/2022monthly$0.04256.3%3/16/20223/17/20223/31/20222/8/2022monthly$0.04256.2%2/16/20222/17/20222/28/20221/10/2022monthly$0.04256.2%1/14/20221/18/20221/31/202212/22/2021monthly$0.04256%12/30/202112/31/20211/14/202211/22/2021monthly$0.04256.2%11/29/202111/30/202112/15/202110/20/2021monthly$0.04256.19%10/28/202110/29/202111/15/20219/21/2021monthly$0.04256%9/29/20219/30/202110/15/20218/23/2021monthly$0.04256%8/30/20218/31/20219/15/20217/20/2021monthly$0.04256.11%7/29/20217/30/20218/13/20216/19/2021monthly$0.04256.14%6/29/20216/30/20217/15/20215/19/2021monthly$0.04254.9%5/27/20215/28/20216/15/20214/21/2021monthly$0.03205%4/29/20214/30/20215/14/20213/21/2021monthly$0.03205.18%3/30/20213/31/20214/15/20212/17/2021monthly$0.03205.1%2/25/20212/26/20213/15/2021Banking Apocalypse Ahead: Secure Your Savings Today! 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We warned about 484 — an accuracy rate of 99.8% Now, I have a new warning.See what it is here!1/20/2021monthly$0.03205.1%1/28/20211/29/20212/12/202112/21/2020monthly$0.03205.27%12/30/202012/31/20201/15/202111/20/2020Monthly$0.03205.33%11/27/202011/30/202012/15/202010/20/2020Monthly$0.03205.52%10/29/202010/30/202011/13/20209/21/2020monthly$0.03205.5%9/29/20209/30/202010/15/20208/24/2020monthly$0.03205.5%8/28/20208/31/20209/15/20207/22/2020monthly$0.03205.5%7/30/20207/31/20208/14/20206/22/2020monthly$0.03205.7%6/29/20206/30/20207/15/20205/20/2020monthly$0.03206%5/28/20205/29/20206/15/20204/21/2020monthly$0.03206.1%4/29/20204/30/20205/15/20203/20/2020Monthly$0.03207.38%3/30/20203/31/20204/15/20202/18/2020Monthly$0.03204.65%2/27/20202/28/20203/13/20201/22/2020monthly$0.03204.8%1/30/20201/31/20202/14/202012/23/2019--$0.00134.8%12/30/201912/31/20191/15/202011/19/2019Monthly$0.03205.02%11/27/201911/29/201912/13/201910/21/2019Monthly$0.03205.09%10/30/201910/31/201911/15/20199/23/2019--$0.03205.1%9/27/20199/30/201910/15/20198/20/2019Monthly$0.03208/29/20198/30/20199/13/20197/18/2019Monthly$0.03205.22%7/30/20197/31/20198/15/20196/18/2019Monthly$0.03205.31%6/27/20196/28/20197/15/20195/20/2019monthly$0.03205.46%5/30/20195/31/20196/14/20194/18/2019monthly$0.03205.52%4/29/20194/30/20195/15/20193/19/2019monthly$0.03205.48%3/28/20193/29/20194/15/20192/15/2019monthly$0.03205.68%2/27/20192/28/20193/15/20191/18/2019monthly$0.03205.77%1/30/20191/31/20192/15/201912/20/2018dec 18$0.03206.14%12/28/201812/31/20181/15/201911/19/2018monthly$0.03205.89%11/29/201811/30/201812/14/201810/18/2018oct 18$0.03205.81%10/30/201810/31/201811/15/20189/18/2018sep 18$0.03205.71%9/27/20189/28/201810/15/20188/13/2018aug 18$0.03205.7%8/30/20188/31/20189/14/20187/19/2018jul 18$0.03205.71%7/30/20187/31/20188/15/20186/18/2018monthly$0.03205.78%6/28/20186/29/20187/13/20185/18/2018may 18$0.03205.79%5/30/20185/31/20186/15/20184/18/2018apr 18$0.03205.68%4/27/20184/30/20185/15/20183/15/2018mar 18$0.03205.6%3/28/20183/29/20184/13/20182/15/2018feb 18$0.03205.6%2/27/20182/28/20183/15/20181/18/2018monthly$0.03205.46%1/30/20181/31/20182/15/201812/15/2017jan 18$0.03205.28%12/28/201712/29/20171/12/201811/17/2017monthly$0.03205.3%11/29/201711/30/201712/15/201710/19/2017oct 17$0.03205.26%10/30/201710/31/201711/15/20179/18/2017sep 17$0.03205.25%9/28/20179/29/201710/13/20178/15/2017aug 17$0.03205.33%8/29/20178/31/20179/15/20177/17/2017jul 17$0.03205.32%7/27/20177/31/20178/15/20176/16/2017monthly$0.03205.27%6/28/20176/30/20177/14/20175/18/2017monthly$0.03205.36%5/26/20175/31/20176/15/20174/19/2017monthly$0.03205.39%4/26/20174/28/20175/15/20173/21/2017monthly$0.03205.55%3/29/20173/31/20174/13/20172/16/2017mar 17$0.03205.55%2/24/20172/28/20173/15/20171/19/2017jan 17$0.03205.64%1/27/20171/31/20172/15/201712/20/2016jan 17$0.03205.75%12/28/201612/30/20161/13/2017Banking Apocalypse Ahead: Secure Your Savings Today! (Ad)During and after the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, 485 U.S. banks went under. We warned about 484 — an accuracy rate of 99.8% Now, I have a new warning.See what it is here!11/18/2016monthly$0.03206.01%11/28/201611/30/201612/15/201610/21/2016oct 16$0.03205.7%10/27/201610/31/201611/15/20169/19/2016sep 16$0.03205.69%9/28/20169/30/201610/14/20168/19/2016aug 16$0.03205.63%8/29/20168/31/20169/15/20167/15/2016jul 16$0.03956.75%7/27/20167/29/20168/15/20166/20/2016jun 16$0.03956/28/20166/30/20167/15/2016(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Franklin Universal Trust Dividend - Frequently Asked Questions What is Franklin Universal Trust's dividend yield? The current dividend yield for Franklin Universal Trust is 7.53%. Learn more on FT's dividend yield history. How much is Franklin Universal Trust's annual dividend? The annual dividend for FT shares is $0.51. Learn more on FT's annual dividend history. How often does Franklin Universal Trust pay dividends? Franklin Universal Trust pays monthly dividends to shareholders. When is Franklin Universal Trust's next dividend payment? Franklin Universal Trust's next monthly dividend payment of $0.0425 per share will be made to shareholders on Friday, May 31, 2024. When was Franklin Universal Trust's most recent dividend payment? Franklin Universal Trust's most recent monthly dividend payment of $0.0425 per share was made to shareholders on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. When was Franklin Universal Trust's most recent ex-dividend date? Franklin Universal Trust's most recent ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 16, 2024. Is Franklin Universal Trust's dividend growing? Over the past three years, the company's dividend has grown by an average of 9.92% per year. What track record does Franklin Universal Trust have of raising its dividend? Franklin Universal Trust has increased its dividend for 1 year. When did Franklin Universal Trust last increase or decrease its dividend? The most recent change in the company's dividend was a decrease of $0.0615 on Monday, January 9, 2023. 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