On 9/18/25, Franklin Universal Trust (FT) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0425, payable on 9/30/25. As a percentage of FT's recent stock price of $7.95, this dividend works out to approximately 0.53%, so look for shares of Franklin Universal Trust to trade 0.53% lower — all else being equal — when FT shares open for trading on 9/18/25.

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