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Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | San Mateo, United States | NYSE American
5.99 USD +0.03 (0.502%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:34 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:24 p.m. EDT

FTF is a high-yield income trust with a consistent dividend payout, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows a downward trend, with the stock trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The dividend yield is high, but the payout ratio is over 175%, indicating that the trust is not generating enough earnings to sustain its current dividend level. The low beta suggests that the stock is less volatile than the broader market, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and low current ratio indicate potential liquidity concerns. While the dividend is reliable, the stock's fundamentals are weak, and the price has been declining. Long-term investors may consider buying on dips, but short-term traders should be cautious due to the lack of momentum and the potential for further declines.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.017039
MSTL0.017353
AutoTheta0.022228
AutoARIMA0.029388

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 40.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.111
Excess Kurtosis -1.36
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 36.427
Revenue per Share 0.815
Market Cap 242,024,160
Trailing P/E 14.26
Beta 0.47
Profit Margins 51.89%
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/investor/products/mutual-funds/overview?FundID=3637

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.06% 12.68% 13.91% 15.22%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.062 1.063465
2026-02-20 0.062 1.018836
2026-01-23 0.062 1.019201
2025-12-15 0.062 1.054843
2025-11-17 0.062 1.070994
2025-10-17 0.062 1.048923
2025-09-18 0.062 1.029570
2025-08-18 0.062 1.042791
2025-07-18 0.062 1.059586
2025-06-16 0.062 1.066426
2025-05-19 0.062 1.076826
2025-04-17 0.062 1.126201
2025-03-17 0.062 1.073010
2025-02-18 0.062 1.055711
2025-01-21 0.062 1.080124
2024-12-16 0.062 1.083666
2024-11-18 0.062 1.127824
2024-10-17 0.062 1.112761
2024-09-19 0.062 1.106295
2024-08-19 0.062 1.123230
2024-07-18 0.062 1.156297
2024-06-18 0.062 1.204259
2024-05-16 0.062 1.221905
2024-04-16 0.062 1.270345
2024-03-18 0.062 1.248489
2024-02-16 0.062 1.258850
2024-01-18 0.062 1.291874
2023-12-15 0.058 1.197215
2023-11-16 0.058 1.237738
2023-10-13 0.059 1.322744
2023-09-15 0.059 1.281644
2023-08-16 0.059 1.279418
2023-07-19 0.059 1.304053
2023-06-16 0.059 1.318557
2023-05-12 0.060 1.360415
2023-04-19 0.059 1.335562
2023-03-16 0.060 1.373213
2023-02-16 0.060 1.332657
2023-01-18 0.060 1.340852
2022-12-16 0.059 1.384362
2022-11-16 0.059 1.373148
2022-10-14 0.061 1.521921
2022-09-16 0.063 1.438038
2022-08-12 0.061 1.306197
2022-07-15 0.063 1.442298
2022-06-16 0.064 1.529549
2022-05-13 0.067 1.535692
2022-04-14 0.068 1.444428
2022-03-16 0.071 1.530261
2022-02-25 0.073 1.500939
2022-01-28 0.075 1.493458
2021-12-30 0.076 1.365937
2021-11-29 0.076 1.395723
2021-10-28 0.077 1.407204
2021-09-29 0.077 1.417546
2021-08-30 0.078 1.416901
2021-07-29 0.078 1.434972
2021-06-29 0.078 1.459695
2021-05-27 0.078 1.467335
2021-04-29 0.078 1.476549
2021-03-30 0.079 1.513010
2021-02-25 0.079 1.498258
2021-01-28 0.079 1.499540
2020-12-30 0.078 1.505721
2020-11-27 0.077 1.618293
2020-10-29 0.078 1.721485
2020-09-29 0.078 1.690839
2020-08-28 0.077 1.632469
2020-07-30 0.076 1.670843
2020-06-29 0.074 1.670465
2020-05-28 0.073 1.702673
2020-04-29 0.074 1.782350
2020-03-30 0.083 2.151847
2020-02-27 0.084 1.828489
2020-01-30 0.083 1.717127
2019-12-30 0.083 1.737354
2019-11-27 0.084 1.828824
2019-10-30 0.085 1.877390
2019-09-27 0.085 1.886492
2019-08-29 0.086 1.911693
2019-07-30 0.086 1.881064
2019-06-27 0.087 1.918019
2019-05-30 0.087 1.959853
2019-04-29 0.087 1.957086
2019-03-28 0.087 1.956421
2019-02-27 0.086 1.973818
2019-01-30 0.086 2.027508
2018-12-28 0.088 2.169514
2018-11-29 0.091 2.238176
2018-10-30 0.095 2.297174
2018-09-27 0.097 2.186562
2018-08-30 0.097 1.991459
2018-07-30 0.098 2.048962
2018-06-28 0.098 2.119625
2018-05-30 0.099 2.154658
2018-04-27 0.100 2.178313
2018-03-28 0.101 2.210014
2018-02-27 0.103 2.266014
2018-01-30 0.103 2.192566
2017-12-28 0.104 2.208473
2017-11-29 0.105 2.270636
2017-10-30 0.106 2.266253
2017-09-28 0.106 2.269284
2017-08-29 0.107 2.354147
2017-07-27 0.107 2.367469
2017-06-28 0.108 2.397043
2017-05-26 0.108 2.420959
2017-04-26 0.108 2.434857
2017-03-29 0.109 2.481785
2017-02-24 0.109 2.461252
2017-01-27 0.109 2.489547
2016-12-28 0.108 2.495302
2016-11-28 0.062 1.477259
2016-10-27 0.062 1.438672
2016-09-28 0.062 1.466416
2016-08-29 0.062 1.475280
2016-07-27 0.062 1.518344
2016-06-28 0.062 1.556911
2016-05-26 0.062 1.555885
2016-04-27 0.062 1.557503
2016-03-29 0.062 1.631922
2016-02-25 0.062 1.724596
2016-01-27 0.062 1.733032
2015-12-29 0.062 1.714062
2015-11-25 0.062 1.708002
2015-10-28 0.062 1.655411
2015-09-28 0.062 1.725586
2015-08-27 0.062 1.693300
2015-07-29 0.062 1.639600
2015-06-26 0.062 1.627420
2015-05-27 0.062 1.586036
2015-04-28 0.062 1.567041
2015-03-27 0.062 1.586508
2015-02-25 0.062 1.574055
2015-01-28 0.062 1.627940
2014-12-29 0.122 3.233281
2014-11-25 0.062 1.615400
2014-11-06 0.062 1.623544
2014-10-29 0.062 1.621171
2014-09-26 0.062 1.645206
2014-08-27 0.062 1.590071
2014-07-29 0.062 1.575601
2014-06-26 0.062 1.573449
2014-05-28 0.073 1.820938
2014-04-28 0.073 1.837866
2014-03-27 0.073 1.887813
2014-02-26 0.073 1.886788
2014-01-29 0.073 1.916327
2013-12-27 0.073 1.934477
2013-11-26 0.073 1.946826
2013-10-29 0.073 1.939804
2013-09-26 0.073 1.946228
2013-08-28 0.073 2.031912
2013-07-29 0.073 2.008590
2013-06-26 0.073 1.963184
2013-05-29 0.073 1.861173
2013-04-26 0.073 1.802231
2013-03-26 0.073 1.780602
2013-02-26 0.083 2.000608
2013-01-29 0.083 2.002472
2012-12-27 0.083 2.107369
2012-11-28 0.083 2.158539
2012-09-26 0.083 2.067290
2012-08-29 0.083 2.083138
2012-07-27 0.083 2.147203
2012-06-27 0.083 2.167034
2012-05-29 0.083 2.211832
2012-04-26 0.083 2.248523
2012-03-28 0.083 2.263497
2012-02-27 0.083 2.345474
2012-01-27 0.083 2.373722
2011-12-28 0.103 3.049519
2011-11-28 0.083 2.520795
2011-10-27 0.083 2.543165
2011-09-28 0.083 2.526523
2011-08-29 0.083 2.574256
2011-07-27 0.083 2.362202
2011-06-28 0.083 2.354391
2011-05-26 0.083 2.406854
2011-04-27 0.083 2.569203
2011-03-29 0.083 2.591161
2011-02-24 0.083 2.633311
2011-01-27 0.083 2.646053
2010-12-29 0.163 5.205682
2010-11-26 0.083 2.635472
2010-10-27 0.083 2.607053
2010-09-28 0.083 2.687952
2010-08-27 0.083 2.743930
2010-07-28 0.076 2.585646
2010-06-28 0.076 2.695651
2010-05-26 0.076 2.824085
2010-04-28 0.076 2.463061
2010-03-29 0.076 2.543550
2010-02-24 0.076 2.765202
2010-01-27 0.076 2.839879
2009-12-29 0.118 4.477747
2009-11-25 0.076 3.068563
2009-10-28 0.076 3.144661
2009-09-28 0.076 3.016826
2009-08-27 0.076 3.146394
2009-07-29 0.076 3.250983
2009-06-26 0.076 3.471969
2009-05-27 0.076 3.637278
2009-04-28 0.076 3.874468
2009-03-27 0.076 4.077741
2009-02-25 0.076 4.005852
2009-01-28 0.076 3.953829
2008-12-29 0.076 4.669984
2008-11-25 0.076 5.854870
2008-10-29 0.076 4.938148
2008-09-26 0.076 4.252815
2008-08-27 0.076 3.678704
2008-07-29 0.076 3.715194
2008-06-26 0.076 3.490038
2008-05-28 0.084 3.761371
2008-04-28 0.084 3.788363
2008-03-27 0.084 4.074145
2008-02-27 0.084 3.897307
2008-01-29 0.084 3.757875
2007-12-27 0.084 4.035970
2007-11-28 0.084 4.055060
2007-10-29 0.084 3.865276
2007-09-26 0.084 3.810421
2007-08-29 0.084 3.842486
2007-07-27 0.084 3.919534
2007-06-27 0.084 3.689031
2007-05-29 0.084 3.342533
2007-04-26 0.084 3.433519
2007-03-28 0.084 3.410536
2007-02-26 0.084 3.496453
2007-01-29 0.084 3.583562
2006-12-27 0.084 3.628909
2006-11-28 0.084 3.760711
2006-10-27 0.084 3.795747
2006-09-27 0.084 3.848872
2006-08-29 0.084 3.914639
2006-07-27 0.084 3.998084
2006-06-28 0.091 4.485415
2006-05-26 0.091 4.475027
2006-04-26 0.091 4.385574
2006-03-29 0.091 4.375943
2006-02-24 0.091 4.419883
2006-01-27 0.091 4.485271
2005-12-28 0.091 4.763429
2005-11-28 0.091 4.830487
2005-10-27 0.091 4.708575
2005-09-28 0.091 4.510053
2005-08-29 0.091 4.414384
2005-07-27 0.091 4.370050
2005-06-28 0.091 4.476340
2005-05-26 0.091 4.486466
2005-04-27 0.091 4.467263
2005-03-29 0.099 4.949201
2005-02-24 0.099 4.563841
2005-01-27 0.099 4.637943
2004-12-29 0.099 4.688473
2004-11-26 0.099 4.801644
2004-10-27 0.099 4.807775
2004-09-28 0.099 4.847348
2004-08-27 0.099 5.025379
2004-07-28 0.099 5.196864
2004-06-28 0.099 5.351056
2004-05-26 0.099 5.370824
2004-04-28 0.099 5.491928
2004-03-29 0.099 4.988708
2004-02-25 0.099 5.005263
2004-01-28 0.099 5.049442
2003-12-29 0.099 5.107535
2003-11-25 0.099 5.231079
2003-10-16 0.099 5.107972
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.74
dividendYield 12.38
exDividendDate 2026-04-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.738
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.1238255
lastDividendValue 0.062
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-02-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.014876008
Address1 One Franklin Parkway
Address2 Building 970, 1st Floor
All Time High 15.87
All Time Low 5.11
Ask 5.99
Ask Size 1,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 147,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 189,044
Average Volume 189,044
Average Volume10Days 147,230
Beta 0.465
Bid 5.98
Bid Size 6,300
Book Value 6.624
City San Mateo
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.9899
Current Ratio 0.421
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 5.99
Day Low 5.97
Debt To Equity 36.427
Dividend Date 1,550,188,800
Dividend Rate 0.74
Dividend Yield 12.38
Earnings Growth -0.264
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.264
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 10.049
Enterprise Value 330,747,744
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,902,400
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 5.9978
Fifty Day Average Change -0.007899761
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0013171098
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.4876008
Fifty Two Week High 6.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5601001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08551146
Fifty Two Week Low 5.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.2899003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.050859705
Fifty Two Week Range 5.7 - 6.55
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,062,682,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.51
Free Cashflow 17,351,084
Full Exchange Name NYSE American
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 32,914,426
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.38673002
Implied Shares Outstanding 40,405,374
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.062
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, floating rate bank loans, and high yield corporate bonds. It employs fundamental analysis with a combination of top-down and bottom-up security selection process to create its portfolio. The fund was formerly known as Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust. Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust was formed on August 27, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 242,024,160
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6801193
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 17,079,364
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 240,816,029
Open 5.99
Operating Cashflow 43,098,712
Operating Margins 0.85905
Payout Ratio 1.7571001
Phone 650 312 3000
Previous Close 5.96
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9042724
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.353133
Profit Margins 0.5189
Quick Ratio 0.421
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.029900074
Regular Market Change Percent 0.50167906
Regular Market Day High 5.99
Regular Market Day Low 5.97
Regular Market Day Range 5.97 - 5.99
Regular Market Open 5.99
Regular Market Previous Close 5.96
Regular Market Price 5.9899
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,068
Regular Market Volume 44,638
Return On Assets 0.043649998
Return On Equity 0.062329996
Revenue Growth -0.089
Revenue Per Share 0.815
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 40,405,374
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0018000001
Shares Short 60,821
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 39,896
Short Name 52,385
Short Ratio 0.6
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol FTF
Total Cash 7,568,292
Total Cash Per Share 0.187
Total Debt 97,500,000
Total Revenue 32,914,426
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.738
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.1238255
Trailing Eps 0.42
Trailing P E 14.261667
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.20715
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.21724987
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.03499994
Type Disp Equity
Volume 44,638
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/investor/products/mutual-funds/overview?FundID=3637
Zip 94,403