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Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | San Mateo, United States | NYSE American
5.80 USD -0.01 (-0.172%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 5.80
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:04 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is flat to slightly negative due to a modest downward price bias over the last two months and a statistical model predicting a small decline over the next 45 days. However, the long-term picture is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline; the asset has lost nearly half its value over the past nine years, with the most recent annual period showing a contraction. While the current price sits below book value, the persistent revenue shrinkage and deteriorating earnings growth suggest the business fundamentals are eroding rather than offering a margin of safety. The income profile appears stable recently, but the payout ratio exceeds 100%, indicating the trust is distributing more than it earns from operations, which is unsustainable without capital depletion.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.009649
AutoTheta0.016636
AutoETS0.020302
MSTL_1260.022798
MSTL_840.025124
MSTL0.025880
MSTL_84_1260.027630

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 61%
H-stat 2.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.974
Excess Kurtosis 0.03
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 36.427
Revenue per Share 0.815
Market Cap 234,351,184
Trailing P/E 13.81
Beta 0.44
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
1.08% 12.23% 11.79% 11.51%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-23 0.062 1.076389
2026-05-21 0.062 1.065292
2026-04-23 0.062 1.054422
2026-03-24 0.062 1.063465
2026-02-20 0.062 1.008130
2026-01-23 0.062 0.998390
2025-12-15 0.062 1.023102
2025-11-17 0.062 1.028192
2025-10-17 0.062 0.996785
2025-09-18 0.062 0.968750
2025-08-18 0.062 0.971787
2025-07-18 0.062 0.977918
2025-06-16 0.062 0.974843
2025-05-19 0.062 0.974843
2025-04-17 0.062 1.009772
2025-03-17 0.062 0.952381
2025-02-18 0.062 0.928144
2025-01-21 0.062 0.940819
2024-12-16 0.062 0.935143
2024-11-18 0.062 0.964230
2024-10-17 0.062 0.942249
2024-09-19 0.062 0.928144
2024-08-19 0.062 0.933735
2024-07-18 0.062 0.952381
2024-06-18 0.062 0.982567
2024-05-16 0.062 0.987261
2024-04-16 0.062 1.016393
2024-03-18 0.062 0.988836
2024-02-16 0.062 0.987261
2024-01-18 0.062 1.003236
2023-12-15 0.058 0.920635
2023-11-16 0.058 0.943089
2023-10-13 0.059 0.998308
2023-09-15 0.059 0.957792
2023-08-16 0.059 0.947030
2023-07-19 0.059 0.956240
2023-06-16 0.059 0.957792
2023-05-12 0.060 0.978793
2023-04-19 0.059 0.951613
2023-03-16 0.060 0.969305
2023-02-16 0.060 0.931677
2023-01-18 0.060 0.928793
2022-12-16 0.059 0.950081
2022-11-16 0.059 0.933544
2022-10-14 0.061 1.025210
2022-09-16 0.063 0.958904
2022-08-12 0.061 0.862801
2022-07-15 0.063 0.944528
2022-06-16 0.064 0.992248
2022-05-13 0.067 0.986745
2022-04-14 0.068 0.918919
2022-03-16 0.071 0.964674
2022-02-25 0.073 0.937099
2022-01-28 0.075 0.923645
2021-12-30 0.076 0.837004
2021-11-29 0.076 0.848214
2021-10-28 0.077 0.848018
2021-09-29 0.077 0.847085
2021-08-30 0.078 0.839612
2021-07-29 0.078 0.843243
2021-06-29 0.078 0.850600
2021-05-27 0.078 0.847826
2021-04-29 0.078 0.845987
2021-03-30 0.079 0.859630
2021-02-25 0.079 0.844017
2021-01-28 0.079 0.837752
2020-12-30 0.078 0.834225
2020-11-27 0.077 0.889146
2020-10-29 0.078 0.937500
2020-09-29 0.078 0.912281
2020-08-28 0.077 0.873016
2020-07-30 0.076 0.885781
2020-06-29 0.074 0.877817
2020-05-28 0.073 0.886999
2020-04-29 0.074 0.920398
2020-03-30 0.083 1.100796
2020-02-27 0.084 0.925110
2020-01-30 0.083 0.860996
2019-12-30 0.083 0.863684
2019-11-27 0.084 0.901288
2019-10-30 0.085 0.916936
2019-09-27 0.085 0.912997
2019-08-29 0.086 0.916844
2019-07-30 0.086 0.893971
2019-06-27 0.087 0.903427
2019-05-30 0.087 0.914826
2019-04-29 0.087 0.905307
2019-03-28 0.087 0.896907
2019-02-27 0.086 0.896767
2019-01-30 0.086 0.912951
2018-12-28 0.088 0.968097
2018-11-29 0.091 0.989130
2018-10-30 0.095 1.005291
2018-09-27 0.097 0.947266
2018-08-30 0.097 0.854626
2018-07-30 0.098 0.871886
2018-06-28 0.098 0.894161
2018-05-30 0.099 0.900819
2018-04-27 0.100 0.902527
2018-03-28 0.101 0.907457
2018-02-27 0.103 0.922113
2018-01-30 0.103 0.884120
2017-12-28 0.104 0.882852
2017-11-29 0.105 0.899743
2017-10-30 0.106 0.890008
2017-09-28 0.106 0.883333
2017-08-29 0.107 0.908319
2017-07-27 0.107 0.905245
2017-06-28 0.108 0.908326
2017-05-26 0.108 0.909091
2017-04-26 0.108 0.906040
2017-03-29 0.109 0.915197
2017-02-24 0.109 0.899340
2017-01-27 0.109 0.901572
2016-12-28 0.108 0.895522
2016-11-28 0.062 0.525424
2016-10-27 0.062 0.509031
2016-09-28 0.062 0.516236
2016-08-29 0.062 0.516667
2016-07-27 0.062 0.529010
2016-06-28 0.062 0.539600
2016-05-26 0.062 0.536332
2016-04-27 0.062 0.534022
2016-03-29 0.062 0.556553
2016-02-25 0.062 0.584906
2016-01-27 0.062 0.584354
2015-12-29 0.062 0.574606
2015-11-25 0.062 0.569330
2015-10-28 0.062 0.548673
2015-09-28 0.062 0.568807
2015-08-27 0.062 0.555058
2015-07-29 0.062 0.534483
2015-06-26 0.062 0.527660
2015-05-27 0.062 0.511551
2015-04-28 0.062 0.502839
2015-03-27 0.062 0.506536
2015-02-25 0.062 0.500000
2015-01-28 0.062 0.514523
2014-12-29 0.122 1.016667
2014-11-25 0.062 0.502839
2014-11-06 0.062 0.502839
2014-10-29 0.062 0.499597
2014-09-26 0.062 0.504475
2014-08-27 0.062 0.485133
2014-07-29 0.062 0.478395
2014-06-26 0.062 0.475460
2014-05-28 0.073 0.547637
2014-04-28 0.073 0.549699
2014-03-27 0.073 0.561538
2014-02-26 0.073 0.558104
2014-01-29 0.073 0.563707
2013-12-27 0.073 0.565891
2013-11-26 0.073 0.566330
2013-10-29 0.073 0.561107
2013-09-26 0.073 0.559816
2013-08-28 0.073 0.581210
2013-07-29 0.073 0.571205
2013-06-26 0.073 0.555133
2013-05-29 0.073 0.523297
2013-04-26 0.073 0.504144
2013-03-26 0.073 0.495587
2013-02-26 0.083 0.554072
2013-01-29 0.083 0.551495
2012-12-27 0.083 0.577191
2012-11-28 0.083 0.587819
2012-09-26 0.083 0.559676
2012-08-29 0.083 0.560811
2012-07-27 0.083 0.574792
2012-06-27 0.083 0.576789
2012-05-29 0.083 0.585331
2012-04-26 0.083 0.591589
2012-03-28 0.083 0.592011
2012-02-27 0.083 0.609846
2012-01-27 0.083 0.613452
2011-12-28 0.103 0.783270
2011-11-28 0.083 0.642415
2011-10-27 0.083 0.643910
2011-09-28 0.083 0.635528
2011-08-29 0.083 0.643411
2011-07-27 0.083 0.586572
2011-06-28 0.083 0.581233
2011-05-26 0.083 0.590747
2011-04-27 0.083 0.626888
2011-03-29 0.083 0.628312
2011-02-24 0.083 0.634557
2011-01-27 0.083 0.633588
2010-12-29 0.163 1.238602
2010-11-26 0.083 0.619403
2010-10-27 0.083 0.608951
2010-09-28 0.083 0.624060
2010-08-27 0.083 0.633105
2010-07-28 0.076 0.592824
2010-06-28 0.076 0.614390
2010-05-26 0.076 0.639731
2010-04-28 0.076 0.554340
2010-03-29 0.076 0.569288
2010-02-24 0.076 0.615385
2010-01-27 0.076 0.628099
2009-12-29 0.118 0.984153
2009-11-25 0.076 0.667838
2009-10-28 0.076 0.679785
2009-09-28 0.076 0.647911
2009-08-27 0.076 0.671378
2009-07-29 0.076 0.689030
2009-06-26 0.076 0.730769
2009-05-27 0.076 0.760000
2009-04-28 0.076 0.803383
2009-03-27 0.076 0.838852
2009-02-25 0.076 0.817204
2009-01-28 0.076 0.800000
2008-12-29 0.076 0.937115
2008-11-25 0.076 1.163859
2008-10-29 0.076 0.970626
2008-09-26 0.076 0.827887
2008-08-27 0.076 0.710280
2008-07-29 0.076 0.712277
2008-06-26 0.076 0.664336
2008-05-28 0.084 0.711262
2008-04-28 0.084 0.711262
2008-03-27 0.084 0.759494
2008-02-27 0.084 0.721030
2008-01-29 0.084 0.690222
2007-12-27 0.084 0.736196
2007-11-28 0.084 0.734266
2007-10-29 0.084 0.694789
2007-09-26 0.084 0.680162
2007-08-29 0.084 0.681265
2007-07-27 0.084 0.690222
2007-06-27 0.084 0.645161
2007-05-29 0.084 0.580913
2007-04-26 0.084 0.593220
2007-03-28 0.084 0.585774
2007-02-26 0.084 0.597015
2007-01-29 0.084 0.608255
2006-12-27 0.084 0.612245
2006-11-28 0.084 0.630631
2006-10-27 0.084 0.632530
2006-09-27 0.084 0.637329
2006-08-29 0.084 0.644172
2006-07-27 0.084 0.653696
2006-06-28 0.091 0.728583
2006-05-26 0.091 0.721650
2006-04-26 0.091 0.702160
2006-03-29 0.091 0.695719
2006-02-24 0.091 0.697853
2006-01-27 0.091 0.703246
2005-12-28 0.091 0.741646
2005-11-28 0.091 0.746514
2005-10-27 0.091 0.722222
2005-09-28 0.091 0.686792
2005-08-29 0.091 0.667645
2005-07-27 0.091 0.656566
2005-06-28 0.091 0.668135
2005-05-26 0.091 0.665205
2005-04-27 0.091 0.657990
2005-03-29 0.099 0.724214
2005-02-24 0.099 0.663094
2005-01-27 0.099 0.669371
2004-12-29 0.099 0.672098
2004-11-26 0.099 0.683702
2004-10-27 0.099 0.679945
2004-09-28 0.099 0.680880
2004-08-27 0.099 0.701133
2004-07-28 0.099 0.720000
2004-06-28 0.099 0.736059
2004-05-26 0.099 0.733333
2004-04-28 0.099 0.744361
2004-03-29 0.099 0.671186
2004-02-25 0.099 0.668919
2004-01-28 0.099 0.670278
2003-12-29 0.099 0.673469
2003-11-25 0.099 0.685121
2003-10-16 0.099 0.664430
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.74
dividendYield 12.7
exDividendDate 2026-06-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.738
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.12702237
lastDividendValue 0.062
lastDividendDate 2026-06-23
dividendDate 2019-02-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.106153846
Address1 One Franklin Parkway
Address2 Building 970, 1st Floor
All Time High 15.87
All Time Low 5.11
Ask 5.81
Ask Size 1,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 223,080
Average Daily Volume3 Month 208,652
Average Volume 208,652
Average Volume10Days 223,080
Beta 0.441
Bid 5.8
Bid Size 700
Book Value 6.624
City San Mateo
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.8
Current Ratio 0.421
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 5.835
Day Low 5.795
Debt To Equity 36.427
Dividend Date 1,550,188,800
Dividend Rate 0.74
Dividend Yield 12.7
Earnings Growth -0.264
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.264
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 9.852
Enterprise Value 324,282,880
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
Exchange ASE
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 5.8358
Fifty Day Average Change -0.03579998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0061345454
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -10.615385
Fifty Two Week High 6.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.73
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11179173
Fifty Two Week Low 5.7
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.10000038
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.017543927
Fifty Two Week Range 5.7 - 6.53
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,062,682,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.59
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 0.36119998
Implied Shares Outstanding 40,405,374
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
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 234,351,184
Market State POSTPOST
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 234,755,222
Open 5.8
Operating Cashflow 43,098,712
Operating Margins 0.85905
Payout Ratio 1.7571001
Phone 650 312 3000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 5.8
Post Market Time 1,783,976,700
Previous Close 5.81
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.87560385
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.120014
Profit Margins 0.5189
Quick Ratio 0.421
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999975
Regular Market Change Percent -0.172113
Regular Market Day High 5.835
Regular Market Day Low 5.795
Regular Market Day Range 5.795 - 5.835
Regular Market Open 5.8
Regular Market Previous Close 5.81
Regular Market Price 5.8
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 309,019
Return On Assets 0.043649998
Return On Equity 0.062329996
Revenue Growth -0.089
Revenue Per Share 0.815
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 40,405,374
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0011999999
Shares Short 128,048
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 21,187
Short Name 52,385
Short Ratio 0.18
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 0.12702237
Trailing Eps 0.42
Trailing P E 13.809525
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.03895
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.23894978
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0395681
Type Disp Equity
Volume 309,019
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/investor/products/mutual-funds/overview?FundID=3637
Zip 94,403