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Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (TDF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Singapore, Singapore | NYSE
11.51 USD +0.08 (0.700%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 11.51

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:35 p.m. EDT

TDF shows a mixed outlook for short-term trading, with a slight downward trend in price and low momentum, making it a neutral to slightly bearish opportunity. The recent dividend payments are consistent, with a stable yield, suggesting it could be a good hold for long-term investors. However, the fund's revenue growth is negative, and the forecasting model indicates a very low predicted price increase, which may limit short-term gains. Overall, TDF appears to be a moderate long-term investment with a solid dividend track record, but investors should monitor the broader economic environment affecting its China-focused assets.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.061551
AutoARIMA0.061590
MSTL0.064067
AutoTheta0.073934

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 18.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.370
Excess Kurtosis -0.99
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Revenue per Share 0.254
Market Cap 290,237,408
Trailing P/E 3.79
Beta 0.48
Profit Margins 1200.44%
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/en-us-retail/investor/products/other-funds/closed-end-fund-detail.page?FundID=581

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.95% 3.77% 2.10% 6.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.100 0.949668
2025-12-15 0.100 0.906989
2025-09-18 0.100 0.887983
2025-06-16 0.100 1.021065
2025-03-17 0.100 1.009462
2024-08-19 0.116 1.537058
2022-08-12 1.301 12.410197
2021-09-02 2.402 14.797309
2020-12-14 3.198 19.254093
2020-09-03 2.577 17.705196
2019-12-13 0.680 6.227559
2019-09-06 1.411 13.995365
2018-12-14 0.502 5.616366
2018-09-07 1.611 16.580838
2017-09-08 1.711 17.530986
2016-12-13 0.146 2.028421
2016-09-08 1.549 19.996319
2015-12-14 1.723 25.293423
2015-09-09 2.283 34.241263
2014-12-12 3.678 50.348390
2014-09-10 0.635 8.224268
2013-12-11 1.056 14.908322
2013-09-11 0.612 8.994993
2012-09-12 1.073 16.877196
2011-12-13 0.514 8.413876
2011-09-08 1.728 27.139824
2010-12-14 0.528 7.806301
2010-09-03 1.237 21.172838
2009-09-14 0.923 17.252550
2008-09-10 1.689 37.635106
2007-12-19 2.024 36.696585
2007-03-21 1.217 30.260387
2006-12-27 1.803 40.266335
2006-03-22 0.318 9.471581
2005-12-28 0.612 20.530369
2005-03-22 0.155 5.959330
2004-12-29 0.503 19.545242
2004-03-22 0.057 2.591616
2003-03-20 0.015 1.129125
2002-12-27 0.171 13.134623
2001-12-11 0.206 19.367479
2001-06-12 0.265 21.281556
2001-03-13 0.271 25.458820
2000-12-12 0.256 26.747152
2000-09-12 0.316 29.231081
2000-06-13 0.285 29.440860
2000-03-14 0.314 32.086871
1999-12-16 0.297 30.331394
1999-09-14 0.318 31.337992
1999-06-15 0.301 29.122986
1999-03-16 0.395 51.414132
1998-12-17 0.283 38.529994
1998-09-01 0.165 29.639744
1998-05-29 0.040 4.832705
1997-12-29 0.985 107.793109
1997-05-30 0.470 35.146387
1996-12-27 0.485 38.821566
1996-05-30 0.150 14.721848
1995-12-27 0.395 40.746949
1995-06-01 0.130 13.184335
1994-12-23 0.095 10.959247
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.4
dividendYield 3.48
exDividendDate 2026-03-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034995627
lastDividendValue 0.1
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.29886365
Address1 7 Temasek Boulevard,
Address2 Suntec Tower One Suite 26-03
All Time High 36.6
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 11.58
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 35,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 82,973
Average Volume 82,973
Average Volume10Days 35,800
Beta 0.478
Bid 10.72
Bid Size 2,100
Book Value 13.019
City Singapore
Country Singapore
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.51
Current Ratio 5.815
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 11.69
Day Low 11.07
Display Name Templeton Dragon Fund
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 0.4
Dividend Yield 3.48
Earnings Growth 0.528
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.52
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 45.265
Enterprise Value 289,914,688
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.04
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 65 6338 7677
Fifty Day Average 11.161
Fifty Day Average Change 0.34899998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.031269595
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 29.886364
Fifty Two Week High 12.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6899996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.056557342
Fifty Two Week Low 8.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.7600002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.31542858
Fifty Two Week Range 8.75 - 12.2
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 780,154,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.61
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 6,404,885
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.7461
Implied Shares Outstanding 25,216,108
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.1
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Templeton Asset Management Ltd. It invests in the public equity markets of China. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value stocks of companies. The fund employs fundamental analysis focusing on factors like growth prospects, competitive positions in export markets, technologies, research and development, productivity, labor costs, raw material costs and sources, profit margins, returns on investment, capital resources, government regulation, and management to create its portfolio. It is actively managed. Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. was formed on September 20, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 290,237,408
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6179886
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 76,886,512
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 289,842,069
Open 11.5
Operating Margins 0.24684
Payout Ratio 0.13159999
Phone 65 6241 0777
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 11.51
Post Market Time 1,776,464,101
Previous Close 11.43
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8840925
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 45.315006
Profit Margins 12.00436
Quick Ratio 5.142
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.699912
Regular Market Day High 11.69
Regular Market Day Low 11.07
Regular Market Day Range 11.07 - 11.69
Regular Market Open 11.5
Regular Market Previous Close 11.43
Regular Market Price 11.51
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 80,507
Return On Assets 0.00579
Return On Equity 0.26012
Revenue Growth -0.201
Revenue Per Share 0.254
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 25,181,761
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00059999997
Shares Short 15,918
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 400
Short Name Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0011999999
Short Ratio 0.4
Source Interval 15
Symbol TDF
Total Cash 322,715
Total Cash Per Share 0.013
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 6,404,885
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.4
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034995627
Trailing Eps 3.04
Trailing P E 3.7861843
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.1629
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.34710026
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.031094093
Type Disp Equity
Volume 80,507
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/en-us-retail/investor/products/other-funds/closed-end-fund-detail.page?FundID=581
Zip 38,987