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Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (TDF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Singapore, Singapore | NYSE
10.89 USD +0.02 (0.184%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.89

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains neutral despite a recent bounce; the stock is hovering near its 50-day moving average while the broader trend remains bearish, offering no clear edge for a momentum play. Over the long term, the business shows a stark contradiction: while the most recent year delivered a massive +44% recovery, the preceding six years were a relentless decline, resulting in a nearly 40% loss of value over the last nine years. This deep structural damage suggests the market has not yet fully validated the turnaround, keeping the long-term rating neutral rather than bullish. However, the dividend story stands out as the primary positive; with a 5.5% yield and a payout ratio of just 13%, the company is returning significant cash to shareholders without eroding capital, making it attractive for income-focused investors despite the volatile price action.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020198
MSTL0.026407
AutoETS0.029264
AutoARIMA0.029680

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 0.92
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.379
Excess Kurtosis 0.15
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Revenue per Share 0.254
Market Cap 274,229,376
Trailing P/E 3.58
Beta 0.51
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
1.42% 4.14% 2.52% 6.34%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-23 0.150 1.415094
2026-03-24 0.100 0.949668
2025-12-15 0.100 0.898473
2025-09-18 0.100 0.871840
2025-06-16 0.100 0.994036
2025-03-17 0.100 0.972763
2024-08-19 0.116 1.466498
2022-08-12 1.301 11.668162
2021-09-02 2.402 12.471443
2020-12-14 3.198 14.405405
2020-09-03 2.577 11.582022
2019-12-13 0.680 3.657881
2019-09-06 1.411 7.931422
2018-12-14 0.502 2.949471
2018-09-07 1.611 8.461134
2017-09-08 1.711 8.249759
2016-12-13 0.146 0.882175
2016-09-08 1.549 8.619922
2015-12-14 1.723 10.040793
2015-09-09 2.283 12.367281
2014-12-12 3.678 16.209784
2014-09-10 0.635 2.282531
2013-12-11 1.056 4.044427
2013-09-11 0.612 2.345726
2012-09-12 1.073 4.300601
2011-12-13 0.514 2.055178
2011-09-08 1.728 6.496241
2010-12-14 0.528 1.755319
2010-09-03 1.237 4.678517
2009-09-14 0.923 3.641026
2008-09-10 1.689 7.663339
2007-12-19 2.024 6.931507
2007-03-21 1.217 5.340061
2006-12-27 1.803 6.737668
2006-03-22 0.318 1.484594
2005-12-28 0.612 3.170985
2005-03-22 0.155 0.891830
2004-12-29 0.503 2.899135
2004-03-22 0.057 0.373526
2003-03-20 0.015 0.162162
2002-12-27 0.171 1.883260
2001-12-11 0.206 2.724868
2001-06-12 0.265 2.915291
2001-03-13 0.271 3.387500
2000-12-12 0.256 3.442017
2000-09-12 0.316 3.637410
2000-06-13 0.285 3.534884
2000-03-14 0.314 3.721481
1999-12-16 0.297 3.394286
1999-09-14 0.318 3.392000
1999-06-15 0.301 3.048101
1999-03-16 0.395 5.223140
1998-12-17 0.283 3.711475
1998-09-01 0.165 2.750000
1998-05-29 0.040 0.435374
1997-12-29 0.985 9.668712
1997-05-30 0.470 2.870229
1996-12-27 0.485 3.079365
1996-05-30 0.150 1.132075
1995-12-27 0.395 3.098039
1995-06-01 0.130 0.971963
1994-12-23 0.095 0.800000
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 5.52
exDividendDate 2026-06-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.4
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03679853
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-06-23
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.035429597
Address1 2 Central Boulevard
Address2 IOI Central Boulevard Towers, West Tower Suite 34-01
All Time High 36.6
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 11.1
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 38,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 65,912
Average Volume 65,912
Average Volume10Days 38,460
Beta 0.513
Bid 10.56
Bid Size 1,700
Book Value 13.019
City Singapore
Country Singapore
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.89
Current Ratio 5.815
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.9
Day Low 10.767
Display Name Templeton Dragon Fund
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 5.52
Earnings Growth 0.528
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.52
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 42.824
Enterprise Value 274,280,704
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.04
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.8006
Fifty Day Average Change 0.08940029
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0082773445
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.5429597
Fifty Two Week High 12.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3099995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10737701
Fifty Two Week Low 10.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.6300001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.06140352
Fifty Two Week Range 10.26 - 12.2
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 780,154,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.61
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0200005
Fullday Change Percent 0.183997
Fullday Price 10.89
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 0.71814
Implied Shares Outstanding 25,181,761
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
Last Dividend Value 0.15
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 274,229,376
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 273,725,742
Open 10.77
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 10.89
Post Market Time 1,787,961,007
Previous Close 10.87
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.83646977
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 42.81566
Profit Margins 12.00436
Quick Ratio 5.142
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0200005
Regular Market Change Percent 0.183997
Regular Market Day High 10.9
Regular Market Day Low 10.767
Regular Market Day Range 10.767 - 10.9
Regular Market Open 10.77
Regular Market Previous Close 10.87
Regular Market Price 10.89
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 34,091
Return On Assets 0.00579
Return On Equity 0.26012
Revenue Growth -0.201
Revenue Per Share 0.254
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 25,181,761
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.00029999999
Shares Short 7,698
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 12,611
Short Name Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.00059999997
Short Ratio 0.14
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 0.03679853
Trailing Eps 3.04
Trailing P E 3.582237
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.1563
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.26629925
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.023869855
Type Disp Equity
Volume 34,091
Website https://www.franklintempleton.com/en-us-retail/investor/products/other-funds/closed-end-fund-detail.page?FundID=581
Zip 18,916