Compare · ECAT vs FT
ECAT vs FT
Side-by-side comparison of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (ECAT) and Franklin Universal Trust (FT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ECAT and FT operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- ECAT is the larger of the two at $1.68B, about 8.6x FT ($195.3M).
- ECAT has been more active in the news (13 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for FT).
- Company
- BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust
- Franklin Universal Trust
- Price
- $15.55+0.32%
- $7.75-1.09%
- Market cap
- $1.68B
- $195.3M
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
- Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2021
- News (4w)
- 13
- 2
- Recent ratings
- 0
- 0
Franklin Universal Trust
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched by Franklin Resources, Inc. The fund is managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in companies operating in utility sector. It employs fundamental analysis to invest in a diversified portfolio of corporate bonds and dividend paying utility stocks. The fund benchmarks the equity component of its balanced portfolio against the S&P 500 Electric Utilities Index and the fixed component against the Credit Suisse High Yield. Franklin Universal Trust was formed on September 23, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest ECAT
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $1,020,110 worth of shares (66,500 units at $15.34) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $457,818 worth of shares (30,239 units at $15.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $1,062,460 worth of shares (69,761 units at $15.23) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $2,645,674 worth of shares (172,568 units at $15.33) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $3,712,847 worth of shares (235,576 units at $15.76) (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13D/A filed by BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $4,339,653 worth of shares (274,065 units at $15.83) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $3,254,979 worth of shares (205,881 units at $15.81) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $4,663,686 worth of shares (299,073 units at $15.59) (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold $2,177,542 worth of shares (141,621 units at $15.38) (SEC Form 4)
Latest FT
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Franklin Universal Trust
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Bates Ann Torre
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of July, August and September 2026
- SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Franklin Universal Trust
- Franklin Universal Trust ("FT" or the "Fund") Announces Portfolio Management Team Update
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of April, May and June 2026
- SEC Form 40-17F2 filed by Franklin Universal Trust
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Franklin Universal Trust
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of January, February and March 2026
- Franklin Universal Trust ("FT" or the "Fund") Announces Notification of Sources of Distributions