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FT vs MIN
Side-by-side comparison of Franklin Universal Trust (FT) and MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both FT and MIN operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MIN is the larger of the two at $1.62B, about 9.1x FT ($178.4M).
- Over the past year, FT is down 11.1% and MIN is down 11.3% - FT leads by 0.1 points.
- MIN has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for FT).
- Company
- Franklin Universal Trust
- MFS Intermediate Income Trust
- Price
- $7.18+0.84%
- $14.08-0.21%
- Market cap
- $178.4M
- $1.62B
- 1M return
- -3.04%
- -0.14%
- 1Y return
- -11.14%
- -11.28%
- Industry
- Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
- Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1988
- News (4w)
- 2
- 17
- 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.
MFS Intermediate Income Trust
MFS Intermediate Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in fixed income markets across the globe. It primarily invests in debt instruments. The fund seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit and MFS Intermediate Income Trust Blended Index. MFS Intermediate Income Trust was formed on March 17, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest FT
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of October, November and December 2026
- SEC Form 40-17F2 filed by Franklin Universal Trust
- 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
Latest MIN
- Certain Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Declare Distribution Dates and Amounts
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by MFS Intermediate Income Trust
- Aberdeen Investments U.S. Closed-End Funds Announce Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR Strain Kevin D
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR Phillips Kasey
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR O'Neill Mackey Alison
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR Maloney Edward M.
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR Licea-Mailloux Rosa
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR Kennedy Melissa
- SEC Form 4 filed by OFFICER OF THE ADVISOR Hardin Heidi