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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).
PerformanceFT-11.14%MIN-11.28%
2025-10-17+0.00%2026-10-16
MetricFTMIN
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
FT

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.

MIN

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.