Is FTF a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

FTF is classified a Foe under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the FTF distribution?

A Foe is an income asset whose long-term distributions have historically outrun its economic total return, or whose distribution or working capital has eroded over time. It describes a weak historical income-quality record — it is not a prediction or a recommendation to sell.

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FTF Income Quality Score

Name: FTF Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: FTF income quality, FTF dividend quality, FTF dividend safety, FTF distribution history, FTF dividend score, FTF analysis, Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust dividend

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) has an Income Quality Score of 35/100, classified as a Foe with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust (FTF) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

35/100

FoeHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

323 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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About this snapshot
This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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FTFFranklin Limited Duration Income Trust

35FoeHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

20/100

Working Capital Preservation

60/100

Distribution Cut Score

10/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

NAV CAGR

50/100

What is working

Working capital preserved over time

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
3+ years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Yield Trap
Chronic Dist Cuts

Distribution Safety

6Years raised

3Years cut

24Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20030.2964Held
20041.1856Raised
20051.1154Lower total
20061.05Lower total
20071.008Lower total
20080.952Lower total
20090.954Held
20101.027Raised
20111.016Lower total
20120.996Lower total
20130.896Lower total
20140.859Lower total
20150.744Lower total
20160.7902Raised
20171.2853Raised
20181.1154Cut
20191.0292Lower total
20200.8948Cut
20210.9327Raised
20220.7837Cut
20230.7095Lower total
20240.738Raised
20250.738Held
20260.369Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.