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TDF Income Quality Score

Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (TDF) has an Income Quality Score of 43/100, classified as a Question Mark with low confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. (TDF) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 31, 2026Lookback: 10-year
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IQ Score
43/100
Question MarkLow 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
253 of 358
Lookback
10-year
Data as of
July 31, 2026
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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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TDFTempleton Dragon Fund, Inc.
43Question MarkLow confidence
Snapshot
2026-07
Data as of
2026-07-31
Lookback
10-year
Asset type
Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

6535FRIENDQUESTION MARKFOE050100Methodology updatedMethodology updated on 2026-07-31 (iq-4class-v1 → iq-4class-v3-direct-dist)2026-072026-072026-072026-07-17 · 41.8 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-20 · 42.3 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-21 · 43.5 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-22 · 43.3 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-23 · 43.2 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-24 · 43.6 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-27 · 43.6 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-28 · 43.5 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-29 · 43.8 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-30 · 43.8 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v12026-07-31 · 42.6 · Question Mark · Published Snapshot History · iq-4class-v3-direct-dist6535FRIENDQUESTION MARKFOE050100Methodology updated on 2026-07-31 (iq-4class-v1 → iq-4class-v3-direct-dist)2026-072026-07

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
21/100
Working Capital Preservation
59/100
Distribution Trend
93/100

What is working

  • Distributions growing year-over-year

What to watch

  • Distributions exceed long-term total return

Flags & gates

  • Yield Trap

Distribution Safety

15Years raised
0Years cut
31Years of data
RisingCurrent trend
  1. 19950.48Held
  2. 19960.35Lower total
  3. 19970.35Held
  4. 19980.56Raised
  5. 19991.14Raised
  6. 20001.4835Raised
  7. 20011.2611Lower total
  8. 20020.1706Lower total
  9. 20030.5777Raised
  10. 20040.5608Lower total
  11. 20050.9071Raised
  12. 20062.6726Raised
  13. 20073.2415Raised
  14. 20081.6892Lower total
  15. 20090.9228Lower total
  16. 20101.7653Raised
  17. 20112.2417Raised
  18. 20121.4732Lower total
  19. 20131.6671Raised
  20. 20144.3129Raised
  21. 20154.0057Lower total
  22. 20161.6944Lower total
  23. 20171.7105Raised
  24. 20182.1134Raised
  25. 20192.0918Lower total
  26. 20205.7745Raised
  27. 20212.4022Lower total
  28. 20221.3014Lower total
  29. 20240.1155Lower total
  30. 20250.4Raised
  31. 20260.25Partial 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.

The IQ Score is a research classification of historical income quality. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation and not a prediction of future returns.

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