What is a Form N-PX filing? Proxy-voting record guide (2026)
A Form N-PX filing is the SEC report where registered funds, and since 2024 large institutional managers, disclose how they voted the proxies attached to the shares they hold. It turns proxy voting from a private act into a public record: for each company meeting, the filer reports how it voted on the proposals. This guide explains what a Form N-PX filing is, what it reports, and when it is due. It is not investment advice.
Definition
A Form N-PX filing
is an annual SEC report, filed under Rule 30b1-4, disclosing how a fund or large manager voted the proxies on its holdings. Registered funds report votes on all matters; Form 13F managers report votes on executive-compensation items such as say-on-pay. It is filed on EDGAR. Source: SEC.
What does Form N-PX report?
Form N-PX is a proxy-voting record. For each shareholder meeting where the filer had shares, it reports the company, the proposals on the ballot, and how the filer voted. Two groups file it, with different scope:
- Registered funds report their votes on all matters they voted.
- Institutional managers that file Form 13F report their votes on executive-compensation matters: say-on-pay, say-on-frequency, and golden-parachute proposals in mergers.
The 2024 expansion is why N-PX now covers the large managers people watch through 13F, not only mutual funds.
When is Form N-PX due?
The report runs on a fixed annual cycle. It covers the twelve months ended June 30 and is due by August 31 each year. The SEC adopted the amended form in November 2022, with the changes effective July 1, 2023, so the first reports under it, covering July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, were due by August 31, 2024.
August 31
Annual deadline for Form N-PX, covering proxy votes for the twelve months ended June 30
Source: SEC
Why does a proxy-voting record matter?
A 13F filing shows what a manager held at quarter-end. Form N-PX shows something different: how that manager used the votes those shares carried. On contested pay packages or merger payouts, the voting record is the part of a manager's behaviour that a holdings snapshot cannot show. Reading N-PX next to 13F gives you both what a manager owned and how it voted.
Reading N-PX alongside other manager filings
Form N-PX sits in the same family of manager disclosures as the 13F holdings report and the N-PORT fund-portfolio report. Each answers a different question about a fund or manager, and all of them live on EDGAR. See how to search SEC EDGAR to pull any of them.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Form N-PX filing?
A Form N-PX is the SEC filing where registered funds, and since 2024 large institutional managers, disclose how they voted the proxies on shares they hold. It is filed under Rule 30b1-4 and records the votes cast at company meetings. Source: SEC.
When is Form N-PX due?
Form N-PX covers the twelve months ended June 30 and is due by August 31 each year. The first reports on the amended form, covering July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, were due by August 31, 2024. Source: SEC.
What do large managers report on Form N-PX?
Institutional managers that file Form 13F must report how they voted on executive-compensation matters: say-on-pay, the frequency of say-on-pay votes, and golden-parachute proposals in mergers. Registered funds continue to report their votes on all matters. Source: SEC.
Where can I read a Form N-PX?
Every Form N-PX is filed on the SEC's EDGAR system and is free to read. You can search by the fund or manager and open the report to see how it voted on specific company proposals. Source: SEC EDGAR.
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