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AllianceBernstein
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- Vote records reported
- 96,671year to 30 June 2025
- Against management
- 9.2%8,826 of 95,435 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 87.1%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 29.5%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2025, AllianceBernstein listed 96,671 vote records. Votes against management made up 9.2% of those marked either way (8,826 of 95,435); the median of the fund families tracked here stood at 7.6%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 5.1%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.
On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 87.1% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median of the fund families tracked here: 88.8%) and it voted for 29.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median of the fund families tracked here: 29.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (24.6% of 256), COMPENSATION (13.8% of 8,154) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (12.9% of 6,586).
It reported 84.3 million shares out on loan at record dates, 0.15% of the shares it held or had lent across the meetings it reported. Shares on loan are not voted.
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 60 families with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2025 | This family | Median family | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 9.2% | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 87.1% | 88.8% | 84.3% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 29.5% | 29.5% | 33.0% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.15% | 0.85% | 2.20% |
| Largest families, year to 30 June 2026 | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 20.1% | 94.1% | 42.0% |
| BlackRock and iShares | 7.5% | 88.3% | 11.9% |
| Fidelity | 6.0% | 94.7% | 27.6% |
| Dimensional | 16.4% | 78.9% | 57.4% |
| State Street and SPDR | 16.9% | 77.1% | 50.4% |
Votes by category
Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.
| Category (as the form names it) | Votes | For | Against | Against management | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR ELECTIONS | 51,782 | 46,283 | 3,483 | 9.9% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 6,599 | 5,319 | 784 | 12.9% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 6,443 | 6,314 | 56 | 1.5% | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 276 | 247 | 22 | 24.6% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 534 | 469 | 46 | 12.2% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 8,539 | 8,050 | 483 | 5.9% | |
| COMPENSATION | 8,201 | 6,923 | 1,272 | 13.8% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 13,183 | 11,864 | 1,275 | 6.3% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 1,288 | 382 | 906 | 11.4% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 469 | 207 | 251 | 6.6% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 693 | 215 | 478 | 7.1% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 1,528 | 609 | 912 | 10.7% | |
| OTHER | 667 | 323 | 334 | 6.5% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 113,846 | 8.4% | 89.2% | 31.8% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 96,671 | 9.2% | 87.1% | 29.5% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 78,630 | 10.2% | 87.6% | 29.5% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, AllianceBernstein voted against management on 365 of the 2,602 it marked either way (14.0%) in the year to 30 June 2025. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.
- Meta Platforms, Inc. 28 May 2025
- UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 2 Jun 2025
- Salesforce, Inc. 5 Jun 2025
- Cisco Systems, Inc. 9 Dec 2024
- Adobe Inc. 22 Apr 2025
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 21 May 2025
- Oracle Corporation 14 Nov 2024
- Pfizer Inc. 24 Apr 2025
- NextEra Energy, Inc. 22 May 2025
- GE Aerospace 6 May 2025
- NIKE, Inc. 10 Sep 2024
- The Charles Schwab Corporation 22 May 2025
- BlackRock, Inc. 15 May 2025
- CVS Health Corporation 15 May 2025
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 10 Dec 2024
- Carrier Global Corporation 9 Apr 2025
- WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. 2 Jun 2025
- Equinix, Inc. 21 May 2025
- VIATRIS INC. 6 Dec 2024
- Truist Financial Corporation 29 Apr 2025
- Prudential Financial, Inc. 13 May 2025
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 18 Apr 2025
- Simon Property Group, Inc. 14 May 2025
- Crown Castle Inc. 21 May 2025
- Airbnb, Inc. 4 Jun 2025
- The Hershey Company 6 May 2025
- Yum! Brands, Inc. 15 May 2025
- Newmont Corporation 30 Apr 2025
- Realty Income Corporation 13 May 2025
- American International Group, Inc. 14 May 2025
- Electronic Arts Inc. 1 Aug 2024
- DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION 4 Jun 2025
- Ross Stores, Inc. 21 May 2025
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 8 Nov 2024
- Workday, Inc. 4 Jun 2025
- Lennar Corporation 9 Apr 2025
- Axon Enterprise, Inc. 29 May 2025
- Biogen Inc. 17 Jun 2025
- Expedia Group, Inc. 3 Jun 2025
- Eversource Energy 1 May 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 820 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, AllianceBernstein voted for 283 (34.5%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 10 Dec 2024 | Report on AI Data Sourcing Accountability |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 25 Jun 2025 | Approval of a stockholder proposal to modify existing reporting on workforce data. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 28 May 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on class of shares. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 28 May 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on hate targeting marginalized communities. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 28 May 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on data collection and advertising practices. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 28 May 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 22 May 2025 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Packaging Policies for Plastics |
| AbbVie Inc. | 9 May 2025 | Stockholder Proposal - to Implement Simple Majority Vote |
| Bank of America Corporation | 22 Apr 2025 | Report on Climate Lobbying |
| Bank of America Corporation | 22 Apr 2025 | Shareholder proposal requesting disclosure of energy financing ratio |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | 8 Oct 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Pay Gap Reporting |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5 Jun 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 28 May 2025 | Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Practices |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 7 May 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Risks Related to Biodiversity and Nature Loss. |
| Adobe Inc. | 22 Apr 2025 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes. |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 30 Apr 2025 | Vote on shareowner proposal regarding a report on food waste |
| Comcast Corporation | 18 Jun 2025 | Adopt policy for an independent chair |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 29 Apr 2025 | Stockholder Proposal to Support Transparency in Lobbying |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 29 Apr 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 29 Apr 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Congruency of Political Spending and Corporate Values. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 17 Apr 2025 | Stockholder proposal to permit a combined 10% of stockholders to call a special meeting. |
| NIKE, Inc. | 10 Sep 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding Supplemental Pay Equity Disclosure |
| NIKE, Inc. | 10 Sep 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding Environmental Targets |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 1 May 2025 | The stockholder proposal that is titled "requesting a shareholder approval requirement for excessive... |
| Morgan Stanley | 15 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal requesting an energy supply ratio |
| Stryker Corporation | 8 May 2025 | Shareholder Proposal to Support Transparency in Political Spending. |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 23 Apr 2025 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Energy Supply Financing Ratio |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 7 May 2025 | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a comprehensive human rights policy and human rights due... |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation | 22 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting declassification of the board of directors |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Shareholder Proposal: Third-party report assessing effectiveness of implementation of human rights policy |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Shareholder Proposal: Report on Climate lobbying |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 1 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding support simple majority vote |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 9 May 2025 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting Shareholder Approval Requirement for Excessive Golden Parachutes |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 8 May 2025 | To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share. |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 5 Jun 2025 | Stockholder Proposal - Reduce Threshold to Call Special Meetings of Stockholders. |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 3 Jun 2025 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | 21 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding disclosing assumptions underlying continued reliance on fossil fuel-based... |
| THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | 21 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 1 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal titled "Support Simple Majority Vote." |
| FedEx Corporation | 23 Sep 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding climate lobbying alignment with company's carbon neutral goals. |
Shares on loan
AllianceBernstein reported 84.3 million shares on loan at record dates against 56.23 billion shares voted: 0.15% of the two together. Median family: 0.85%. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.
Questions
How did AllianceBernstein vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2025 AllianceBernstein reported 6,105 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 5,319 were for (87.1%), 784 against and 2 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 365 of the 2,602 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does AllianceBernstein vote against management?
9.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2025: 8,826 of the 95,435 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.
Did AllianceBernstein support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 1,048 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2025 and voted for 144 of them (13.7%). Across every category it voted for 29.5% of security-holder proposals. Filers choose the category for each vote, so the same proposal can sit in different categories in different filings.
Is this the result of the meetings?
No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.
Where does the data come from?
From the Form N-PX filings of the registrants and managers grouped under this family on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.
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Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings of the filers grouped under AllianceBernstein, read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.