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American Century
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- Vote records reported
- 553,923year to 30 June 2025
- Against management
- 11.8%63,391 of 539,050 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 56.6%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 31.3%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
American Century reported 553,923 vote records for the year to 30 June 2025. It marked 11.8% of its votes as cast against management (63,391 of 539,050), 4.2 percentage points above the median of the fund families tracked here, which was 7.6%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 10.1%. 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 56.6% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median of the fund families tracked here: 88.8%) and it voted for 31.3% 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 INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS (62.9% of 89), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (40.8% of 18,986) and COMPENSATION (26.8% of 59,169).
It reported 7.88 billion shares out on loan at record dates, 5.26% 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 | 11.8% | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 56.6% | 88.8% | 84.3% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 31.3% | 29.5% | 33.0% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 5.26% | 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 | 279,467 | 248,725 | 20,079 | 9.6% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 19,005 | 9,868 | 7,555 | 40.8% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 34,960 | 34,077 | 831 | 2.0% | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS | 89 | 33 | 28 | 62.9% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 1,840 | 1,242 | 273 | 26.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 4,586 | 4,198 | 366 | 8.1% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 58,044 | 51,604 | 6,440 | 10.6% | |
| COMPENSATION | 59,794 | 43,078 | 16,480 | 26.8% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 104,062 | 94,541 | 8,638 | 6.9% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 3,027 | 959 | 2,060 | 1.6% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 1,307 | 858 | 449 | 1.2% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 1,983 | 908 | 1,075 | 1.1% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 4,201 | 1,944 | 2,257 | 9.1% | |
| OTHER | 5,533 | 3,080 | 2,402 | 6.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 518,739 | 12.8% | 61.9% | 30.4% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 553,923 | 11.8% | 56.6% | 31.3% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 600,545 | 10.2% | 73.3% | 32.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, American Century voted against management on 1,160 of the 2,416 it marked either way (48.0%) in the year to 30 June 2025. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.
A further 6 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- Bank of America Corporation 22 Apr 2025
- Cisco Systems, Inc. 9 Dec 2024
- CHEVRON CORPORATION 28 May 2025
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 21 May 2025
- Oracle Corporation 14 Nov 2024
- Pfizer Inc. 24 Apr 2025
- AT&T INC. 15 May 2025
- Comcast Corporation 18 Jun 2025
- ServiceNow, Inc. 22 May 2025
- GE Aerospace 6 May 2025
- S&P Global Inc. 7 May 2025
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 23 Apr 2025
- Intel Corporation 6 May 2025
- Deere & Company 26 Feb 2025
- BlackRock, Inc. 15 May 2025
- Booking Holdings Inc. 3 Jun 2025
- CVS Health Corporation 15 May 2025
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 10 Dec 2024
- THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 21 May 2025
- Becton, Dickinson and Company 28 Jan 2025
- FedEx Corporation 23 Sep 2024
- CSX Corporation 7 May 2025
- Autodesk, Inc. 18 Jun 2025
- CME Group Inc. 8 May 2025
- DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. 22 May 2025
- WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. 2 Jun 2025
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 11 Jun 2025
- Corteva, Inc. 30 Apr 2025
- Arista Networks, Inc. 30 May 2025
- Otis Worldwide Corporation 15 May 2025
- Kinder Morgan, Inc. 15 May 2025
- Cummins Inc. 13 May 2025
- Amphenol Corporation 15 May 2025
- Northrop Grumman Corporation 21 May 2025
- Valero Energy Corporation 6 May 2025
- Corning Incorporated 1 May 2025
- VIATRIS INC. 6 Dec 2024
- Truist Financial Corporation 29 Apr 2025
- MercadoLibre, Inc. 17 Jun 2025
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 13 May 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 1,424 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, American Century voted for 456 (32.0%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 28 May 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on class of shares. |
| AbbVie Inc. | 9 May 2025 | Stockholder Proposal - to Implement Simple Majority Vote |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 28 May 2025 | Allow Holders of 10 Percent of Our Common Stock to Call Special Meetings |
| Adobe Inc. | 22 Apr 2025 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes. |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 17 Apr 2025 | Stockholder proposal to permit a combined 10% of stockholders to call a special meeting. |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 22 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| NIKE, Inc. | 10 Sep 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding Environmental Targets |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 14 May 2025 | Amend Right to Call Special Meeting |
| Intel Corporation | 6 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting shareholder right to act by written consent |
| The Charles Schwab Corporation | 22 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting declassification of the board of directors |
| 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 |
| Zoetis Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding a special shareholder meeting improvement. |
| CVS Health Corporation | 15 May 2025 | Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent. |
| 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." |
| The Cigna Group | 23 Apr 2025 | Shareholder proposal - Support Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 14 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding excessive golden parachutes. |
| Prologis, Inc. | 8 May 2025 | Vote on a stockholder proposal titled "Support a Reasonable Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special... |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 16 Jul 2024 | To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, to enable... |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal relating to ratification of golden parachutes, if presented at the Annual Meeting of... |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 23 Jan 2025 | The Mantle Ridge Parties' proposal to repeal any provision of, or amendment to, the Bylaws that the Board... |
| Amphenol Corporation | 15 May 2025 | Stockholder Proposal regarding Support for Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 30 Apr 2025 | Shareholder proposal to support a simple majority vote. |
| Equinix, Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, related... |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 13 Jun 2025 | To consider and act on one stockholder proposal, entitled "Independent Board Chairman" |
| Airbnb, Inc. | 4 Jun 2025 | To consider one stockholder proposal regarding voting disclosure |
| United Rentals, Inc. | 8 May 2025 | Stockholder Proposal to Improve Shareholder Written Consent |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 19 Jun 2025 | A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent. |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 13 Mar 2025 | Declassify the Board of Directors |
| eBay Inc. | 25 Jun 2025 | Special stockholder meeting threshold |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 8 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal to support simple majority vote |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 7 May 2025 | Declassify the Board of Directors |
| DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | 4 Jun 2025 | Stockholder Proposal for Support for Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement. |
| Xylem Inc. | 13 May 2025 | Shareholder proposal to lower threshold for shareholders to call special meetings from 25% to 10% of... |
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 21 May 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding certain executive severance arrangements. |
Shares on loan
American Century reported 7.88 billion shares on loan at record dates against 142.02 billion shares voted: 5.26% 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 American Century vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2025 American Century reported 17,423 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 9,868 were for (56.6%), 7,555 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 1,160 of the 2,416 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 6 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does American Century vote against management?
11.8% of the time in the year to 30 June 2025: 63,391 of the 539,050 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 American Century support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 2,089 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2025 and voted for 35 of them (1.7%). Across every category it voted for 31.3% 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 American Century, read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.