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BlackRock and iShares
Fund registrants and adviser entities grouped under BlackRock and iShares by this site's alias table
- Vote records reported
- 1,861,252year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 7.5%137,293 of 1,840,328 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 88.3%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 11.9%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, BlackRock and iShares reported 1,861,252 vote records on Form N-PX. 137,293 of the 1,840,328 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 7.5%, close to the median of the fund families tracked here (7.8%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 13.6%. 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 88.3% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median of the fund families tracked here: 88.2%) and it voted for 11.9% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median of the fund families tracked here: 30.7%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (15.5% of 49,930), CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (12.3% of 227,062) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (11.6% of 221,788).
It reported 76.73 billion shares out on loan at record dates, 2.70% 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 2026 | This family | Median family | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 7.5% | 7.8% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 88.3% | 88.2% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 11.9% | 30.7% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 2.70% | 1.53% | 3.12% |
| Largest families, year to 30 June 2026 | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 20.1% | 94.1% | 42.0% |
| 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 | 931,919 | 876,192 | 31,744 | 5.3% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 222,638 | 189,087 | 24,843 | 11.6% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 127,783 | 124,411 | 2,464 | 2.6% | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 19,300 | 12,492 | 6,429 | 9.4% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 49,959 | 42,087 | 7,633 | 15.5% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 156,411 | 144,688 | 11,255 | 7.4% | |
| COMPENSATION | 126,526 | 114,502 | 11,539 | 8.8% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 232,621 | 187,479 | 37,095 | 12.3% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 5,693 | 916 | 4,703 | 8.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 4,277 | 221 | 4,056 | 5.2% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 1,836 | 13 | 1,823 | 0.7% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 10,664 | 6,749 | 3,789 | 6.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,730,206 | 6.6% | 93.3% | 31.4% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,748,501 | 7.5% | 89.3% | 7.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,861,252 | 7.5% | 88.3% | 11.9% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, BlackRock and iShares voted against management on 643 of the 5,417 it marked either way (11.9%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.
A further 62 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- Arista Networks, Inc. 29 May 2026
- WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. 23 Apr 2026
- WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. 9 Jun 2026
- American Electric Power Company, Inc. 28 Apr 2026
- T-Mobile US, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- FedEx Corporation 29 Sep 2025
- Welltower Inc. 21 May 2026
- Snowflake Inc. 2 Jul 2025
- Snowflake Inc. 29 Jun 2026
- Microchip Technology Incorporated 19 Aug 2025
- NRG Energy, Inc. 30 Apr 2026
- Cloudflare, Inc. 30 Jun 2026
- Rocket Lab Corporation 27 Aug 2025
- Rivian Automotive, Inc. 22 Jun 2026
- Tyson Foods, Inc. 5 Feb 2026
- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 13 May 2026
- Incyte Corporation 8 Jun 2026
- Corpay, Inc. 7 May 2026
- IonQ, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Exact Sciences Corporation 20 Feb 2026
- Match Group, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- The Timken Company 8 May 2026
- Doximity, Inc. 28 Aug 2025
- Chewy, Inc. 10 Jul 2025
- Somnigroup International, Inc. 13 May 2026
- Chemed Corporation 18 May 2026
- Element Solutions Inc 4 May 2026
- Procore Technologies, Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- FMC Corporation 28 Apr 2026
- Wayfair Inc. 21 May 2026
- Hamilton Lane Incorporated 4 Sep 2025
- UniFirst Corporation 11 Jun 2026
- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. 19 May 2026
- TEGNA Inc. 18 Nov 2025
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 19 Mar 2026
- TeraWulf Inc. 9 Jun 2026
- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. 27 May 2026
- TPG Inc. 3 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 816 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, BlackRock and iShares voted for 93 (11.4%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting... |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to amend the bylaws to repeal 3% derivative suit ownership threshold. |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to amend Article X of the bylaws. |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to... |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Declassify the Board of Directors |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 9 Dec 2025 | To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding... |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 12 Nov 2025 | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal relating to a request that the Board take steps to implement one vote per share for... |
| Airbnb, Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Dual-class sunset; and |
| Datadog, Inc. | 15 Jun 2026 | The stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting the adoption of a simple... |
| Lennar Corporation | 8 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation | 14 May 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding simple majority voting |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 12 Jan 2026 | To vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our board of directors. |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | 11 Jun 2026 | To consider and vote upon one shareholder proposal |
| NVR, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | 5 May 2026 | Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation |
| Five Below, Inc. | 16 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting that provisions in the Company's governance documents requiring greater... |
| OGE Energy Corp. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Simple Majority Vote. |
| Eagle Materials Inc. | 4 Aug 2025 | Non-binding advisory stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our Board of Directors. |
| Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 14 May 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding stockholder ability to... |
| Mohawk Industries, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding a majority vote standard. |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | 21 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| PENN Entertainment, Inc. | 16 Jun 2026 | Declassify the board of directors |
| Calix, Inc. | 14 May 2026 | To hold an advisory vote on a stockholder proposal relating to a simple majority vote. |
| THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION | 10 Jun 2026 | The shareholder proposal as set out in Appendix B of the accompanying Management Proxy Circular. |
| RELX PLC | 23 Apr 2026 | Corporate governance |
| El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 26 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Mercedes-Benz Group AG | 16 Apr 2026 | Voting instructions for motions or nominations by shareholders that are not made accessible before the agm... |
| Eni SpA | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| MAREX GROUP PLC | 21 May 2026 | To authorise the Company to make political donations |
| Nordea Bank Abp | 24 Mar 2026 | Approve Proposal Regarding Business Activities in the Arctic Region |
| Norsk Hydro ASA | 7 May 2026 | Approve Proposal to Assess how Nuclear Power Could Become Part of the Groups Energy Sourcing |
| Norsk Hydro ASA | 7 May 2026 | Approve Proposal to Assess the Establishment of Small Modular Reactor(s) |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | 8 May 2026 | Approve Disclosure of Climate Risks to the Company |
| QBE Insurance Group Limited | 8 May 2026 | Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution |
| adidas AG | 7 May 2026 | Voting instructions for motions or nominations by shareholders that are not made accessible before the agm... |
Shares on loan
BlackRock and iShares reported 76.73 billion shares on loan at record dates against 2.77 trillion shares voted: 2.70% of the two together. Median family: 1.53%. 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.
Filers grouped under this family
Grouping is by registrant and manager name, from a hand-maintained table. See the methodology.
Questions
How did BlackRock and iShares vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 BlackRock and iShares reported 214,146 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 189,067 were for (88.3%), 24,841 against and 238 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 643 of the 5,417 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 62 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does BlackRock and iShares vote against management?
7.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 137,293 of the 1,840,328 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 BlackRock and iShares support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 4,778 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 326 of them (6.8%). Across every category it voted for 11.9% 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.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings of the filers listed above, read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.