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VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST
fund voting report, part of Virtus
- Vote records reported
- 4,156year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 5.0%201 of 4,001 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 93.6%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 36.5%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 2026, VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST listed 4,156 vote records. Votes against management made up 5.0% of those marked either way (201 of 4,001); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 5.0%. 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 93.6% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 36.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in COMPENSATION (12.9% of 364), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (6.0% of 232) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (5.5% of 674).
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2026 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 5.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 93.6% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 36.5% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 0.00% | 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% |
| 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 | 2,059 | 1,956 | 86 | 3.9% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 232 | 204 | 14 | 6.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 280 | 273 | 7 | 2.5% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 450 | 431 | 19 | 4.2% | |
| COMPENSATION | 364 | 317 | 47 | 12.9% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 699 | 652 | 40 | 5.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7.7% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 4,340 | 5.8% | 92.9% | 51.5% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 4,115 | 6.0% | 94.9% | 56.1% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 4,156 | 5.0% | 93.6% | 36.5% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST voted against management on 5 of the 78 it marked either way (6.4%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Prologis, Inc. 28 Apr 2026
- Welltower Inc. 21 May 2026
- Aon Plc 26 Jun 2026
- Workday, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Gartner, Inc. 28 May 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 44 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST voted for 19 (43.2%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Zoetis Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent. |
| Ecolab Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chair policy |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding 'stockholders' right to act by written consent |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | 5 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Percentage of Shares Required to Call a Special Meeting. |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting (Proposal... |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to govern by majority vote |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| Workday, Inc. | 16 Jun 2026 | To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of employee retention rates by... |
| Workday, Inc. | 16 Jun 2026 | To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on share class. |
| West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair policy. |
| EPAM Systems, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | To hold an advisory vote on a stockholder proposal, entitled "Give Shareholders an Ability to Call for a... |
| OGE Energy Corp. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Simple Majority Vote. |
| FinecoBank SpA | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| FinecoBank SpA | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| EDP SA | 16 Apr 2026 | Appraise Management of Company and Approve Vote of Confidence to Executive Board |
| EDP SA | 16 Apr 2026 | Appraise Supervision of Company and Approve Vote of Confidence to Supervisory Board |
| EDP SA | 16 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | 25 Jun 2026 | Amend Articles to Require Individual Compensation Disclosure for Executive Officers |
Shares on loan
VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2026. 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.
Fund series in this filing
8 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Infrastructure Fund | 878 | 2.3% | 100.0% | 25.9% |
| Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Real Estate Securities Fund | 777 | 1.9% | 92.9% | not reported |
| Virtus KAR International Small-Mid Cap Fund | 599 | 6.3% | not reported | not reported |
| Virtus KAR Developing Markets Fund | 518 | 10.3% | not reported | not reported |
| Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund | 505 | 9.6% | not reported | not reported |
| Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Equity Fund | 485 | 7.0% | 84.2% | 100.0% |
| Virtus Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Fund | 390 | 1.5% | 93.5% | not reported |
| Virtus Newfleet High Yield Fund | 4 | 0.0% | not reported | not reported |
The filings
These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.
- N-PX filed 28 Aug 2026 accession 0001005020-26-000003
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST reported 218 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 204 were for (93.6%), 14 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 5 of the 78 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST vote against management?
5.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 201 of the 4,001 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 VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 13 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 0 of them (0.0%). Across every category it voted for 36.5% 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 this filer 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 by VIRTUS OPPORTUNITIES TRUST (filer no. 1005020), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.