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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1026144

BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC.

fund voting report, part of BlackRock and iShares

Vote records reported
11,529year to 30 June 2026
Against management
4.6%525 of 11,362 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
91.2%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
36.9%for, of for + against + abstain
94.6% for5.0% against0.4% other4.6% against management11,449 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

For the year to 30 June 2026, BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. reported 11,529 vote records on Form N-PX. 525 of the 11,362 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 4.6%, 1.6 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 2.3%. 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 91.2% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 36.9% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (16.7% of 48), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (8.9% of 756) and COMPENSATION (6.3% of 952).

It reported 45.2 million shares out on loan at record dates, 0.42% 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 1,241 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.

year to 30 June 2026This filerMedian fund registrantAll filers pooled
Against-management share4.6%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate91.2%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate36.9%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held0.42%0.00%3.12%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%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)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS5,6045,3632224.1%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES758691678.9%
AUDIT-RELATED663630315.0%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS1100.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES11510782.7%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS959233.2%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE1,5541,495573.4%
COMPENSATION959894656.3%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE1,6631,5391025.0%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE49212816.7%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE7070.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION2020.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES11711520.9%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202412,7915.5%not reported17.5%
year to 30 June 202511,1575.0%89.4%8.2%
year to 30 June 202611,5294.6%91.2%36.9%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. voted against management on 37 of the 426 it marked either way (8.7%) in the year to 30 June 2026.

A further 4 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 67 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. voted for 28 (41.8%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Mercedes-Benz Group AG16 Apr 2026Voting instructions for motions or nominations by shareholders that are not made accessible before the agm...
Eni SpA6 May 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Nordea Bank Abp24 Mar 2026Approve Proposal Regarding Business Activities in the Arctic Region
Norsk Hydro ASA7 May 2026Approve Proposal to Assess how Nuclear Power Could Become Part of the Groups Energy Sourcing
Norsk Hydro ASA7 May 2026Approve Proposal to Assess the Establishment of Small Modular Reactor(s)
QBE Insurance Group Limited8 May 2026Approve Disclosure of Climate Risks to the Company
QBE Insurance Group Limited8 May 2026Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution
adidas AG7 May 2026Voting instructions for motions or nominations by shareholders that are not made accessible before the agm...
Volvo AB8 Apr 2026Approve Publication of a Report on Company's Climate Policy Commitments and Alignment with the Paris Agreement
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB24 Mar 2026Approve Revision of Company's Strategy to Reduce Environmental, Climate-Related and Financial Risks
Moncler SpA21 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Assicurazioni Generali SpA23 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Orkla ASA23 Apr 2026Please note that this resolution is a shareholder proposal: approve proposal to recognize social...
Telia Co. AB9 Apr 2026Approve Replacement of Company's Advertising Agency
Recordati SpA29 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Tele2 AB18 May 2026Approve Customer-Initiated Authorization for Subscription Changes
Tele2 AB18 May 2026Approve Written Agreement Requirement for Subscription Changes
Tele2 AB18 May 2026Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Tele2 AB18 May 2026Approve Management Review of Subscription Change Confirmations
Saab AB1 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Acknowledgement of the Connection Between Profits and Global Warming
TERNA Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA12 May 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Buzzi SpA13 May 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Evolution AB24 Apr 2026Approve Democratized Shareholder Q&A Platform
Evolution AB24 Apr 2026Approve Equal Information Access (Immediate English Disclosures)
Evolution AB24 Apr 2026Approve Presentation of Long-Term Strategic Clarity
Evolution AB24 Apr 2026Determine Number of Members (8) and Deputy Members (0) of Board
H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB5 May 2026Approve Prohibition of the Use of Mohair; Request the Board to Consider Developing a Plan to Phase out All...
Helvetia Holding AG22 May 2026Additional or Amended Shareholder Proposals

Shares on loan

BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. reported 45.2 million shares on loan at record dates against 10.82 billion shares voted: 0.42% of the two together. Median fund registrant: 0.00%. 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

1 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.

SeriesVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund11,5294.6%91.2%34.4%

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.

Questions

How did BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. reported 758 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 691 were for (91.2%), 67 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 37 of the 426 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 4 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. vote against management?

4.6% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 525 of the 11,362 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 INDEX FUNDS, INC. support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 20 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 6 of them (30.0%). Across every category it voted for 36.9% 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 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 BLACKROCK INDEX FUNDS, INC. (filer no. 1026144), 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.