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Voya EQUITY TRUST
fund voting report, part of Voya
- Vote records reported
- 18,306year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 8.9%1,623 of 18,286 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 94.2%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 15.4%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, Voya EQUITY TRUST reported 18,306 vote records on Form N-PX. 1,623 of the 18,286 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 8.9%, 2.6 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).
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 94.2% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 15.4% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (44.0% of 75), COMPENSATION (17.1% of 615) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (10.3% of 943).
It reported 10.6 million shares out on loan at record dates, 1.11% 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 2026 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 8.9% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 94.2% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 15.4% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 1.11% | 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 | 12,776 | 11,500 | 539 | 10.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 1,559 | 1,387 | 85 | 5.6% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 1,598 | 1,598 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 75 | 70 | 5 | 44.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 83 | 79 | 4 | 4.8% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 351 | 333 | 18 | 9.1% | |
| COMPENSATION | 618 | 504 | 114 | 17.1% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 956 | 647 | 309 | 10.3% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 201 | 18 | 183 | 3.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 94 | 12 | 82 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 119 | 12 | 107 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 280 | 25 | 255 | 1.8% | |
| OTHER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 19,939 | 7.0% | 85.3% | 29.8% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 18,761 | 7.9% | 89.3% | 20.9% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 18,306 | 8.9% | 94.2% | 15.4% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Voya EQUITY TRUST voted against management on 45 of the 786 it marked either way (5.7%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Oracle Corporation 18 Nov 2025
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2 May 2026
- Adobe Inc. 15 Apr 2026
- Arista Networks, Inc. 29 May 2026
- T-Mobile US, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- FedEx Corporation 29 Sep 2025
- Snowflake Inc. 29 Jun 2026
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 1 Apr 2026
- Microchip Technology Incorporated 19 Aug 2025
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 13 Nov 2025
- Coterra Energy Inc. 4 May 2026
- Roblox Corporation 28 May 2026
- CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 28 Apr 2026
- Tyson Foods, Inc. 5 Feb 2026
- F5, Inc. 12 Mar 2026
- RPM International Inc. 2 Oct 2025
- Bio-Techne Corporation 30 Oct 2025
- IonQ, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Dynatrace, Inc. 20 Aug 2025
- AST Spacemobile, Inc. 12 Jun 2026
- Chewy, Inc. 10 Jul 2025
- GXO Logistics, Inc. 20 May 2026
- Chemed Corporation 18 May 2026
- Element Solutions Inc 4 May 2026
- Sealed Air Corporation 25 Feb 2026
- Core Scientific, Inc. 30 Oct 2025
- Core Scientific, Inc. 12 May 2026
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 19 Mar 2026
- TG Therapeutics, Inc. 11 Jun 2026
- BGC Group, Inc. 12 Nov 2025
- Upwork Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- Cipher Digital Inc. 2 Jun 2026
- Hut 8 Corp. 11 Jun 2026
- Applied Digital Corporation 5 Nov 2025
- MaxLinear, Inc. 20 May 2026
- FIGS, Inc. 3 Jun 2026
- Apartment Investment and Management Company 6 Feb 2026
- Hilltop Holdings, Inc. 24 Jul 2025
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. 29 Oct 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 332 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Voya EQUITY TRUST voted for 49 (14.8%). 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 |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 16 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| Walmart Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| 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 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 28 May 2026 | Advisory vote to ratify named executive officers' compensation |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. |
| Adobe Inc. | 15 Apr 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes. |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| Capital One Financial Corporation | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to require a shareholder vote on golden parachute arrangements. |
| 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 disclosure of voting results by share class. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share. |
| 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... |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal relating to public disclosure by share class of voting results on matters subject... |
| Snowflake Inc. | 29 Jun 2026 | To consider and vote on, if properly presented at the meeting, a non-binding stockholder proposal... |
| Cintas Corporation | 28 Oct 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding support for shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting. |
| AppLovin Corporation | 3 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by class of shares |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to govern by majority vote |
| Datadog, Inc. | 15 Jun 2026 | The stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting the adoption of a simple... |
| Keysight Technologies, Inc. | 19 Mar 2026 | Consider, on a non-binding advisory basis, a Stockholder Proposal: Shareholder Ability to Call for a... |
| Humana Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | The stockholder proposal requesting shareholder approval requirement for excessive golden parachutes |
| Lennar Corporation | 8 Apr 2026 | Vote on a stockholder proposal on Disclosure of Voting Result by Share Class. |
| Lennar Corporation | 8 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| CMS Energy Corporation | 8 May 2026 | Vote on a Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| Albemarle Corporation | 5 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal regarding shareholders ability to call for a special shareholder meeting. |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder approval requirement for excessive golden parachutes |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 12 Jan 2026 | To vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our board of directors. |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 5 Feb 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on class of shares. |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on deforestation in the company's own-brand supply chain |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding adopting a majority voting standard |
| Universal Health Services, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Disclosure of Voting Results Based on Shareholders' Money at Risk |
| NVR, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Proposal to approve, by non-binding vote, a shareholder proposal to Govern by Majority Vote. |
Shares on loan
Voya EQUITY TRUST reported 10.6 million shares on loan at record dates against 949.6 million shares voted: 1.11% 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
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund | 4,092 | 6.2% | 96.7% | 19.8% |
| Voya VACS Series MCV Fund | 4,092 | 6.2% | 96.7% | 19.8% |
| Voya MI Dynamic Small Cap Fund | 1,576 | 10.9% | 90.5% | not reported |
| Voya MI Dynamic SMID Cap Fund | 1,524 | 14.0% | 92.8% | 30.0% |
| Voya Corporate Leaders 100 Fund | 1,478 | 7.9% | 93.7% | 10.3% |
| Voya Global Income & Growth Fund | 1,460 | 7.9% | 90.6% | 14.5% |
| Voya VACS Series LCC Fund | 1,013 | 11.2% | 97.1% | 12.2% |
| Voya Large Cap Value Fund | 816 | 6.7% | 98.2% | 9.5% |
| Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund | 788 | 14.6% | 91.9% | 30.0% |
| Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund | 749 | 17.4% | 94.0% | 16.3% |
| Voya Small Cap Growth Fund | 718 | 11.6% | 93.0% | 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 27 Aug 2026 accession 0001193125-26-369267
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Voya EQUITY TRUST vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Voya EQUITY TRUST reported 1,472 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 1,387 were for (94.2%), 85 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 45 of the 786 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does Voya EQUITY TRUST vote against management?
8.9% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 1,623 of the 18,286 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 Voya EQUITY TRUST support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 189 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 6 of them (3.2%). Across every category it voted for 15.4% 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 Voya EQUITY TRUST (filer no. 1063946), 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.