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NEW WORLD FUND INC
fund voting report, part of Capital Group and American Funds
- Vote records reported
- 6,146year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 4.9%279 of 5,749 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 85.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 37.0%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, NEW WORLD FUND INC listed 6,146 vote records. Votes against management made up 4.9% of those marked either way (279 of 5,749); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 11.1%. 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 85.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 37.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (13.5% of 74), CAPITAL STRUCTURE (10.3% of 870) and EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (9.3% of 75).
It reported 697.0 million shares out on loan at record dates, 0.80% 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 | 4.9% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 85.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 37.0% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.80% | 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% |
Of the 6,146 vote records in this filing, 310 carry something the form does not expect: a missing vote source or category, a record with no vote line, a meeting date that cannot be read, or a security identifier this site could not use. They are counted as filed. What is checked
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 | 2,323 | 2,219 | 75 | 3.4% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 74 | 59 | 10 | 13.5% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 380 | 371 | 7 | 0.5% | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 16 | 6 | 3 | 33.3% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 76 | 69 | 7 | 9.3% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 871 | 783 | 88 | 10.3% | |
| COMPENSATION | 775 | 730 | 41 | 4.8% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 1,660 | 1,588 | 70 | 3.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 40 | 16 | 24 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 30 | 14 | 16 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 72 | 31 | 41 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER | 58 | 52 | 6 | 3.8% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 5,853 | 4.9% | 88.7% | 43.7% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 6,100 | 5.0% | 86.8% | 33.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 6,146 | 4.9% | 85.5% | 37.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, NEW WORLD FUND INC voted against management on 10 of the 67 it marked either way (14.9%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Netflix, Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- Tesla, Inc. 6 Nov 2025
- THE BOEING COMPANY 17 Apr 2026
- Aon Plc 26 Jun 2026
- Cloudflare, Inc. 30 Jun 2026
- Roblox Corporation 28 May 2026
- Coupang, Inc. 11 Jun 2026
- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 13 Oct 2025
- Unity Software Inc. 13 May 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 116 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, NEW WORLD FUND INC voted for 31 (26.7%). 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 |
| Visa Inc. | 27 Jan 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 16 Jun 2026 | Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair. |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent," |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair. |
| 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 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 |
| S&P Global Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal to reduce the stock ownership threshold for calling a special shareholder... |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 17 Apr 2026 | Action by Written Consent. |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 15 Jan 2026 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy |
| 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. |
| Corning Incorporated | 30 Apr 2026 | Request to adopt an independent chair policy |
| 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 |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Percentage of Shares Required to Call a Special Meeting. |
| AGCO Corporation | 23 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding giving stockholders an ability to call for a special stockholder meeting |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. | 25 Dec 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CAPITAL STRUCTURE |
| Moncler SpA | 21 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| Moncler SpA | 21 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| Moncler SpA | 21 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| CanSino Biologics Inc. | 27 Nov 2025 | Approve Utilization of Reserves to Offset Losses |
Shares on loan
NEW WORLD FUND INC reported 697.0 million shares on loan at record dates against 86.65 billion shares voted: 0.80% 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.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW WORLD FUND INC | 6,146 | 4.9% | 85.3% | 26.3% |
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 0001104659-26-102945
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did NEW WORLD FUND INC vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 NEW WORLD FUND INC reported 69 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 59 were for (85.5%), 10 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 10 of the 67 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does NEW WORLD FUND INC vote against management?
4.9% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 279 of the 5,749 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 NEW WORLD FUND INC support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 24 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 37.0% 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 NEW WORLD FUND INC (filer no. 1073330), 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.