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BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC.
fund voting report, part of BlackRock and iShares
- Vote records reported
- 6,851year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 4.6%307 of 6,742 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 93.0%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 12.3%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, BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. listed 6,851 vote records. Votes against management made up 4.6% of those marked either way (307 of 6,742); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 6.7%. 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 93.0% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 12.3% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE (15.0% of 40), EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (12.6% of 143) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (8.3% of 1,077).
It reported 178,736 shares out on loan at record dates, 0.04% 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 | 4.6% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 93.0% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 12.3% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.04% | 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 | 3,569 | 3,430 | 69 | 2.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 373 | 334 | 25 | 7.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 396 | 387 | 9 | 2.3% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 116 | 65 | 46 | 6.4% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 143 | 125 | 18 | 12.6% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 635 | 601 | 33 | 5.7% | |
| COMPENSATION | 520 | 489 | 31 | 5.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 1,126 | 907 | 177 | 8.3% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 41 | 6 | 35 | 4.9% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 40 | 6 | 34 | 15.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 60 | 34 | 25 | 5.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2026 | 6,851 | 4.6% | 93.0% | 12.3% |
Only one season is on file for this entry so far. The structured Form N-PX began with the year to 30 June 2024.
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. voted against management on 20 of the 307 it marked either way (6.5%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- Adobe Inc. 15 Apr 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- T-Mobile US, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Snowflake Inc. 29 Jun 2026
- SHOPIFY INC. 16 Jun 2026
- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 13 May 2026
- Moderna, Inc. 6 May 2026
- Roku, Inc. 11 Jun 2026
- BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 8 May 2026
- Etsy, Inc. 9 Jun 2026
- Universal Display Corporation 18 Jun 2026
- BIONTECH SE 15 May 2026
- Intact Financial Corporation 6 May 2026
- BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 28 May 2026
- South32 Ltd. 23 Oct 2025
- Var Energi ASA 29 May 2026
- Dino Polska SA 22 Jun 2026
- RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC 18 Sep 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 216 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. voted for 27 (12.5%). 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 a report on AI-generated misinformation |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on impact of U.S. immigration policy |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Walmart Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 2 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework... |
| 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 |
| Adobe Inc. | 15 Apr 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes. |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 3 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Human Rights Impact Assessment," |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 3 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure," |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Data Protection Impact Assessment |
| 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. |
| Airbnb, Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Dual-class sunset; and |
| NVR, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Fox Corporation | 14 Nov 2025 | Simple Majority Vote. |
| Nordea Bank Abp | 24 Mar 2026 | Approve Proposal Regarding Business Activities in the Arctic Region |
| PKO Bank Polski SA | 29 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Amendments to Remuneration Policy (Management Board) |
| Tele2 AB | 18 May 2026 | Approve Customer-Initiated Authorization for Subscription Changes |
| Tele2 AB | 18 May 2026 | Approve Written Agreement Requirement for Subscription Changes |
| Tele2 AB | 18 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Tele2 AB | 18 May 2026 | Approve Management Review of Subscription Change Confirmations |
| LG Chem Ltd. | 31 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| LG Chem Ltd. | 31 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| LG Chem Ltd. | 31 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Shares on loan
BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. reported 178,736 shares on loan at record dates against 427.5 million shares voted: 0.04% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Balanced Fund, Inc. | 6,851 | 4.6% | 93.0% | 12.3% |
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 0001438934-26-002356
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. reported 359 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 334 were for (93.0%), 25 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 20 of the 307 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does BLACKROCK BALANCED FUND, INC. vote against management?
4.6% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 307 of the 6,742 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 BALANCED FUND, INC. support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 33 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 2 of them (6.1%). Across every category it voted for 12.3% 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 BALANCED FUND, INC. (filer no. 110055), 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.