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JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
fund voting report, part of John Hancock and Manulife
- Vote records reported
- 509year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 2.0%10 of 509 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 97.1%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 23.5%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND reported 509 vote records on Form N-PX. 10 of the 509 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 2.0%, 4.3 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 2.0%. 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 97.1% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 23.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (18.5% of 27), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (2.9% of 35) and DIRECTOR ELECTIONS (0.8% of 366).
It reported 43.3 million shares out on loan at record dates, 21.33% 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 | 2.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 97.1% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 23.5% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 21.33% | 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 | 366 | 363 | 3 | 0.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 35 | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| COMPENSATION | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 27 | 22 | 5 | 18.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12.5% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 527 | 6.1% | 94.4% | 63.3% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 485 | 2.3% | 96.8% | 25.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 509 | 2.0% | 97.1% | 23.5% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND voted against management on 1 of the 32 it marked either way (3.1%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Lincoln National Corporation 28 May 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 17 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND voted for 4 (23.5%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| AT&T INC. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | 5 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair |
| The AES Corporation | 29 Apr 2026 | If properly presented, to vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ability to call... |
| Lincoln National Corporation | 28 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
Shares on loan
JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND reported 43.3 million shares on loan at record dates against 159.5 million shares voted: 21.33% 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.
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 5 Aug 2026 accession 0001438934-26-000493
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND reported 35 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 34 were for (97.1%), 1 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 1 of the 32 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND vote against management?
2.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 10 of the 509 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 JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 2 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 23.5% 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 JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND (filer no. 1260041), 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.