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Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
fund voting report, part of Virtus
- Vote records reported
- 887year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 8.0%71 of 887 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 83.1%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 32.9%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund reported 887 vote records on Form N-PX. 71 of the 887 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 8.0%, 1.8 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.0%. 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 83.1% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 32.9% 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 (46.2% of 39), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (18.0% of 122) and OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (9.7% of 31).
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 | 8.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 83.1% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 32.9% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 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 | 598 | 576 | 8 | 3.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 122 | 98 | 20 | 18.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 6 | 5 | 1 | 33.3% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 40.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | |
| COMPENSATION | 17 | 15 | 2 | 11.8% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 39 | 28 | 11 | 46.2% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 31 | 3 | 28 | 9.7% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,063 | 6.7% | 92.1% | 36.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,062 | 7.0% | 80.3% | 20.2% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 887 | 8.0% | 83.1% | 32.9% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund voted against management on 9 of the 58 it marked either way (15.5%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2 May 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company 28 Apr 2026
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 29 Apr 2026
- Prologis, Inc. 28 Apr 2026
- Dell Technologies Inc. 25 Jun 2026
- Marvell Technology, Inc. 25 Jun 2026
- Bank of Hawaii Corporation 24 Apr 2026
- Wolfspeed, Inc. 16 Dec 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 72 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund voted for 23 (31.9%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 Dec 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 Dec 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair. |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds |
| Morgan Stanley | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chairman |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 17 Apr 2026 | Action by Written Consent. |
| 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. |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 25 Jun 2026 | To consider and act on one stockholder proposal, entitled "Independent Board Chairman" |
| Equinix, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, related... |
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 23 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding stockholders' right to act by... |
| Albemarle Corporation | 5 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal regarding shareholders ability to call for a special shareholder meeting. |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 2 May 2026 | A nonbinding shareholder proposal |
| Universal Health Services, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Disclosure of Voting Results Based on Shareholders' Money at Risk |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 27 May 2026 | Proposal requesting Company to modify its Voluntary Retail Voting Program to provide multiple options not... |
Shares on loan
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2026. 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 27 Aug 2026 accession 0001260563-26-000002
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund reported 118 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 98 were for (83.1%), 20 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 9 of the 58 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund vote against management?
8.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 71 of the 887 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 Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 17 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 32.9% 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 Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (filer no. 1260563), 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.