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- Vote records reported
- 2,506year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 4.6%114 of 2,500 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 90.0%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 33.9%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun reported 2,506 vote records on Form N-PX. 114 of the 2,500 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 4.6%, 1.7 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 3.7%. 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 90.0% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 33.9% 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 (9.6% of 52), COMPENSATION (7.9% of 302) and OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (7.7% of 39).
It reported 10.7 million shares out on loan at record dates, 3.80% 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 | 4.6% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 90.0% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 33.9% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 3.80% | 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% |
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 | 1,099 | 1,059 | 38 | 3.5% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 52 | 45 | 5 | 9.6% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 154 | 152 | 2 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 310 | 308 | 2 | 0.6% | |
| COMPENSATION | 302 | 275 | 27 | 7.9% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 594 | 556 | 38 | 6.6% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3.8% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 13 | 12 | 1 | 15.4% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 39 | 26 | 13 | 7.7% | |
| OTHER | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14.3% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2026 | 2,506 | 4.6% | 90.0% | 33.9% |
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, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun voted against management on 5 of the 50 it marked either way (10.0%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Visa Inc. 27 Jan 2026
- Citigroup Inc. 20 May 2026
- Truist Financial Corporation 28 Apr 2026
- Global Payments Inc. 30 Apr 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 54 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun voted for 19 (35.2%). 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 Al Data Usage Oversight |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 Dec 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting... |
| Visa Inc. | 27 Jan 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to prepare an annual lobbying report. |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair. |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 15 Jan 2026 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 30 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting." |
| Zoetis Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent. |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 17 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting amendment to stockholder special meeting right. |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| CMS Energy Corporation | 8 May 2026 | Vote on a Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| CDW Corporation | 21 May 2026 | To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding... |
| Global Payments Inc. | 30 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Danske Bank A/S | 26 Mar 2026 | Approve Conduction of a Survey on whether Shareholders Prefer General Meetings with Physical Attendance or... |
| Volvo AB | 8 Apr 2026 | Approve Publication of a Report on Company's Climate Policy Commitments and Alignment with the Paris Agreement |
| Banco BPM SpA | 16 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
Shares on loan
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun reported 10.7 million shares on loan at record dates against 271.7 million shares voted: 3.80% 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.
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 3 Aug 2026 accession 0001140361-26-030883
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun reported 50 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 45 were for (90.0%), 5 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 5 of the 50 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun vote against management?
4.6% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 114 of the 2,500 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 Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 15 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 1 of them (6.7%). Across every category it voted for 33.9% 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 Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fun (filer no. 1281926), 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.