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FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND
fund voting report, part of First Trust
- Vote records reported
- 832year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 8.2%68 of 830 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 88.9%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 27.9%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND reported 832 vote records on Form N-PX. 68 of the 830 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 8.2%, 2.0 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.3%. 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 88.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 27.9% 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 (34.0% of 53), COMPENSATION (16.0% of 25) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (10.9% of 55).
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 | 8.2% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 88.9% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 27.9% | 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 | 571 | 538 | 3 | 5.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 55 | 48 | 6 | 10.9% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8.3% | |
| COMPENSATION | 25 | 19 | 6 | 16.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 54 | 38 | 16 | 34.0% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 30 | 2 | 28 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 11 | 3 | 8 | 18.2% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 40 | 5 | 34 | 10.3% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 919 | 8.5% | 85.7% | 36.4% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 882 | 7.3% | 87.3% | 22.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 832 | 8.2% | 88.9% | 27.9% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND voted against management on 6 of the 53 it marked either way (11.3%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 29 Apr 2026
- Arista Networks, Inc. 29 May 2026
- FedEx Corporation 29 Sep 2025
- Okta, Inc. 18 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 85 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND voted for 23 (27.1%). 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 |
| 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. |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19 May 2026 | Independent board chairman |
| 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," |
| McDonald's Corporation | 20 May 2026 | Advisory Vote on Shareholders' Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 28 Apr 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 28 Apr 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Al Bias |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 10 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| AT&T INC. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| 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 |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 15 Jan 2026 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 2 Jun 2026 | Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending. |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Proposal requesting Company to modify its Voluntary Retail Voting Program to provide multiple options not... |
| 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. |
| FedEx Corporation | 29 Sep 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman. |
Shares on loan
FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME 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 14 Aug 2026 accession 0001445546-26-006035
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND reported 54 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 48 were for (88.9%), 6 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 6 of the 53 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND vote against management?
8.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 68 of the 830 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 FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 28 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 27.9% 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 FIRST TRUST ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND (filer no. 1291334), 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.