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Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund
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- Vote records reported
- 2,116year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 4.5%95 of 2,112 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 93.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 33.1%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund reported 2,116 vote records on Form N-PX. 95 of the 2,112 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 4.5%, 1.7 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 3.6%. 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 93.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 33.1% 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 (36.0% of 111), COMPENSATION (17.2% of 64) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (6.8% of 161).
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 | 4.5% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 93.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 33.1% | 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 | 1,514 | 1,488 | 9 | 1.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 161 | 143 | 10 | 6.8% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18.2% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4.5% | |
| COMPENSATION | 64 | 49 | 15 | 17.2% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 115 | 86 | 29 | 36.0% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 36 | 2 | 34 | 2.8% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14.3% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 46 | 3 | 43 | 4.3% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 3,384 | 7.7% | 88.1% | 39.9% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 3,055 | 5.0% | 92.3% | 23.4% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 2,116 | 4.5% | 93.5% | 33.1% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund voted against management on 9 of the 151 it marked either way (6.0%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Oracle Corporation 18 Nov 2025
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2 May 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- Tesla, Inc. 6 Nov 2025
- Adobe Inc. 15 Apr 2026
- Graco Inc. 24 Apr 2026
- Lincoln National Corporation 28 May 2026
- Exact Sciences Corporation 20 Feb 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 130 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund voted for 43 (33.1%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. 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 |
| 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. |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| 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 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Report on Plans to Reduce and Align GHG Emissions with Paris Agreement Goals |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 17 Mar 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting." |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 28 Apr 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| ConocoPhillips | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman. |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 22 May 2026 | Shareowner Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| S&P Global Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal to reduce the stock ownership threshold for calling a special shareholder... |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 17 Apr 2026 | Action by Written Consent. |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 15 Jan 2026 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| Lam Research Corporation | 4 Nov 2025 | Stockholder proposal titled "Realistic Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting," |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 30 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting." |
| The Cigna Group | 22 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Reduce Threshold to Call Special Meetings of Stockholders. |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting (Proposal... |
| WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to govern by majority vote |
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 23 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding stockholders' right to act by... |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal that the Company adopt written consent rights for shareholders |
| Lennar Corporation | 8 Apr 2026 | Vote on a stockholder proposal on Disclosure of Voting Result by Share Class. |
| Lennar Corporation | 8 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation | 14 May 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding simple majority voting |
| Avery Dennison Corporation | 30 Apr 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Masco Corporation | 8 May 2026 | Consideration of stockholder proposal on shareholder right to call a special meeting. |
| CDW Corporation | 21 May 2026 | To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding... |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | To vote upon a shareholder proposal requiring the Company to provide a report on political spending. |
| Entegris, Inc. | 6 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal: Providing stockholders the right to call special meetings of stockholders. |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 30 Apr 2026 | Consideration of a Shareholder proposal regarding Shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Eastman Chemical Company | 7 May 2026 | Advisory Vote on Stockholder Proposal Regarding Lowering the Threshold for Calling Special Shareholder... |
| TransUnion | 12 May 2026 | Advisory vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| Lincoln National Corporation | 28 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
Shares on loan
Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite 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 20 Aug 2026 accession 0000930413-26-002618
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund reported 153 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 143 were for (93.5%), 10 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 9 of the 151 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund vote against management?
4.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 95 of the 2,112 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 Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 35 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 1 of them (2.9%). Across every category it voted for 33.1% 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 Nuveen S&P 500 BuyWrite Income Fund (filer no. 1298699), 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.