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MML Series Investment Fund II
fund voting report, part of MassMutual
- Vote records reported
- 3,771year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 7.0%265 of 3,770 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 87.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 54.8%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
MML Series Investment Fund II reported 3,771 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 7.0% of its votes as cast against management (265 of 3,770), close to the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 8.9%. 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 87.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 54.8% 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 (45.8% of 168), COMPENSATION (18.4% of 98) and ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (12.5% of 40).
It reported 5.0 million shares out on loan at record dates, 3.03% 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 | 7.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 87.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 54.8% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 3.03% | 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 | 2,734 | 2,625 | 51 | 4.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 327 | 272 | 39 | 12.2% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 314 | 310 | 4 | 1.3% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 14 | 12 | 2 | 42.9% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 28 | 26 | 2 | 7.1% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12.2% | |
| COMPENSATION | 98 | 82 | 16 | 18.4% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 169 | 140 | 29 | 45.8% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 40 | 6 | 34 | 12.5% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 19 | 2 | 17 | 5.3% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 40 | 6 | 34 | 12.5% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 8,305 | 4.7% | 91.2% | 21.4% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 5,266 | 3.8% | 85.0% | 16.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 3,771 | 7.0% | 87.5% | 54.8% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, MML Series Investment Fund II voted against management on 38 of the 300 it marked either way (12.7%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- The Walt Disney Company 18 Mar 2026
- Pfizer Inc. 23 Apr 2026
- Wells Fargo & Company 28 Apr 2026
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 29 Apr 2026
- Citigroup Inc. 20 May 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- T-Mobile US, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 14 Apr 2026
- Dell Technologies Inc. 25 Jun 2026
- Aon Plc 26 Jun 2026
- Lennar Corporation 8 Apr 2026
- Tyson Foods, Inc. 5 Feb 2026
- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 13 May 2026
- MP Materials Corp. 9 Jun 2026
- The Carlyle Group Inc. 3 Jun 2026
- Match Group, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Guardant Health, Inc. 17 Jun 2026
- Manhattan Associates, Inc. 14 May 2026
- Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 6 May 2026
- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. 22 Jun 2026
- Federal Signal Corporation 21 Apr 2026
- Unity Software Inc. 13 May 2026
- Itron, Inc. 7 May 2026
- Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation 30 Apr 2026
- Silicon Laboratories Inc. 23 Apr 2026
- ESAB Corporation 8 May 2026
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 19 Mar 2026
- ADMA Biologics, Inc. 2 Jun 2026
- Silgan Holdings, Inc. 26 May 2026
- Addus HomeCare Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- Inter Parfums, Inc. 10 Sep 2025
- BGC Group, Inc. 12 Nov 2025
- The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. 8 May 2026
- Roivant Sciences Ltd. 10 Sep 2025
- PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. 3 Jun 2026
- Twist Bioscience Corporation 5 Feb 2026
- Marqeta, Inc. 10 Jun 2026
- Miami International Holdings, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 153 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, MML Series Investment Fund II voted for 83 (54.2%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19 May 2026 | Independent board chairman |
| Johnson & Johnson | 23 Apr 2026 | Independent Board Chair |
| Bank of America Corporation | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair. |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 17 Mar 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting." |
| Pfizer Inc. | 23 Apr 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair Policy |
| AT&T INC. | 14 May 2026 | EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. |
| Amgen Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to require an independent board chairman. |
| ConocoPhillips | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman. |
| 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 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 29 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal requesting an independent board chairman. |
| Comcast Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Adopt policy to have an independent chair |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 30 Apr 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chair policy |
| CVS Health Corporation | 14 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent. |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Data Protection Impact Assessment |
| 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. |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 7 May 2026 | To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share. |
| THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman |
| Target Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal relating to a request that the Board take steps to implement one vote per share for... |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal relating to public disclosure by share class of voting results on matters subject... |
| Sysco Corporation | 14 Nov 2025 | Adopt Mandatory Policy Separating the Roles of CEO and Board Chair |
| General Motors Company | 2 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Separation of Chair and CEO Roles |
| United Rentals, Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Advisory approval of executive compensation |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an Independent Board Chairman. |
| Aflac Incorporated | 4 May 2026 | Independent Board Chairman |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent. |
| 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... |
| eBay Inc. | 17 Jun 2026 | Special stockholder meeting threshold |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal that the Company adopt written consent rights for shareholders |
| State Street Corporation | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a policy and amendment to the by-laws requiring the Chair... |
Shares on loan
MML Series Investment Fund II reported 5.0 million shares on loan at record dates against 159.6 million shares voted: 3.03% 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.
Fund series in this filing
2 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MML VIP Franklin Templeton Equity Fund | 2,937 | 7.7% | 92.7% | 56.3% |
| MML VIP Invesco Small Cap Equity Fund | 834 | 4.6% | 74.7% | 16.7% |
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 25 Aug 2026 accession 0001133228-26-011586
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did MML Series Investment Fund II vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 MML Series Investment Fund II reported 311 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 272 were for (87.5%), 39 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 38 of the 300 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does MML Series Investment Fund II vote against management?
7.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 265 of the 3,770 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 MML Series Investment Fund II support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 39 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 5 of them (12.8%). Across every category it voted for 54.8% 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 MML Series Investment Fund II (filer no. 1317146), 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.