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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1355064

MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST

fund voting report

Vote records reported
12,619year to 30 June 2026
Against management
8.9%1,120 of 12,569 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
90.3%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
36.9%for, of for + against + abstain
88.8% for8.6% against2.7% other8.9% against management12,625 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST reported 12,619 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 8.9% of its votes as cast against management (1,120 of 12,569), 2.7 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 1.3%. 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 90.3% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 36.9% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (45.0% of 169), CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (19.9% of 690) and OTHER (18.9% of 132).

It reported 7.1 million shares out on loan at record dates, 0.63% 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 2026This filerMedian fund registrantAll filers pooled
Against-management share8.9%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate90.3%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate36.9%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held0.63%0.00%3.12%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%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)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS8,3617,8322856.2%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES908788879.3%
AUDIT-RELATED1,0679641039.8%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS54120.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES1741373245.0%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS605465.1%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE3923543811.0%
COMPENSATION5684719614.3%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE71454913819.9%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE1412411718.4%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE93137915.2%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION5684811.3%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES1593512118.2%
OTHER140982018.9%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 20246,0717.0%92.0%41.0%
year to 30 June 20256,6185.1%96.1%24.5%
year to 30 June 202612,6198.9%90.3%36.9%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST voted against management on 47 of the 476 it marked either way (9.9%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 270 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST voted for 108 (40.0%). 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.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Amazon.com, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
JPMorgan Chase & Co.19 May 2026Independent board chairman
JPMorgan Chase & Co.19 May 2026Lobbying alignment
Johnson & Johnson23 Apr 2026Independent Board Chair
Mastercard Incorporated16 Jun 2026Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent
AbbVie Inc.8 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair
Netflix, Inc.4 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent,"
The Home Depot, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair
Bank of America Corporation4 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting report on board oversight of risks related to animal welfare
The Walt Disney Company18 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, requesting an independent review and report on...
PEPSICO, INC.6 May 2026Shareholder Proposal - Report on Human Rights Oversight.
PEPSICO, INC.6 May 2026Shareholder Proposal - Report Evaluating the Treatment of Animals within Supply Chain.
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on risks related to ingredients
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and...
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the Company's plans to increase sustainability disclosure
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to amend the bylaws to repeal 3% derivative suit ownership threshold.
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to amend Article X of the bylaws.
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to...
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.13 May 2026Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting.
GE Aerospace5 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Requesting Report on Defense-Related Products
Verizon Communications Inc.21 May 2026Independent board chair
NextEra Energy, Inc.21 May 2026Report on Plans to Reduce and Align GHG Emissions with Paris Agreement Goals
QUALCOMM Incorporated17 Mar 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting."
International Business Machines Corporation28 Apr 2026Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent
International Business Machines Corporation28 Apr 2026Amend Stock Ownership Guidelines for Outside Directors
CATERPILLAR INC.10 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
AT&T INC.14 May 2026Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
ServiceNow, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent.
Texas Instruments Incorporated16 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds
Comcast Corporation10 Jun 2026Adopt policy to have an independent chair
Deere & Company25 Feb 2026Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent
Starbucks Corporation25 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority...
Starbucks Corporation25 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chair policy
THE BOEING COMPANY17 Apr 2026Action by Written Consent.
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting

Shares on loan

MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST reported 7.1 million shares on loan at record dates against 1.12 billion shares voted: 0.63% 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

20 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.

SeriesVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Catalyst/Welton Advantage Multi-Strategy Fund1,69526.0%63.0%57.1%
Catalyst Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Fund1,35511.3%83.1%34.7%
AlphaCentric Symmetry Strategy Fund1,1787.0%91.5%37.0%
Eventide Gilead Fund1,0781.6%99.0%not reported
JAG Large Cap Growth Fund86010.5%42.9%32.6%
Catalysts/MAP Global Equity Fund7222.9%100.0%7.3%
Catalyst/MAP Global Balanced Fund7112.0%100.0%7.3%
Eventide Large Cap Focus Fund6831.3%100.0%not reported
Catalyst Insider Buying Fund68310.1%92.5%39.5%
Eventide Dividend Growth Fund6810.1%100.0%not reported
Eventide Balanced Fund6490.2%100.0%not reported
AlphaCentric Life Sciences and Healthcare Fund48716.5%90.9%28.6%
Eventide Healthcare & Life Sciences Fund4380.7%100.0%not reported
Empiric Fund3564.5%100.0%72.2%
AlphaCentric Robotics and Automation Fund26227.4%not reportednot reported
Catalyst/SMH Total Return Income Fund2460.8%100.0%0.0%
Catalyst Tactical Allocation Fund23018.3%64.7%31.3%
Catalyst Energy Infrastructure Fund1570.0%100.0%not reported
AlphaCentric Real Income Fund1456.9%100.0%not reported
Catalyst/SMH High Income Fund2not reportednot reportednot reported

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.

Questions

How did MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST reported 873 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 788 were for (90.3%), 85 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 47 of the 476 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST vote against management?

8.9% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 1,120 of the 12,569 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 MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 106 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 20 of them (18.9%). Across every category it voted for 36.9% 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 MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST (filer no. 1355064), 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.