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abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 1,351year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 15.5%203 of 1,311 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 17.8%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 39.6%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund reported 1,351 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 15.5% of its votes as cast against management (203 of 1,311), 9.3 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 11.2%. 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 17.8% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 39.6% 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 (78.7% of 47), AUDIT-RELATED (42.9% of 84) and ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (25.0% of 20).
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 | 15.5% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 17.8% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 39.6% | 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 | 635 | 575 | 42 | 8.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 47 | 8 | 37 | 78.7% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 85 | 49 | 36 | 42.9% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 164 | 151 | 13 | 8.0% | |
| COMPENSATION | 147 | 107 | 30 | 24.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 218 | 202 | 11 | 10.7% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 20 | 4 | 14 | 25.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 33.3% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 26 | 7 | 19 | 3.8% | |
| OTHER | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,456 | 14.0% | 22.0% | 45.3% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,426 | 14.9% | 21.4% | 22.1% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,351 | 15.5% | 17.8% | 39.6% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund voted against management on 36 of the 44 it marked either way (81.8%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Apple Inc. 24 Feb 2026
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- AbbVie Inc. 8 May 2026
- Oracle Corporation 18 Nov 2025
- Merck & Co., Inc. 26 May 2026
- Bank of America Corporation 4 May 2026
- Cisco Systems, Inc. 16 Dec 2025
- Union Pacific Corporation 14 May 2026
- The TJX Companies, Inc. 9 Jun 2026
- NextEra Energy, Inc. 21 May 2026
- ACCENTURE PLC 28 Jan 2026
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 29 Apr 2026
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. 29 May 2026
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 22 May 2026
- Linde Plc 29 Jul 2025
- MEDTRONIC PLC 16 Oct 2025
- NIKE, Inc. 9 Sep 2025
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 12 May 2026
- Waste Management, Inc. 12 May 2026
- Analog Devices, Inc. 11 Mar 2026
- CVS Health Corporation 14 May 2026
- SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED (SCHLUMBERGER N.V.) 8 Apr 2026
- Target Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- CME Group Inc. 9 Jun 2026
- FedEx Corporation 29 Sep 2025
- Becton, Dickinson and Company 27 Jan 2026
- MetLife, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- ONEOK, Inc. 20 May 2026
- NXP Semiconductors N.V. 10 Jun 2026
- Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 10 Jun 2026
- FirstEnergy Corp. 20 May 2026
- CMS Energy Corporation 8 May 2026
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 14 May 2026
- Meritage Homes Corporation 21 May 2026
- Primo Brands Corporation 28 Apr 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 48 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund voted for 21 (43.8%). 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 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19 May 2026 | Independent board chairman |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| Bank of America Corporation | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Report on Plans to Reduce and Align GHG Emissions with Paris Agreement Goals |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Energy Supply Ratio |
| 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 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 29 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal requesting an independent board chairman. |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 29 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal requesting a report describing how the Company could disclose its plastic packaging... |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 11 Mar 2026 | To consider a shareholder proposal |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy |
| Target Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| FedEx Corporation | 29 Sep 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman. |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | 20 May 2026 | Independent Board Chairman |
| CMS Energy Corporation | 8 May 2026 | Vote on a Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| Meritage Homes Corporation | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to improve shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting. |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. | 25 Dec 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CAPITAL STRUCTURE |
| RUMO SA | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
Shares on loan
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend 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 21 Aug 2026 accession 0001104659-26-099459
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund reported 45 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 8 were for (17.8%), 37 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 36 of the 44 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund vote against management?
15.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 203 of the 1,311 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 abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 17 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 3 of them (17.6%). Across every category it voted for 39.6% 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 abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (filer no. 1379400), 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.