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John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund
fund voting report, part of John Hancock and Manulife
- Vote records reported
- 1,643year to 30 June 2024
- Against management
- 6.2%95 of 1,526 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 91.9%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 35.8%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund reported 1,643 vote records for the year to 30 June 2024. It marked 6.2% of its votes as cast against management (95 of 1,526), close to the median fund registrant, which was 6.7%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.5%. 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 91.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.2%) and it voted for 35.8% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 28.8%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (46.7% of 30), HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE (40.0% of 25) and OTHER (20.0% of 40).
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,284 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2024 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10.2% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 91.9% | 91.2% | 84.6% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 35.8% | 28.8% | 37.0% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| 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% |
Of the 1,643 vote records in this filing, 116 carry something the form does not expect: a missing vote source or category, a record with no vote line, a meeting date that cannot be read, or a security identifier this site could not use. They are counted as filed. What is checked
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 | 887 | 867 | 15 | 1.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 95 | 79 | 7 | 7.4% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 74 | 73 | 1 | 1.4% | |
| COMPENSATION | 68 | 53 | 15 | 17.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 156 | 147 | 9 | 11.0% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46.7% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 25 | 10 | 15 | 40.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 79 | 19 | 60 | 13.9% | |
| OTHER | 40 | 31 | 3 | 20.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,643 | 6.2% | 91.9% | 35.8% |
Only one season is on file for this entry so far. The structured Form N-PX began with the year to 30 June 2024.
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted against management on 7 of the 83 it marked either way (8.4%) in the year to 30 June 2024.
A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- Broadcom Inc. 22 Apr 2024
- Analog Devices, Inc. 13 Mar 2024
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 25 Jan 2024
- Columbia Banking System, Inc. 8 May 2024
- Lazard, Inc. 9 May 2024
- Orkla ASA 18 Apr 2024
- BAWAG Group AG 8 Apr 2024
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 145 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted for 51 (35.2%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 7 Dec 2023 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots |
| Apple Inc. | 28 Feb 2024 | A shareholder proposal entitled "Racial and Gender Pay Gaps" |
| Apple Inc. | 28 Feb 2024 | A shareholder proposal requesting a report on the use of Al |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21 May 2024 | Shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21 May 2024 | Indigenous peoples' rights indicators |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21 May 2024 | Independent board chairman |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 28 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to act by written consent |
| AbbVie Inc. | 3 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal - to Implement Simple Majority Vote |
| AbbVie Inc. | 3 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal - to Issue a Report on Patent Process |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 6 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal to report on effectiveness of the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 29 May 2024 | Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Practices |
| Bank of America Corporation | 24 Apr 2024 | Report on Climate Lobbying |
| Bank of America Corporation | 24 Apr 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting disclosure of clean energy financing ratio |
| Bank of America Corporation | 24 Apr 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair |
| Walmart Inc. | 5 Jun 2024 | Racial Equity Audit |
| Walmart Inc. | 5 Jun 2024 | Publication of Targets for Transitioning from Gestation Crates in Pork Supply Chain |
| Walmart Inc. | 5 Jun 2024 | Workplace Safety & Violence Review |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 9 May 2024 | Amend clawback policy |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 9 May 2024 | Lobbying activities report |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 9 May 2024 | Independent Board chair |
| McDonald's Corporation | 22 May 2024 | Advisory Vote on Poultry Welfare Disclosure. |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 7 May 2024 | Adopt Share Retention Policy For Senior Executives |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 23 May 2024 | A proposal entitled "Climate Lobbying Report" requesting a report on the Company's lobbying and trade... |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | 23 May 2024 | Disclose Board Skills and Diversity Matrix |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 25 Apr 2024 | Stockholder proposal to permit a combined 15% of stockholders to call a special meeting. |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 30 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 30 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Climate Lobbying |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 30 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 30 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Lobbying Activities |
| RTX CORPORATION | 2 May 2024 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Full Value Chain Emissions Reduction Plan |
| RTX CORPORATION | 2 May 2024 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Lobbying Transparency Report |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 2 May 2024 | To prepare an annual report on the effectiveness of UPS's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 2 May 2024 | To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share. |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 2 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting Reduction in Threshold to Call Special Stockholder Meetings |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 2 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Reducing Full Value Chain GHG Emissions |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 9 May 2024 | Adopt Share Retention Policy For Senior Executives |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 6 Feb 2024 | Shareholder Proposal to Implement a Simple Majority Vote Requirement in the Company's Governing Documents. |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 13 Mar 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting |
| DOW INC. | 11 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| DOW INC. | 11 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal - Single-Use Plastics Report |
Shares on loan
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2024. 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 5 Aug 2024 accession 0001438934-24-000048
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2024 John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund reported 86 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 79 were for (91.9%), 7 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 7 of the 83 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund vote against management?
6.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2024: 95 of the 1,526 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 John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 30 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2024 and voted for 14 of them (46.7%). Across every category it voted for 35.8% 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 John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (filer no. 1396502), 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.