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John Hancock Diversified Income Fund
fund voting report, part of John Hancock and Manulife
- Vote records reported
- 5,250year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 6.7%289 of 4,331 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 89.4%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 27.0%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, John Hancock Diversified Income Fund reported 5,250 vote records on Form N-PX. 289 of the 4,331 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 6.7%, close to the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 11.6%. 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 89.4% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 27.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (18.2% of 33), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (10.5% of 191) and CAPITAL STRUCTURE (9.6% of 572).
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 | 6.7% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 89.4% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 27.0% | 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% |
Of the 5,250 vote records in this filing, 899 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 | 2,024 | 1,901 | 110 | 6.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 191 | 168 | 20 | 10.5% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 295 | 290 | 2 | 1.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 15 | 10 | 4 | 42.9% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 36 | 35 | 1 | 2.8% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 572 | 516 | 55 | 9.6% | |
| COMPENSATION | 310 | 290 | 19 | 5.2% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 739 | 672 | 62 | 8.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 33 | 6 | 25 | 18.2% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 21 | 1 | 20 | 4.8% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 62 | 22 | 40 | 1.6% | |
| OTHER | 221 | 207 | 12 | 3.2% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 9,174 | 8.2% | 83.9% | 17.8% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 5,594 | 6.8% | 83.4% | 11.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 5,250 | 6.7% | 89.4% | 27.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, John Hancock Diversified Income Fund voted against management on 18 of the 174 it marked either way (10.3%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
A further 8 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Texas Instruments Incorporated 16 Apr 2026
- ACCENTURE PLC 28 Jan 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- Microchip Technology Incorporated 19 Aug 2025
- Omnicom Group Inc. 5 May 2026
- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. 23 Apr 2026
- The Carlyle Group Inc. 3 Jun 2026
- Franklin Resources, Inc. 3 Feb 2026
- Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 30 Apr 2026
- Kone Oyj 5 Mar 2026
- Yara International ASA 12 May 2026
- PKO Bank Polski SA 29 Jun 2026
- BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 28 May 2026
- SNAM SpA 29 Apr 2026
- Knorr-Bremse AG 30 Apr 2026
- Telenor ASA 19 May 2026
- Acciona SA 24 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 139 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, John Hancock Diversified Income Fund voted for 36 (25.9%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting... |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair. |
| McDonald's Corporation | 20 May 2026 | Advisory Vote to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair. |
| McDonald's Corporation | 20 May 2026 | Advisory Vote on Shareholders' Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| 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 |
| 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 - Energy Supply Ratio. |
| Amgen Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal to require an independent board chairman. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 16 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent. |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 5 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Comcast Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Adopt policy to have an independent chair |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 11 Mar 2026 | To consider a shareholder proposal |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| 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. |
| Target Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| General Mills, Inc. | 30 Sep 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Adopt Policy to Separate the Board Chair and CEO Roles. |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an Independent Board Chairman. |
| State Street Corporation | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a policy and amendment to the by-laws requiring the Chair... |
| Campbell Soup Company | 18 Nov 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting. |
| Eni SpA | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| ANZ Group Holdings Limited | 18 Dec 2025 | Approve Disclosure of Financed Deforestation |
| ANZ Group Holdings Limited | 18 Dec 2025 | Approve Customer Transition Approach and Climate Commitments |
| ANZ Group Holdings Limited | 18 Dec 2025 | Approve the Amendments to the Company's Constitution |
| PKO Bank Polski SA | 20 Jan 2026 | Approve Decision on Covering Costs of Convocation of EGM |
| PKO Bank Polski SA | 29 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Amendments to Remuneration Policy (Management Board) |
| TERNA Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| ORLEN SA | 13 Nov 2025 | Shareholder proposal: OTHER |
Shares on loan
John Hancock Diversified 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 5 Aug 2026 accession 0001438934-26-000496
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did John Hancock Diversified Income Fund vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 John Hancock Diversified Income Fund reported 188 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 168 were for (89.4%), 20 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 18 of the 174 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 8 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does John Hancock Diversified Income Fund vote against management?
6.7% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 289 of the 4,331 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 Diversified Income Fund support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 29 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 4 of them (13.8%). Across every category it voted for 27.0% 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 Diversified Income Fund (filer no. 1496749), 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.