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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1552740

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI

fund voting report, part of First Trust

Vote records reported
39,391year to 30 June 2026
Against management
7.1%1,114 of 15,643 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
89.3%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
32.0%for, of for + against + abstain
89.5% for7.0% against3.5% other7.1% against management39,391 votes

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

For the year to 30 June 2026, FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI reported 39,391 vote records on Form N-PX. 1,114 of the 15,643 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 7.1%, close to the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 6.4%. 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 89.3% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 32.0% 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 (39.6% of 53), EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (35.0% of 140) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (16.6% of 1,553).

It reported 103.5 million shares out on loan at record dates, 1.37% 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 share7.1%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate89.3%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate32.0%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held1.37%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 ELECTIONS24,05322,4456025.1%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES2,2501,90822910.1%
AUDIT-RELATED2,8932,811490.9%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS100not reported
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES131962739.6%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS2842117235.0%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE2,1551,96215610.8%
COMPENSATION2,5592,08642613.6%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE5,1234,42754216.6%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE394623260.0%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE225561630.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION233561710.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES5911084720.0%
OTHER176129425.4%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202436,6146.8%90.9%22.8%
year to 30 June 202535,3276.4%90.6%25.1%
year to 30 June 202639,3917.1%89.3%32.0%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI voted against management on 60 of the 636 it marked either way (9.4%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

A further 387 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 527 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI voted for 184 (34.9%). 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
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting
Visa Inc.27 Jan 2026Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.19 May 2026Independent board chairman
Mastercard Incorporated16 Jun 2026Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair.
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,"
Bank of America Corporation4 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair
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.
McDonald's Corporation20 May 2026Advisory Vote on Shareholders' Right to Act by Written Consent.
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
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
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Require Independent Board Chair
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote.
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.
ConocoPhillips12 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds
Morgan Stanley14 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chairman
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.22 May 2026Shareowner Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.
Comcast Corporation10 Jun 2026Adopt policy to have an independent chair
S&P Global Inc.20 May 2026Vote on a shareholder proposal to reduce the stock ownership threshold for calling a special shareholder...
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 a report on the risks of the Company excluding religious charities from...
THE BOEING COMPANY17 Apr 2026Action by Written Consent.
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION12 May 2026Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.9 Dec 2025To consider and vote upon a shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, regarding...
Lam Research Corporation4 Nov 2025Stockholder proposal titled "Realistic Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting,"
Analog Devices, Inc.11 Mar 2026To consider a shareholder proposal
CVS Health Corporation14 May 2026Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent.
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION27 May 2026Proposal requesting Company to modify its Voluntary Retail Voting Program to provide multiple options not...
Boston Scientific Corporation30 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting."

Shares on loan

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI reported 103.5 million shares on loan at record dates against 7.46 billion shares voted: 1.37% 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

39 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
Emerging Markets Equity Select ETF4,60912.7%not reported43.4%
First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF2,6436.9%90.0%22.5%
First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF2,3207.3%90.8%23.2%
First Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETF2,3186.2%not reported34.2%
First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF1,907not reported88.3%45.5%
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF1,794not reported92.1%46.7%
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF1,643not reported81.6%22.9%
First Trust Nasdaq Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ETF1,382not reported76.5%26.6%
First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF1,360not reported92.7%34.3%
First Trust New Constructs Core Earnings Leaders ETF1,306not reported91.1%39.0%
First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF1,1134.2%not reported41.4%
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund1,1058.2%78.5%27.8%
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF1,0175.1%94.4%27.8%
First Trust RBA Deglobalization ETF975not reported95.9%57.1%
Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund9684.6%89.2%43.5%
First Trust SMID Capital Strength ETF951not reported94.6%75.0%
First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF943not reportednot reported9.4%
First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF905not reported91.3%50.0%
First Trust Bloomberg Shareholder Yield ETF809not reported92.0%22.0%
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF806not reported89.7%36.4%
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Dividend ETF7496.8%82.0%31.3%
First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF74212.9%71.4%26.5%
First Trust S&P 500 Economic Moat ETF709not reported95.8%22.0%
First Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETF683not reported93.3%80.0%
First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF672not reported86.0%25.0%
First Trust Bloomberg R&D Leaders ETF668not reported73.5%30.5%
First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF637not reported53.3%36.8%
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF6334.4%93.5%29.4%
First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF5044.6%92.7%39.3%
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF4983.4%98.0%not reported
First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF4969.9%96.0%31.3%
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF4914.1%100.0%37.5%
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF3706.0%87.1%52.9%
First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF36910.0%92.9%12.5%
First Trust Balanced Income ETF112not reportednot reportednot reported
First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF56not reportednot reportednot reported
First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF4812.5%not reportednot reported
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF4012.5%not reportednot reported
First Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETF400.0%not 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 FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI reported 2,137 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 1,908 were for (89.3%), 229 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 60 of the 636 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 387 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI vote against management?

7.1% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 1,114 of the 15,643 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 FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 326 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 0 of them (0.0%). Across every category it voted for 32.0% 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 FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VI (filer no. 1552740), 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.