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ARK ETF Trust
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 3,178year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 2.2%69 of 3,146 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 100.0%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 22.2%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, ARK ETF Trust reported 3,178 vote records on Form N-PX. 69 of the 3,146 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 2.2%, 4.0 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 0.7%. 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 100.0% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 22.2% 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 (40.0% of 20), OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (17.0% of 53) and HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE (9.7% of 31).
It reported 8.1 million shares out on loan at record dates, 0.25% 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 2026 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 2.2% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 100.0% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 22.2% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.25% | 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 | 1,735 | 1,720 | 14 | 0.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 230 | 206 | 3 | 0.9% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 307 | 307 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 23 | 9 | 14 | 40.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 54.5% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 191 | 185 | 5 | 2.6% | |
| COMPENSATION | 228 | 223 | 5 | 0.9% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 363 | 318 | 42 | 9.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 31 | 3 | 28 | 9.7% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23.1% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 53 | 13 | 40 | 17.0% | |
| OTHER | 117 | 90 | 13 | 1.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 3,400 | 2.0% | 99.1% | not reported | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 3,324 | 0.8% | 99.5% | 7.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 3,178 | 2.2% | 100.0% | 22.2% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, ARK ETF Trust voted against management on 0 of the 124 it marked either way (0.0%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
A further 1 say-on-pay item was reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 57 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, ARK ETF Trust voted for 14 (24.6%). 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... |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent," |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 17 Mar 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting." |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 10 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| Deere & Company | 25 Feb 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Data Protection Impact Assessment |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by share class. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on Al data usage oversight. |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 11 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal titled "Improve Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting". |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 17 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting amendment to stockholder special meeting right. |
| Airbnb, Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Dual-class sunset; and |
| Datadog, Inc. | 15 Jun 2026 | The stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting the adoption of a simple... |
Shares on loan
ARK ETF Trust reported 8.1 million shares on loan at record dates against 3.24 billion shares voted: 0.25% 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
8 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 3D Printing ETF | 672 | 2.1% | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF | 461 | 0.7% | 100.0% | not reported |
| ARK Innovation ETF | 384 | 3.1% | 100.0% | 20.0% |
| ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF | 378 | 1.6% | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF | 360 | 3.4% | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF | 345 | 1.2% | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | 343 | 4.4% | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| ARK Genomic Revolution ETF | 235 | 1.3% | 100.0% | not 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.
- N-PX filed 19 Aug 2026 accession 0001213900-26-091477
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did ARK ETF Trust vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 ARK ETF Trust reported 206 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 206 were for (100.0%), 0 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 0 of the 124 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 ARK ETF Trust vote against management?
2.2% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 69 of the 3,146 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 ARK ETF Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 21 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 22.2% 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 ARK ETF Trust (filer no. 1579982), 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.