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SYNTAX ETF TRUST
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 16,060year to 30 June 2024
- Against management
- 3.5%602 of 16,971 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 46.9%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 27.7%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2024, SYNTAX ETF TRUST listed 16,060 vote records. Votes against management made up 3.5% of those marked either way (602 of 16,971); the median fund registrant stood at 6.7%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.0%. 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 46.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.2%) and it voted for 27.7% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 28.8%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (36.7% of 49), SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (30.9% of 188) and ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (29.4% of 68).
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 | 3.5% | 6.7% | 10.2% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 46.9% | 91.2% | 84.6% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 27.7% | 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% |
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 | 12,588 | 12,136 | 223 | 1.5% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 44 | 15 | 6 | 15.4% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 192 | 162 | 26 | 30.9% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0.0% | |
| COMPENSATION | 2,332 | 1,826 | 279 | 10.4% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 1,735 | 1,661 | 38 | 1.8% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 68 | 19 | 49 | 29.4% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 41 | 7 | 31 | 18.4% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 49 | 18 | 31 | 36.7% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 176 | 31 | 145 | 17.6% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 16,060 | 3.5% | 46.9% | 27.7% |
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, SYNTAX ETF TRUST voted against management on 2 of the 13 it marked either way (15.4%) 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.
- Norfolk Southern Corporation 9 May 2024
- Apartment Income REIT Corp. 25 Jun 2024
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 490 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, SYNTAX ETF TRUST voted for 138 (28.2%). 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 Tax Transparency |
| Microsoft Corporation | 7 Dec 2023 | Report on Risks of Weapons Development |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 22 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting a report on customer due diligence |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 22 May 2024 | Commission Third Party Assessment on Company's Commitment to Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 22 May 2024 | Commission a Third Party Audit on Working Conditions |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 22 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting a report on customer use of certain technologies |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 22 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting additional reporting on stakeholder impacts |
| Apple Inc. | 28 Feb 2024 | A shareholder proposal requesting a report on the use of Al |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 26 Jun 2024 | Advisory approval of a stockholder proposal to replace the supermajority voting provisions in our charter... |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21 May 2024 | Shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6 Dec 2023 | Stockholder Proposal - Approval to have Ciscos Board issue a tax transparency report in consideration of... |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 29 May 2024 | Report on Tax Practices |
| PEPSICO, INC. | 1 May 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Third-Party Racial Equity Audit. |
| Walmart Inc. | 5 Jun 2024 | Racial Equity Audit |
| Walmart Inc. | 5 Jun 2024 | Workplace Safety & Violence Review |
| Netflix, Inc. | 6 Jun 2024 | Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 8 - Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement," |
| Netflix, Inc. | 6 Jun 2024 | Report on Use of Artificial Intelligence |
| Oracle Corporation | 15 Nov 2023 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Pay Gap Report |
| Tesla, Inc. | 13 Jun 2024 | A stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a freedom of association and collective bargaining policy |
| Tesla, Inc. | 13 Jun 2024 | A stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on anti-harassment and discrimination efforts |
| Tesla, Inc. | 13 Jun 2024 | A stockholder proposal regarding simple majority voting provisions in our governing documents |
| Danaher Corporation | 7 May 2024 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 7 May 2024 | Adopt Share Retention Policy For Senior Executives |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 8 May 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding special meeting right. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 25 Apr 2024 | Stockholder proposal to permit a combined 15% of stockholders to call a special meeting. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 25 Apr 2024 | Stockholder proposal to report on due diligence efforts to identify risks associated with product misuse. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Third-Party Assessment of Respect for Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining. |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 30 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent |
| CVS Health Corporation | 16 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting an Independent, Third Party Worker Rights Assessment and Report. |
| RTX CORPORATION | 2 May 2024 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Full Value Chain Emissions Reduction Plan |
| American Express Company | 6 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal relating to golden parachutes. |
| American Tower Corporation | 22 May 2024 | To consider a stockholder proposal, if properly presented, regarding the ownership threshold required to... |
| American Tower Corporation | 22 May 2024 | To consider a stockholder proposal, if properly presented, regarding disclosure of racial and gender pay gaps. |
| 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. |
| Deere & Company | 28 Feb 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder ratification of golden parachutes |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 23 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding simple majority vote. |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 8 May 2024 | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board adopt a policy requiring the Company's named... |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 2 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting Reduction in Threshold to Call Special Stockholder Meetings |
Shares on loan
SYNTAX ETF TRUST 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 30 Aug 2024 accession 0001398344-24-016933
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did SYNTAX ETF TRUST vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2024 SYNTAX ETF TRUST reported 32 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 15 were for (46.9%), 4 against and 13 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 2 of the 13 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 SYNTAX ETF TRUST vote against management?
3.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2024: 602 of the 16,971 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 SYNTAX ETF TRUST support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 68 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2024 and voted for 19 of them (27.9%). Across every category it voted for 27.7% 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 30 Sep 2026.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by SYNTAX ETF TRUST (filer no. 1580843), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 30 Sep 2026; page built 1 Oct 2026.