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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1589756

VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST

fund voting report, part of Virtus

Vote records reported
5,044year to 30 June 2026
Against management
6.1%310 of 5,042 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
92.9%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
35.5%for, of for + against + abstain
92.3% for4.4% against3.3% other6.1% against management5,044 votes

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

For the year to 30 June 2026, VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST reported 5,044 vote records on Form N-PX. 310 of the 5,042 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 6.1%, close to the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 2.7%. 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 92.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 35.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (25.7% of 206), COMPENSATION (18.4% of 158) and OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (11.5% of 52).

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 share6.1%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate92.9%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate35.5%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held0.00%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 ELECTIONS3,5613,379455.1%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES494434336.5%
AUDIT-RELATED46446400.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES159620.0%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS302736.7%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE656239.2%
COMPENSATION1581283018.4%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE2061654125.7%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE343312.9%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE192170.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION222200.0%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES5294311.5%
OTHER101not reported

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 20244,8588.8%88.2%34.8%
year to 30 June 20255,8905.8%90.1%35.8%
year to 30 June 20265,0446.1%92.9%35.5%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST voted against management on 27 of the 433 it marked either way (6.2%) in the year to 30 June 2026.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 150 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST voted for 52 (34.7%). 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 a report on AI data usage oversight
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
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
McDonald's Corporation20 May 2026Advisory Vote on Shareholders' Right to Act by Written Consent.
CATERPILLAR INC.10 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.22 May 2026Shareowner Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.
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
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION12 May 2026Stockholder Proposal Requiring Independent Board Chairman
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
Booking Holdings Inc.2 Jun 2026Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending.
Boston Scientific Corporation30 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting."
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by share class.
Meta Platforms, Inc.27 May 2026A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.
Zoetis Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation14 May 2026Stockholder Proposal to Require Independent Board Chair
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.14 May 2026Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending."
Otis Worldwide Corporation27 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures
Synopsys, Inc.16 Apr 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding 'stockholders' right to act by written consent
Yum! Brands, Inc.14 May 2026Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Percentage of Shares Required to Call a Special Meeting.
Autodesk, Inc.17 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal requesting amendment to stockholder special meeting right.
AppLovin Corporation3 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by class of shares
WEC Energy Group, Inc.7 May 2026Stockholder proposal to govern by majority vote
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal that the Company adopt written consent rights for shareholders
Dollar General Corporation28 May 2026To vote on a shareholder proposal asking the Board to take the steps necessary to reduce the minimum...
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.19 May 2026Advisory vote on stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent".
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.1 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - Permit Stockholder Action by Written Consent.
FirstEnergy Corp.20 May 2026Independent Board Chairman
Avery Dennison Corporation30 Apr 2026Require Independent Board Chair
CMS Energy Corporation8 May 2026Vote on a Shareholder Proposal: Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.
lululemon athletica inc.25 Jun 2026Declassify the Board of Directors

Shares on loan

VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST 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.

Fund series in this filing

2 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
Virtus AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund4,7946.4%93.4%35.6%
Virtus Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Energy Fund2500.4%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.

Questions

How did VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST reported 467 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 434 were for (92.9%), 33 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 27 of the 433 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST vote against management?

6.1% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 310 of the 5,042 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 VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 32 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 1 of them (3.1%). Across every category it voted for 35.5% 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 VIRTUS ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TRUST (filer no. 1589756), 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.