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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 1591939

Absolute Shares Trust

fund voting report

Vote records reported
3,040year to 30 June 2026
Against management
3.6%109 of 3,038 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
89.9%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
30.4%for, of for + against + abstain
94.3% for5.3% against0.4% other3.6% against management3,038 votes

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

In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2026, Absolute Shares Trust listed 3,040 vote records. Votes against management made up 3.6% of those marked either way (109 of 3,038); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 3.2%. 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 89.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 30.4% 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 (36.4% of 151), OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (11.4% of 35) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (9.7% of 236).

It reported 6.7 million shares out on loan at record dates, 20.20% 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 share3.6%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate89.9%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate30.4%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held20.20%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 ELECTIONS2,2102,196100.5%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES236205239.7%
AUDIT-RELATED23923900.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES118354.5%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS9900.0%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE454324.4%
COMPENSATION827487.3%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE151906136.4%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE200200.0%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE134930.8%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES3543011.4%
OTHER211389.5%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 20242,0835.1%91.2%26.4%
year to 30 June 20263,0403.6%89.9%30.4%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Absolute Shares Trust voted against management on 18 of the 163 it marked either way (11.0%) in the year to 30 June 2026.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 99 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Absolute Shares Trust voted for 33 (33.3%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Microsoft Corporation5 Dec 2025Report on Al Data Usage Oversight
Netflix, Inc.4 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent,"
Walmart Inc.4 Jun 2026Report on Immigration Policy & Enforcement
AT&T INC.14 May 2026EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.29 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds
Micron Technology, Inc.15 Jan 2026Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting
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
United Parcel Service, Inc.7 May 2026To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share.
The Cigna Group22 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated13 May 2026Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding shareholder right to act by written...
FORD MOTOR COMPANY14 May 2026A shareholder proposal relating to a request that the Board take steps to implement one vote per share for...
FORD MOTOR COMPANY14 May 2026A shareholder proposal relating to public disclosure by share class of voting results on matters subject...
Yum! Brands, Inc.14 May 2026Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Percentage of Shares Required to Call a Special Meeting.
HCA Healthcare, Inc.23 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding a report on healthcare consequences.
eBay Inc.17 Jun 2026Special stockholder meeting threshold
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...
Dollar General Corporation28 May 2026To vote on a shareholder proposal asking the Board to report on the feasibility of adopting a...
Dollar General Corporation28 May 2026Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
NRG Energy, Inc.30 Apr 2026To vote on a stockholder proposal to give shareholders the ability to call for a special shareholder meeting
Edison International23 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Equity
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.14 May 2026Stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent.
Zscaler, Inc.12 Jan 2026To vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our board of directors.
Tyson Foods, Inc.5 Feb 2026Shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on class of shares.
Tyson Foods, Inc.5 Feb 2026Shareholder proposal regarding report on the anticipated impact of recent changes in US immigration...
The AES Corporation29 Apr 2026If properly presented, to vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ability to call...
HubSpot, Inc.15 Jun 2026A stockholder proposal to change the Company's Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws to allow 10% holders of...
Campbell Soup Company18 Nov 2025To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting.
Assurant, Inc.21 May 2026Stockholder proposal regarding action by written consent.
Eastman Chemical Company7 May 2026Advisory Vote on Stockholder Proposal Regarding Lowering the Threshold for Calling Special Shareholder...
Oshkosh Corporation5 May 2026Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Eagle Materials Inc.4 Aug 2025Non-binding advisory stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our Board of Directors.

Shares on loan

Absolute Shares Trust reported 6.7 million shares on loan at record dates against 26.5 million shares voted: 20.20% 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

4 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
WBI BullBear Yield 3000 ETF9193.8%92.2%28.9%
WBI BullBear Value 3000 ETF7553.0%94.8%33.3%
WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF7314.5%83.9%35.0%
WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF6352.8%89.1%25.9%

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 Absolute Shares Trust vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 Absolute Shares Trust reported 228 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 205 were for (89.9%), 23 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 18 of the 163 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does Absolute Shares Trust vote against management?

3.6% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 109 of the 3,038 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 Absolute Shares Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 20 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 30.4% 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 Absolute Shares Trust (filer no. 1591939), 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.