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Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund
fund voting report, part of Virtus
- Vote records reported
- 1,079year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 10.0%108 of 1,077 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 89.9%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 15.0%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 2026, Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund listed 1,079 vote records. Votes against management made up 10.0% of those marked either way (108 of 1,077); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 10.1%. 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 15.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in COMPENSATION (19.4% of 36), CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (14.3% of 63) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (11.1% of 144).
It reported 18,216 shares out on loan at record dates, 0.27% 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 | 10.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 89.9% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 15.0% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.27% | 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 | 681 | 614 | 29 | 9.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 144 | 124 | 14 | 11.1% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 8 | 8 | 0 | 75.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16.7% | |
| COMPENSATION | 36 | 27 | 9 | 19.4% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 65 | 31 | 34 | 14.3% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 33 | 1 | 32 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 16 | 3 | 13 | 12.5% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 51 | 2 | 49 | 2.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 761 | 13.7% | 84.4% | 38.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,102 | 10.6% | 81.7% | 25.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,079 | 10.0% | 89.9% | 15.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund voted against management on 7 of the 69 it marked either way (10.1%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Oracle Corporation 18 Nov 2025
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2 May 2026
- Arista Networks, Inc. 29 May 2026
- Cintas Corporation 28 Oct 2025
- Chewy, Inc. 10 Jul 2025
- Wolfspeed, Inc. 16 Dec 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 112 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund voted for 16 (14.3%). 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 | 5 Dec 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence |
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 Dec 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting... |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 16 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| Walmart Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal: SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to... |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Declassify the Board of Directors |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| 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 dual class capital structure. |
| Cintas Corporation | 28 Oct 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding support for shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting. |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 27 May 2026 | Proposal requesting Company to modify its Voluntary Retail Voting Program to provide multiple options not... |
Shares on loan
Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund reported 18,216 shares on loan at record dates against 6.8 million shares voted: 0.27% 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.
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 27 Aug 2026 accession 0001636289-26-000002
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund reported 138 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 124 were for (89.9%), 14 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 7 of the 69 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund vote against management?
10.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 108 of the 1,077 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 Diversified Income & Convertible Fund 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 0 of them (0.0%). Across every category it voted for 15.0% 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 Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (filer no. 1636289), 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.