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American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust
fund voting report, part of American Beacon
- Vote records reported
- 4,189year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 4.3%175 of 4,092 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 92.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 25.6%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, American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust listed 4,189 vote records. Votes against management made up 4.3% of those marked either way (175 of 4,092); the median fund registrant stood at 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 5.5%. 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 92.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 25.6% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE (8.3% of 24), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (7.6% of 172) and COMPENSATION (5.6% of 303).
It reported 6.4 million shares out on loan at record dates, 4.86% 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 | 4.3% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 92.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 25.6% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 4.86% | 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 | 2,439 | 2,329 | 82 | 3.9% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 172 | 148 | 12 | 7.6% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 284 | 276 | 8 | 0.7% | |
| INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 13 | 8 | 5 | 25.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 370 | 349 | 21 | 5.4% | |
| COMPENSATION | 309 | 288 | 20 | 5.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 509 | 438 | 66 | 4.5% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 40 | 8 | 32 | 2.5% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 24 | 7 | 17 | 8.3% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 23 | 6 | 17 | 4.3% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 71 | 26 | 45 | 2.8% | |
| OTHER | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 4,016 | 5.9% | 93.4% | 28.5% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 4,328 | 4.9% | 93.2% | 28.9% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 4,189 | 4.3% | 92.5% | 25.6% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust voted against management on 5 of the 135 it marked either way (3.7%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- FedEx Corporation 29 Sep 2025
- Xcel Energy Inc. 20 May 2026
- Aon Plc 26 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 143 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust voted for 33 (23.1%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI-generated misinformation |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 26 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on DEI risks in federal contracting. |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 26 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on healthcare coverage gaps. |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 2 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework... |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 17 Mar 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting." |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. |
| Deere & Company | 25 Feb 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 17 Apr 2026 | Action by Written Consent. |
| CVS Health Corporation | 14 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent. |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy |
| The Cigna Group | 22 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | 5 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair |
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 23 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding stockholders' right to act by... |
| The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal that the Company adopt written consent rights for shareholders |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 2 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt shareholder right to act by written consent |
| SHOPIFY INC. | 16 Jun 2026 | Adopt a Policy on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") in the Company's Business and Operations |
| Humana Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | The stockholder proposal requesting shareholder approval requirement for excessive golden parachutes |
| The Timken Company | 8 May 2026 | Corporate governance |
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | 14 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Say on Climate |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. | 25 Dec 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CAPITAL STRUCTURE |
| Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | 15 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk | 19 Dec 2025 | Amend Articles of Association |
| PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk | 19 Dec 2025 | Approve Delegation of Authority for Approval of the 2026 Company Work Plan and Budget |
| Itau Unibanco Holding SA | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| Lottomatica Group SpA | 20 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| Lottomatica Group SpA | 20 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Lottomatica Group SpA | 20 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Lottomatica Group SpA | 20 Apr 2026 | Fix Board Terms for Directors |
| Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | 25 Jun 2026 | Approve Restricted Stock Plan |
| Rede D'Or Sao Luiz SA | 30 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| Interpump Group SpA | 30 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED |
| Interpump Group SpA | 30 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Shares on loan
American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust reported 6.4 million shares on loan at record dates against 126.3 million shares voted: 4.86% 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
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beacon Diversified Fund | 4,189 | 4.3% | 93.0% | 21.3% |
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 0001700933-26-000004
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust reported 160 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 148 were for (92.5%), 12 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 5 of the 135 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust vote against management?
4.3% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 175 of the 4,092 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 American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 33 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 1 of them (3.0%). Across every category it voted for 25.6% 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 American Beacon Institutional Funds Trust (filer no. 1700933), 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.