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Bitwise Funds Trust
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 901year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 23.0%203 of 883 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 49.1%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 36.2%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
Bitwise Funds Trust reported 901 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 23.0% of its votes as cast against management (203 of 883), 16.8 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 23.4%. 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 49.1% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 36.2% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (45.2% of 62), CAPITAL STRUCTURE (32.9% of 70) and COMPENSATION (31.1% of 45).
It reported 9.5 million shares out on loan at record dates, 3.72% 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 | 23.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 49.1% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 36.2% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 3.72% | 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 | 498 | 401 | 18 | 19.5% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 63 | 27 | 28 | 45.2% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 77 | 73 | 4 | 5.2% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 18 | 12 | 5 | 29.4% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 70 | 48 | 22 | 32.9% | |
| COMPENSATION | 45 | 30 | 15 | 31.1% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 103 | 74 | 29 | 28.7% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10.0% | |
| OTHER | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 428 | 19.5% | 85.7% | 37.1% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 523 | 22.5% | 54.8% | 39.3% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 901 | 23.0% | 49.1% | 36.2% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Bitwise Funds Trust voted against management on 15 of the 33 it marked either way (45.5%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Tesla, Inc. 6 Nov 2025
- BlackRock, Inc. 20 May 2026
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 14 Apr 2026
- Roblox Corporation 28 May 2026
- Unity Software Inc. 13 May 2026
- Core Scientific, Inc. 30 Oct 2025
- Core Scientific, Inc. 12 May 2026
- TeraWulf Inc. 9 Jun 2026
- MARA Holdings, Inc. 18 Jun 2026
- Cipher Digital Inc. 2 Jun 2026
- Hut 8 Corp. 11 Jun 2026
- Applied Digital Corporation 5 Nov 2025
- Galaxy Digital Inc. 28 May 2026
- IREN Limited 19 Nov 2025
- Semler Scientific, Inc. 13 Jan 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 39 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Bitwise Funds Trust voted for 14 (35.9%). 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... |
| Visa Inc. | 27 Jan 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 16 Jun 2026 | Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Equinix, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, related... |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | To vote upon a shareholder proposal requiring the Company to provide a report on political spending. |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 27 May 2026 | Proposal requesting Company to modify its Voluntary Retail Voting Program to provide multiple options not... |
Shares on loan
Bitwise Funds Trust reported 9.5 million shares on loan at record dates against 247.0 million shares voted: 3.72% 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
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitwise Web3 ETF | 369 | 18.9% | 58.3% | 37.5% |
| Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF | 308 | 18.3% | 44.4% | 33.3% |
| Bitwise Bitcoin Standard Corporations ETF | 224 | 36.0% | 36.4% | 33.3% |
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 0001193125-26-371038
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Bitwise Funds Trust vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Bitwise Funds Trust reported 55 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 27 were for (49.1%), 28 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 15 of the 33 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does Bitwise Funds Trust vote against management?
23.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 203 of the 883 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 Bitwise Funds Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 9 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 36.2% 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 Bitwise Funds Trust (filer no. 1928561), 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.