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First Eagle ETF Trust
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 1,165year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 3.4%40 of 1,165 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 95.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 29.2%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, First Eagle ETF Trust reported 1,165 vote records on Form N-PX. 40 of the 1,165 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 3.4%, 2.8 percentage points below the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 3.5%. 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 95.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 29.2% 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 (28.6% of 35), COMPENSATION (17.6% of 34) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (5.4% of 93).
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 | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 95.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 29.2% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 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 | 871 | 856 | 9 | 1.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 93 | 85 | 4 | 5.4% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 7 | 5 | 2 | 42.9% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21.4% | |
| COMPENSATION | 34 | 28 | 6 | 17.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 35 | 18 | 17 | 28.6% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8.3% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,165 | 3.4% | 95.5% | 29.2% |
Only one season is on file for this entry so far. The structured Form N-PX began with the year to 30 June 2024.
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, First Eagle ETF Trust voted against management on 4 of the 83 it marked either way (4.8%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 14 Apr 2026
- Charter Communications, Inc. 21 Apr 2026
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 29 Apr 2026
- Lincoln National Corporation 28 May 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 45 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, First Eagle ETF Trust voted for 13 (28.9%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay. |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES |
| 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. |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent. |
| PPG Industries, Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring an independent board chair |
| Workday, Inc. | 16 Jun 2026 | To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on share class. |
| Entegris, Inc. | 6 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal: Providing stockholders the right to call special meetings of stockholders. |
| Universal Health Services, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Disclosure of Voting Results Based on Shareholders' Money at Risk |
| Lincoln National Corporation | 28 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | 21 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure. |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 27 May 2026 | Proposal requesting Company to modify its Voluntary Retail Voting Program to provide multiple options not... |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | 10 Jun 2026 | If properly presented, a stockholder proposal regarding changes to existing stockholder special meeting right. |
Shares on loan
First Eagle ETF 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.
| Series | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST EAGLE MID CAP EQUITY ETF | 591 | 3.9% | 98.0% | 54.5% |
| FIRST EAGLE US EQUITY ETF | 574 | 3.0% | 92.3% | 21.6% |
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 28 Aug 2026 accession 0000930413-26-002768
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did First Eagle ETF Trust vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 First Eagle ETF Trust reported 89 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 85 were for (95.5%), 4 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 4 of the 83 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does First Eagle ETF Trust vote against management?
3.4% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 40 of the 1,165 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 First Eagle ETF Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 5 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 29.2% 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 First Eagle ETF Trust (filer no. 2083193), 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.