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BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.
fund voting report, part of BNY Mellon
- Vote records reported
- 703year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 7.5%53 of 703 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 87.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 21.5%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. reported 703 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 7.5% of its votes as cast against management (53 of 703), 1.3 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 6.5%. 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 87.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 21.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in AUDIT-RELATED (52.8% of 53), CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (31.1% of 45) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (12.0% of 50).
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 | 7.5% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 87.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 21.5% | 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 | 485 | 482 | 2 | 0.6% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 50 | 42 | 6 | 12.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 53 | 25 | 28 | 52.8% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9.1% | |
| COMPENSATION | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 45 | 36 | 9 | 31.1% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 29 | 2 | 27 | 3.4% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 633 | 10.5% | 89.7% | 25.8% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 643 | 8.6% | 76.2% | 20.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 703 | 7.5% | 87.5% | 21.5% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. voted against management on 6 of the 48 it marked either way (12.5%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- AbbVie Inc. 8 May 2026
- Walmart Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- NextEra Energy, Inc. 21 May 2026
- Carrier Global Corporation 15 Apr 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 65 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. voted for 14 (21.5%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 a report on AI data usage oversight |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent," |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 16 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent. |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 15 Jan 2026 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 30 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting." |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding 'stockholders' right to act by written consent |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 25 Jun 2026 | To consider and act on one stockholder proposal, entitled "Independent Board Chairman" |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting (Proposal... |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | 30 Apr 2026 | Consideration of a Shareholder proposal regarding Shareholder right to act by written consent. |
Shares on loan
BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S000000095 | 703 | 7.5% | 87.5% | 21.5% |
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 18 Aug 2026 accession 0000030167-26-000004
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. reported 48 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 42 were for (87.5%), 6 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 6 of the 48 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. vote against management?
7.5% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 53 of the 703 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 BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. 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 21.5% 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 BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc. (filer no. 30167), 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.