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AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS
fund voting report, part of Capital Group and American Funds
- Vote records reported
- 3,121year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 3.4%107 of 3,104 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 86.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 27.4%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS reported 3,121 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 3.4% of its votes as cast against management (107 of 3,104), 2.8 percentage points below the median fund registrant, which was 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 86.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 27.4% 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 (13.7% of 313), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (13.5% of 178) and CAPITAL STRUCTURE (6.5% of 170).
It reported 266.0 million shares out on loan at record dates, 1.34% 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 | 3.4% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 86.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 27.4% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 1.34% | 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 | 1,966 | 1,949 | 8 | 0.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 178 | 148 | 23 | 13.5% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 238 | 237 | 1 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 11 | 6 | 4 | 20.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 170 | 161 | 9 | 6.5% | |
| COMPENSATION | 177 | 163 | 13 | 6.4% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 323 | 282 | 40 | 13.7% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 45 | 5 | 40 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 67 | 12 | 55 | 3.0% | |
| OTHER | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 3,660 | 2.4% | 91.7% | 14.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 3,021 | 2.5% | 90.9% | 14.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 3,121 | 3.4% | 86.5% | 27.4% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS voted against management on 22 of the 167 it marked either way (13.2%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Netflix, Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- Comcast Corporation 10 Jun 2026
- THE BOEING COMPANY 17 Apr 2026
- T-Mobile US, Inc. 16 Jun 2026
- Welltower Inc. 21 May 2026
- AppLovin Corporation 3 Jun 2026
- Aon Plc 26 Jun 2026
- Cloudflare, Inc. 30 Jun 2026
- Apollo Global Management, Inc. 8 Jun 2026
- Charter Communications, Inc. 21 Apr 2026
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 13 Nov 2025
- Roblox Corporation 28 May 2026
- Brown & Brown, Inc. 6 May 2026
- Carvana Co. 5 May 2026
- CoStar Group, Inc. 23 Jun 2026
- Toast, Inc. 12 Jun 2026
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 13 May 2026
- Coupang, Inc. 11 Jun 2026
- Procore Technologies, Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- Compass, Inc. 14 May 2026
- Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 9 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 155 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS voted for 41 (26.5%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. 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 equal shareholder 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 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair. |
| 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," |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 28 Apr 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 10 Jun 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 28 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 5 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| ConocoPhillips | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman. |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds |
| Comcast Corporation | 10 Jun 2026 | Adopt policy to have an independent chair |
| S&P Global Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal to reduce the stock ownership threshold for calling a special shareholder... |
| Deere & Company | 25 Feb 2026 | Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent |
| Starbucks Corporation | 25 Mar 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority... |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 17 Apr 2026 | Action by Written Consent. |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 15 Jan 2026 | Reduce Ownership Threshold for Shareholders to Call Special Meeting |
| 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 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 30 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal titled "Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting." |
| 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. |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 13 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding shareholder right to act by written... |
| Yum! Brands, Inc. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Percentage of Shares Required to Call a Special Meeting. |
| AppLovin Corporation | 3 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results by class of shares |
| Keysight Technologies, Inc. | 19 Mar 2026 | Consider, on a non-binding advisory basis, a Stockholder Proposal: Shareholder Ability to Call for a... |
| SHOPIFY INC. | 16 Jun 2026 | Adopt a Policy on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") in the Company's Business and Operations |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent. |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 21 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. |
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 19 May 2026 | Advisory vote on stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent". |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | 1 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Permit Stockholder Action by Written Consent. |
| Humana Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | The stockholder proposal requesting shareholder approval requirement for excessive golden parachutes |
| Dollar Tree, Inc. | 16 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Carvana Co. | 5 May 2026 | To vote upon one stockholder proposal, as described in the Proxy Statement. |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | 27 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Shares on loan
AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS reported 266.0 million shares on loan at record dates against 19.58 billion shares voted: 1.34% 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 FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS | 3,121 | 3.4% | 86.5% | 25.9% |
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 0001104659-26-102961
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS reported 171 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 148 were for (86.5%), 23 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 22 of the 167 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does AMERICAN FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS vote against management?
3.4% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 107 of the 3,104 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 FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 40 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 27.4% 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 FUNDS FUNDAMENTAL INVESTORS (filer no. 39473), 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.