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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 49905

HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC

fund voting report, part of Hartford Funds

Vote records reported
27,059year to 30 June 2026
Against management
9.4%2,493 of 26,440 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
53.9%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
34.2%for, of for + against + abstain
88.2% for9.6% against2.2% other9.4% against management27,059 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

For the year to 30 June 2026, HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC reported 27,059 vote records on Form N-PX. 2,493 of the 26,440 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 9.4%, 3.2 percentage points above the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 8.4%. 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 53.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 34.2% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (44.2% of 165), SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (43.4% of 785) and HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE (34.0% of 47).

It reported 717.4 million shares out on loan at record dates, 3.20% 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 2026This filerMedian fund registrantAll filers pooled
Against-management share9.4%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate53.9%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate34.2%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held3.20%0.00%3.12%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%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)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS12,89411,7197817.3%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES80339633943.4%
AUDIT-RELATED1,7231,41625316.7%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS5140.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES1691402744.2%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS13413131.5%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE3,1392,9501645.1%
COMPENSATION2,4562,04138714.6%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE5,3064,8774025.6%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE1544410723.3%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE47163134.0%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION2241814.3%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES2051267913.7%
OTHER202not reported

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 202428,24511.2%51.8%45.6%
year to 30 June 202529,64310.2%57.5%33.8%
year to 30 June 202627,0599.4%53.9%34.2%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC voted against management on 287 of the 637 it marked either way (45.1%) in the year to 30 June 2026. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

A further 13 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 476 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC voted for 182 (38.2%). 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.

CompanyMeetingProposal
NVIDIA Corporation24 Jun 2026Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting...
Alphabet Inc.5 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting
Visa Inc.27 Jan 2026Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.19 May 2026Lobbying alignment
Johnson & Johnson23 Apr 2026Independent Board Chair
Mastercard Incorporated16 Jun 2026Consideration of a stockholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent
Eli Lilly and Company4 May 2026Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair.
AbbVie Inc.8 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair
Netflix, Inc.4 Jun 2026Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent,"
The Home Depot, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair
CHEVRON CORPORATION27 May 2026Adopt an Independent Chair
CHEVRON CORPORATION27 May 2026Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Processes
CHEVRON CORPORATION27 May 2026Report on Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Bank of America Corporation4 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair
Walmart Inc.4 Jun 2026Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.2 May 2026Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework...
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated1 Jun 2026If properly presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholder proposal requesting the...
The Walt Disney Company18 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, requesting an independent review and report on...
PEPSICO, INC.6 May 2026Shareholder Proposal - Report on Human Rights Oversight.
PEPSICO, INC.6 May 2026Shareholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair.
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on risks related to ingredients
The Coca-Cola Company29 Apr 2026Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the Company's plans to increase sustainability disclosure
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to...
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
Tesla, Inc.6 Nov 2025Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.13 May 2026Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting.
GE Aerospace5 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Requesting Report on Defense-Related Products
McDonald's Corporation20 May 2026Advisory Vote to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair.
QUALCOMM Incorporated17 Mar 2026Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting."
International Business Machines Corporation28 Apr 2026Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent
CATERPILLAR INC.10 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Pfizer Inc.23 Apr 2026Adopt an Independent Chair Policy
AT&T INC.14 May 2026EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.
Wells Fargo & Company28 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal - Board Committee on Indigenous Peoples' Rights.
Amgen Inc.19 May 2026Stockholder proposal to require an independent board chairman.
ServiceNow, Inc.21 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent.
Texas Instruments Incorporated16 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company5 May 2026Require Independent Board Chair
Adobe Inc.15 Apr 2026Stockholder Proposal Regarding Board Matrix.

Shares on loan

HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC reported 717.4 million shares on loan at record dates against 21.70 billion shares voted: 3.20% 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

11 series reported votes. A vote record can list several series. Series with 500 or more vote records have their own page.

SeriesVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Hartford Schroders Diversified Opportunities Fund12,12612.4%32.0%43.1%
Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund7,8696.9%35.3%8.2%
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund1,7828.0%not reported25.0%
The Hartford Small Cap Growth Fund1,4265.3%93.3%77.8%
Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund9367.7%not reported62.5%
Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund7815.8%not reported7.1%
Hartford Schroders US MidCap Opportunities Fund7319.0%57.4%66.7%
Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund7125.5%72.9%not reported
The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund56811.0%92.1%25.4%
Hartford Schroders Diversified Emerging Markets Fund694.4%not reportednot reported
Hartford Schroders China A Fund593.4%not reportednot reported

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.

Questions

How did HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC reported 735 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 396 were for (53.9%), 339 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 287 of the 637 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 13 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC vote against management?

9.4% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 2,493 of the 26,440 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 HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 139 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 33 of them (23.7%). Across every category it voted for 34.2% 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 HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC (filer no. 49905), 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.