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VanEck VIP Trust
fund voting report, part of VanEck
- Vote records reported
- 2,477year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 8.1%191 of 2,351 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 90.1%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 42.9%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
VanEck VIP Trust reported 2,477 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 8.1% of its votes as cast against management (191 of 2,351), 1.9 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 6.7%. 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 90.1% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 42.9% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in CAPITAL STRUCTURE (13.9% of 230), COMPENSATION (12.7% of 205) and SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES (9.3% of 75).
It reported 25.7 million shares out on loan at record dates, 5.14% 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 | 8.1% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 90.1% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 42.9% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 5.14% | 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 | 1,213 | 1,054 | 81 | 8.7% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 75 | 64 | 7 | 9.3% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 174 | 169 | 0 | 2.9% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 11 | 10 | 0 | 18.2% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 230 | 198 | 30 | 13.9% | |
| COMPENSATION | 212 | 186 | 22 | 12.7% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 522 | 498 | 20 | 3.7% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25.0% | |
| OTHER | 6 | 4 | 2 | not reported |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 2,351 | 9.0% | 87.5% | 23.1% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 2,164 | 8.1% | 87.5% | 53.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 2,477 | 8.1% | 90.1% | 42.9% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, VanEck VIP Trust voted against management on 5 of the 63 it marked either way (7.9%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Tyson Foods, Inc. 5 Feb 2026
- Royal Gold, Inc. 21 May 2026
- BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 8 May 2026
- Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. 15 May 2026
- PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP. 30 Apr 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 18 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, VanEck VIP Trust voted for 8 (44.4%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair |
| ConocoPhillips | 12 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chairman. |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 6 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal - avoid political spending brand damage |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 5 Feb 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on class of shares. |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 5 Feb 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding report on the anticipated impact of recent changes in US immigration... |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | 11 Jun 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - Give Shareholders the Ability to call for a Special Shareholder Meeting. |
| PKO Bank Polski SA | 25 Aug 2025 | Approve Decision on Covering Costs of Convocation of EGM |
Shares on loan
VanEck VIP Trust reported 25.7 million shares on loan at record dates against 473.6 million shares voted: 5.14% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VanEck VIP Emerging Markets Fund | 1,109 | 11.6% | not reported | 40.0% |
| VanEck VIP Global Resources Fund | 947 | 5.4% | 92.3% | 50.0% |
| VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund | 421 | 5.8% | 81.3% | not 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.
- N-PX filed 28 Aug 2026 accession 0001214659-26-011014
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did VanEck VIP Trust vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 VanEck VIP Trust reported 71 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 64 were for (90.1%), 7 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 5 of the 63 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does VanEck VIP Trust vote against management?
8.1% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 191 of the 2,351 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 VanEck VIP Trust support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 4 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 42.9% 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 VanEck VIP Trust (filer no. 811976), 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.