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BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC.
fund voting report, part of BlackRock and iShares
- Vote records reported
- 1,187year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 16.3%121 of 741 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 55.6%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- not reportedtoo few votes to show
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. reported 1,187 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 16.3% of its votes as cast against management (121 of 741), 10.1 percentage points above the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 20.2%. 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 55.6% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in DIRECTOR ELECTIONS (18.8% of 224), EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (16.4% of 67) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (16.3% of 240).
It reported 10.7 million shares out on loan at record dates, 0.48% 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 | 16.3% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 55.6% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | not reported | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.48% | 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% |
Of the 1,187 vote records in this filing, 419 carry something the form does not expect: a missing vote source or category, a record with no vote line, a meeting date that cannot be read, or a security identifier this site could not use. They are counted as filed. What is checked
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 | 233 | 191 | 13 | 18.8% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 9 | 5 | 4 | 44.4% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 32 | 27 | 3 | 16.1% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 68 | 57 | 11 | 16.4% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 118 | 104 | 14 | 12.3% | |
| COMPENSATION | 79 | 68 | 9 | 14.3% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 250 | 207 | 12 | 16.3% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,586 | 8.4% | not reported | 44.4% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 1,242 | 17.8% | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,187 | 16.3% | 55.6% | not reported |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. voted against management on 4 of the 9 it marked either way (44.4%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
A further 2 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA 28 May 2026
- Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA 18 Jun 2026
- Alpha Bank SA 26 Jun 2026
- Wizz Air Holdings Plc 23 Jul 2025
Shareholder proposals it supported
BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. reported 2 separable proposals from security holders without casting a vote for, against or abstaining, so no support rate is reported.
Shares on loan
BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. reported 10.7 million shares on loan at record dates against 2.22 billion shares voted: 0.48% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. | 1,187 | 16.3% | 55.6% | 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 0001438934-26-002369
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. reported 9 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 5 were for (55.6%), 4 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 4 of the 9 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 2 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. vote against management?
16.3% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 121 of the 741 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 BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. support shareholder proposals on climate?
It reported no votes on security-holder proposals in the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE for the year to 30 June 2026.
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 BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. (filer no. 849402), 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.