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PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 1,037year to 30 June 2024
- Against management
- 6.0%59 of 984 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 94.9%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 26.6%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
In its Form N-PX for the year to 30 June 2024, PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND listed 1,037 vote records. Votes against management made up 6.0% of those marked either way (59 of 984); the median fund registrant stood at 6.7%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 7.7%. 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 94.9% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.2%) and it voted for 26.6% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 28.8%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (25.6% of 39), ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (19.5% of 41) and HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE (19.0% of 21).
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 1,284 fund registrants with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2024 | This filer | Median fund registrant | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 6.0% | 6.7% | 10.2% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 94.9% | 91.2% | 84.6% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 26.6% | 28.8% | 37.0% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| 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 1,037 vote records in this filing, 52 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 | 666 | 639 | 13 | 3.3% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 67 | 56 | 3 | 4.5% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21.4% | |
| COMPENSATION | 41 | 30 | 11 | 12.2% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 40 | 30 | 10 | 25.6% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 41 | 8 | 33 | 19.5% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 15 | 1 | 14 | 6.7% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 55 | 6 | 49 | 10.9% | |
| OTHER | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,037 | 6.0% | 94.9% | 26.6% |
Only one season is on file for this entry so far. The structured Form N-PX began with the year to 30 June 2024.
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND voted against management on 3 of the 59 it marked either way (5.1%) in the year to 30 June 2024.
- Morgan Stanley 23 May 2024
- 3M Company 14 May 2024
- Analog Devices, Inc. 13 Mar 2024
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 128 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND voted for 34 (26.6%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21 May 2024 | Shareholder opportunity to vote on excessive golden parachutes |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21 May 2024 | Independent board chairman |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 28 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to act by written consent |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 29 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal: ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE |
| Bank of America Corporation | 24 Apr 2024 | Report on Climate Lobbying |
| Bank of America Corporation | 24 Apr 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting disclosure of clean energy financing ratio |
| Bank of America Corporation | 24 Apr 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 9 May 2024 | Amend clawback policy |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 9 May 2024 | Independent Board chair |
| ConocoPhillips | 14 May 2024 | Simple Majority Vote. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Respecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Annual Climate Lobbying Congruency Report. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Congruency of Political Spending and Corporate Values. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Transparency in Lobbying Annual Report. |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 30 Apr 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Third-Party Assessment of Respect for Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining. |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 30 Apr 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 22 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting third-party report assessing effectiveness of implementation of human... |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 2 May 2024 | To prepare an annual report on the effectiveness of UPS's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 2 May 2024 | To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share. |
| Deere & Company | 28 Feb 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder ratification of golden parachutes |
| Morgan Stanley | 23 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding transparency in lobbying |
| Morgan Stanley | 23 May 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting a clean energy supply financing ratio |
| Prologis, Inc. | 9 May 2024 | Vote on a stockholder proposal titled "Simple Majority Vote." |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 13 Mar 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding simple majority voting |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 9 May 2024 | Relating to Consideration of a Recapitalization Plan to Provide That All of the Company's Outstanding... |
| The Hershey Company | 6 May 2024 | Stockholder Proposal titled "Public Report on Packaging Reuse & Recycling." |
| American International Group, Inc. | 15 May 2024 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting an Independent Board Chair Policy. |
| Eversource Energy | 1 May 2024 | Vote on a shareholder proposal titled "Simple Majority Vote," if properly brought before the meeting. |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 16 May 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning |
| Kellanova | 26 Apr 2024 | Shareowner proposal requesting the Company report on the risks to the Company associated with pesticide... |
| Kellanova | 26 Apr 2024 | Require Independent Board Chair |
| Alphabet Inc. | 7 Jun 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Oshkosh Corporation | 7 May 2024 | Board related |
Shares on loan
PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Equity Income Fund | 1,037 | 6.0% | 94.9% | 26.6% |
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 2024 accession 0001102598-24-000154
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2024 PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND reported 59 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 56 were for (94.9%), 3 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 3 of the 59 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND vote against management?
6.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2024: 59 of the 984 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 PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 41 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2024 and voted for 8 of them (19.5%). Across every category it voted for 26.6% 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 30 Sep 2026.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND (filer no. 869356), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 30 Sep 2026; page built 1 Oct 2026.