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BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc.
fund voting report, part of BNY Mellon
- Vote records reported
- 2,383year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 6.0%141 of 2,365 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 91.5%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 28.0%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. reported 2,383 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 6.0% of its votes as cast against management (141 of 2,365), close to the median fund registrant, which was 6.2%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 4.4%. 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 91.5% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 28.0% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in AUDIT-RELATED (21.5% of 177), SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES (15.4% of 26) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (9.2% of 251).
It reported 14.7 million shares out on loan at record dates, 5.42% 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 | 6.0% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 91.5% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 28.0% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 5.42% | 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 | 1,470 | 1,426 | 42 | 3.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 122 | 108 | 10 | 9.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 177 | 139 | 38 | 21.5% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 26 | 22 | 4 | 15.4% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 171 | 162 | 9 | 7.1% | |
| COMPENSATION | 132 | 120 | 12 | 7.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 251 | 231 | 20 | 9.2% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 27 | 7 | 20 | 3.7% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 43 | 9 | 34 | 4.7% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 1,331 | 4.5% | 76.1% | 25.0% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 2,393 | 5.3% | 87.5% | 22.8% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 2,383 | 6.0% | 91.5% | 28.0% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. voted against management on 9 of the 117 it marked either way (7.7%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- Prologis, Inc. 28 Apr 2026
- Simon Property Group, Inc. 13 May 2026
- UDR, Inc. 21 May 2026
- Chewy, Inc. 10 Jul 2025
- Bentley Systems, Incorporated 21 May 2026
- SL Green Realty Corp. 2 Jun 2026
- Lineage, Inc. 9 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 92 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. voted for 25 (27.2%). 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 a report on AI data usage oversight |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent," |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| Pfizer Inc. | 23 Apr 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair Policy |
| AT&T INC. | 14 May 2026 | Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. |
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 16 Apr 2026 | Stockholder proposal to permit stockholders to act by written consent. |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 29 Apr 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareholder Meeting Thresholds |
| 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. |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 11 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal titled "Improve Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting". |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal relating to a request that the Board take steps to implement one vote per share for... |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 14 May 2026 | A shareholder proposal relating to public disclosure by share class of voting results on matters subject... |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 16 Apr 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding 'stockholders' right to act by written consent |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | 5 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Policy for an Independent Chair |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 25 Jun 2026 | To consider and act on one stockholder proposal, entitled "Independent Board Chairman" |
| IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. | 12 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal to Give Shareholders the Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting (Proposal... |
| Equinix, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, related... |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 29 May 2026 | A stockholder proposal regarding enhanced water risk disclosure |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 18 Jun 2026 | A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent. |
| Dover Corporation | 8 May 2026 | To consider a shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chair. |
| Americold Realty Trust | 18 May 2026 | Other issues |
Shares on loan
BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. reported 14.7 million shares on loan at record dates against 256.3 million shares voted: 5.42% 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
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNY Mellon Developed Markets Real Estate Securities Fund | 1,247 | 5.0% | 87.5% | not reported |
| BNY Mellon Large Cap Equity Fund | 1,136 | 7.0% | 94.8% | 25.6% |
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 18 Aug 2026 accession 0000881773-26-000005
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. reported 118 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 108 were for (91.5%), 10 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 9 of the 117 say-on-pay items it marked either way.
How often does BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. vote against management?
6.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 141 of the 2,365 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 BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 21 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 1 of them (4.8%). Across every category it voted for 28.0% 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 BNY Mellon Investment Funds V, Inc. (filer no. 881773), 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.