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Form N-PX · fund registrantSEC filer no. 891944

HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST

fund voting report

Vote records reported
7,793year to 30 June 2026
Against management
5.4%421 of 7,770 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
91.5%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
11.2%for, of for + against + abstain
89.5% for9.4% against1.0% other5.4% against management7,793 votes

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

For the year to 30 June 2026, HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST reported 7,793 vote records on Form N-PX. 421 of the 7,770 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 5.4%, close to the median fund registrant (6.2%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 2.1%. 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 11.2% 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 (32.3% of 31), EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS (19.4% of 31) and CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (8.0% of 439).

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 share5.4%6.2%10.6%
Say-on-pay support rate91.5%91.6%86.0%
Shareholder-proposal support rate11.2%27.5%33.9%
Shares on loan, share of shares held0.00%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 ELECTIONS5,2914,9942595.3%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES906792747.7%
AUDIT-RELATED48047551.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES32221032.3%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS3125619.4%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE17717341.7%
COMPENSATION309290182.3%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE4452771688.0%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE12651212.4%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE485436.3%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION753721.3%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES140141263.6%
OTHER11470.0%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 20248,2783.6%96.2%11.9%
year to 30 June 20258,2814.7%95.9%9.9%
year to 30 June 20267,7935.4%91.5%11.2%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST voted against management on 23 of the 325 it marked either way (7.1%) in the year to 30 June 2026.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 252 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST voted for 25 (9.9%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Visa Inc.27 Jan 2026Shareholder proposal on shareholder right to act by written consent.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.13 May 2026Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting.
Starbucks Corporation25 Mar 2026Shareholder proposal requesting supermajority shareholder voting requirements be replaced with majority...
Zoetis Inc.20 May 2026Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent.
FedEx Corporation29 Sep 2025Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.
Otis Worldwide Corporation27 May 2026Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures
General Motors Company2 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Human Rights Standards for Indigenous Peoples
General Motors Company2 Jun 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Separation of Chair and CEO Roles
HP Inc.16 Apr 2026Stockholder proposal requesting that HP's board adopt a policy and amend its governance documents to...
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company7 May 2026Stockholder Proposal Regarding Issuance of a Report on Pesticide Use Data Reporting in Regenerative...
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.1 May 2026Stockholder Proposal - Permit Stockholder Action by Written Consent.
Edison International23 Apr 2026Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Equity
Regions Financial Corporation6 May 2026Shareholder Proposal Relating to Special Shareholder Meeting.
CDW Corporation21 May 2026To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding...
lululemon athletica inc.25 Jun 2026Declassify the Board of Directors
NVR, Inc.7 May 2026Shareholder proposal to reduce the ownership threshold required to call a special meeting.
Sompo Holdings, Inc.22 Jun 2026Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Petroleo Brasileiro SA16 Apr 2026Shareholder proposal: AUDIT-RELATED
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Amend Articles to Add Provision Concerning Management with Cost of Capital and Share Price Considered
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Amend Articles to Change Record Date for Annual Shareholder Meetings
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Amend Articles to Establish Strategic Review Committee
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Approve Restricted Stock Plan
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Initiate Share Repurchase Program
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Amend Articles to Restore Shareholder Authority to Vote on Income Allocation and Share Buybacks
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.24 Jun 2026Amend Articles to Require Majority Outsider Board

Shares on loan

HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2026. 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

17 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
Hennessy Cornerstone Value Fund9260.1%100.0%1.9%
Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund7990.0%100.0%1.9%
Hennessy Technology Fund6910.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund6470.5%not reportednot reported
Hennessy Gas Utility Fund6310.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Cornerstone Growth Fund5710.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Sustainable ETF56766.8%8.3%80.0%
Hennessy Equity and Income Fund4422.5%92.0%22.2%
Hennessy Japan Fund3726.5%not reported100.0%
Hennessy Energy Transition Fund3580.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund3510.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund3180.0%100.0%not reported
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund3160.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Focus Fund2861.0%100.0%33.3%
Hennessy Total Return Fund2130.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Balanced Fund2030.0%100.0%0.0%
Hennessy Midstream Fund1020.0%100.0%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.

Questions

How did HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2026 HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST reported 866 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 792 were for (91.5%), 74 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 23 of the 325 say-on-pay items it marked either way.

How often does HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST vote against management?

5.4% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 421 of the 7,770 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 HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 124 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2026 and voted for 3 of them (2.4%). Across every category it voted for 11.2% 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 HENNESSY FUNDS TRUST (filer no. 891944), 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.