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GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC
fund voting report
- Vote records reported
- 4,627year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 6.6%249 of 3,769 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 99.6%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 0.7%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
For the year to 30 June 2026, GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC reported 4,627 vote records on Form N-PX. 249 of the 3,769 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 6.6%, close to the median fund registrant (6.2%).
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 7.1%. 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 99.6% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median fund registrant: 91.6%) and it voted for 0.7% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median fund registrant: 27.5%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (95.2% of 21), OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (75.6% of 41) and COMPENSATION (42.9% of 105).
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 | 6.6% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 99.6% | 91.6% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 0.7% | 27.5% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.00% | 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 4,627 vote records in this filing, 716 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 | 2,555 | 2,467 | 4 | 3.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 281 | 256 | 2 | 0.4% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 321 | 320 | 0 | 0.3% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 206 | 175 | 6 | 14.2% | |
| COMPENSATION | 110 | 63 | 26 | 42.9% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 230 | 161 | 37 | 7.4% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 21 | 0 | 1 | 95.2% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 41 | 9 | 1 | 75.6% | |
| OTHER | 103 | 74 | 7 | 12.2% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 6,009 | 11.6% | not reported | 0.9% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 6,304 | 7.1% | 99.1% | 2.3% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 4,627 | 6.6% | 99.6% | 0.7% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC voted against management on 1 of the 227 it marked either way (0.4%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
A further 29 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
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Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 102 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC voted for 1 (1.0%). Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Bel Fuse Inc. | 26 May 2026 | With respect to a shareholder proposal requesting that our board of directors take all necessary steps to... |
Shares on loan
GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC 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
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund | 2,018 | 5.2% | 98.9% | 0.0% |
| Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund | 1,105 | 6.4% | 100.0% | not reported |
| Gabelli Global Growth Fund | 598 | 9.2% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund | 527 | 9.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Gabelli International Small Cap Fund | 379 | 5.0% | 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.
- N-PX/A filed 1 Sep 2026 accession 0002000324-26-004339
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC reported 257 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 256 were for (99.6%), 0 against and 1 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 1 of the 227 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 29 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC vote against management?
6.6% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 249 of the 3,769 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 GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC support shareholder proposals on climate?
In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 20 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 0.7% 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 GAMCO GLOBAL SERIES FUNDS, INC (filer no. 909504), 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.