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First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund
A series of Investment Managers Series Trust II
- Vote records
- 532year to 30 June 2025
- Against management
- 7.0%37 of 529 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 100.0%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- not reportedfor, of for + against + abstain
First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund is a series of Investment Managers Series Trust II. For the year to 30 June 2025 its registrant reported 532 vote records for the series; 7.0% of the votes marked for or against management went against management. It voted for 100.0% of say-on-pay items.
Compared with its registrant
| year to 30 June 2025 | This series | Its registrant | Median fund registrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 7.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 100.0% | 92.4% | 91.3% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | not reported | 8.1% | 23.5% |
Votes by category
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
| Category (as the form names it) | Votes | For | Against | Against management | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR ELECTIONS | 99 | 98 | 1 | 1.0% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 83 | 80 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 32 | 31 | 1 | 3.1% | |
| COMPENSATION | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 245 | 210 | 35 | 14.3% | |
| OTHER | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 863 | 1.1% | 100.0% | not reported |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 532 | 7.0% | 100.0% | not reported |
Questions
How often did First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund vote against management?
7.0% of the votes its registrant marked for or against management in the year to 30 June 2025 (37 of 529).
How did First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund vote on executive pay?
It voted for 26 of 26 say-on-pay items cast for, against or abstain (100.0%).
Is this the result of the meetings?
No. Form N-PX shows how the fund voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or what the outcome was.
Where does the data come from?
From the Form N-PX filed by Investment Managers Series Trust II, which lists the series that cast each vote. The SEC does not verify the contents. Data runs through 23 Sep 2026.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX filed by Investment Managers Series Trust II (filer no. 1587982); votes attributed to series S000048195 by the filer. Not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026.