Caveats

This database is a work in progress. This section lists caveats that you should be aware of while using this data.

N-PX Filing Idiosyncracies

BlackRock's filings might describe “Microsoft” as “Microsoft Corporation”, while Vanguard's filings describe it as “Microsoft Corp.” This "idiosyncracy" issue is most acute for proposal descriptions, where the same proposal can have dozens of descriptions from different filers.

We attempt to standardize these idiosyncratic records, so as to facilitate convenient bulk analysis and database searching. While our standardization methods are highly accurate in general, they are nonetheless works in progress, and we do not guarantee their accuracy. For this reason, we also display the non‑standardized, as-filed values side‑by‑side (note: for convenience, some non-standardized fields are only displayed upon download).

Standardized columns:

• Proposal
      This field is difficult to standardize; users should exercise extra caution before relying on standardizations of this field.
• Company Name
• Mgt. Rec.
• Meeting Date
• Meeting Year
• Vote Categories
• Proposal Source
• Company CUSIP
• Company ISIN
• Prop. #

Parsing Coverage

Approximately 6% of filings do not strictly adhere to the SEC's form N‑PX specifications, and resulted in parser errors. In other words, the votes reported in those filings did not (currently) make it into this database. We are working to include them in the near future.

N-PX/A filings (amendments) are also not currently included in this database, although they are rare. They will also be incorporated in the future.

Attributing Voting Decision

The "Voting Institution Name" column shows the legal filer of the Form N‑PX, which can differ from the manager that actually directed the votes (e.g., an ETF trust reporting on sub‑advised series or a master–feeder structure). Before attributing voting decisions, verify the underlying fund or adviser listed in the prospectus or other SEC filings.

Database Coverage

As the "Who Files Form N-PX" section describes below, N-PX filings generally only contain the votes of asset managers conducting business in the U.S.

Field Definitions

Data Source

All data in this portal is currently extracted from Form N-PX filings published by the US SEC. These mandatory reports—filed primarily by mutual funds and ETFs each year—include comprehensive records of their proxy voting behavior.