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Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund proxy voting record
Allspring Funds Trust files this fund's proxy votes with the SEC once a year. This is what it did with the shares your retirement savings paid for.
SourceProxy-voting record filed by Allspring Funds Trust on 2025-08-21 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 33 MB)
How it voted, by issue
Proposals are grouped by the subject the filer itself recorded. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 94% of the time across 50 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Other social issues | 5 | 0 | 0% |
What it holds
The largest positions this fund reported, as a share of the fund. Your slice of each is that percentage of your balance.
| Company | % of fund |
|---|---|
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 3.36% |
| Qnity Electronics Inc | 3.30% |
| Labcorp Holdings Inc | 3.19% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 3.13% |
| FirstEnergy Corp | 3.02% |
| Republic Services Inc | 2.95% |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc | 2.92% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 2.62% |
| RPM International Inc | 2.59% |
| CDW Corp/DE | 2.51% |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 2.45% |
| Charles River Laboratories International Inc | 2.45% |
SourcePortfolio holdings as reported by the fund for 2026-06-30 · open the filing
Ballots it voted
Foot Locker, Inc. · 21 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Foot Locker publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund voted with 3,748,350 shares
“Vote on a Shareholder Proposal Requesting that the Company Adopt a Goal for Reducing Its Enterprise-wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Line with the Paris Agreement.”

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SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-21 · accession 0001081400-25-000400 · series S000007349 · open the filing
Arch Capital Group Ltd. · 7 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Arch Capital Group publish what its inclusion policies actually do for its workforce?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts within its human capital management strategy — what the policies are, how they are measured, and what they have changed for employees.
AGAINST Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund voted with 4,021,550 shares
“To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting that the Company report to shareholders on the effectiveness of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, if properly presented at the Meeting.”

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SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-21 · accession 0001081400-25-000400 · series S000007349 · open the filing
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. · 14 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should Annaly Capital Management’s shareholders be able to act without waiting for a meeting?
Shareholders asked for the right to act by written consent — to approve a measure once holders of enough shares agree in writing, instead of waiting for the company to schedule a meeting.
AGAINST Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund voted with 14,430,599 shares
“Advisory stockholder proposal to adopt the right to act by written consent.”

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SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-21 · accession 0001081400-25-000400 · series S000007349 · open the filing
Graphic Packaging Holding Company · 21 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should every Graphic Packaging Holding director face election every year?
Shareholders asked the company to end its staggered board, so that all directors stand for election annually rather than once every three years.
FOR Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund voted with 12,907,300 shares
“Proposal to Elect Each Director Annually”

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SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-21 · accession 0001081400-25-000400 · series S000007349 · open the filing
FirstEnergy Corp. · 21 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should FirstEnergy disclose what it lobbies for?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s lobbying: what it spends, which trade associations receive its money, what positions those bodies take, and who inside the company decides.
AGAINST Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund voted with 7,354,550 shares
“Report on Lobbying Activity and Policies”

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SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-21 · accession 0001081400-25-000400 · series S000007349 · open the filing
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. · 13 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings disclose the politics its money pays for?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its political spending — direct contributions and money routed through trade associations and other third parties — and whether that spending matches the values the company states publicly.
AGAINST Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund voted with 2,722,900 shares
“Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending.”

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SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-21 · accession 0001081400-25-000400 · series S000007349 · open the filing
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