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BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. proxy voting record 2026
Three of its ballots from this season. Vote first, then see what it did with the shares your savings paid for.
The question on the ballot
As filed
BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund 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 BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund on 2026-08-28 · open the filing · vote table (BRDWLB_0000230382_2026.xml, 6.4 MB)
How it voted, by issue
Fund companies sometimes file the same proposal under different subjects. So that funds can be compared, each proposal is counted under the subject most of the filings we read gave it, the same for every fund on this site. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 3 of its 57 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 91.8% of the time across 599 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Workers & human rights | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate governance | 43 | 7 | 16.3% |
| Other social issues | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
Ballots it voted
Albertsons Companies, Inc. · 7 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding Food Waste Reporting.
AGAINST BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 59,972 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Food Waste Reporting.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Skyworks Solutions 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 BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 42,303 shares
“To approve a stockholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts report.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
Albertsons Companies, Inc. · 7 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Albertsons assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
AGAINST BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 59,972 shares
“Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Due Diligence.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
Grindr Inc. · 30 July 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should an independent assessment check whether Grindr respects the right to organise?
Shareholders asked for an independent assessment of whether the company, in practice, respects the internationally recognised rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining — the ILO core standards the company already says it supports — across all of its operations.
AGAINST BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 40,554 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a human rights policy covering freedom of association and collective bargaining.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
Universal Health Services, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Universal Health Services disclose more about the people it employs?
Shareholders asked for fuller disclosure of the company’s human capital — the composition of the workforce, turnover, and how the company invests in the people it employs.
FOR BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 8,567 shares
“Stockholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring Universal Health Services, Inc. to publicly disclose its workforce diversity, if properly presented at the meeting.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
the Brink'S Company · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Act upon a shareholder proposal requesting a report on employee retention rates by demographic categories.
AGAINST BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 2,355 shares
“Act upon a shareholder proposal requesting a report on employee retention rates by demographic categories.”
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
Huntsman Corporation · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Huntsman also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
AGAINST BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 214,104 shares
“Stockholder proposal requesting an independent board chair policy.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
Lumen Technologies, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.
FOR BlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Inc. voted with 144,240 shares
“Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceBlackRock Advantage SMID Cap Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002359 · series S000002323 · open the filing
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