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Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund (FKASX) 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
Federated Hermes Equity Funds 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 Federated Hermes Equity Funds on 2026-08-27 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 6.5 MB)
TickersFKASX (Class A Shares), FKCSX (Class C Shares), FKKSX (Class R Shares), FKAIX (Institutional Shares), FKALX (Class R6 Shares) · share classes of one fund, with one proxy-voting record · as listed in its latest SEC filing of proxy votes
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. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 95.1% of the time across 82 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate governance | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Other social issues | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Eagle Materials Inc. · 4 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should every Eagle Materials 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 Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund voted with 119,700 shares
“Non-binding advisory stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our Board of Directors.”

The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFederated Hermes Equity Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001305 · series S000009730 · open the filing
Sportradar Group AG · 11 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Additional or Amended Shareholder Proposals
ABSTAIN Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund voted with 1,325,000 shares
“Additional or Amended Shareholder Proposals”

The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFederated Hermes Equity Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001305 · series S000009730 · open the filing
Tyler Technologies, Inc. · 5 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Tyler Technologies 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 Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund voted with 26,387 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending.”

The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFederated Hermes Equity Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001305 · series S000009730 · open the filing
Shopify Inc. · 16 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
, as disclosed in the Management Information Circular for the Meeting.
AGAINST Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap Fund voted with 192,300 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Vote on the shareholder proposal, as disclosed in the Management Information Circular for the Meeting.”

The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFederated Hermes Equity Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001305 · series S000009730 · open the filing
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