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Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund (QABGX) 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 MDT Series 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 MDT Series on 2026-08-27 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 8.4 MB)
TickersQABGX (Class A Shares), QCBGX (Class C Shares), QIBGX (Institutional Shares), QKBGX (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. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 26 of its 139 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 90.7% of the time across 161 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Corporate governance | 56 | 40 | 71.4% |
| Other social issues | 32 | 7 | 21.9% |
Ballots it voted
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Nvidia 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 Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 64,066 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Alphabet Inc. · 5 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Alphabet 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 Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 32,715 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft 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 Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 20,103 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft 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 Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 20,103 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Adobe Inc. · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Adobe disclose, or change, who sits on its board?
Shareholders asked the company to publish a board skills-and-diversity matrix, or to commit to a minimum representation of women among its directors.
AGAINST Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 9,705 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Board Matrix.”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Workday, Inc. · 16 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of employee retention rates by demographic category.
AGAINST Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 3,781 shares
“To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of employee retention rates by demographic category.”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Adobe Inc. · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Adobe pays a departing executive?
Shareholders asked the company to seek shareholder approval for any severance package to a senior executive above a set multiple of salary and bonus — so that very large exit payments cannot be agreed by the board alone.
AGAINST Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 9,705 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes.”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR Federated Hermes MDT Balanced Fund voted with 4,655 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceFederated Hermes MDT Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001623632-26-001326 · series S000012971 · open the filing
Other funds Federated Hermes MDT Series votes
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No 401(k) plan we index offers this fund. Its record is here because the fund files it with the SEC, as every fund must: whoever holds it, in an IRA, a brokerage account or a plan we have not indexed, the fund votes those shares as shown on this page.