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Nomura Healthcare Fund (DLHAX) 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
Delaware Group Equity Funds Iv 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 Delaware Group Equity Funds Iv on 2026-08-28 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 2.4 MB)
TickersDLHAX (Class A), DLHCX (Class C), DLRHX (Class R), DLHIX (INSTITUTIONAL CLASS) · 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 90.1% of the time across 71 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 12 | 5 | 41.7% |
| Other social issues | 4 | 3 | 75% |
Ballots it voted
Merck & Co., Inc. · 26 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding a report on DEI risks in federal contracting.
AGAINST Nomura Healthcare Fund voted with 215,000 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on DEI risks in federal contracting.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceDelaware Group Equity Funds Iv, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001206774-26-000481 · series S000018873 · open the filing
Merck & Co., Inc. · 26 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding a report on healthcare coverage gaps.
AGAINST Nomura Healthcare Fund voted with 215,000 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on healthcare coverage gaps.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceDelaware Group Equity Funds Iv, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001206774-26-000481 · series S000018873 · open the filing
Pfizer Inc. · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Pfizer 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 Nomura Healthcare Fund voted with 1,145,000 shares
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceDelaware Group Equity Funds Iv, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001206774-26-000481 · series S000018873 · open the filing
Gilead Sciences, Inc. · 30 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Gilead Sciences 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 Nomura Healthcare Fund voted with 210,000 shares
“To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting an independent Board Chair policy, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceDelaware Group Equity Funds Iv, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001206774-26-000481 · series S000018873 · open the filing
Merck & Co., Inc. · 26 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Merck 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.
FOR Nomura Healthcare Fund voted with 215,000 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceDelaware Group Equity Funds Iv, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001206774-26-000481 · series S000018873 · open the filing
Elevance Health, Inc. · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
An Independent Study on the Impact of Prohibiting Corporate Contributions to Partisan 527 Tax-Exempt Political Groups.
FOR Nomura Healthcare Fund voted with 63,000 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Requesting an Independent Study on the Impact of Prohibiting Corporate Contributions to Partisan 527 Tax-Exempt Political Groups.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceDelaware Group Equity Funds Iv, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001206774-26-000481 · series S000018873 · open the filing
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