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the Hartford Midcap Fund (HFMCX) 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
Hartford Mutual 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 Hartford Mutual Funds on 2026-08-20 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 26 MB)
TickersHFMCX (Class A), HMDCX (Class C), HMDYX (Class Y), HFMIX (Class I), HFMRX (Class R3), HFMSX (Class R4), HFMTX (Class R5), HFMVX (Class R6), HMDFX (Class F) · 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, 1 of its 14 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 89.4% of the time across 47 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 9 | 8 | 88.9% |
| Other social issues | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Hyatt Hotels Corporation · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Hyatt Hotels report on the single-use plastic it puts into the world?
Shareholders asked for a report on how much single-use plastic packaging the company uses, the risks that creates as regulation tightens, and what it plans to do to reduce it.
AGAINST the Hartford Midcap Fund voted with 514,143 shares
“Stockholder proposal requesting the issuance of a report analyzing whether Hyatt could disclose its overall plastics use.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000003588 · open the filing
Casey's General Stores, Inc. · 3 September 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Casey's General Stores 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 the Hartford Midcap Fund voted with 56,550 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding Scope 3 greenhouse gas reduction targets.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000003588 · open the filing
Fastenal Company · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Fastenal publish the workforce breakdown it already files with the government?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its EEO-1 report — the table of employees by job category, race and sex that it is already required to submit to federal regulators — instead of keeping it confidential.
AGAINST the Hartford Midcap Fund voted with 2,451,194 shares
“Shareholder proposal relating to an EEO-1 reporting disclosure policy, if properly presented at the annual meeting.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000003588 · open the filing
MKS Inc. · 11 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
To reduce the threshold percentage of shareholders required to call a special meeting of shareholders from 40% to 10%
FOR the Hartford Midcap Fund voted with 389,532 shares
“A shareholder proposal to reduce the threshold percentage of shareholders required to call a special meeting of shareholders from 40% to 10%, if properly presented at the meeting.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000003588 · open the filing
Datadog, Inc. · 15 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should a simple majority be enough to pass a measure at Datadog?
Shareholders asked the company to replace its supermajority voting requirements with a simple majority, so that a measure supported by most shares actually carries.
FOR the Hartford Midcap Fund voted with 259,883 shares
“The stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting the adoption of a simple majority voting provision.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000003588 · open the filing
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. · 14 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should O'Reilly Automotive 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 the Hartford Midcap Fund voted with 635,339 shares
“Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending.”
SourceHartford Mutual Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-20 · accession 0001104659-26-099014 · series S000003588 · open the filing
Other funds Hartford Mutual Funds votes
The same filer reports these alongside this one, in the same annual filing.
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.