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Virtus Small-Cap Fund (AZBAX) 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
Virtus Investment Trust 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 Virtus Investment Trust on 2026-08-28 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 9.6 MB)
TickersAZBAX (Class A), AZBCX (Class C), AZBIX (Institutional Class), ASCFX (R6) · 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 89.8% of the time across 167 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 9 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Other social issues | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Ballots it voted
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 Virtus Small-Cap Fund voted with 1,332 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding Scope 3 greenhouse gas reduction targets.”
SourceVirtus Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0000867297-26-000006 · series S000041383 · open the filing
DocuSign, Inc. · 1 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
To report on the risks of non-fiduciary executive compensation metrics
AGAINST Virtus Small-Cap Fund voted with 13,593 shares
“A stockholder proposal to report on the risks of non-fiduciary executive compensation metrics, if properly presented at the meeting”
SourceVirtus Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0000867297-26-000006 · series S000041383 · open the filing
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
To provide a report regarding internal diversity and inclusion policies and practices.
AGAINST Virtus Small-Cap Fund voted with 7,130 shares
“A stockholder proposal to provide a report regarding internal diversity and inclusion policies and practices.”
SourceVirtus Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0000867297-26-000006 · series S000041383 · open the filing
RADCOM Ltd. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Amend Articles: Number of Directors
AGAINST Virtus Small-Cap Fund voted with 15,356 shares
“Amend Articles: Number of Directors”
SourceVirtus Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0000867297-26-000006 · series S000041383 · open the filing
RADCOM Ltd. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Amend Articles: Election and Removal of Directors
AGAINST Virtus Small-Cap Fund voted with 15,356 shares
“Amend Articles: Election and Removal of Directors”
SourceVirtus Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0000867297-26-000006 · series S000041383 · open the filing
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Pilgrim's Pride 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 Virtus Small-Cap Fund voted with 7,130 shares
“A stockholder proposal to provide a political spending disclosure.”
SourceVirtus Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0000867297-26-000006 · series S000041383 · open the filing
Other funds Virtus Investment Trust 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.