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A. O. SMITH CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and A. O. SMITH CORP.’s Form 8-K (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.

  • 12Reported items
  • 596Asset managers
  • 5,151Fund votes
  • 2024-04-09Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by A. O. SMITH CORP.

These tallies are A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

A. O. SMITH CORP. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2024-04-09
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Ronald D. Brown 25,655,156---- 1,8000 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Todd W. Fister 25,656,956---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Lois Martin 25,656,956---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Ajita G. Rajendra 25,655,876---- 1,0800 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Mark D. Smith 25,655,156---- 1,8000 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Kevin J. Wheeler 25,656,956---- 00 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt 45,165,675---- 55,963,8966,813,929 Plurality election
Elect Director: Dr. Ilham Kadri 33,524,783---- 67,604,7886,813,929 Plurality election
Elect Director: Michael M. Larsen 94,662,598---- 6,466,9736,813,929 Majority: yes
Elect Director: Christopher L. Mapes 69,493,765---- 31,635,8076,813,929 Majority: yes
The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows: 34,550,6761,202,52916,709 --681,393 Majority: yes
Proposal 12 35,439,0341,002,4669,806 --0 Majority: yes
Proposal 13 2,421,07633,258,31190,526 --681,393 Majority: no

Source: A. O. SMITH CORP., Form 8-K — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the A. O. SMITH CORP. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 596 asset managers that disclosed a A. O. SMITH CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers:

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% fund support · no official result

FOR 90%10%

The 556 asset managers below cast 90% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (86,534,213 for, 9,468,739 against).

FOR: 86,534,213 (90.1%)AGAINST: 9,468,739 (9.9%)ABSTAIN: 27,527 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 34,950 (0.0%)UNKNOWN: 76 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers:” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,518,0960 00For
State Street8,283,54643,087 00For
BlackRock7,716,0730 00For
Invesco5,387,1520 00For
Fidelity3,167,061365,743 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,027,0790 00For
Charles Schwab2,443,4770 00For
ProShares2,139,6230 00For
First Trust2,089,7912,790 00For
Select Equity Group, L.P.1,812,9350 00For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC466,9371,330,370 00Against
BESSEMER TRUST Co NATIONAL ASSOCIATION1,265,8290 00For
PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA1,230,5550 00For
Amundi01,201,173 00Against
Dimensional1,125,7550 00For
Waddell & Reed1,124,2480 00For
Lazard1,000,0000 00For
1832 Asset Management L.P.971,9040 00For
Robeco Schweiz AG0951,000 00Against
Bessemer Trust CO of Delaware, N.A.886,5890 00For
BESSEMER TRUST Co OF FLORIDA869,7300 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC835,4120 00For
ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC785,4220 00For
BESSEMER TRUST CO767,3020 00For
Northern Trust758,6527,248 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 556 asset managers. See all 556 in the interactive database.

2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the corporation:

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.3%

The 127 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (39,233,034 for, 220,264 against).

FOR: 39,233,034 (99.4%)AGAINST: 220,264 (0.6%)ABSTAIN: 27,145 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm o” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,098,4400 00For
BlackRock3,459,5970 00For
Fidelity3,132,5720 00For
State Street3,118,6990 00For
Invesco2,574,1090 00For
ProShares2,139,6230 00For
First Trust2,083,2860 00For
Charles Schwab1,219,2010 00For
Waddell & Reed1,124,2480 00For
Dimensional849,1200 00For
TIAA456,6250 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC343,9120 00For
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST303,6000 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS232,4200 00For
WisdomTree225,8200 00For
Pacific Life198,6830 00For
NICHOLAS II, INC197,8500 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO195,8260 00For
Equitable193,7950 00For
JPMorgan180,1220 00For
ETF Series Solutions11,449146,808 00Against
BBH Trust141,7690 00For
John Hancock133,0020 00For
Principal114,0470 00For
Jackson National113,4810 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 127 asset managers. See all 127 in the interactive database.

3. Stockholder proposal requesting a Board report on our hiring practices with respect to formerly incarcerated people, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESSHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 97%

The 125 asset managers below cast 2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (860,434 for, 34,782,498 against).

FOR: 860,434 (2.4%)AGAINST: 34,782,498 (97.1%)ABSTAIN: 179,334 (0.5%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Stockholder proposal requesting a Board report on our hiring practices with respect to formerly incarcerated p” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard014,098,440 00Against
Fidelity03,132,572 00Against
State Street03,118,699 00Against
Invesco02,574,109 00Against
ProShares02,139,623 00Against
First Trust02,083,286 00Against
Charles Schwab01,219,201 00Against
Waddell & Reed01,124,248 00Against
Dimensional0849,120 00Against
TIAA0456,625 00Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC0343,912 00Against
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST0303,600 00Against
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS0232,420 00Against
WisdomTree0225,820 00Against
Pacific Life0198,683 00Against
NICHOLAS II, INC0197,850 00Against
Equitable175121,620 72,0000Against
JPMorgan0180,122 00Against
ETF Series Solutions146,80811,449 00For
BBH Trust0141,769 00Against
John Hancock49,37583,627 00Against
Principal0114,047 00Against
Jackson National0113,481 00Against
ALPS ETF Trust0110,068 00Against
Calvert109,9480 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 125 asset managers. See all 125 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Christopher L. Mapes

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

69% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 69%WITHHELD 31%
FOR: 69,493,765WITHHELD: 31,635,807

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher L. Mapes”): 69,493,765 for, 31,635,807 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 147,178,955 outstanding shares: 47.2% for, 21% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 124 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29,204,478 for, 0 against).

FOR 74%ABSTAIN 26%
FOR: 29,204,478 (74.0%)ABSTAIN: 10,254,495 (26.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Christopher L. Mapes” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,090,8700 7,5700For
BlackRock3,458,1200 1,4770For
Fidelity3,132,5720 00For
State Street00 3,118,6990Abstain
Invesco00 2,574,1090Abstain
ProShares2,139,6230 00For
First Trust2,083,2860 00For
Charles Schwab00 1,219,2010Abstain
Waddell & Reed00 1,124,2480Abstain
Dimensional00 849,1200Abstain
TIAA456,6250 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC343,9120 00For
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST303,6000 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS232,4200 00For
WisdomTree225,8200 00For
Pacific Life24,3620 174,3210Abstain
NICHOLAS II, INC197,8500 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO195,8260 00For
Equitable120,8960 72,8990For
JPMorgan180,1220 00For
ETF Series Solutions158,2570 00For
BBH Trust141,7690 00For
John Hancock49,3750 83,6270Abstain
Principal30,7060 83,3410Abstain
Jackson National105,8330 7,6480For

Showing the 25 largest of 124 asset managers. See all 124 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: Dr. Ilham Kadri

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSCompany result: Plurality election

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

33% Plurality election · of votes cast

FOR 33%WITHHELD 67%
FOR: 33,524,783WITHHELD: 67,604,788

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Ilham Kadri”): 33,524,783 for, 67,604,788 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). This is a for/withhold election, which is decided by plurality: a nominee does not need a majority of the votes cast to be elected, so no passed or failed outcome is stated here. Of all 147,178,955 outstanding shares: 23% for, 45.9% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 123 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (17,654,129 for, 0 against).

FOR 45%ABSTAIN 55%
FOR: 17,654,129 (44.8%)ABSTAIN: 21,730,438 (55.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Dr. Ilham Kadri” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard13,959,0450 139,3950For
BlackRock7130 3,458,8840Abstain
Fidelity29,5370 3,103,0350Abstain
State Street00 3,118,6990Abstain
Invesco2,574,1090 00For
ProShares00 2,139,6230Abstain
First Trust00 2,083,2860Abstain
Charles Schwab00 1,219,2010Abstain
Waddell & Reed00 1,124,2480Abstain
Dimensional00 849,1200Abstain
TIAA00 456,6250Abstain
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC00 343,9120Abstain
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST303,6000 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS00 232,4200Abstain
WisdomTree00 225,8200Abstain
Pacific Life00 198,6830Abstain
NICHOLAS II, INC00 197,8500Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO00 195,8260Abstain
Equitable72,8730 120,9220Abstain
JPMorgan180,1220 00For
ETF Series Solutions150,2240 8,0330For
BBH Trust141,7690 00For
John Hancock00 133,0020Abstain
Principal00 114,0470Abstain
Jackson National00 113,4810Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 123 asset managers. See all 123 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Michael M. Larsen

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 94,662,598WITHHELD: 6,466,973

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael M. Larsen”): 94,662,598 for, 6,466,973 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 147,178,955 outstanding shares: 64% for, 4% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 123 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (38,052,395 for, 0 against).

FOR 97%
FOR: 38,052,395 (96.6%)ABSTAIN: 1,332,172 (3.4%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael M. Larsen” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard14,098,4400 00For
BlackRock3,459,3350 2620For
Fidelity3,132,5720 00For
State Street3,118,6990 00For
Invesco2,574,1090 00For
ProShares2,139,6230 00For
First Trust2,083,2860 00For
Charles Schwab1,219,2010 00For
Waddell & Reed1,124,2480 00For
Dimensional00 849,1200Abstain
TIAA456,6250 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC343,9120 00For
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST303,6000 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS232,4200 00For
WisdomTree225,8200 00For
Pacific Life198,6830 00For
NICHOLAS II, INC197,8500 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO195,8260 00For
Equitable121,7690 72,0260For
JPMorgan180,1220 00For
ETF Series Solutions158,2570 00For
BBH Trust141,7690 00For
John Hancock49,3750 83,6270Abstain
Principal114,0470 00For
Jackson National105,8330 7,6480For

Showing the 25 largest of 123 asset managers. See all 123 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Victoria M. Holt

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSCompany result: Plurality election

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

45% Plurality election · of votes cast

FOR 45%WITHHELD 55%
FOR: 45,165,675WITHHELD: 55,963,896

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Victoria M. Holt”): 45,165,675 for, 55,963,896 withheld, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). This is a for/withhold election, which is decided by plurality: a nominee does not need a majority of the votes cast to be elected, so no passed or failed outcome is stated here. Of all 147,178,955 outstanding shares: 31% for, 38% withheld (69% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 123 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (21,697,171 for, 0 against).

FOR 55%ABSTAIN 45%
FOR: 21,697,171 (55.1%)ABSTAIN: 17,687,396 (44.9%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Victoria M. Holt” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard13,959,0450 139,3950For
BlackRock3,457,9510 1,6460For
Fidelity94,8410 3,037,7310Abstain
State Street00 3,118,6990Abstain
Invesco2,574,1090 00For
ProShares00 2,139,6230Abstain
First Trust00 2,083,2860Abstain
Charles Schwab00 1,219,2010Abstain
Waddell & Reed00 1,124,2480Abstain
Dimensional00 849,1200Abstain
TIAA00 456,6250Abstain
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC00 343,9120Abstain
SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT TRUST303,6000 00For
BOSTON TRUST WALDEN FUNDS00 232,4200Abstain
WisdomTree00 225,8200Abstain
Pacific Life24,3620 174,3210Abstain
NICHOLAS II, INC00 197,8500Abstain
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO195,8260 00For
Equitable120,9170 72,8780For
JPMorgan180,1220 00For
ETF Series Solutions150,2240 8,0330For
BBH Trust141,7690 00For
John Hancock00 133,0020Abstain
Principal00 114,0470Abstain
Jackson National3,7120 109,7690Abstain

Showing the 25 largest of 123 asset managers. See all 123 in the interactive database.

8. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 34,550,676AGAINST: 1,202,529

A. O. SMITH CORP.’s own tally for this item (“The advisory voting results for the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers were as follows:”): 34,550,676 for, 1,202,529 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 147,178,955 outstanding shares: 23% for, 0.9% against (24% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 32 asset managers below cast 82% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,718,568 for, 371,739 against).

FOR 82%AGAINST 18%
FOR: 1,718,568 (82.1%)AGAINST: 371,739 (17.8%)ABSTAIN: 2,094 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fiera Capital Corp634,49530,418 00For
Cardano Risk Management B.V.299,5180 00For
APG Asset Management US Inc.0228,997 00Against
JPMorgan210,5420 00For
Thematics Asset Management167,6040 00For
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC140,2330 00For
Tredje AP-fonden082,555 00Against
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.60,4920 00For
TIMOTHY PLAN46,4010 00For
Vinva Investment Management Ltd38,1110 00For
iA Global Asset Management Inc.26,9160 00For
Arjuna Capital26,8990 00For
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND22,2650 00For
Desjardins Global Asset Management Inc.017,523 00Against
STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS14,0680 00For
Empower13,9540 00For
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB011,547 00Against
ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD4,2880 00For
Qtron Investments LLC3,3680 00For
TOWNSEND ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /NC/ /ADV2,9140 00For
Symmetry Panoramic Trust2540 2,0940Abstain
CIDEL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC2,2450 00For
Brighthouse1,9080 00For
Parisi Gray Wealth Management1,7500 00For
Regime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins0699 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 32 asset managers. See all 32 in the interactive database.

9. Report on Company's Hiring Practices with Respect to Formerly Incarcerated People

HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCEDIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

2% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 98%

The 7 asset managers below cast 2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (61,115 for, 3,660,559 against).

FOR: 61,115 (1.6%)AGAINST: 3,660,559 (98.3%)ABSTAIN: 2,094 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Report on Company's Hiring Practices with Respect to Formerly Incarcerated People” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock7603,458,837 00Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO0195,826 00Against
TIMOTHY PLAN46,4010 00For
Empower13,9540 00For
Managed Account Series03,734 00Against
Symmetry Panoramic Trust0254 2,0940Abstain
Brighthouse01,908 00Against

10. DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 46.5%ABSTAIN 53.5%

The 5 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (40,394 for, 0 against).

FOR: 40,394 (46.5%)ABSTAIN: 46,401 (53.5%)
Largest asset managers voting on “DIRECTOR” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
TIMOTHY PLAN00 46,4010Abstain
Gabelli22,2000 00For
Two Roads Shared Trust16,4410 00For
SYNTAX ETF TRUST1,7000 00For
Boltwood Capital Management530 00For

11. Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2024-04-09.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 97%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (62,517 for, 0 against).

FOR: 62,517 (96.8%)ABSTAIN: 2,094 (3.2%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
TIMOTHY PLAN46,4010 00For
Empower13,9540 00For
Symmetry Panoramic Trust2540 2,0940Abstain
Brighthouse1,9080 00For

12. Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-04-08 (outside the 2023-2024 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (24,930 for, 0 against).

FOR: 24,930 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive officers.” at A. O. SMITH CORP., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Freedom Day Solutions, LLC24,9290 00For
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.10 00For

Largest A. O. SMITH CORP. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of A. O. SMITH CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 147,178,955 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top A. O. SMITH CORP. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 9.86%
2State Street 5.66%
3BlackRock 5.24%
4Invesco 3.66%
5Fidelity 2.40%
6GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.06%
7Charles Schwab 1.66%
8ProShares 1.45%
9First Trust 1.42%
10Select Equity Group, L.P. 1.23%

Reported A. O. SMITH CORP. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

A. O. SMITH CORP. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 9.79% 13F
State Street 4.93% 13F
BlackRock 4.78% 13F
Geode Capital 2.31% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 2.07% 13F
Invesco 2.00% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.91% 13F
Northern Trust 0.85% 13F
Charles Schwab 0.84% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 0.80% 13F

Percentages above are of 147,178,955 shares outstanding, as reported by A. O. SMITH CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated 2024-03-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from A. O. SMITH CORP.’s 10-Q dated 2024-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 04 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At A. O. SMITH CORP.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-04-09, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 596 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 5,151 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 12 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. A. O. SMITH CORP.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — Proposal to approve, by nonbinding advisory vote, the compensation of our named executive… — the reporting funds cast 90% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

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