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At Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 1, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 55 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 682 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Election of Directors: Matthew Botein — Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.'s filing reports the nominee as elected, with 84% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus WITHHELD, because this ballot offered only for and withhold; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2025.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 6, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 1, 2025: 5 items on Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 6, 2025: 4 elected · 1 approved.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 6, 2025 (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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Stephen Sills | 27,920,856 | -- | -- | 549,605 | 1,814,128 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Tom Baker | 27,768,093 | -- | -- | 702,368 | 1,814,128 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Matthew Botein | 23,939,573 | -- | -- | 4,530,888 | 1,814,128 | 84% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Troy Van Beek | 27,725,008 | -- | -- | 745,453 | 1,814,128 | 97% | Elected | — |
| 2. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 | 30,280,190 | 1,095 | 3,304 | -- | 0 | 99.9% | Approved | — |
Source: Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 55 asset managers that disclosed a Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. 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.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Matthew Botein
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matthew Botein”): 23,939,573 for, 4,530,888 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected the following Class I directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or…”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 55 asset managers below reported 3,334,959 for, 1,966,040 withheld, 74,046 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,142,559 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 643,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 603,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 463,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 447,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312,607 | Withhold |
| Lord Abbett | 254,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 208,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 114,106 | 0 | 57,471 | 0 | Mixed |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145,235 | Withhold |
| FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST | 109,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OPTIMUM FUND TRUST | 89,696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,904 | Withhold |
| AMG FUNDS | 74,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 58,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 54,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 52,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 40,459 | 0 | 0 | 2,645 | Mixed |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,260 | Withhold |
| Empower | 32,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 3,086 | 0 | 0 | 27,517 | Mixed |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,201 | Withhold |
| GuideStone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,636 | Withhold |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,551 | Withhold |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. All 55 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Stephen Sills
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen Sills”): 27,920,856 for, 549,605 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected the following Class I directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 55 asset managers below reported 5,252,881 for, 122,164 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Capital | 1,142,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 643,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 603,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 463,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 447,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 312,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 254,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 208,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 171,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 145,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST | 109,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OPTIMUM FUND TRUST | 89,696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,904 | Withhold |
| AMG FUNDS | 74,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 58,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 54,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 52,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 43,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 42,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 32,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 30,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 29,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 23,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 22,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. All 55 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Tom Baker
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Tom Baker”): 27,768,093 for, 702,368 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected the following Class I directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 55 asset managers below reported 5,248,471 for, 126,574 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Capital | 1,142,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 643,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 603,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 463,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 447,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 312,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 254,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 208,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 171,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 145,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST | 109,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OPTIMUM FUND TRUST | 89,696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,904 | Withhold |
| AMG FUNDS | 74,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 58,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 54,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 52,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 43,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 42,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 32,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 30,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 3,001 | Mixed |
| GuideStone | 23,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 22,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. All 55 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Troy Van Beek
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Troy Van Beek”): 27,725,008 for, 745,453 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 6, 2025 (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.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected the following Class I directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 55 asset managers below reported 5,248,154 for, 126,627 withheld, 264 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Capital | 1,142,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 643,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 603,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 463,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 447,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 312,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 254,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 208,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 171,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 145,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST | 109,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OPTIMUM FUND TRUST | 89,696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,904 | Withhold |
| AMG FUNDS | 74,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 58,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 54,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 52,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 43,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 42,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 32,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 30,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 26,200 | 0 | 0 | 3,001 | Mixed |
| GuideStone | 23,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 22,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,522 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. All 55 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.9% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025”): 30,280,190 for, 1,095 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 6, 2025 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 55 asset managers below reported 5,375,040 for, 1 against, 4 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Capital | 1,142,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 643,911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 603,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 463,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 447,704 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 312,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 254,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 208,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 171,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 145,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST | 109,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OPTIMUM FUND TRUST | 89,696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 77,904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 74,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 58,102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 54,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 52,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 43,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 42,260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 32,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 30,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 29,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 23,636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBB FUND, INC. | 22,551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 22,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 55 asset managers. All 55 are in the interactive database (link above).
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 32,662,683 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victory Capital | 3.50% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 1.97% |
| 3 | WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1.85% |
| 4 | T. Rowe Price | 1.42% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 1.37% |
| 6 | American Century | 0.96% |
| 7 | Lord Abbett | 0.78% |
| 8 | Fidelity | 0.64% |
| 9 | John Hancock | 0.53% |
| 10 | Allspring | 0.44% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| GPC Fund | 33.58% | DEF14A |
| GPC Partners Investments (SPV III) LP | 27.46% | 13G |
| AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. | 15.38% | 13G |
| American Century Investment Management, Inc. | 5.60% | 13G |
| BlackRock | 3.26% | 13F |
| Stephen Sills | 2.91% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Group | 2.30% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.24% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 0.87% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 0.77% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 32,662,683 shares outstanding, as reported by Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. on its Form 10-K dated February 27, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s 10-K dated February 27, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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