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At Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.'s shareholder meeting held April 30, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 57 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 791 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Election of Directors: David Foy — Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.'s filing reports the nominee as elected, with 99.1% 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 5, 2026.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 5, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of April 30, 2026: 5 items on Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 5, 2026: 4 elected · 1 approved.
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 5, 2026 (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: Zhak Cohen | 27,572,534 | -- | -- | 165,104 | 2,133,732 | 99.4% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: David Foy | 27,515,222 | -- | -- | 222,416 | 2,133,732 | 99.1% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: David Holman | 20,360,433 | -- | -- | 7,377,205 | 2,133,732 | 73% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Price Lowenstein | 27,662,600 | -- | -- | 75,038 | 2,133,732 | 99.7% | Elected | — |
| 2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | 29,863,133 | 839 | 7,398 | -- | 0 | 99.9% | Approved | — |
Source: Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 57 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.
99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David Foy
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David Foy”): 27,515,222 for, 222,416 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 5, 2026 (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 II directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification o…”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 57 asset managers below reported 6,609,121 for, 5,710 withheld, 8,914 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Century | 1,358,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,202,812 | 0 | 0 | 451 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,162,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 622,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 530,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 362,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 170,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 141,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 126,121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 121,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 82,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 78,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 67,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 64,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 62,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 55,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 40,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 37,481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 28,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 26,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,587 | 0 | 0 | 5,259 | Mixed |
| EA Series Trust | 20,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. All 57 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
73% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David Holman
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David Holman”): 20,360,433 for, 7,377,205 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 5, 2026 (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 II directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification o…”
Support: 73% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 57 asset managers below reported 2,633,680 for, 3,201,983 withheld, 788,082 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,358,967 | Withhold |
| Vanguard | 1,202,802 | 0 | 10 | 451 | For |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,162,470 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 622,900 | 0 | Abstain |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 530,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 357,292 | 0 | 0 | 5,483 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170,855 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 141,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 126,121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121,250 | Withhold |
| AMG FUNDS | 82,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78,261 | Withhold |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 0 | 0 | 67,742 | 0 | Abstain |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64,547 | Withhold |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 62,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55,966 | Withhold |
| Hartford | 40,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 0 | 0 | 37,481 | 0 | Abstain |
| Equitable | 10,200 | 0 | 0 | 25,305 | Mixed |
| Cohen & Steers | 28,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 0 | 0 | 26,947 | 0 | Abstain |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25,000 | Withhold |
| Goldman Sachs | 2,933 | 0 | 0 | 18,575 | Mixed |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,846 | Withhold |
| EA Series Trust | 20,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. All 57 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Price Lowenstein
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Price Lowenstein”): 27,662,600 for, 75,038 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 5, 2026 (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 II directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification o…”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 57 asset managers below reported 6,609,572 for, 5,259 withheld, 8,914 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Century | 1,358,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,203,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,162,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 622,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 530,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 362,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 170,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 141,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 126,121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 121,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 82,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 78,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 67,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 64,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 62,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 55,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 40,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 37,481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 28,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 26,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,587 | 0 | 0 | 5,259 | Mixed |
| EA Series Trust | 20,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. All 57 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Zhak Cohen
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Zhak Cohen”): 27,572,534 for, 165,104 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 5, 2026 (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 II directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification o…”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 57 asset managers below reported 6,609,572 for, 5,259 withheld, 8,914 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Century | 1,358,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,203,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,162,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 622,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 530,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 362,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 170,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 141,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 126,121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 121,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 82,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 78,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 67,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 64,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 62,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 55,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 40,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 37,481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 28,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 26,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,587 | 0 | 0 | 5,259 | Mixed |
| EA Series Trust | 20,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. All 57 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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026”): 29,863,133 for, 839 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 5, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 57 asset managers below reported 6,618,486 for, 5,259 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Century | 1,358,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,203,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 1,162,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 622,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 530,363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 362,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 170,855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 141,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 126,121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 121,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG FUNDS | 82,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 78,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 67,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 64,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 62,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 55,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 40,719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 37,481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 35,505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Cohen & Steers | 28,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 26,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 21,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,587 | 0 | 5,259 | 0 | Mixed |
| EA Series Trust | 20,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. All 57 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 32,838,035 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Century | 4.14% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 3.66% |
| 3 | Victory Capital | 3.54% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 1.90% |
| 5 | WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1.62% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 1.10% |
| 7 | First Trust | 0.52% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.43% |
| 9 | T. Rowe Price | 0.38% |
| 10 | AIG/SunAmerica | 0.37% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Century Investment Management, Inc. | 5.57% | 13G |
| Victory Capital Management, Inc. | 5.39% | 13G |
| Glazer Capital, LLC | 5.17% | 13G |
| BlackRock | 4.30% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 4.29% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 1.58% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.34% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 1.28% | 13F |
| State Street | 1.21% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 0.78% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 32,838,035 shares outstanding, as reported by Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 29, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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-Q dated April 29, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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