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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and GRACO INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-28 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are GRACO INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-04-28 (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 | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Eric P. Etchart | 130,377,516 | 10,356,490 | 93,127 | -- | 8,999,881 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Jody H. Feragen | 134,571,325 | 6,124,097 | 131,711 | -- | 8,999,881 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: J. Kevin Gilligan | 126,052,580 | 14,704,394 | 70,159 | -- | 8,999,881 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 2 The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2025 was ratified: | 137,807,928 | 11,912,463 | 106,623 | -- | -- | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2025 Proxy Statement: | 125,218,692 | 14,723,022 | 885,419 | -- | 8,999,881 | Majority: yes |
Source: GRACO INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-04-28 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 650 asset managers that disclosed a GRACO 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. 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 GRACO INC.’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.
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2025 Proxy Statement:”): 125,218,692 for, 14,723,022 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-28 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 74% for, 9% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 639 asset managers below cast 92% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (127,821,534 for, 11,325,798 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 17,257,246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 16,349,351 | 41,687 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 9,237,359 | 70,111 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4,219,528 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 3,793,628 | 76,059 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,842,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE | 3,499,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. | 3,435,372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,986,317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 2,771,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,911,009 | 840,048 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 2,277,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 2,210,711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 2,203,178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 2,091,735 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C | 1,958,268 | 27,123 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 1,866,957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,720,613 | 2,487 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 1,614,820 | 70,422 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amundi | 0 | 1,629,581 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Eaton Vance | 1,506,833 | 92,115 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 1,589,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,580,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 1,357,967 | 8,200 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 1,145,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 639 asset managers. See all 639 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2 The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2025 was ratified:”): 137,807,928 for, 11,912,463 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-28 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 81% for, 7% against (88% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 133 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (59,848,141 for, 52,829 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 16,926,817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 9,410,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,830,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,455,123 | 178 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 2,277,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,691,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,580,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 1,508,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,375,413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,355,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,084,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,058,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,030,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,010,172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND | 990,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 907,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST | 670,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 665,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 647,336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 632,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 595,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 549,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BBR ALO Fund, LLC | 394,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 394,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 387,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 133 asset managers. See all 133 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric P. Etchart”): 130,377,516 for, 10,356,490 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-28 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 77% for, 6% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 131 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (58,897,009 for, 990,955 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 16,926,817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 9,410,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,830,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,455,123 | 178 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 2,277,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,691,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,580,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 1,506,833 | 1,337 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,375,413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,355,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,084,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,058,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,030,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,010,172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND | 990,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 907,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST | 670,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 665,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 459,236 | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 632,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 595,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 549,608 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BBR ALO Fund, LLC | 394,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 394,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 387,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
90% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: J. Kevin Gilligan”): 126,052,580 for, 14,704,394 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-28 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 74% for, 9% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 131 asset managers below cast 96% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (57,497,968 for, 2,389,996 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 16,926,817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 9,410,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,830,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,455,123 | 178 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 2,277,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,691,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,580,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 1,506,833 | 1,337 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,375,413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 1,355,803 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 1,084,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,058,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,030,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,010,172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND | 990,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 907,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST | 670,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 665,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 459,236 | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 632,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 595,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 549,608 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BBR ALO Fund, LLC | 394,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 394,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 387,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jody H. Feragen”): 134,571,325 for, 6,124,097 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-28 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 79% for, 4% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 131 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (58,945,260 for, 942,704 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 16,926,817 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 9,410,809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,830,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,455,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 2,277,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 1,691,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,580,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Eaton Vance | 1,508,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 1,375,413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,355,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,084,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 1,058,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,030,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,010,172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS INVESTORS GROWTH STOCK FUND | 990,476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 907,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST | 670,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 665,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 459,236 | 188,100 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 632,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 595,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 549,608 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BBR ALO Fund, LLC | 394,508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 394,123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Baird | 387,754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.
Meeting held 2024-04-26 (outside the 2024-2025 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
90% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement:”): 125,577,049 for, 14,561,231 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-04-26 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 74% for, 9% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 3 asset managers below cast 0.5% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (112 for, 24,381 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 0 | 24,381 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Axiom Financial Strategies, LLC | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Echo45 Advisors LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
All nominees (reported as one line). These filers reported the election of directors as a single line covering every nominee. It is not attributed to any one director, and no share total is shown for it.
100% fund support · no official result
The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST | 13,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VOISARD ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Meeting held 2025-04-25.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Majority: yes · of votes cast
GRACO INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3 Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2025 Proxy Statement:”): 125,218,692 for, 14,723,022 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-04-28 (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 169,393,735 outstanding shares: 74% for, 9% against (83% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 2 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,144,546 for, 1,370 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiera Capital Corp | 4,144,546 | 1,370 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IPConcept (Luxemburg) S.A. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Ranked by the number of GRACO INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 169,393,735 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 10.19% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 9.68% |
| 3 | State Street | 5.49% |
| 4 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.49% |
| 5 | KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.28% |
| 6 | Fidelity | 2.27% |
| 7 | FLOSSBACH VON STORCH SE | 2.07% |
| 8 | PineStone Asset Management Inc. | 2.03% |
| 9 | Invesco | 1.76% |
| 10 | Neuberger Berman | 1.64% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 10.68% | 13F |
| State Street | 4.46% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.17% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.13% | 13F |
| Norges Bank | 1.11% | 13F |
| Invesco | 1.08% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 0.98% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 0.97% | 13F |
| David M. Lowe | 0.56% | DEF14A |
| Mark W. Sheahan (6, 8) | 0.51% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 169,393,735 shares outstanding, as reported by GRACO INC. on its Form 10-K dated 2024-12-27 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.
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 GRACO INC.’s 10-K dated 2024-12-27. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At GRACO INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-04-25, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 650 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,322 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as… — FOR was 89% of the votes cast (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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: GRACO INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-04-28.
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