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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-02-14 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
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These tallies are INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-02-14 (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: Blake K. Doyle | 17,212,209 | -- | -- | 66,205 | 1,031,024 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Jon M. Ruth | 14,499,310 | -- | -- | 2,779,104 | 1,031,024 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Joseph A. Rutkowski | 12,767,441 | -- | -- | 4,510,973 | 1,031,024 | Majority: yes |
| Item Number Three – Approval of Insteel Industries Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan The Insteel Industries Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the shareholders based on the following vote: | 16,325,858 | 946,535 | 6,021 | -- | 1,031,024 | Majority: yes |
Source: INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-02-14 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 229 asset managers that disclosed a INSTEEL INDUSTRIES 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 INSTEEL INDUSTRIES 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.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% fund support · no official result
The 217 asset managers below cast 94% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (14,764,539 for, 956,845 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 3,424,669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,203,059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,189,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,077,022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,018,765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 0 | 708,835 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Global X | 648,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 642,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 462,252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 428,020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 411,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 390,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 369,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 343,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC | 268,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 193,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 154,319 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Northern Trust | 149,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 132,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Citadel | 117,647 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) | 109,617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 98,396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 97,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 92,932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 86,955 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 217 asset managers. See all 217 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Blake K. Doyle”): 17,212,209 for, 66,205 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-02-14 (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 19,452,000 outstanding shares: 88% for, 0.4% withheld (89% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,993,182 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,810,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,144,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,090,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 648,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 642,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 584,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 532,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 411,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 390,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 343,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 304,481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 178,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 97,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 65,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 52,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 50,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 50,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 45,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 43,343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 43,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 36,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 35,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 32,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 29,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 25,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
84% Majority: yes · of votes cast
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jon M. Ruth”): 14,499,310 for, 2,779,104 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-02-14 (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 19,452,000 outstanding shares: 75% for, 14% withheld (89% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,489,921 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,810,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,144,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 1,090,751 | 0 | Abstain |
| Global X | 648,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 642,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 584,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 532,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 411,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 390,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 343,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 304,172 | 0 | 309 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 178,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 97,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 65,100 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 52,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 50,758 | 0 | Abstain |
| Equitable | 50,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 45,013 | 0 | Abstain |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 43,343 | 0 | Abstain |
| Jackson National | 37,429 | 0 | 5,667 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 36,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 18,243 | 0 | 17,200 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 32,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 29,459 | 0 | Abstain |
| Nationwide | 0 | 0 | 25,595 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
74% Majority: yes · of votes cast
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph A. Rutkowski”): 12,767,441 for, 4,510,973 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-02-14 (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 19,452,000 outstanding shares: 66% for, 23% withheld (89% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 76 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (7,426,858 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,810,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,144,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 1,090,751 | 0 | Abstain |
| Global X | 0 | 0 | 648,112 | 0 | Abstain |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 642,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 584,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 532,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 411,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 390,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 343,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 176 | 0 | 304,305 | 0 | Abstain |
| Charles Schwab | 178,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 97,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 0 | 0 | 65,100 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 52,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 50,758 | 0 | Abstain |
| Equitable | 50,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 45,013 | 0 | Abstain |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 43,343 | 0 | Abstain |
| Jackson National | 37,429 | 0 | 5,667 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 36,833 | 0 | Abstain |
| Prudential/PGIM | 18,243 | 0 | 17,200 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 32,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 0 | 0 | 29,459 | 0 | Abstain |
| Nationwide | 0 | 0 | 25,595 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 76 asset managers. See all 76 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Item Number Three – Approval of Insteel Industries Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan The Insteel Industries Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the shareholders based on the following vote:”): 16,325,858 for, 946,535 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-02-14 (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 19,452,000 outstanding shares: 84% for, 5% against (89% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 74 asset managers below cast 94% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,352,179 for, 615,405 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,810,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,144,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,090,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 648,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 642,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 584,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 0 | 532,522 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 411,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 390,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 343,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 304,460 | 21 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 178,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 97,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 65,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 52,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 50,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 50,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 45,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 0 | 43,343 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 43,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 36,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 17,200 | 18,243 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 32,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 25,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 24,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 74 asset managers. See all 74 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.9% fund support · no official result
The 72 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (9,967,531 for, 21 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2,810,739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,144,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 1,090,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 648,112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 642,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 584,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 532,522 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 411,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 390,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRUCE FUND INC | 343,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 304,460 | 21 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 178,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 97,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 65,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 52,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 50,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 50,427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 45,013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RBC FUNDS TRUST | 43,343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 43,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 36,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 35,443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 32,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 25,595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNY Mellon | 24,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 72 asset managers. See all 72 in the interactive database.
100% fund support · no official result
The 8 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (143,425 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer & Close, LLC | 72,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 29,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 21,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 9,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 7,592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 1,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Balentine LLC | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
96% fund support · no official result
The 4 asset managers below cast 96% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (39,184 for, 1,498 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 29,459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GuideStone | 9,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 0 | 1,055 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 0 | 443 | 0 | 0 | Against |
57% fund support · no official result
The 4 asset managers below cast 57% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (23,023 for, 17,659 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 11,800 | 17,659 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| GuideStone | 9,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 1,055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HC CAPITAL TRUST | 443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked by the number of INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 19,452,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 17.61% |
| 2 | Vanguard | 6.18% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 6.11% |
| 4 | American Century | 5.54% |
| 5 | State Street | 5.24% |
| 6 | Royce | 3.64% |
| 7 | Global X | 3.33% |
| 8 | Pacer Funds Trust | 3.30% |
| 9 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 2.38% |
| 10 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.20% |
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 | 16.94% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 6.73% | 13F |
| Global X Management CO LLC | 5.07% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.95% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.30% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.30% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 1.23% | 13F |
| Citadel Advisors | 1.15% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.09% | 13F |
| AQR Capital | 0.80% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 19,452,000 shares outstanding, as reported by INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC. on its Form 10-K dated 2024-09-28 (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 INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.’s 10-K dated 2024-09-28. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-02-11, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 229 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,593 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.'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 — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers — the reporting funds cast 94% 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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