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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and MFA FINANCIAL INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-06 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 04 October 2026.
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These tallies are MFA FINANCIAL INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-06 (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: Robin Josephs | 56,397,287 | 2,145,765 | 156,338 | -- | 19,524,059 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Craig L. Knutson | 57,836,436 | 728,562 | 134,392 | -- | 19,524,059 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Sheila A. Stamps | 56,106,566 | 2,399,319 | 193,505 | -- | 19,524,059 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal 3. The proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company's executive compensation was approved, based on the following votes: | 53,991,735 | 4,323,288 | 384,367 | -- | 19,524,059 | Majority: yes |
Source: MFA FINANCIAL INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-06-06 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 201 asset managers that disclosed a MFA FINANCIAL 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 MFA FINANCIAL 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 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
MFA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3. The proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company's executive compensation was approved, based on the following votes:”): 53,991,735 for, 4,323,288 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-06 (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 102,082,000 outstanding shares: 52.9% for, 4% against (57% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 198 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 10,017,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,775,472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 5,885,295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 4,633,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,549,584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 2,810,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,274,274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,195,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,180,771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 1,340 | 1,923,155 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Natixis | 1,493,487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,389,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 978,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 970,897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 912,362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Renaissance | 731,190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 709,304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 700,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 700,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 685,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 8,500 | 676,180 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| EMG Holdings, L.P. | 623,579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 605,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 492,014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 471,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 198 asset managers. See all 198 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
MFA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Craig L. Knutson”): 57,836,436 for, 728,562 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-06 (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 102,082,000 outstanding shares: 57% for, 0.8% against (57% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 53 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (30,772,781 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 9,839,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,274,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,385,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,774,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,389,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,079,213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 970,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Natixis | 841,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 700,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 605,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 570,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 446,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 431,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 346,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 292,736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 276,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 230,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 190,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 188,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 185,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 176,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 167,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 148,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 139,814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 130,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
MFA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robin Josephs”): 56,397,287 for, 2,145,765 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-06 (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 102,082,000 outstanding shares: 55% for, 2% against (57% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 53 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (30,210,600 for, 562,181 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 9,839,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,274,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,385,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,774,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,389,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,079,213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 970,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Natixis | 841,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 700,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 605,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 570,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 446,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 431,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 346,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 292,736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 159,267 | 116,955 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 0 | 230,501 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 190,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 188,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 185,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 176,790 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 167,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 148,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 139,814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 130,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
MFA FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Sheila A. Stamps”): 56,106,566 for, 2,399,319 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-06-06 (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 102,082,000 outstanding shares: 55.0% for, 2% against (57% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 53 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29,294,760 for, 1,446,529 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 9,839,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,274,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,385,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,774,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,389,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 1,079,213 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 970,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Natixis | 841,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 700,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 605,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 570,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 446,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 431,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 346,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 292,736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 159,267 | 116,955 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 230,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 190,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 188,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 185,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 0 | 176,790 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 167,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 148,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 139,814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 130,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 53 asset managers. See all 53 in the interactive database.
99.1% fund support · no official result
The 41 asset managers below cast 99.1% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (28,194,870 for, 230,826 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 9,839,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,274,046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,385,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,774,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 1,389,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,079,213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 970,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VanEck ETF Trust | 700,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 605,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 431,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Putnam | 346,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 292,736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 276,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 0 | 230,501 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 190,811 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 188,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 176,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST | 167,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 139,814 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 133,614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 130,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 94,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 93,439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TARGET PORTFOLIO TRUST | 85,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 84,691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 41 asset managers. See all 41 in the interactive database.
100% fund support · no official result
The 14 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,347,085 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natixis | 841,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 570,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| World Funds Trust | 446,567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS | 185,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 64,979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 60,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 48,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 43,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 36,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 31,492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 14,548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Opportunities Trust | 3,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Investment Managers Series Trust II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Ranked by the number of MFA FINANCIAL INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 102,082,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 9.81% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 8.60% |
| 3 | Wellington | 5.77% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 4.54% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 3.48% |
| 6 | VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 2.75% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.23% |
| 8 | Invesco | 2.15% |
| 9 | State Street | 2.14% |
| 10 | Prudential/PGIM | 1.89% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 9.78% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 9.49% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 9.07% | 13F |
| Bay Pond Partners, L.P. | 7.06% | 13G |
| State Street | 2.35% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.23% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.73% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 1.14% | 13F |
| Invesco | 1.10% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.01% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 102,082,000 shares outstanding, as reported by MFA FINANCIAL INC. 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.
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 MFA FINANCIAL INC.’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 MFA FINANCIAL INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-06-04, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 201 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,101 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 6 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 of the advisory (non- binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive… — FOR was 93% 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: MFA FINANCIAL INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-06-06.
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