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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SOLARWINDS CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-24 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.
Proxy season: 2023-2024
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These tallies are SOLARWINDS CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-24 (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: Cathleen Benko | 141,076,025 | -- | -- | 6,861,847 | 13,229,830 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Dennis Howard | 142,197,925 | -- | -- | 5,739,947 | 13,229,830 | Majority: yes |
| Elect Director: Douglas Smith | 128,502,420 | -- | -- | 19,435,452 | 13,229,830 | Majority: yes |
| Proposal Three: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers. | 145,747,726 | 2,166,903 | 23,243 | -- | 13,229,830 | Majority: yes |
Source: SOLARWINDS CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2024-05-24 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 184 asset managers that disclosed a SOLARWINDS CORP. 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 SOLARWINDS CORP.’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 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
SOLARWINDS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal Three: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.”): 145,747,726 for, 2,166,903 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-24 (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 168,161,987 outstanding shares: 87% for, 1% against (88% of the company cast a for/against vote).
The 182 asset managers below cast 99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. | 61,473,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| THOMA BRAVO, L.P. | 50,020,387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 6,044,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 5,171,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,925,453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voss Capital, LP | 3,174,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,517,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,414,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,180,401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 1,175,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 1,152,408 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Wellington | 991,917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lazard | 989,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 940,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Two Sigma | 872,348 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 820,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 812,468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 651,796 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 528,837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 483,924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 466,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 366,142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP | 327,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | 320,044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 306,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 182 asset managers. See all 182 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
SOLARWINDS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Cathleen Benko”): 141,076,025 for, 6,861,847 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-24 (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 168,161,987 outstanding shares: 84% for, 4% withheld (88% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (13,691,469 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,888,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 4,603,862 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 2,037,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,329,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 556,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 483,924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 414,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 406,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 362,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 306,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 258,108 | 0 | 126 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 155,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 151,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 79,005 | 0 | 60,339 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 115,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 104,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 103,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 99,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 92,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 88,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 66,791 | 0 | 12,440 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 54,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 47,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT TRUST | 44,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 44,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
SOLARWINDS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dennis Howard”): 142,197,925 for, 5,739,947 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-24 (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 168,161,987 outstanding shares: 85% for, 3% withheld (88% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (13,691,469 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,888,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 4,603,862 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 2,037,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,329,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 556,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 483,924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 414,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 406,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 362,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 306,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 258,108 | 0 | 126 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 155,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 151,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 79,005 | 0 | 60,339 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 115,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 104,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 103,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 99,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 92,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 88,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 66,791 | 0 | 12,440 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 54,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 47,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT TRUST | 44,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 44,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
87% Majority: yes · of votes cast
SOLARWINDS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Douglas Smith”): 128,502,420 for, 19,435,452 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2024-05-24 (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 168,161,987 outstanding shares: 76% for, 12% withheld (88% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).
The 65 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (11,105,743 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,888,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 4,603,862 | 0 | Abstain |
| BlackRock | 2,037,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,329,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 556,115 | 0 | Abstain |
| New York Life | 446,607 | 0 | 37,317 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 414,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 406,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 362,201 | 0 | Abstain |
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 306,555 | 0 | Abstain |
| State Street | 192 | 0 | 258,042 | 0 | Abstain |
| Nationwide | 780 | 0 | 154,643 | 0 | Abstain |
| Prudential/PGIM | 151,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 79,005 | 0 | 60,339 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 115,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 0 | 0 | 104,301 | 0 | Abstain |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 103,230 | 0 | Abstain |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 0 | 99,829 | 0 | Abstain |
| WisdomTree | 0 | 0 | 92,206 | 0 | Abstain |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 88,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 79,231 | 0 | Abstain |
| American Century | 0 | 0 | 54,853 | 0 | Abstain |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 47,540 | 0 | Abstain |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT TRUST | 44,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 44,309 | 0 | Abstain |
Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.9% fund support · no official result
The 63 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (18,162,737 for, 15,131 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,888,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,603,862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,037,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,329,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 556,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 483,924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 414,835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 406,234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 362,201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 258,232 | 2 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 155,423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 151,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 139,344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 115,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 104,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 103,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 99,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 92,206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 88,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 86,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 79,231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 54,853 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 47,540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT TRUST | 44,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 44,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 63 asset managers. See all 63 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
100% fund support · no official result
The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (94,700 for, 0 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli | 82,973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 11,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
0.7% fund support · no official result
The 2 asset managers below cast 0.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (2,107 for, 306,555 against).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALUED ADVISERS TRUST | 0 | 306,555 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | 2,107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Ranked by the number of SOLARWINDS CORP. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 168,161,987 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. | 36.56% |
| 2 | THOMA BRAVO, L.P. | 29.75% |
| 3 | Vanguard | 3.59% |
| 4 | Dimensional | 3.08% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 2.33% |
| 6 | Voss Capital, LP | 1.89% |
| 7 | State Street | 0.90% |
| 8 | Fidelity | 0.84% |
| 9 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0.70% |
| 10 | SEI | 0.70% |
Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Entities affiliated with Silver Lake | 36.56% | DEF14A |
| Thoma Bravo Funds | 29.79% | DEF14A |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.16% | 13F |
| State Street | 0.80% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 0.70% | 13F |
| Sudhakar Ramakrishna | 0.67% | DEF14A |
| Wellington Management | 0.64% | 13F |
| J. Barton Kalsu | 0.41% | DEF14A |
| AQR Capital | 0.33% | 13F |
| Jason W. Bliss | 0.33% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 168,161,987 shares outstanding, as reported by SOLARWINDS CORP. 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 SOLARWINDS CORP.’s 10-Q dated 2024-03-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At SOLARWINDS CORP.'s shareholder meeting held 2024-05-23, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 184 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,219 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 7 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 — Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. — FOR was 99% 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: SOLARWINDS CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2024-05-24.
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