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WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.’s Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-20 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

  • 4Reported items
  • 138Asset managers
  • 571Fund votes
  • 2025-05-20Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.

These tallies are WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-20 (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.

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2025-05-20
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesOutcome
Elect Director: Ellen S. Bartel 12,079,443---- 1,950,360-- Majority: yes
Proposal 2: "Ratification of the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as the Company's auditors for the year ending December 31, 2025." The following votes were cast: 16,232,100236,06517,840 ---- Majority: yes
Proposal 3: "An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation." The following votes were cast: 12,977,351928,485123,967 ---- Majority: yes

Source: WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2025-05-20 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 138 asset managers that disclosed a WATERSTONE 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 WATERSTONE 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.

1. Approving an advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the Proxy Statement.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 93%
FOR: 12,977,351AGAINST: 928,485

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: "An advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation." The following votes were cast:”): 12,977,351 for, 928,485 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-20 (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 19,075,518 outstanding shares: 68% for, 5% against (73% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 134 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (10,242,007 for, 8,332 against).

FOR 99.9%
FOR: 10,242,007 (99.9%)AGAINST: 8,332 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 645 (0.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Approving an advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described in the Proxy Sta” at WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock1,648,8410 00For
Dimensional1,455,2120 00For
Renaissance1,152,5700 00For
Vanguard938,9740 00For
Rhino Investment Partners, Inc557,2220 00For
Fidelity492,7380 00For
State Street437,9890 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC400,9620 00For
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC347,0470 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC320,0470 00For
American Century304,6510 00For
Charles Schwab286,2330 00For
Baird204,8680 00For
Northern Trust152,3560 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC139,2340 00For
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP133,9590 00For
EA Series Trust83,4170 00For
Citadel78,0970 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp67,8790 00For
Invesco64,2750 00For
Nuveen62,4840 00For
TIAA61,8250 00For
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS59,0000 00For
Equitable50,9120 00For
DE Shaw42,6310 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 134 asset managers. See all 134 in the interactive database.

2. Election of Directors: Ellen Bartel

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%14%
FOR: 12,079,443WITHHELD: 1,950,360

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ellen S. Bartel”): 12,079,443 for, 1,950,360 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-20 (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 19,075,518 outstanding shares: 63% for, 10% withheld (74% of the company cast a for/withheld vote).

The 49 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (4,178,275 for, 0 against).

FOR 91%9%
FOR: 4,178,275 (90.7%)ABSTAIN: 426,982 (9.3%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Ellen Bartel” at WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional1,310,5960 00For
Vanguard922,6130 00For
BlackRock766,7440 00For
Fidelity413,0500 20,6990For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC320,0470 00For
American Century150,3260 00For
Charles Schwab00 143,0770Abstain
EA Series Trust00 83,4170Abstain
TIAA00 61,8250Abstain
Equitable30,3320 20,5800For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST42,0000 00For
Invesco00 29,6220Abstain
State Street29,2720 30For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC26,1850 00For
Goldman Sachs23,1940 00For
SEI18,7050 00For
Lincoln Financial6,5510 11,8800Abstain
WisdomTree00 17,9230Abstain
RBC FUNDS TRUST00 14,8000Abstain
Pacific Life13,6510 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO00 12,3210Abstain
Northern Trust11,5860 00For
First Trust10,8560 00For
John Hancock9,8250 00For
Global X9,5360 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.

3. Ratifying the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Waterstone Financial, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm.

AUDIT-RELATED

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 31 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (3,450,920 for, 0 against).

FOR: 3,450,920 (100.0%)
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratifying the selection of Forvis Mazars, LLP as Waterstone Financial, Inc.'s independent registered public ac” at WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Dimensional1,310,5960 00For
Vanguard922,6130 00For
Fidelity433,7490 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC320,0470 00For
American Century150,3260 00For
TIAA61,8250 00For
Equitable50,9120 00For
Invesco29,6220 00For
State Street29,2750 00For
Goldman Sachs23,1940 00For
Lincoln Financial18,4310 00For
WisdomTree17,9230 00For
Pacific Life13,6510 00For
Northern Trust11,5860 00For
First Trust10,8560 00For
AIG/SunAmerica7,8800 00For
Voya6,2880 00For
Brighthouse5,8540 00For
Prudential/PGIM4,6320 00For
Nationwide4,3180 00For
ProShares3,7900 00For
SA FUNDS INVESTMENT TRUST2,9660 00For
DWS2,4740 00For
GMO2,0390 00For
Victory Capital1,8980 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 31 asset managers. See all 31 in the interactive database.

4. RATIFYING THE SELECTION OF FORVIS, LLP AS WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.

AUDIT-RELATED

93% fund support · no official result

FOR 93%

The 20 asset managers below cast 93% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (1,127,933 for, 83,417 against).

FOR: 1,127,933 (93.1%)AGAINST: 83,417 (6.9%)ABSTAIN: 645 (0.1%)
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFYING THE SELECTION OF FORVIS, LLP AS WATERSTONE FINANCIAL, INC.'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTIN” at WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock766,7440 00For
Charles Schwab143,0770 00For
EA Series Trust083,417 00Against
TETON WESTWOOD FUNDS59,0000 00For
UNIFIED SERIES TRUST42,0000 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC26,1850 00For
SEI18,7050 00For
RBC FUNDS TRUST14,8000 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO12,3210 00For
John Hancock9,8250 00For
Global X9,5360 00For
Jackson National8,6300 00For
Bridge Builder Trust7,7260 00For
Series Portfolios Trust6,3320 00For
Nationwide1,0870 00For
GPS Funds I1,0340 00For
Allianz7280 00For
Brighthouse00 6450Abstain
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS1370 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III660 00For

Largest WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked by the number of WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2024-2025 meeting, shown as a share of the 19,075,518 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. shareholders by shares voted, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 8.64%
2Dimensional 7.63%
3Renaissance 6.04%
4Vanguard 4.92%
5Rhino Investment Partners, Inc 2.92%
6Fidelity 2.58%
7State Street 2.30%
8GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.10%
9BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.82%
10BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC 1.68%

Reported WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. beneficial owners on record for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 9.38% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 7.77% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 6.06% 13F
Vanguard Group 4.91% 13F
State Street 2.36% 13F
Geode Capital 2.11% 13F
Morgan Stanley 0.96% 13F
Northern Trust 0.84% 13F
Charles Schwab 0.75% 13F
Goldman Sachs 0.55% 13F

Percentages above are of 19,075,518 shares outstanding, as reported by WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC. on its Form 10-Q dated 2025-04-30 (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.

About this page

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 WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.’s 10-Q dated 2025-04-30. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.'s shareholder meeting held 2025-05-20, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 138 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 571 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 4 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 — Approving an advisory, non-binding resolution to approve the executive compensation described… — 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: WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2025-05-20.

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