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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 291Asset managers
  • 1,462Fund votes
  • May 21, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 21, 2025: 6 items on ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2025: 2 approved · 4 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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

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Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.

These tallies are ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 21, 2025 (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.

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 21, 2025
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Caryn Effron 69,922,44312,222,118672,763 --61,124,361 85%Not verified—
Elect Director: Joseph Martello 76,839,4605,331,119646,745 --61,124,361 94%Not verified—
Elect Director: Edward Farrell 72,117,73110,046,825652,768 --61,124,361 88%Not verified—
Elect Director: George Tsunis 79,650,6992,498,306668,319 --61,124,361 97%Not verified—
2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Arbor's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025 138,610,5544,395,965935,166 ---- 97%Approved—
3. The compensation of Arbor's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2025 proxy statement 62,852,53118,411,4631,553,330 --61,124,361 77%Approved—

Source: ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 291 asset managers that disclosed a ARBOR REALTY TRUST, 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.

1. Elect Director: Caryn Effron

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

85% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 85%AGAINST
FOR: 69,922,443AGAINST: 12,222,118
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: Caryn Effron

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Caryn Effron”): 69,922,443 for, 12,222,118 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2025 (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.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 21,358,249 for, 3,189,849 against, 10,957 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,358,249AGAINST: 3,189,849ABSTAIN: 10,957
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: Caryn Effron” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock13,149,0100 00For
Vanguard3,679,6758,330 30For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,739,0300 00For
Global X0599,672 00Against
Charles Schwab425,4450 00For
State Street402,194321 00For
World Funds Trust395,6650 00For
TIAA0379,312 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle0373,052 00Against
Northern Trust349,0970 00For
VanEck ETF Trust0346,644 00Against
Equitable27,893229,980 00Mixed
SEI0215,366 00Against
Principal0183,190 00Against
Goldman Sachs0149,580 00Against
WisdomTree145,0410 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II144,3970 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC141,6610 00For
Thrivent0138,537 00Against
Lincoln Financial136,2000 00For
BNY Mellon133,4520 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND0104,606 00Against
First Trust0102,849 00Against
ETF Series Solutions94,9690 00For
Fidelity42,37147,879 00Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Edward Farrell

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%
FOR: 72,117,731AGAINST: 10,046,825
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: Edward Farrell

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Edward Farrell”): 72,117,731 for, 10,046,825 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2025 (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.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 22,437,572 for, 2,110,526 against, 10,956 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 22,437,572AGAINST: 2,110,526ABSTAIN: 10,956
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: Edward Farrell” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock13,149,0100 00For
Vanguard3,687,96937 20For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,739,0300 00For
Global X599,6720 00For
Charles Schwab0425,445 00Against
State Street402,194321 00For
World Funds Trust395,6650 00For
TIAA0379,312 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle373,0520 00For
Northern Trust349,0970 00For
VanEck ETF Trust346,6440 00For
Equitable27,893229,980 00Mixed
SEI215,3660 00For
Principal0183,190 00Against
Goldman Sachs149,5800 00For
WisdomTree0145,041 00Against
Investment Managers Series Trust II144,3970 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC141,6610 00For
Thrivent0138,537 00Against
Lincoln Financial136,2000 00For
BNY Mellon0133,452 00Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND104,6060 00For
First Trust0102,849 00Against
ETF Series Solutions94,9690 00For
Fidelity42,37147,879 00Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: George Tsunis

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 79,650,699AGAINST: 2,498,306
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: George Tsunis

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: George Tsunis”): 79,650,699 for, 2,498,306 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2025 (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.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 24,113,528 for, 434,569 against, 10,956 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 24,113,528AGAINST: 434,569ABSTAIN: 10,956
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: George Tsunis” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock13,149,0100 00For
Vanguard3,679,7108,295 20For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,739,0300 00For
Global X599,6720 00For
Charles Schwab0425,445 00Against
State Street402,5150 00For
World Funds Trust395,6650 00For
TIAA379,3120 00For
Columbia Threadneedle373,0520 00For
Northern Trust349,0970 00For
VanEck ETF Trust346,6440 00For
Equitable257,8730 00For
SEI215,3660 00For
Principal183,1900 00For
Goldman Sachs149,5800 00For
WisdomTree145,0410 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II144,3970 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC141,6610 00For
Thrivent138,5370 00For
Lincoln Financial136,2000 00For
BNY Mellon133,4520 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND104,6060 00For
First Trust102,8490 00For
ETF Series Solutions94,9690 00For
Fidelity90,2500 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Joseph Martello

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%
FOR: 76,839,460AGAINST: 5,331,119
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 64 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: Joseph Martello

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph Martello”): 76,839,460 for, 5,331,119 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2025 (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.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 23,739,467 for, 808,631 against, 10,956 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 23,739,467AGAINST: 808,631ABSTAIN: 10,956
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.: Joseph Martello” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock13,149,0100 00For
Vanguard3,687,98620 20For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,739,0300 00For
Global X599,6720 00For
Charles Schwab425,4450 00For
State Street1,266401,249 00Against
World Funds Trust395,6650 00For
TIAA379,3120 00For
Columbia Threadneedle373,0520 00For
Northern Trust349,0970 00For
VanEck ETF Trust346,6440 00For
Equitable27,893229,980 00Mixed
SEI215,3660 00For
Principal183,1900 00For
Goldman Sachs149,5800 00For
WisdomTree145,0410 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II144,3970 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC141,6610 00For
Thrivent138,5370 00For
Lincoln Financial0136,200 00Against
BNY Mellon133,4520 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND104,6060 00For
First Trust102,8490 00For
ETF Series Solutions94,9690 00For
Fidelity90,2500 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. See all 64 in the interactive database.

5. 3. The compensation of Arbor's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2025 proxy statement

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

77% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 77%AGAINST
FOR: 62,852,531AGAINST: 18,411,463
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 284 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. The compensation of Arbor's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2025 proxy statement”): 62,852,531 for, 18,411,463 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved the compensation of Arbor's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2025 proxy statement.”
Support: 77% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (7 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 60 asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s named executive officers as disclosed ” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock13,149,0100 00For
Vanguard3,679,6478,355 60For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST01,739,030 00Against
Global X0599,672 00Against
Charles Schwab0425,445 00Against
State Street402,194321 00For
World Funds Trust0395,665 00Against
TIAA0379,312 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle0373,052 00Against
Northern Trust349,0970 00For
VanEck ETF Trust0346,644 00Against
Equitable27,893229,980 00Mixed
SEI0215,366 00Against
Principal0183,190 00Against
Goldman Sachs149,5800 00For
WisdomTree0145,041 00Against
Investment Managers Series Trust II144,3970 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC141,6610 00For
Thrivent0138,537 00Against
Lincoln Financial136,2000 00For
BNY Mellon0133,452 00Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND0104,606 00Against
First Trust0102,849 00Against
ETF Series Solutions94,9690 00For
Fidelity42,37147,879 00Mixed

Fund voting reports, all 60 managers: 18,647,216 for, 5,881,892 against, 10,960 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 242 asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s named executive officers as disclosed ” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
State Street2,522,51765,566 00For
WASATCH ADVISORS LP02,378,577 00Against
COOPERMAN LEON G2,000,0000 00For
Northern Trust1,166,15518,485 00For
BlackRock1,033,6329,749 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS0938,911 00Against
Charles Schwab0550,560 00Against
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\0557,856 00Against
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.0498,919 00Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp0411,871 00Against
Nuveen0390,937 00Against
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT0375,497 00Against
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP0346,644 00Against
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES0320,049 00Against
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC0306,596 00Against
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP0298,061 00Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC0254,835 00Against
AllianceBernstein0236,763 00Against
Legal & General Investment Management America Inc0235,583 00Against
SEI0217,342 00Against
Rhumbline0213,906 00Against
UBS0188,099 00Against
Vanguard150,36317,461 00Mixed
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D0165,626 00Against
ADVISOR PARTNERS II, LLC162,6860 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 242 managers: 7,558,855 for, 11,043,971 against, 422 abstained, 15,166 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Arbor's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 138,610,554AGAINST: 4,395,965
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 65 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. FOR 2025.

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Arbor's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025”): 138,610,554 for, 4,395,965 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 21, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Arbor's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 65 asset managers below reported 24,539,792 for, 8,307 against, 30,955 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 24,539,792AGAINST: 8,307ABSTAIN: 30,955
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF A” at ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock13,149,0100 00For
Vanguard3,679,7128,294 10For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST1,739,0300 00For
Global X599,6720 00For
Charles Schwab425,4450 00For
State Street402,50312 00For
World Funds Trust395,6650 00For
TIAA379,3120 00For
Columbia Threadneedle373,0520 00For
Northern Trust349,0970 00For
VanEck ETF Trust346,6440 00For
Equitable257,8730 00For
SEI215,3660 00For
Principal183,1900 00For
Goldman Sachs149,5800 00For
WisdomTree145,0410 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II144,3970 00For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC141,6610 00For
Thrivent138,5370 00For
Lincoln Financial136,2000 00For
BNY Mellon133,4520 00For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND104,6060 00For
First Trust102,8490 00For
ETF Series Solutions94,9690 00For
Fidelity90,2500 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 65 asset managers. See all 65 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 22, 2024, which belongs to the 2023-2024 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 192,161,707 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. shareholders by shares voted on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 6.84%
2Vanguard 1.92%
3WASATCH FUNDS TRUST 0.90%
4Global X 0.31%
5Charles Schwab 0.22%
6State Street 0.21%
7World Funds Trust 0.21%
8TIAA 0.20%
9Columbia Threadneedle 0.19%
10Northern Trust 0.18%
Institutional-manager reports: top ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s named executive…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1State Street 1.35%
2WASATCH ADVISORS LP 1.24%
3COOPERMAN LEON G 1.04%
4Northern Trust 0.62%
5BlackRock 0.54%
6PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS 0.49%
7Charles Schwab 0.29%
8STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\ 0.29%
9Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.26%
10MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp 0.21%

Reported ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 13.41% 13F
Vanguard Group 9.98% 13F
Ivan Kaufman 7.88% 13G
Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC 6.78% 13G
State Street 3.79% 13F
Geode Capital 2.30% 13F
Goldman Sachs 2.06% 13F
Charles Schwab 1.33% 13F
Northern Trust 1.20% 13F
Invesco 1.14% 13F

Percentages above are of 192,161,707 shares outstanding, as reported by ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 21, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 291 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,462 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.'s named executive… — ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 77% support 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). Source: ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2025.

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