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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Heartland Financial USA, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed August 7, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.
Meeting of August 6, 2024: 1 item on Heartland Financial USA, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed August 7, 2024: 1 without a stated outcome.
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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
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These tallies are Heartland Financial USA, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed August 7, 2024 (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 | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTLF Merger Proposal | 29,190,226 | 323,729 | 108,489 | -- | -- | 99% | Not verified | — |
Source: Heartland Financial USA, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 220 asset managers that disclosed a Heartland Financial USA, 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 Heartland Financial USA, 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.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: HTLF merger proposal: Proposal to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 28, 2024, by and among UMB Financial Corporation, Heartland Financial USA, Inc. ("HTLF") and Blue Sky Merger Sub Inc. and the transactions contemplated thereby;
The 70 asset managers below reported 14,067,098 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,963,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 2,092,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,531,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,445,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,400,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 824,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 525,627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 339,516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 330,769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 328,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 266,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 212,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 145,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERGER FUND | 124,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 119,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 118,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 117,033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 109,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 107,302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 101,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 80,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 65,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 51,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 42,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 70 asset managers. See all 70 in the interactive database.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 2 asset managers below reported 35,911 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust | 29,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 6,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: HTLF MERGER PROPOSAL: PROPOSAL TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF APRIL 28, 2024, BY AND AMONG UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION, HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA, INC. (HTLF") AND BLUE SKY MERGER SUB INC. AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. "
The 2 asset managers below reported 7,219 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY PLAN | 7,073 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
93% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: HTLF ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL: PROPOSAL TO ADJOURN OR POSTPONE THE HTLF SPECIAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF, IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SUCH ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT, THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT VOTES TO APPROVE THE HTLF MERGER PROPOSAL OR TO ENSURE THAT ANY SUPPLEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE ACCOMPANYING JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS TIMELY PROVIDED TO HOLDERS OF HTLF COMMON STOCK.
The 71 asset managers below reported 13,120,231 for, 928,454 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,963,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 2,092,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,531,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 555,474 | 890,287 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 1,400,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 824,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 525,627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 339,516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 330,769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 328,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 266,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 212,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 145,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERGER FUND | 124,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 119,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 118,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 117,033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 109,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 107,302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 101,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 80,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 65,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 51,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 11,736 | 32,638 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 42,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 71 asset managers. See all 71 in the interactive database.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 2 asset managers below reported 35,911 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust | 29,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 6,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: HTLF compensation proposal: Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to HTLF's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the mergers; and
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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,963,909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 2,092,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,531,591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,445,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,400,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARBOR FUNDS | 824,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 525,627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Thrivent | 339,516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 330,769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 328,642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 266,174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 212,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WisdomTree | 145,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MERGER FUND | 124,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 119,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 118,179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 117,033 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 109,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 107,302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 101,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 80,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 65,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 51,536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 44,374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY FUNDS /DE/ | 42,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 71 managers: 14,045,946 for, 2,739 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1,929,621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,544,199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 1,400,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,165,614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 960,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 715,651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 547,778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 528,193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 518,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 512,168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 392,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 361,051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND | 0 | 355,827 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Thrivent | 343,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Slotnik Capital, LLC | 308,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Stieven Capital Advisors, L.P. | 267,628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 241,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 186,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | 180,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 136,390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Chicago Capital Management, LLC | 124,789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 123,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 123,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Steele Capital Management, Inc. | 0 | 122,812 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 119,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 172 managers: 14,664,514 for, 614,497 against, 39,294 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
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). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust | 29,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 8,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Empower | 6,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 44,716 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 71,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 71,273 for.
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 42,790,564 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 6.93% |
| 2 | Dimensional | 4.89% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.58% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 3.38% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 3.27% |
| 6 | HARBOR FUNDS | 1.93% |
| 7 | American Century | 1.23% |
| 8 | Thrivent | 0.79% |
| 9 | State Street | 0.77% |
| 10 | AQR | 0.77% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 4.51% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 3.61% |
| 3 | Charles Schwab | 3.27% |
| 4 | State Street | 2.72% |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.25% |
| 6 | Magnetar Financial LLC | 1.67% |
| 7 | Fidelity | 1.28% |
| 8 | American Century | 1.23% |
| 9 | AQR | 1.21% |
| 10 | Nuveen | 1.20% |
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.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13.80% | DEF14A |
| The Vanguard Group | 7.56% | DEF14A |
| Earnest Partners, LLC | 6.17% | DEF14A |
| Nuveen | 0.89% | 13F |
| Martin J. Schmitz | 0.65% | DEF14A |
| Norges Bank | 0.61% | 13F |
| John K. Schmidt | 0.29% | DEF14A |
| Thomas L. Flynn | 0.23% | DEF14A |
| Bruce K. Lee | 0.17% | DEF14A |
| Bryan R. McKeag | 0.10% | DEF14A |
Percentages above are of 42,790,564 shares outstanding, as reported by Heartland Financial USA, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 7, 2024 (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.
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 Heartland Financial USA, Inc.’s 10-Q dated May 7, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Heartland Financial USA, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held August 6, 2024, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 220 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 915 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. Heartland Financial USA, 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 — HTLF compensation proposal: Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the… — the reporting funds and managers cast 98% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.
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