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MFA Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and MFA Financial, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 4, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

4Ballot items
233Asset managers
901Fund votes
June 3, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of June 3, 2026: 4 items on MFA Financial, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 4, 2026: 2 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

None.

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

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by MFA Financial, Inc.

These tallies are MFA Financial, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 4, 2026 (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.

MFA Financial, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held June 3, 2026
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Laurie S. Goodman	48,746,159	1,930,702	230,180	--	23,418,611	96%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Richard C. Wald	48,370,172	2,287,586	249,283	--	23,418,611	95%	Elected	—
2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026	73,275,772	690,827	359,053	--	--	99.0%	Approved	—
3. Proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company's executive compensation	48,100,115	2,135,819	671,107	--	23,418,611	96%	Approved	—

Source: MFA Financial, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 4, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the MFA Financial, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 233 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.

1. Elect Director: Laurie S. Goodman

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 48,746,159AGAINST: 1,930,702

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 57 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Laurie S. Goodman

MFA Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Laurie S. Goodman”): 48,746,159 for, 1,930,702 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 4, 2026 (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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The two nominees for election to the Board were elected to serve on the Board until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following votes: As indicated above, each of the nominees for director received over a majority of votes …”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 57 asset managers below reported 26,523,236 for, 96,137 against, 1 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 26,523,236AGAINST: 96,137ABSTAIN: 1

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Laurie S. Goodman” at MFA Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	9,105,258	12,103	1	For
BlackRock	5,256,888	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,372,830	0	0	For
Invesco	1,580,344	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,566,780	0	0	For
Global X	1,303,576	0	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	1,064,872	0	0	For
World Funds Trust	666,811	0	0	For
PIMCO	352,354	0	0	For
TIAA	254,135	0	0	For
Equitable	149,689	74,570	0	Mixed
WisdomTree	182,620	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	166,464	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	154,203	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	149,300	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	135,579	0	0	For
Voya	102,847	0	0	For
SEI	93,439	0	0	For
JPMorgan	80,538	0	0	For
Victory Capital	73,478	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	72,807	0	0	For
Northern Trust	69,604	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	54,460	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	53,907	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	52,644	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Richard C. Wald

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 48,370,172AGAINST: 2,287,586

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 57 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Richard C. Wald

MFA Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard C. Wald”): 48,370,172 for, 2,287,586 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 4, 2026 (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: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The two nominees for election to the Board were elected to serve on the Board until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following votes: As indicated above, each of the nominees for director received over a majority of votes …”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 57 asset managers below reported 26,523,236 for, 96,139 against, 1 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 26,523,236AGAINST: 96,139ABSTAIN: 1

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Richard C. Wald” at MFA Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	9,105,258	12,105	1	For
BlackRock	5,256,888	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,372,830	0	0	For
Invesco	1,580,344	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,566,780	0	0	For
Global X	1,303,576	0	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	1,064,872	0	0	For
World Funds Trust	666,811	0	0	For
PIMCO	352,354	0	0	For
TIAA	254,135	0	0	For
Equitable	149,689	74,570	0	Mixed
WisdomTree	182,620	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	166,464	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	154,203	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	149,300	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	135,579	0	0	For
Voya	102,847	0	0	For
SEI	93,439	0	0	For
JPMorgan	80,538	0	0	For
Victory Capital	73,478	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	72,807	0	0	For
Northern Trust	69,604	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	54,460	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	53,907	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	52,644	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

3. 3. Proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company's executive compensation

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

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 48,100,115AGAINST: 2,135,819

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 228 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.

MFA Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company's executive compensation”): 48,100,115 for, 2,135,819 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 4, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The proposal to consider, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the Company's executive compensation was approved, based on the following votes:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of MFA Financial, 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” (5 managers, 34,869 for).

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: 57 asset managers voting on “Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.” at MFA Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	9,117,353	7	2	For
BlackRock	5,256,888	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,372,830	0	0	For
Invesco	1,580,344	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,566,780	0	0	For
Global X	1,303,576	0	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	1,064,872	0	0	For
World Funds Trust	666,811	0	0	For
PIMCO	352,354	0	0	For
TIAA	254,135	0	0	For
Equitable	224,259	0	0	For
WisdomTree	182,620	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	166,464	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	154,203	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	149,300	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	135,579	0	0	For
Voya	102,847	0	0	For
SEI	93,439	0	0	For
JPMorgan	80,538	0	0	For
Victory Capital	73,478	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	72,807	0	0	For
Northern Trust	69,604	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	54,460	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	53,907	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	52,644	0	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 57 managers: 26,610,757 for, 8,615 against, 2 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 187 asset managers voting on “Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive compensation.” at MFA Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	3,327,791	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2,575,059	0	For
State Street	2,061,504	0	For
Invesco	1,629,997	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,567,409	0	For
Fidelity	1,156,199	0	For
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP	1,064,872	0	For
Vanguard	789,119	0	For
Northern Trust	781,932	0	For
AQR	776,878	0	For
Wellington	637,851	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	385,591	0	For
EMG Holdings, L.P.	355,911	0	For
Goldman Sachs	296,385	0	For
T. Rowe Price	295,767	0	For
Nuveen	261,224	0	For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	254,325	0	For
SEI	206,677	0	For
UBS	0	187,019	Against
PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT	181,493	0	For
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	157,451	0	For
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC	153,166	0	For
Voya	146,419	0	For
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC \MO\	141,865	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	128,298	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 187 managers: 21,383,407 for, 312,532 against, 575 not voted, 2,374 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

4. 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

99.0% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 73,275,772AGAINST: 690,827

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 57 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026.

MFA Financial, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026”): 73,275,772 for, 690,827 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 4, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, was approved, based on the following votes:”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 57 asset managers below reported 26,607,659 for, 11,715 against, 1 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 26,607,659AGAINST: 11,715ABSTAIN: 1

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR” at MFA Financial, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	9,117,361	1	1	For
BlackRock	5,256,888	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,372,830	0	0	For
Invesco	1,580,344	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,566,780	0	0	For
Global X	1,303,576	0	0	For
VanEck ETF Trust	1,064,872	0	0	For
World Funds Trust	666,811	0	0	For
PIMCO	352,354	0	0	For
TIAA	254,135	0	0	For
Equitable	224,259	0	0	For
WisdomTree	182,620	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	166,464	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	154,203	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	149,300	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	135,579	0	0	For
Voya	102,847	0	0	For
SEI	81,725	11,714	0	Mixed
JPMorgan	80,538	0	0	For
Victory Capital	73,478	0	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	72,807	0	0	For
Northern Trust	69,604	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	54,460	0	0	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	53,907	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	52,644	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 57 asset managers. See all 57 in the interactive database.

Largest MFA Financial, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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 101,596,232 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top MFA Financial, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	8.97%
2	BlackRock	5.17%
3	Fidelity	3.32%
4	Invesco	1.56%
5	Charles Schwab	1.54%
6	Global X	1.28%
7	VanEck ETF Trust	1.05%
8	World Funds Trust	0.66%
9	PIMCO	0.35%
10	TIAA	0.25%

Institutional-manager reports: top MFA Financial, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	3.28%
2	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.53%
3	State Street	2.03%
4	Invesco	1.60%
5	Charles Schwab	1.54%
6	Fidelity	1.14%
7	VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP	1.05%
8	Vanguard	0.78%
9	Northern Trust	0.77%
10	AQR	0.76%

Reported MFA Financial, 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.

MFA Financial, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Vanguard Group	9.60%	13F
BlackRock	9.04%	13F
State Street	2.39%	13F
Invesco	1.62%	13F
Charles Schwab	1.54%	13F
FMR (Fidelity)	1.15%	13F
Two Sigma	1.10%	13F
Northern Trust	0.93%	13F

Percentages above are of 101,596,232 shares outstanding, as reported by MFA Financial, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 30, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 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 MFA Financial, Inc.’s 10-Q dated April 30, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At MFA Financial, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 3, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 233 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 901 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval of the advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve the Company's executive… — MFA Financial, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 96% 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: MFA Financial, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026.

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