Home › Companies › SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. › 2024-2025

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 20, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.

9Ballot items
219Asset managers
1,720Fund votes
September 17, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of September 17, 2024: 9 items on SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 20, 2024: 7 elected · 1 approved · 1 not 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

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

Explore SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. in the interactive database Compare manager voting policies

Official 2024-2025 meeting results reported by SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.

These tallies are SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed September 20, 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.

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held September 17, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Anita D. Britt	25,454,704	--	--	486,141	98%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Fred M. Diaz	25,651,423	--	--	289,422	99%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Michelle J. Lohmeier	25,635,205	--	--	305,640	99%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Barry M. Monheit	25,164,513	--	--	776,332	97%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Robert L. Scott	24,805,314	--	--	1,135,531	96%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Mark P. Smith	25,652,309	--	--	288,536	99%	Elected	—
Elect Director: Denis G. Suggs	24,542,251	--	--	1,398,594	95%	Elected	—
Proposal 2: Our stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal	23,874,218	1,009,201	1,057,426	--	96%	Approved	—
Proposal 3: Our stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal concerning a human rights impact assessment	7,804,292	17,875,162	261,391	--	30%	Not approved	—

Source: SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 20, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 219 asset managers that disclosed a SMITH & WESSON BRANDS 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: Anita D. Britt

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 25,454,704WITHHELD: 486,141

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Anita D. Britt

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anita D. Britt”): 25,454,704 for, 486,141 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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 following directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 13,270,472 for, 1,298 withheld.

FOR

FOR: 13,270,472WITHHOLD: 1,298

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Anita D. Britt” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	For
American Century	1,119,253	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	For
WisdomTree	304,801	For
TIAA	132,579	For
Equitable	128,119	For
Invesco	104,776	For
JPMorgan	97,731	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	For
EA Series Trust	71,655	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	59,400	For
Victory Capital	52,968	For
Russell Investments	50,754	For
Pacific Life	44,245	For
Northern Trust	31,137	For
ETF Series Solutions	29,075	For
Global X	25,418	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	For
John Hancock	22,362	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Barry M. Monheit

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 25,164,513WITHHELD: 776,332

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Barry M. Monheit

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barry M. Monheit”): 25,164,513 for, 776,332 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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 following directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 13,110,342 for, 60,698 withheld, 100,730 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 13,110,342ABSTAIN: 100,730WITHHOLD: 60,698

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Barry M. Monheit” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	0	0	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	0	0	For
American Century	1,119,253	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	0	0	For
WisdomTree	304,801	0	0	For
TIAA	132,579	0	0	For
Equitable	128,119	0	0	For
Invesco	104,776	0	0	For
JPMorgan	97,731	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	71,655	0	Abstain
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	59,400	Withhold
Victory Capital	52,968	0	0	For
Russell Investments	50,754	0	0	For
Pacific Life	44,245	0	0	For
Northern Trust	31,137	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	0	29,075	0	Abstain
Global X	25,418	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	0	0	For
John Hancock	22,362	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Denis G. Suggs

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 24,542,251WITHHELD: 1,398,594

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Denis G. Suggs

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Denis G. Suggs”): 24,542,251 for, 1,398,594 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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 following directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 12,816,901 for, 387,104 withheld, 71,655 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 12,816,901ABSTAIN: 71,655WITHHOLD: 387,104

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Denis G. Suggs” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	0	0	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	0	0	For
American Century	1,119,253	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	0	0	For
WisdomTree	304,801	0	0	For
TIAA	0	0	132,579	Withhold
Equitable	128,119	0	0	For
Invesco	104,776	0	0	For
JPMorgan	97,731	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	0	0	84,200	Withhold
Lincoln Financial	72,663	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	71,655	0	Abstain
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	0	0	67,800	Withhold
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	59,400	Withhold
Victory Capital	52,968	0	0	For
Russell Investments	50,754	0	0	For
Pacific Life	44,245	0	0	For
Northern Trust	31,137	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	29,075	0	0	For
Global X	0	0	25,418	Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	0	0	For
John Hancock	22,362	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Fred M. Diaz

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 25,651,423WITHHELD: 289,422

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Fred M. Diaz

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Fred M. Diaz”): 25,651,423 for, 289,422 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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 following directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 13,271,770 for.

FOR

FOR: 13,271,770

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Fred M. Diaz” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	For
American Century	1,119,253	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	For
WisdomTree	304,801	For
TIAA	132,579	For
Equitable	128,119	For
Invesco	104,776	For
JPMorgan	97,731	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	For
EA Series Trust	71,655	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	59,400	For
Victory Capital	52,968	For
Russell Investments	50,754	For
Pacific Life	44,245	For
Northern Trust	31,137	For
ETF Series Solutions	29,075	For
Global X	25,418	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	For
John Hancock	22,362	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Mark P. Smith

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 25,652,309WITHHELD: 288,536

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Mark P. Smith

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark P. Smith”): 25,652,309 for, 288,536 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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.

The 51 asset managers below reported 13,271,770 for.

FOR

FOR: 13,271,770

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Mark P. Smith” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	For
American Century	1,119,253	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	For
WisdomTree	304,801	For
TIAA	132,579	For
Equitable	128,119	For
Invesco	104,776	For
JPMorgan	97,731	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	For
EA Series Trust	71,655	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	59,400	For
Victory Capital	52,968	For
Russell Investments	50,754	For
Pacific Life	44,245	For
Northern Trust	31,137	For
ETF Series Solutions	29,075	For
Global X	25,418	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	For
John Hancock	22,362	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Michelle J. Lohmeier

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 25,635,205WITHHELD: 305,640

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Michelle J. Lohmeier

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michelle J. Lohmeier”): 25,635,205 for, 305,640 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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.

The 51 asset managers below reported 13,271,770 for.

FOR

FOR: 13,271,770

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Michelle J. Lohmeier” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	For
American Century	1,119,253	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	For
WisdomTree	304,801	For
TIAA	132,579	For
Equitable	128,119	For
Invesco	104,776	For
JPMorgan	97,731	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	For
EA Series Trust	71,655	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	59,400	For
Victory Capital	52,968	For
Russell Investments	50,754	For
Pacific Life	44,245	For
Northern Trust	31,137	For
ETF Series Solutions	29,075	For
Global X	25,418	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	For
John Hancock	22,362	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Robert L. Scott

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 24,805,314WITHHELD: 1,135,531

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 51 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Robert L. Scott

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert L. Scott”): 24,805,314 for, 1,135,531 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (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 following directors were elected at the annual meeting:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 51 asset managers below reported 13,110,342 for, 60,698 withheld, 100,730 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 13,110,342ABSTAIN: 100,730WITHHOLD: 60,698

Largest asset managers voting on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Robert L. Scott” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	0	0	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	0	0	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	0	0	For
American Century	1,119,253	0	0	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	0	0	For
WisdomTree	304,801	0	0	For
TIAA	132,579	0	0	For
Equitable	128,119	0	0	For
Invesco	104,776	0	0	For
JPMorgan	97,731	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	0	0	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	0	0	For
EA Series Trust	0	71,655	0	Abstain
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	0	0	59,400	Withhold
Victory Capital	52,968	0	0	For
Russell Investments	50,754	0	0	For
Pacific Life	44,245	0	0	For
Northern Trust	31,137	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	0	29,075	0	Abstain
Global X	25,418	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	0	0	For
John Hancock	22,362	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 51 asset managers. See all 51 in the interactive database.

8. Proposal 2: Our stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal

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

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 23,874,218AGAINST: 1,009,201

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 213 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers FOR fiscal 2024 ("say-on-pay");

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 2: Our stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal”): 23,874,218 for, 1,009,201 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

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: 50 asset managers voting on “To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers FOR fiscal 2024 ("say-on-pay"” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	3,452,122	For
Dimensional	2,633,870	For
BlackRock	2,470,594	For
American Century	1,119,253	For
Fidelity	1,043,263	For
Charles Schwab	862,675	For
WisdomTree	304,801	For
TIAA	132,579	For
Equitable	128,119	For
Invesco	104,776	For
JPMorgan	97,731	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	90,821	For
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	For
Lincoln Financial	72,663	For
EA Series Trust	71,655	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	59,400	For
Victory Capital	52,968	For
Russell Investments	50,754	For
Pacific Life	44,245	For
Northern Trust	31,137	For
ETF Series Solutions	29,075	For
Global X	25,418	For
AIG/SunAmerica	24,505	For
John Hancock	22,362	For

Fund voting reports, all 50 managers: 13,274,362 for. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 181 asset managers voting on “To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers FOR fiscal 2024 ("say-on-pay"” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Renaissance	2,312,499	0	0	For
BlackRock	1,649,501	0	0	For
American Century	1,146,750	0	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,072,237	0	0	For
State Street	948,003	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	862,711	0	0	For
Punch Card Management L.P.	0	0	840,038	Abstain
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	501,985	0	0	For
Northern Trust	367,875	0	0	For
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	0	344,441	0	Against
Dimensional	262,830	0	0	For
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT	221,200	0	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	208,464	0	0	For
Nuveen	133,920	0	0	For
Invesco	118,433	0	0	For
Vanguard	104,030	0	0	For
Russell Investments	88,212	0	0	For
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.	75,446	0	0	For
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC	73,024	0	0	For
UI BVK Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH	67,900	0	0	For
STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD	67,308	0	0	For
Olympiad Research LP	62,629	0	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	61,529	0	0	For
DENALI ADVISORS LLC	60,400	0	0	For
Victory Capital	52,543	0	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 181 managers: 11,303,672 for, 380,530 against, 840,038 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

9. Proposal 3: Our stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal concerning a human rights impact assessment

Official resultHUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCEReported outcome: Not approved

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

30% Not approved · of votes cast

FOR 30%AGAINST

FOR: 7,804,292AGAINST: 17,875,162

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 50 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: A stockholder proposal (human rights impact assessment);

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal 3: Our stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal concerning a human rights impact assessment”): 7,804,292 for, 17,875,162 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal concerning a human rights impact assessment.”
Support: 30% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 50 asset managers below reported 1,722,231 for, 11,527,626 against, 24,505 abstained.

AGAINST

FOR: 1,722,231AGAINST: 11,527,626ABSTAIN: 24,505

Largest asset managers voting on “A stockholder proposal (human rights impact assessment);” at SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC., 2024-2025
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	0	3,452,122	0	Against
Dimensional	0	2,633,870	0	Against
BlackRock	0	2,470,594	0	Against
American Century	0	1,119,253	0	Against
Fidelity	0	1,043,263	0	Against
Charles Schwab	862,675	0	0	For
WisdomTree	0	304,801	0	Against
TIAA	132,579	0	0	For
Equitable	42,935	85,184	0	Mixed
Invesco	0	104,776	0	Against
JPMorgan	97,731	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	0	90,821	0	Against
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	84,200	0	0	For
Lincoln Financial	62,021	10,642	0	Mixed
EA Series Trust	71,655	0	0	For
OPTIMUM FUND TRUST	67,800	0	0	For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC	59,400	0	0	For
Victory Capital	0	52,968	0	Against
Russell Investments	50,754	0	0	For
Pacific Life	0	44,245	0	Against
Northern Trust	31,137	0	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	0	29,075	0	Against
Global X	25,418	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	0	24,505	Abstain
John Hancock	22,362	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 2 items from the meeting of September 19, 2023, 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 SMITH & WESSON BRANDS 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 44,847,258 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Anita D. Britt”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	7.70%
2	Dimensional	5.87%
3	BlackRock	5.51%
4	American Century	2.50%
5	Fidelity	2.33%
6	Charles Schwab	1.92%
7	WisdomTree	0.68%
8	TIAA	0.30%
9	Equitable	0.29%
10	Invesco	0.23%

Institutional-manager reports: top SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers FOR fiscal…”, 2024-2025
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Renaissance	5.16%
2	BlackRock	3.68%
3	American Century	2.56%
4	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.39%
5	State Street	2.11%
6	Charles Schwab	1.92%
7	Punch Card Management L.P.	1.87%
8	ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	1.12%
9	Northern Trust	0.82%
10	MARSHALL WACE, LLP	0.77%

Reported SMITH & WESSON BRANDS 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.

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	9.32%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	6.71%	DEF14A
Vanguard Group	5.82%	13F
Renaissance Technologies LLC	4.90%	13G
Geode Capital	2.39%	13F
State Street	2.17%	13F
Goldman Sachs	1.59%	13F
Citadel Advisors	1.35%	13F
Charles Schwab	1.29%	13F
BNY Mellon	1.13%	13F

Percentages above are of 44,847,258 shares outstanding, as reported by SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated July 31, 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.

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 SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.’s 10-Q dated July 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.'s shareholder meeting held September 17, 2024, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 219 asset managers reported how they voted on 9 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,720 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of our named executive officers FOR fiscal… — SMITH & WESSON BRANDS 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: SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2024.

SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 · 2024-2025 (this page) · 2025-2026.

Download data (CSV): ballot items · votes by manager · column guide.