Home › Companies › Universal Technical Institute, Inc. › 2025-2026

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed March 18, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 5Ballot items
  • 284Asset managers
  • 1,486Fund votes
  • March 12, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of March 12, 2026: 5 items on Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed March 18, 2026: 3 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

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

Explore Universal Technical Institute, Inc. in the interactive database Compare manager voting policies

Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

These tallies are Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed March 18, 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.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held March 12, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Robert T. DeVincenzi 42,766,1911,060,1768,994 --3,700,952 98%Elected—
Elect Director: Jerome A. Grant 43,261,353565,1818,827 --3,700,952 99%Elected—
Elect Director: Shannon L. Okinaka 43,483,730342,6099,022 --3,700,952 99.2%Elected—
2. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending September 30, 2026 47,432,22064,55039,543 ---- 99.8%Approved—
3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers 43,438,346369,88527,130 --3,700,952 99.1%Approved—

Source: Universal Technical Institute, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Universal Technical Institute, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 284 asset managers that disclosed a Universal Technical Institute, 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: Robert T. DeVincenzi

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 42,766,191AGAINST: 1,060,176
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 92 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of three (3) Class I Directors: Robert DeVincenzi

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert T. DeVincenzi”): 42,766,191 for, 1,060,176 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 18, 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: “Proposal 1 : The stockholders elected each of the three nominees as Class I Directors to serve a three-year term ending in 2029, or until the Director's successor is duly elected and qualified, as follows:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 92 asset managers below reported 21,536,575 for, 179,626 against, 2,976 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,536,575AGAINST: 179,626ABSTAIN: 2,976
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of three (3) Class I Directors: Robert DeVincenzi” at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,973,2300 00For
Thrivent1,967,7510 00For
Fidelity1,645,8170 00For
BlackRock1,644,0420 00For
American Century1,527,6680 00For
T. Rowe Price1,101,7600 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,033,0520 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST979,6500 00For
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS960,0000 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC850,0000 00For
TIAA780,6930 00For
Royce683,5320 00For
Dimensional552,3270 00For
Lord Abbett526,7060 00For
Legg Mason455,4000 00For
Charles Schwab413,6930 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS394,9400 00For
Equitable288,99725,580 00Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust248,2630 00For
Nuveen205,7790 00For
RBB FUND, INC.59,692111,722 00Mixed
Hartford152,4650 00For
Northwestern Mutual139,0530 00For
Harbor Funds II126,8220 00For
Victory Capital113,8450 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 92 asset managers. See all 92 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Jerome A. Grant

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 43,261,353AGAINST: 565,181
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 92 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of three (3) Class I Directors: Jerome Grant

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jerome A. Grant”): 43,261,353 for, 565,181 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 18, 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: “Proposal 1 : The stockholders elected each of the three nominees as Class I Directors to serve a three-year term ending in 2029, or until the Director's successor is duly elected and qualified, as follows:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 92 asset managers below reported 21,604,479 for, 111,722 against, 2,976 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,604,479AGAINST: 111,722ABSTAIN: 2,976
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of three (3) Class I Directors: Jerome Grant” at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,973,2300 00For
Thrivent1,967,7510 00For
Fidelity1,645,8170 00For
BlackRock1,644,0420 00For
American Century1,527,6680 00For
T. Rowe Price1,101,7600 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,033,0520 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST979,6500 00For
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS960,0000 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC850,0000 00For
TIAA780,6930 00For
Royce683,5320 00For
Dimensional552,3270 00For
Lord Abbett526,7060 00For
Legg Mason455,4000 00For
Charles Schwab413,6930 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS394,9400 00For
Equitable314,5770 00For
Bridge Builder Trust248,2630 00For
Nuveen205,7790 00For
RBB FUND, INC.59,692111,722 00Mixed
Hartford152,4650 00For
Northwestern Mutual139,0530 00For
Harbor Funds II126,8220 00For
Victory Capital113,8450 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 92 asset managers. See all 92 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Shannon L. Okinaka

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.2%
FOR: 43,483,730AGAINST: 342,609
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 92 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of three (3) Class I Directors: Shannon Okinaka

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shannon L. Okinaka”): 43,483,730 for, 342,609 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 18, 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: “Proposal 1 : The stockholders elected each of the three nominees as Class I Directors to serve a three-year term ending in 2029, or until the Director's successor is duly elected and qualified, as follows:”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 92 asset managers below reported 21,578,899 for, 137,302 against, 2,976 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,578,899AGAINST: 137,302ABSTAIN: 2,976
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of three (3) Class I Directors: Shannon Okinaka” at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,973,2300 00For
Thrivent1,967,7510 00For
Fidelity1,645,8170 00For
BlackRock1,644,0420 00For
American Century1,527,6680 00For
T. Rowe Price1,101,7600 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,033,0520 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST979,6500 00For
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS960,0000 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC850,0000 00For
TIAA780,6930 00For
Royce683,5320 00For
Dimensional552,3270 00For
Lord Abbett526,7060 00For
Legg Mason455,4000 00For
Charles Schwab413,6930 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS394,9400 00For
Equitable288,99725,580 00Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust248,2630 00For
Nuveen205,7790 00For
RBB FUND, INC.59,692111,722 00Mixed
Hartford152,4650 00For
Northwestern Mutual139,0530 00For
Harbor Funds II126,8220 00For
Victory Capital113,8450 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 92 asset managers. See all 92 in the interactive database.

4. 3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers

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

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%
FOR: 43,438,346AGAINST: 369,885
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 284 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 43,438,346 for, 369,885 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 18, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 : The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as follows:”
Support: 99.1% 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: 92 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.” at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,973,2300 00For
Thrivent1,967,7510 00For
Fidelity1,645,8170 00For
BlackRock1,644,0420 00For
American Century1,527,6680 00For
T. Rowe Price1,101,7600 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,033,0520 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST979,6500 00For
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS960,0000 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC850,0000 00For
TIAA780,6930 00For
Royce683,5320 00For
Dimensional552,3270 00For
Lord Abbett526,7060 00For
Legg Mason455,4000 00For
Charles Schwab413,6930 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS394,9400 00For
Equitable314,5770 00For
Bridge Builder Trust248,2630 00For
Nuveen205,7790 00For
RBB FUND, INC.171,4140 00For
Hartford152,4650 00For
Northwestern Mutual139,0530 00For
Harbor Funds II126,8220 00For
Victory Capital113,8450 00For

Fund voting reports, all 92 managers: 21,738,371 for, 2,976 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 213 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.” at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Coliseum Capital Management, LLC3,971,4400 00For
Thrivent2,002,6760 00For
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO1,764,1020 00For
T. Rowe Price1,653,3060 00For
BlackRock1,607,7470 00For
American Century1,594,8270 00For
Hood River Capital Management LLC1,542,3740 00For
WASATCH ADVISORS LP1,286,3530 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,181,0780 00For
Nuveen996,4070 00For
NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC966,7590 00For
Point72922,6770 00For
State Street851,4770 00For
LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC710,4510 00For
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.630,0590 00For
Loomis Sayles594,6680 00For
Wellington591,4330 00For
Fidelity586,0360 00For
Clearbridge Investments, LLC548,9720 00For
Park West Asset Management LLC471,9230 00For
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC449,7820 00For
Charles Schwab413,6960 00For
Vanguard408,9250 00For
Granahan Investment Management, LLC389,3120 00For
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO LTD385,2880 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 213 managers: 32,910,672 for, 253,551 against, 391 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

5. 2. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

99.8% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.8%
FOR: 47,432,220AGAINST: 64,550
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 92 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2026.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending September 30, 2026”): 47,432,220 for, 64,550 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 18, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 : The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year ending September 30, 2026 as follows:”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 92 asset managers below reported 21,714,625 for, 1,576 against, 2,976 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,714,625AGAINST: 1,576ABSTAIN: 2,976
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting f” at Universal Technical Institute, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard2,973,2300 00For
Thrivent1,967,7510 00For
Fidelity1,645,8170 00For
BlackRock1,644,0420 00For
American Century1,527,6680 00For
T. Rowe Price1,101,7600 00For
Manager Directed Portfolios1,033,0520 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST979,6500 00For
PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS960,0000 00For
NEEDHAM FUNDS INC850,0000 00For
TIAA780,6930 00For
Royce683,5320 00For
Dimensional552,3270 00For
Lord Abbett526,7060 00For
Legg Mason455,4000 00For
Charles Schwab413,6930 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS394,9400 00For
Equitable314,5770 00For
Bridge Builder Trust248,2630 00For
Nuveen205,7790 00For
RBB FUND, INC.171,4140 00For
Hartford152,4650 00For
Northwestern Mutual139,0530 00For
Harbor Funds II126,8220 00For
Victory Capital113,8450 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 92 asset managers. See all 92 in the interactive database.

Largest Universal Technical Institute, 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 55,014,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Universal Technical Institute, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 5.40%
2Thrivent 3.58%
3Fidelity 2.99%
4BlackRock 2.99%
5American Century 2.78%
6T. Rowe Price 2.00%
7Manager Directed Portfolios 1.88%
8WASATCH FUNDS TRUST 1.78%
9PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED PORTFOLIOS 1.75%
10NEEDHAM FUNDS INC 1.55%
Institutional-manager reports: top Universal Technical Institute, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Coliseum Capital Management, LLC 7.22%
2Thrivent 3.64%
3CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 3.21%
4T. Rowe Price 3.01%
5BlackRock 2.92%
6American Century 2.90%
7Hood River Capital Management LLC 2.80%
8WASATCH ADVISORS LP 2.34%
9GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.15%
10Nuveen 1.81%

Reported Universal Technical Institute, 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.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 6.59% 13F
Vanguard Group 6.19% 13F
T. Rowe Price 3.09% 13F
Point72 2.63% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 2.36% 13F
State Street 1.88% 13F
Wellington Management 1.55% 13F
Renaissance Technologies 1.19% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.01% 13F

Percentages above are of 55,014,000 shares outstanding, as reported by Universal Technical Institute, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated December 31, 2025 (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 Universal Technical Institute, Inc.’s 10-Q dated December 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Universal Technical Institute, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held March 12, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 284 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,486 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. — Universal Technical Institute, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99.1% 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: Universal Technical Institute, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2026.

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 · 2024-2025 · 2025-2026 (this page).

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