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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Vital Farms, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 16, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of June 10, 2026: 4 items on Vital Farms, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 16, 2026: 2 elected · 2 approved.
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: 2024-2025 2025-2026
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These tallies are Vital Farms, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 16, 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.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Russell Diez-Canseco | 22,296,432 | -- | -- | 5,552,204 | 7,551,586 | 80% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Kelly Kennedy | 22,047,980 | -- | -- | 5,800,656 | 7,551,586 | 79% | Elected | — |
| 2. The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026 | 35,004,645 | 374,653 | 20,924 | -- | -- | 99% | Approved | — |
| 3. On a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement | 25,303,758 | 2,246,660 | 298,218 | -- | 7,551,586 | 92% | Approved | — |
Source: Vital Farms, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 16, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 295 asset managers that disclosed a Vital Farms, 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.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
79% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the two nominees named in the attached proxy statement as directors to serve on the Board of Directors for a three-year term: Kelly Kennedy
Vital Farms, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Kelly Kennedy”): 22,047,980 for, 5,800,656 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 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 No. 1 : Stockholders elected each of the two nominees to serve as directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 81 asset managers below reported 7,656,862 for, 1,966,387 withheld, 60 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,217,889 | 0 | 60 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,175,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,109,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 947,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 808,119 | Withhold |
| Legg Mason | 476,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 462,989 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 312,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 311,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 238,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 123,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,188 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,716 | Withhold |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,280 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 78,532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73,871 | Withhold |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,500 | Withhold |
| ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS | 66,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 66,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38,875 | Withhold |
| Goldman Sachs | 38,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 32,100 | 0 | 0 | 6,346 | Mixed |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 36,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 32,634 | 0 | 0 | 4,158 | Mixed |
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Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
80% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the two nominees named in the attached proxy statement as directors to serve on the Board of Directors for a three-year term: Russell Diez-Canseco
Vital Farms, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Russell Diez-Canseco”): 22,296,432 for, 5,552,204 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 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 No. 1 : Stockholders elected each of the two nominees to serve as directors until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 81 asset managers below reported 7,707,958 for, 1,915,292 withheld, 59 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,217,890 | 0 | 59 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,175,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,109,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 947,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 808,119 | Withhold |
| Legg Mason | 476,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 462,989 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 312,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 311,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 238,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 123,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,188 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,716 | Withhold |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84,280 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 78,532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73,871 | Withhold |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69,500 | Withhold |
| ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS | 66,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 66,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38,875 | Withhold |
| Goldman Sachs | 38,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 32,100 | 0 | 0 | 6,346 | Mixed |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 36,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 32,634 | 0 | 0 | 4,158 | Mixed |
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Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.
Vital Farms, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. On a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement”): 25,303,758 for, 2,246,660 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 3 : Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.”
Support: 92% 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).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,217,922 | 23 | 4 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 0 | 1,175,000 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,109,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 947,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 808,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 476,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 462,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 312,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 311,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 238,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 123,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 105,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 87,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 84,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 78,532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 73,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 69,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS | 66,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 66,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 38,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 38,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 38,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 36,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 78 managers: 8,408,448 for, 1,210,028 against, 4,309 abstained, 1 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 1,314,404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 1,283,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 863,329 | 678 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | 822,434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 531,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 500,010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 480,058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 385,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 342,079 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 331,117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 329,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Corient Private Wealth LP | 325,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 282,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | 275,166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 272,274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA | 254,738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 238,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 207,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 199,972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 178,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC | 175,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 162,956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 149,266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allianz | 0 | 133,487 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Expect Equity LLC | 129,337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 236 managers: 12,516,505 for, 675,667 against, 143,548 abstained, 27,170 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026.
Vital Farms, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026”): 35,004,645 for, 374,653 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 16, 2026 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 2 : Stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 81 asset managers below reported 9,600,648 for, 18,356 against, 4,305 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 2,217,945 | 4 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 1,175,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 1,109,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 947,029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 808,119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legg Mason | 476,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 462,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 312,043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 311,101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 238,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 123,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 114,281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UNIFIED SERIES TRUST | 105,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 87,716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 84,280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 78,532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 73,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL VARIABLE CONTRACTS FUNDS INC | 69,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS | 66,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Bridge Builder Trust | 66,109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Guardian Variable Products Trust | 38,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 38,495 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 38,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 36,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 36,792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.
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 43,977,558 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 5.04% |
| 2 | NEEDHAM FUNDS INC | 2.67% |
| 3 | WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 2.52% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 2.15% |
| 5 | Principal | 1.84% |
| 6 | Legg Mason | 1.08% |
| 7 | FIRST EAGLE FUNDS | 1.05% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.71% |
| 9 | Federated Hermes | 0.71% |
| 10 | IMPAX FUNDS SERIES TRUST I | 0.54% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 2.99% |
| 2 | WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 2.92% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 1.96% |
| 4 | Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | 1.87% |
| 5 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 1.21% |
| 6 | Clearbridge Investments, LLC | 1.14% |
| 7 | PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD | 1.09% |
| 8 | Federated Hermes | 0.88% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 0.78% |
| 10 | State Street | 0.75% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew O’Hayer | 15.97% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6.74% | 13G |
| Vanguard Group | 6.47% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 3.98% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 3.95% | 13F |
| Two Sigma | 3.93% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 3.55% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 3.19% | 13F |
| State Street | 3.08% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.03% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 43,977,558 shares outstanding, as reported by Vital Farms, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 29, 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.
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 Vital Farms, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 29, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Vital Farms, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held June 10, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 295 asset managers reported how they voted on 4 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,292 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 as… — Vital Farms, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 92% 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: Vital Farms, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2026.
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