Since mutual fund investors are actually shareholders of the fund, they vote in the same way corporate shareholders do, either in person at the annual meeting, or by proxy online. (capitaloneinvesting.com)
The discussion of federal income taxation presented below supplements the discussion in the fund's prospectus and only summarizes some of the important federal tax considerations generally affecting shareholders of the fund. (sec.gov)
Distributions are made to those who are registered shareholders of the fund on the record date. (franklintempleton.com)