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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-PX

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ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-08932

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Artisan Partners Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Sarah A. Johnson Nathan Briggs
Artisan Partners Funds, Inc. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800 900 G Street, N.W.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Washington, D.C. 20001

(Name and address of agents for service)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

Date of fiscal year end: 09/30

Date of reporting period: 07/01/21 - 06/30/22

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Item 1. Proxy Voting Record.
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ICA File Number: 811-08932
Reporting Period: 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022
Artisan Partners Funds, Inc.

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ADYEN NV
Ticker: ADYEN Security ID: N3501V104
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 04, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2.a Receive Report of Management Board and None None Management
Supervisory Board (Non-Voting)
2.b Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
2.c Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.d Receive Explanation on Company’s None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
3 Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Reelect Pieter Willem van der Does to For For Management
Management Board
6 Reelect Roelant Prins to Management For For Management
Board
7 Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital
8 Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Share Issuances
9 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
10 Ratify PwC as Auditors For For Management
11 Close Meeting None None Management
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AIER EYE HOSPITAL GROUP CO., LTD.
Ticker: 300015 Security ID: Y0029J108
Meeting Date: MAY 31, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 24, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Annual Report and Summary For For Management
2 Approve Report of the Board of For For Management
Directors
3 Approve Financial Statements For For Management
4 Approve Equity Distribution Plan For For Management
5 Approve Appointment of Auditor For For Management
6 Approve Social Responsibility Report For For Management
7 Approve Remuneration of Directors For For Management
8 Approve Repurchase and Cancellation of For For Management
Performance Shares
9.1 Approve Amendments to Articles of For Against Management
Association
9.2 Approve Rules and Procedures Regarding For Against Management
General Meetings of Shareholders
9.3 Approve Rules and Procedures Regarding For Against Management
Meetings of Board of Directors
9.4 Approve Working System for Independent For Against Management
Directors
9.5 Approve Management System for External For Against Management
Guarantees
9.6 Approve Related-Party Transaction For Against Management
Management System
9.7 Approve Management System of Raised For Against Management
Funds
10 Approve Change in Company’s Registered For Against Management
Capital, Amend Articles of Association
and Application on Change on Business
Registration
11 Approve Application of Credit Line For For Management
12 Approve Report of the Board of For For Management
Supervisors
13 Approve Remuneration of Supervisors For For Management
14 Approve Extension of Resolution For For Shareholder
Validity Period and Authorization
Period of the Issuance of Shares to
Specific Targets
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AIRBNB, INC.
Ticker: ABNB Security ID: 009066101
Meeting Date: JUN 01, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 08, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Amrita Ahuja For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph Gebbia For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Jeffrey Jordan For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers’ Compensation
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ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Ticker: 9988 Security ID: 01609W102
Meeting Date: SEP 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: AUG 04, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Joseph C. Tsai For For Management
1.2 Elect Director J. Michael Evans For For Management
1.3 Elect Director E. Borje Ekholm For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers as For For Management
Auditors
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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Ticker: ALGN Security ID: 016255101
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAR 23, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Kevin J. Dallas For For Management
1.2 Elect Director Joseph M. Hogan For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Joseph Lacob For For Management
1.4 Elect Director C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. For For Management
1.5 Elect Director George J. Morrow For For Management
1.6 Elect Director Anne M. Myong For For Management
1.7 Elect Director Andrea L. Saia For For Management
1.8 Elect Director Greg J. Santora For For Management
1.9 Elect Director Susan E. Siegel For For Management
1.10 Elect Director Warren S. Thaler For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
3 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers’ Compensation
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ASML HOLDING NV
Ticker: ASML Security ID: N07059210
Meeting Date: APR 29, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 01, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Open Meeting None None Management
2 Discuss the Company’s Business, None None Management
Financial Situation and Sustainability
3a Approve Remuneration Report For For Management
3b Adopt Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
3c Receive Explanation on Company’s None None Management
Reserves and Dividend Policy
3d Approve Dividends of EUR 5.50 Per Share For For Management
4a Approve Discharge of Management Board For For Management
4b Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board For For Management
5 Approve Number of Shares for For For Management
Management Board
6 Amend Remuneration Policy for For For Management
Management Board
7 Receive Information on the Composition None None Management
of the Management Board
8a Announce Vacancies on the Supervisory None None Management
Board
8b Opportunity to Make Recommendations None None Management
8c Announce Recommendation to Reappoint T. None None Management
L. Kelly and Appoint A.F.M. Everke and
A.L. Steegen as Members of the
Supervisory Board
8d Reelect T.L. Kelly to Supervisory Board For For Management
8e Elect A.F.M. Everke to Supervisory For For Management
Board
8f Elect A.L. Steegen to Supervisory Board For For Management
8g Discuss Composition of the Supervisory None None Management
Board
9 Ratify KPMG Accountants N.V. as For For Management
Auditors for the Reporting Years 2023
and 2024
10 Ratify Deloitte Accountants B.V. as None None Management
Auditors for the Reporting Year 2025
11 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
12a Grant Board Authority to Issue Shares For For Management
Up to 5 Percent of Issued Capital Plus
Additional 5 Percent in Case of Merger
or Acquisition
12b Authorize Board to Exclude Preemptive For For Management
Rights from Share Issuances
13 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
14 Authorize Cancellation of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
15 Other Business (Non-Voting) None None Management
16 Close Meeting None None Management
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BILIBILI, INC.
Ticker: 9626 Security ID: 090040106
Meeting Date: SEP 01, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JUL 28, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Amendments to the Sixth For For Management
Amended and Restated Memorandum of
Association and Articles of
Association (Class-based Resolution)
1 Approve Amendments to the Sixth For For Management
Amended and Restated Memorandum of
Association and Articles of
Association (Class-based Resolution)
2 Approve Amendments to the Sixth For For Management
Amended and Restated Memorandum of
Association and Articles of
Association (Non-class-based
Resolution)
3 Adopt Chinese Name as Dual Foreign For For Management
Name of the Company
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BILIBILI, INC.
Ticker: 9626 Security ID: 090040106
Meeting Date: JUN 30, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 27, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Elect JP Gan as Director For For Management
3 Elect Eric He as Director For For Management
4 Elect Feng Li as Director For For Management
5 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
6 Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For For Management
Capital
7 Approve Cloud Services Agreement, For For Management
Proposed Annual Caps and Related
Transactions
8 Approve Collaboration Agreements, For For Management
Proposed Annual Caps and Related
Transactions
9 Adopt New Articles of Association For For Management
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CHINA TOURISM GROUP DUTY FREE CORP. LTD.
Ticker: 601888 Security ID: Y149A3100
Meeting Date: SEP 14, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 08, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Signing of E-commerce For For Management
Cooperation Agreement
2 Amend Information Disclosure For For Management
Management System
3 Amend Related Party Transaction For For Management
Management System
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CHINA TOURISM GROUP DUTY FREE CORP. LTD.
Ticker: 601888 Security ID: Y149A3100
Meeting Date: JAN 12, 2022 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: JAN 05, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve to Appoint Auditor For For Management
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CHINA TOURISM GROUP DUTY FREE CORP. LTD.
Ticker: 601888 Security ID: Y149A3100
Meeting Date: MAY 17, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 11, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Report of the Board of For For Management
Directors
2 Approve Report of the Board of For For Management
Supervisors
3 Approve Report of the Independent For For Management
Directors
4 Approve Financial Statements For For Management
5 Approve Annual Report and Summary For For Management
6 Approve Profit Distribution For For Management
7 Approve Financial Service Agreement For Against Management
8 Approve Amendments to Articles of For Against Management
Association
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CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.
Ticker: CRWD Security ID: 22788C105
Meeting Date: JUN 29, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 02, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1.1 Elect Director Cary J. Davis For For Management
1.2 Elect Director George Kurtz For For Management
1.3 Elect Director Laura J. Schumacher For For Management
2 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
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FARFETCH LIMITED
Ticker: FTCH Security ID: 30744W107
Meeting Date: NOV 17, 2021 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: SEP 20, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Increase in Authorized Share For For Management
Capital
2 Adopt Amended and Restated Memorandum For For Management
and Articles of Association
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HERMES INTERNATIONAL SCA
Ticker: RMS Security ID: F48051100
Meeting Date: APR 20, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 14, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Discharge of General Managers For For Management
4 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 8 per Share
5 Approve Auditors’ Special Report on For Against Management
Related-Party Transactions
6 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For Against Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
7 Approve Compensation Report of For Against Management
Corporate Officers
8 Approve Compensation of Axel Dumas, For Against Management
General Manager
9 Approve Compensation of Emile Hermes For Against Management
SAS, General Manager
10 Approve Compensation of Eric de For For Management
Seynes, Chairman of the Supervisory
Board
11 Approve Remuneration Policy of General For Against Management
Managers
12 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management
Supervisory Board Members
13 Reelect Charles-Eric Bauer as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
14 Reelect Estelle Brachlianoff as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
15 Reelect Julie Guerrand as Supervisory For For Management
Board Member
16 Reelect Dominique Senequier as For For Management
Supervisory Board Member
17 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management
via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
18 Authorize up to 2 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Stock Option Plans
19 Authorize up to 2 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plans
20 Authorize Filing of Required For For Management
Documents/Other Formalities
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JD HEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: 6618 Security ID: G5074A100
Meeting Date: OCT 08, 2021 Meeting Type: Extraordinary Shareholders
Record Date: OCT 04, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve JD Sales Framework Agreement For For Management
and Proposed Revised Annual Caps
2 Approve Marketing Services Framework For For Management
Agreement and Proposed Revised Annual
Caps
3 Approve Promotion Services Framework For For Management
Agreement and Proposed Revised Annual
Caps
4 Elect Enlin Jin as Director For For Management
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JD HEALTH INTERNATIONAL INC.
Ticker: 6618 Security ID: G5074A100
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 15, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2.1 Elect Qingqing Yi as Director For For Management
2.2 Elect Xingyao Chen as Director For For Management
2.3 Elect Ling Li as Director For For Management
2.4 Elect Ying Wu as Director For For Management
3 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Directors
4 Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as For For Management
Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix
Their Remuneration
5a Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights
5b Authorize Repurchase of Issued Share For For Management
Capital
5c Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased For For Management
Shares
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KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO., LTD.
Ticker: 600519 Security ID: Y5070V116
Meeting Date: SEP 24, 2021 Meeting Type: Special
Record Date: SEP 13, 2021
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Elect Ding Xiongjun as Non-independent For For Management
Director
2 Amend Articles of Association For Against Management
3 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding For For Management
General Meetings of Shareholders
4 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding For For Management
Meetings of Board of Directors
5 Amend Rules and Procedures Regarding For For Management
Meetings of Board of Supervisors
6 Approve Signing of Trademark License For For Management
Agreement
7 Approve Daily Related Party For Against Management
Transactions
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KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO., LTD.
Ticker: 600519 Security ID: Y5070V116
Meeting Date: JUN 16, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: JUN 07, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Report of the Board of For For Management
Directors
2 Approve Report of the Board of For For Management
Supervisors
3 Approve Report of the Independent For For Management
Directors
4 Approve Annual Report and Summary For For Management
5 Approve Financial Statements For For Management
6 Approve Financial Budget Plan For For Management
7 Approve Profit Distribution For For Management
8 Approve to Appoint Financial Auditor For For Management
and Internal Control Auditor
9 Amend Articles of Association For For Management
10 Approve Adjustment to Allowance of For For Management
Independent Directors
11 Approve Adjustment of Investment For For Management
Amount of Maotai Technical
Transformation Project and Ancillary
Facilities Projects
12 Approve Adjustment of the Investment For For Management
Amount of the 2nd Phase of Maotai Wine
Making Project Technical
Transformation Project in Zhonghuapian
Area of the Expansion Technical
Transformation Project of Maotai liquor
13 Approve Adjustment of Investment For For Management
Amount of Maotai Jiuzhi Production
Room and Supporting Facilities
Technical Transformation Project
14.1 Elect Liu Shizhong as Director For For Management
15.1 Elect Jiang Guohua as Director For For Management
15.2 Elect Guo Tianyong as Director For For Management
15.3 Elect Sheng Leiming as Director For For Management
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LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE
Ticker: MC Security ID: F58485115
Meeting Date: APR 21, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual/Special
Record Date: APR 19, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Approve Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Approve Consolidated Financial For For Management
Statements and Statutory Reports
3 Approve Allocation of Income and For For Management
Dividends of EUR 10 per Share
4 Approve Auditors’ Special Report on For Against Management
Related-Party Transactions
5 Reelect Bernard Arnault as Director For Against Management
6 Reelect Sophie Chassat as Director For For Management
7 Reelect Clara Gaymard as Director For For Management
8 Reelect Hubert Vedrine as Director For For Management
9 Renew Appointment of Yann For Against Management
Arthus-Bertrand as Censor
10 Approve Remuneration of Directors in For For Management
the Aggregate Amount of EUR 1.45
Million
11 Renew Appointment of Mazars as Auditor For For Management
12 Appoint Deloitte as Auditor For For Management
13 Acknowledge End of Mandate of Auditex For For Management
and Olivier Lenel as Alternate
Auditors and Decision Not to Renew
14 Approve Compensation Report of For Against Management
Corporate Officers
15 Approve Compensation of Bernard For Against Management
Arnault, Chairman and CEO
16 Approve Compensation of Antonio For Against Management
Belloni, Vice-CEO
17 Approve Remuneration Policy of For For Management
Directors
18 Approve Remuneration Policy of For Against Management
Chairman and CEO
19 Approve Remuneration Policy of Vice-CEO For Against Management
20 Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 For For Management
Percent of Issued Share Capital
21 Authorize Decrease in Share Capital For For Management
via Cancellation of Repurchased Shares
22 Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued For Against Management
Capital for Use in Restricted Stock
Plans
23 Amend Article 16 and 24 of Bylaws Re: For Against Management
Age Limit of CEO and Shareholding
Disclosure Thresholds
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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Ticker: MA Security ID: 57636Q104
Meeting Date: JUN 21, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: APR 22, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1a Elect Director Merit E. Janow For For Management
1b Elect Director Candido Bracher For For Management
1c Elect Director Richard K. Davis For For Management
1d Elect Director Julius Genachowski For For Management
1e Elect Director Choon Phong Goh For For Management
1f Elect Director Oki Matsumoto For For Management
1g Elect Director Michael Miebach For For Management
1h Elect Director Youngme Moon For For Management
1i Elect Director Rima Qureshi For For Management
1j Elect Director Gabrielle Sulzberger For For Management
1k Elect Director Jackson Tai For For Management
1l Elect Director Harit Talwar For For Management
1m Elect Director Lance Uggla For For Management
2 Advisory Vote to Ratify Named For For Management
Executive Officers’ Compensation
3 Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as For For Management
Auditors
4 Provide Right to Call a Special For For Management
Meeting at a 15 Percent Ownership
Threshold
5 Provide Right to Call a Special Against For Shareholder
Meeting at a 10 Percent Ownership
Threshold
6 Report on Political Contributions Against Against Shareholder
7 Report on Charitable Contributions Against Against Shareholder
8 Report on Risks Associated with Sale Against Against Shareholder
and Purchase of Ghost Guns
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MEITUAN
Ticker: 3690 Security ID: G59669104
Meeting Date: MAY 18, 2022 Meeting Type: Annual
Record Date: MAY 12, 2022
# Proposal Mgt Rec Vote Cast Sponsor
1 Accept Financial Statements and For For Management
Statutory Reports
2 Elect Wang Xing as Director For Against Management
3 Elect Mu Rongjun as Director For Against Management
4 Elect Shum Heung Yeung Harry as For For Management
Director
5 Authorize Board to Fix Remuneration of For For Management
Directors
6 Approve Issuance of Equity or For For Management
Equity-Linked Securities without
Preemptive Rights