The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the last quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the last quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the last quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the third quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the third quarter of 2024.
The entries in these tables illustrate the funds’ votes in certain geographies during the 2024 proxy year.
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Japan during the 2024 proxy year, including corporate governance trends observed across Japanese companies. Download the Japanese language version.
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in the U.K. for the 2024 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across U.K. companies.
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Europe for the 2024 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across European companies.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the second quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the second quarter of 2024.
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in the U.S. for the 2024 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across U.S. companies.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the first quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the first quarter of 2024.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated in 2023.
This report outlines our global voting and engagement efforts for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the fourth quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the fourth quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the third quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the third quarter of 2023.
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Australia for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across Australian companies.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the third quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the third quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the second quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the second quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the first quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the first quarter of 2023.
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated in 2022.
The Global Proxy Voting Policy describes the funds' general positions on matters that may be subject to a vote by portfolio company shareholders. This policy guides the funds' proxy voting at the shareholder meetings of companies around the globe according to the funds' four pillars of corporate governance and serves as the foundation of the funds' regional proxy voting policies.
This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Australia and New Zealand. The effective date of the policy is September 1, 2024.
This is the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Europe, followed by country specific policies for the U.K., Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Nordic markets. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2025.
This is the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Japan. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2025. Download the Japanese language version.
This is the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Mexico. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2025. Download the Spanish language version.
This is the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Brazil. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2025. Download the Portuguese language version.
This is the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Canada. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2025. Download the French language version.
This is the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in the United States. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2025.