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Microsoft shareholder proposals
What shareholders asked Microsoft to do, and how the funds inside American retirement plans voted on it — with the filing behind every vote.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
5 of 39 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 194,642,265 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 91,374,806 |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund | AGAINST | 69,383,863 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | AGAINST | 47,274,941 |
| Growth Fund of America | AGAINST | 39,797,612 |
| Fidelity Contrafund | AGAINST | 20,626,063 |
| American Balanced Fund | AGAINST | 19,049,450 |
The same proposal was put to Alphabet, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Equinor Asa, Merck, Dollar General.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft report on the risks of what it builds?
Shareholders asked for a report on the human rights and reputational risks arising from the company’s weapons-related products or the customers it sells them to.
“Report on Risks of Weapons Development”
0 of 29 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund | AGAINST | 235,610,366 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 194,642,265 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 91,374,806 |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund | AGAINST | 69,383,863 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | AGAINST | 47,274,941 |
| Growth Fund of America | AGAINST | 39,797,612 |
| Fidelity Contrafund | AGAINST | 20,626,063 |
| American Balanced Fund | AGAINST | 19,049,450 |
The same proposal was put to Microsoft.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
“Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation”
0 of 9 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Growth Fund of America | AGAINST | 39,797,612 |
| American Balanced Fund | AGAINST | 19,049,450 |
| New Perspective Fund | AGAINST | 11,349,248 |
| T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | AGAINST | 7,638,039 |
| Technology Portfolio | AGAINST | 4,016,986 |
| New World Fund Inc | AGAINST | 3,535,900 |
| Blue Chip Fund | AGAINST | 3,150,575 |
| Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund | AGAINST | 1,138,500 |
| MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio | AGAINST | 295,248 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Alphabet, Apple, Lyft, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
“Report on AI Data Sourcing Accountability”
3 of 7 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Growth Fund of America | AGAINST | 39,797,612 |
| American Balanced Fund | AGAINST | 19,049,450 |
| T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund | AGAINST | 7,638,039 |
| New World Fund Inc | AGAINST | 3,535,900 |
| Blue Chip Fund | FOR | 3,150,575 |
| Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund | FOR | 1,138,500 |
| MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio | FOR | 295,248 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Alphabet, Apple, Lyft, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Assessment of Investing in Bitcoin
“Assessment of Investing in Bitcoin”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund | AGAINST | 1,138,500 |
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots.”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Growth and Income Fund | AGAINST | 666,945 |
The same proposal was put to Alphabet, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Equinor Asa, Merck, Dollar General.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft assess the human rights risks its own operations create?
Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots.”
2 of 6 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Large Cap Growth Fund | FOR | 22,210,892 |
| JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund | FOR | 4,394,457 |
| 500 Index Trust | AGAINST | 1,551,205 |
| AMG Yacktman Fund | AGAINST | 690,000 |
| Blue Chip Growth Trust | AGAINST | 612,409 |
| Capital Appreciation Fund | AGAINST | 311,442 |
The same proposal was put to Alphabet, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Equinor Asa, Merck, Dollar General.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft report on the risks of what it builds?
Shareholders asked for a report on the human rights and reputational risks arising from the company’s weapons-related products or the customers it sells them to.
“Report on Risks of Weapons Development.”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| AMG Yacktman Fund | AGAINST | 690,000 |
The same proposal was put to Microsoft.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
“Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation.”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| AMG Yacktman Fund | AGAINST | 690,000 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Alphabet, Apple, Lyft, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada.
10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
“Report on AI Data Sourcing Accountability.”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| AMG Yacktman Fund | AGAINST | 690,000 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Alphabet, Apple, Lyft, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada.
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