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Pfizer shareholder proposals 2026
What shareholders asked Pfizer to do, and how the funds holding Americans’ retirement savings voted on it: the funds in the 401(k) plans we index and the most widely held funds beyond them, with the filing behind every vote.
23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Pfizer also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
4 of 17 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Morningstar Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 52,529,383 |
| State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF | AGAINST | 41,825,824 |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | AGAINST | 22,728,885 |
| Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | AGAINST | 16,902,019 |
| MFS Value Fund | AGAINST | 16,445,922 |
| New Perspective Fund | FOR | 14,451,200 |
| the U.S. Large Cap Value Series | AGAINST | 8,396,125 |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | AGAINST | 6,608,366 +4,034 cast another way |
| MFS Total Return Fund | AGAINST | 5,496,801 |
| Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF | AGAINST | 2,996,452 |
| Nuveen Large Cap Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 2,209,924 |
| the Hartford Equity Income Fund | FOR | 1,895,083 |
| Nomura Healthcare Fund | AGAINST | 1,145,000 |
| Lsv Value Equity Fund | FOR | 539,900 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil, Wells Fargo, Verizon Communications, PepsiCo, Chevron.
23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Pfizer also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
1 of 6 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | AGAINST | 13,569,003 |
| iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | AGAINST | 12,553,866 |
| iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | AGAINST | 10,089,267 |
| iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF | AGAINST | 4,706,502 |
| Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund | FOR | 2,262,168 |
| Blackrock Balanced Fund, Inc. | AGAINST | 295,664 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil, Wells Fargo, Verizon Communications, PepsiCo, Chevron.
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