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Prudential Financial shareholder proposals 2026
What shareholders asked Prudential Financial 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.
12 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Prudential Financial 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.
“Shareholder proposal regarding an Independent Board Chairman.”
0 of 20 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market Index Fund | AGAINST | 8,154,102 |
| Vanguard 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 6,643,901 |
| Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Index Fund | AGAINST | 5,559,649 |
| Fidelity 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 4,455,514 |
| Vanguard Morningstar Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 2,392,404 |
| State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | AGAINST | 2,257,985 |
| Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value Index Fund | AGAINST | 2,185,966 |
| Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | AGAINST | 1,979,848 |
| Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | AGAINST | 1,470,088 |
| Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | AGAINST | 1,404,523 |
| Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund | AGAINST | 1,281,006 |
| the U.S. Large Cap Value Series | AGAINST | 813,831 |
| Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund | AGAINST | 771,327 |
| Fidelity Total Market Index Fund | AGAINST | 655,966 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil, Wells Fargo, Verizon Communications, PepsiCo, Chevron.
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