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Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund (EVUAX) proxy voting record 2026
Three of its ballots from this season. Vote first, then see what it did with the shares your savings paid for.
The question on the ballot
As filed
Allspring Funds Trust files this fund's proxy votes with the SEC once a year. This is what it did with the shares your retirement savings paid for.
SourceProxy-voting record filed by Allspring Funds Trust on 2026-08-24 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 32 MB)
TickersEVUAX (Class A), EVUYX (Institutional Class) · share classes of one fund, with one proxy-voting record · as listed in its latest SEC filing of proxy votes
How it voted, by issue
Fund companies sometimes file the same proposal under different subjects. So that funds can be compared, each proposal is counted under the subject most of the filings we read gave it, the same for every fund on this site. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 1 of its 48 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 96.2% of the time across 26 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Corporate governance | 16 | 6 | 37.5% |
| Other social issues | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
Ballots it voted
NextEra Energy, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should NextEra Energy publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 514,234 shares
“A proposal entitled "Paris Agreement Alignment" requesting NextEra Energy publish a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement's goal of maintaining global temperatures well below”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
NextEra Energy, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should NextEra Energy publish a fuller account of its emissions and how it plans to cut them?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose its greenhouse gas emissions more completely, or to have its reduction targets independently assessed, so that the plan can be checked rather than taken on trust.
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 514,234 shares
“A proposal entitled "Report on Net Zero Business Performance Risks" requesting the Board of Directors of NextEra Energy prepare a report within the next year, evaluating the potential costs and benefits to NextEra Energy created by aggressive emission reduction policies.”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Meta Platforms 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.
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 16,974 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence.”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 16,974 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
The Southern Company · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Southern 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.
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 237,076 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
Sempra · 12 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Sempra 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.
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 133,153 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting an independent board chairman”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
Alphabet Inc. · 5 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Regarding a report on impact of US. immigration policy
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 35,258 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on impact of U.S. immigration policy”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
Alphabet Inc. · 5 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Regarding a report on data privacy
AGAINST Allspring Utility and Telecommunications Fund voted with 35,258 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on data privacy”
SourceAllspring Funds Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0001081400-26-000397 · series S000029100 · open the filing
Other funds Allspring Funds Trust votes
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