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Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund (BGALX) 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
Baillie Gifford Funds 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 Baillie Gifford Funds on 2026-08-26 · open the filing
TickersBGALX (Class 4), BGAOX (Class 1), BGATX (Class 2), BGAEX (Class 3), BGAVX (Class 5), BGAKX (Class K), BGASX (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, 13 of its 50 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 93.8% of the time across 48 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Workers & human rights | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Executive pay | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 19 | 10 | 52.6% |
| Other social issues | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
Ballots it voted
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab · 24 March 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab 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 Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 182,467 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: APPROVE REVISION OF COMPANY'S STRATEGY TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE-RELATED AND FINANCIAL RISKS”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Nvidia Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Nvidia 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 Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 129,550 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · 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.
AGAINST Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 49,655 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · 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.
AGAINST Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 49,655 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
AGAINST Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 19,684 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should Meta Platforms report on what its platform costs children?
Shareholders asked for a report on the costs and benefits of the software the company uses to detect child sexual abuse material, and on the effect of its safety and privacy choices on children using the service.
AGAINST Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 19,684 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on integrating child safety improvements into the executive compensation program.”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Nvidia Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should a simple majority be enough to pass a measure at Nvidia?
Shareholders asked the company to replace its supermajority voting requirements with a simple majority, so that a measure supported by most shares actually carries.
FOR Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 129,550 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting provisions in our charter and bylaws with a simple majority voting standard.”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Amazon.com, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Amazon.com 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 Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Equities Fund voted with 58,039 shares
“SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A MANDATORY INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIR POLICY”
SourceBaillie Gifford Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0000930413-26-002706 · series S000026149 · open the filing
Other funds Baillie Gifford Funds votes
The same filer reports these alongside this one, in the same annual filing.
No 401(k) plan we index offers this fund. Its record is here because the fund files it with the SEC, as every fund must: whoever holds it, in an IRA, a brokerage account or a plan we have not indexed, the fund votes those shares as shown on this page.