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Baron Global Opportunity Fund (BGAFX) 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
Baron Select 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 Baron Select Funds on 2026-08-18 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 4.3 MB)
TickersBGAFX (Retail Shares), BGAIX (Institutional Shares), BGLUX (R6 Shares) · 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. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 65% of the time across 20 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 12 | 6 | 50% |
| Other social issues | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
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 Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 356,883 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · open the filing
Amazon.com, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Amazon.com report what its data centres do to its climate commitments?
Shareholders asked for a report on the electricity and water its data-centre build-out consumes, and on whether the growth in that demand can be squared with the emissions targets the company has already committed to.
AGAINST Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 200,807 shares
“SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON IMPACT OF DATA CENTERS ON CLIMATE COMMITMENTS”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · open the filing
Tesla, Inc. · 6 November 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Tesla report on forced and child labour in what it lends to and finances?
Shareholders asked the bank to report on how it identifies and addresses forced labour and child labour risk in its lending and financing portfolios — not only in its own operations, but in the businesses its capital supports.
AGAINST Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 27,899 shares
“A shareholder proposal requesting a child labor audit.”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · open the filing
Tesla, Inc. · 6 November 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior executive compensation plans.
AGAINST Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 27,899 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior executive compensation plans.”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · 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 Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 356,883 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.”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · 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 Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 200,807 shares
“SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A MANDATORY INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIR POLICY”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · open the filing
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting a report on faith-based community resource groups.
AGAINST Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 356,883 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting a report on faith-based community resource groups.”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · open the filing
Shopify Inc. · 16 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Shopify 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.
AGAINST Baron Global Opportunity Fund voted with 368,884 shares
“Adopt a Policy on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") in the Company's Business and Operations”
SourceBaron Select Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-18 · accession 0001193125-26-354950 · series S000036767 · open the filing
Other funds Baron Select 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.