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Davis Global Fund (DGFAX) 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
Davis New York Venture Fund 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 Davis New York Venture Fund on 2026-08-24 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 2 MB)
TickersDGFAX (Class A), DGFCX (Class C), DGFYX (Class Y) · 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 24 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 100% of the time across 22 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate governance | 9 | 4 | 44.4% |
| Other social issues | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Tyson Foods, Inc. · 5 February 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding report on environmental and human health impacts from waste lagoons.
AGAINST Davis Global Fund voted with 470,380 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding report on environmental and human health impacts from waste lagoons.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Meta Platforms 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 Davis Global Fund voted with 45,786 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on climate change-related commitments.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · 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 Davis Global Fund voted with 45,786 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. · 2 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
That the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework for workforce and human-capital management across its operating subsidiaries.
AGAINST Davis Global Fund voted with 14,046 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework for workforce and human-capital management across its operating subsidiaries.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
Capital One Financial Corporation · 8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Capital One Financial pays a departing executive?
Shareholders asked the company to seek shareholder approval for any severance package to a senior executive above a set multiple of salary and bonus — so that very large exit payments cannot be agreed by the board alone.
AGAINST Davis Global Fund voted with 141,537 shares
“Stockholder proposal to require a shareholder vote on golden parachute arrangements.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR Davis Global Fund voted with 45,786 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
CVS Health Corporation · 14 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should CVS Health’s shareholders be able to act without waiting for a meeting?
Shareholders asked for the right to act by written consent — to approve a measure once holders of enough shares agree in writing, instead of waiting for the company to schedule a meeting.
AGAINST Davis Global Fund voted with 397,379 shares
“Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Regarding dual class capital structure.
FOR Davis Global Fund voted with 45,786 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.”
SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-24 · accession 0000071701-26-000057 · series S000003441 · open the filing
Other funds Davis New York Venture Fund 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.