Davis New York Venture Fund proxy voting record

Wells Fargo & Company · 29 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment

Should Wells Fargo & disclose what it finances, not just what it emits?

Shareholders asked the company to disclose the emissions attached to its lending, underwriting or energy mix — the ratio of clean to fossil financing, or an assessment of its clients’ own transition plans — rather than reporting only the emissions of its own offices.

AGAINST  Davis New York Venture Fund voted with 2,316,232 shares

“Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

Amazon.com, Inc. · 21 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment

Should Amazon.com 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 New York Venture Fund voted with 1,319,190 shares

“SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ALTERNATIVE EMISSIONS REPORTING”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

Amazon.com, Inc. · 21 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights

Should Amazon.com publish a report on working conditions inside its warehouses?

Shareholders asked the board to commission and publish a report on working conditions in the company’s warehouses — injury and illness rates, the effect of productivity quotas and the pace of work, and how the company’s own practices compare with what it says publicly.

AGAINST  Davis New York Venture Fund voted with 1,319,190 shares

“SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING A REPORT ON WAREHOUSE WORKING CONDITIONS”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

Alphabet Inc. · 6 June 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights

Should Alphabet 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 New York Venture Fund voted with 1,139,340 shares

“Stockholder proposal regarding a report on the due diligence process to assess human rights risks in CAHRA”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. · 3 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion

Should the gap between Berkshire Hathaway’s top executive pay and its typical worker’s pay count for something?

Shareholders asked the company to disclose the ratio between its highest-paid executive and its median employee — and, in the versions filed as a “pay ratio factor”, to take that ratio into account when the board sets executive pay rather than treating it as a footnote.

AGAINST  Davis New York Venture Fund voted with 763 shares

“Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company disclose the highest NEO's pay ratio.”

SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

Capital One Financial Corporation · 8 May 2025 · 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 New York Venture Fund voted with 3,034,183 shares

“Stockholder proposal to require a shareholder vote on golden parachute arrangements.”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

Alphabet Inc. · 6 June 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay

Regarding a financial performance policy

AGAINST  Davis New York Venture Fund voted with 1,139,340 shares

“Stockholder proposal regarding a financial performance policy”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing

CVS Health Corporation · 15 May 2025 · 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 New York Venture Fund voted with 3,822,990 shares

“Stockholder Proposal for Reducing the Threshold for Our Stockholder Right to Act By Written Consent.”

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SourceDavis New York Venture Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-08 · accession 0001036325-25-000025 · series S000003439 · open the filing