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Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund (EVTMX) 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
Eaton Vance Special Investment 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 Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust on 2026-08-03 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 2.4 MB)
TickersEVTMX, ECTMX, EIUTX · 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 74 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 90.7% of the time across 43 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 14 | 4 | 28.6% |
| Workers & human rights | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate governance | 27 | 12 | 44.4% |
| Other social issues | 22 | 6 | 27.3% |
Ballots it voted
The Coca-Cola Company · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Coca-Cola report on the single-use plastic it puts into the world?
Shareholders asked for a report on how much single-use plastic packaging the company uses, the risks that creates as regulation tightens, and what it plans to do to reduce it.
AGAINST Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 362,800 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report evaluating the Company's plastics packaging policies”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
The Southern Company · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Southern 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 Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 195,400 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding a report on climate due diligence”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
Walmart Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Walmart explain how its board oversees the safety of the people who work for it?
Shareholders asked for a report on how health and safety is actually governed — who on the board is accountable, what the company measures, how injuries and fatalities are counted, and whether contractors and temporary workers are covered by the same standards as employees.
FOR Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 139,500 shares
“Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
Chevron Corporation · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Chevron 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.
FOR Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 133,700 shares
“Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Processes”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
The Coca-Cola Company · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Coca-Cola publish what its inclusion policies actually do for its workforce?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts within its human capital management strategy — what the policies are, how they are measured, and what they have changed for employees.
AGAINST Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 362,800 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
Fastenal Company · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Fastenal publish the workforce breakdown it already files with the government?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its EEO-1 report — the table of employees by job category, race and sex that it is already required to submit to federal regulators — instead of keeping it confidential.
AGAINST Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 171,000 shares
“Shareholder proposal relating to an EEO-1 reporting disclosure policy, if properly presented at the annual meeting.”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 20,600 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
International Business Machines Corporation · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
A Change to IBM's Outside Director Stock Ownership Guidelines
AGAINST Eaton Vance Dividend Builder Fund voted with 28,800 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Change to IBM's Outside Director Stock Ownership Guidelines”
SourceEaton Vance Special Investment Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030850 · series S000005215 · open the filing
Other funds Eaton Vance Special Investment Trust votes
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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.