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Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund (FAFDX) 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
Fidelity Advisor Series Vii 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 Fidelity Advisor Series Vii on 2026-08-27 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 2.7 MB)
TickersFAFDX (Class A), FAFCX (Class C), FAFSX (Class M), FFSIX (Class I), FIKBX (Class Z) · 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 97.7% of the time across 43 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 13 | 1 | 7.7% |
| Other social issues | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Wells Fargo & Company · 28 April 2026 · 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 Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 523,528 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
Wells Fargo & Company · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risks.
AGAINST Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 523,528 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risks.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
PayPal Holdings, Inc. · 19 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Policy on Provision of Services in Conflict Zones.
AGAINST Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 400 shares
“Stockholder Proposal - Policy on Provision of Services in Conflict Zones.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · 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 Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 80,957 shares
“Stockholder proposal to require a shareholder vote on golden parachute arrangements.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
Bank of America Corporation · 4 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Bank of America 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 Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 798,756 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
Wells Fargo & Company · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Wells Fargo 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 Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 523,528 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Request for Board of Directors to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
Bank of America Corporation · 4 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Bank of America’s board account for how animals are treated in its supply chain?
Shareholders asked for a report on how the board oversees animal welfare risk in the company’s operations and supply chain, and on how the company’s practices compare with its stated policy.
AGAINST Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 798,756 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting report on board oversight of risks related to animal welfare”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
Truist Financial Corporation · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Regarding a report on risks from misalignment between Company policies and customer base
AGAINST Fidelity Advisor Financials Fund voted with 291,900 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on risks from misalignment between Company policies and customer base, if properly presented.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFidelity Advisor Series Vii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000315700-26-000027 · series S000005328 · open the filing
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