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Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund (FRSGX) 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
Franklin Strategic Series 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 Franklin Strategic Series on 2026-08-21 · open the filing · vote table (proxyvote.xml, 4.5 MB)
TickersFRSGX (CLASS A), FRSIX (CLASS C), FSGAX (ADVISOR CLASS), FSMRX (CLASS R), FMGGX (Class R6) · 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 92.9% of the time across 56 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Corporate governance | 7 | 6 | 85.7% |
| Other social issues | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
NVR, Inc. · 7 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Nvr 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.
FOR Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund voted with 5,278 shares
“Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000006888 · 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.
FOR Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund voted with 417,357 shares
“Shareholder proposal relating to an EEO-1 reporting disclosure policy, if properly presented at the annual meeting.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000006888 · open the filing
Datadog, Inc. · 15 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should a simple majority be enough to pass a measure at Datadog?
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 Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund voted with 519,477 shares
“The stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, requesting the adoption of a simple majority voting provision.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000006888 · open the filing
Verisk Analytics, Inc. · 19 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should Verisk Analytics’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.
FOR Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund voted with 291,117 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000006888 · open the filing
Tyler Technologies, Inc. · 5 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Tyler Technologies disclose the politics its money pays for?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its political spending — direct contributions and money routed through trade associations and other third parties — and whether that spending matches the values the company states publicly.
AGAINST Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund voted with 98,554 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000006888 · open the filing
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