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Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E (FQTEX) 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)
TickerFQTEX (Advisor Class) · 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 28 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 21 | 10 | 47.6% |
| Other social issues | 6 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
United Parcel Service, Inc. · 7 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
To require UPS to provide an additional report describing the alignment of its operations and investments with its carbon neutrality goals.
AGAINST Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 44,000 shares
“To require UPS to provide an additional report describing the alignment of its operations and investments with its carbon neutrality goals.”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · open the filing
The Home Depot, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Home Depot 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 Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 14,000 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Evaluation of Recycling-Related Plastics Targets”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · 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.
AGAINST Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 15,000 shares
“Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Processes”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · open the filing
Chevron Corporation · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Report on Indigenous Peoples' Rights
AGAINST Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 15,000 shares
“Report on Indigenous Peoples' Rights”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · open the filing
Comcast Corporation · 10 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Comcast 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.
FOR Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 175,000 shares
“Adopt policy to have an independent chair”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · open the filing
Pfizer Inc. · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Pfizer 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.
FOR Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 150,000 shares
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · 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 Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 26,000 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting report on board oversight of risks related to animal welfare”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · open the filing
The Home Depot, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Regarding Report on Customer Data Privacy Risks
AGAINST Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series E voted with 14,000 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Customer Data Privacy Risks”
SourceFranklin Strategic Series, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0001193125-26-360729 · series S000065649 · open the filing
Other funds Franklin Strategic Series 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.