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Global Core Portfolio (MLMIX) 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
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund 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 Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund on 2026-08-03 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 11 MB)
TickersMLMIX (Class I), MLMAX (Class A), MLMCX (Class C), MLMSX (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 88.5% of the time across 26 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 7 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 20 | 13 | 65% |
| Other social issues | 16 | 4 | 25% |
Ballots it voted
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Nvidia 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 Global Core Portfolio voted with 23,100 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
Alphabet Inc. · 5 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Alphabet 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 Global Core Portfolio voted with 15,149 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft 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 Global Core Portfolio voted with 5,497 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft 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 Global Core Portfolio voted with 5,497 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
Tesla, Inc. · 6 November 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior executive compensation plans.
AGAINST Global Core Portfolio voted with 2,137 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior executive compensation plans.”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should a simple majority be enough to pass a measure at Nvidia?
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 Global Core Portfolio voted with 23,100 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting provisions in our charter and bylaws with a simple majority voting standard.”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
JPMorgan Chase & Co. · 19 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs JPMorgan Chase 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 Global Core Portfolio voted with 9,434 shares
“Independent board chairman”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting a report on faith-based community resource groups.
AGAINST Global Core Portfolio voted with 23,100 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting a report on faith-based community resource groups.”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000053787 · open the filing
Other funds Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund 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.