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Global Franchise Portfolio (MSFAX) 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)
TickersMSFAX (CLASS I), MSFBX (CLASS A), MSFLX (Class L), MSGFX (Class C), MGISX (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 40.6% of the time across 32 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
| Workers & human rights | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 14 | 9 | 64.3% |
| Other social issues | 15 | 4 | 26.7% |
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 Global Franchise Portfolio voted with 1,006,554 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report evaluating the Company's plastics packaging policies”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · open the filing
The Procter & Gamble Company · 14 October 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Procter & Gamble 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 Global Franchise Portfolio voted with 583,595 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Requesting Additional Reporting on Plastic Packaging”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · 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 Franchise Portfolio voted with 430,318 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 S000002830 · 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 Franchise Portfolio voted with 430,318 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · 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 Global Franchise Portfolio voted with 1,006,554 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · open the filing
Netflix, Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should Netflix’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 Global Franchise Portfolio voted with 672,415 shares
“Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent," if properly presented at the meeting.”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · open the filing
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. · 15 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Intercontinental Exchange 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 Franchise Portfolio voted with 356,128 shares
“A stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · open the filing
Otis Worldwide Corporation · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Otis Worldwide 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.
FOR Global Franchise Portfolio voted with 441,645 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures”
SourceMorgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-03 · accession 0001140361-26-030817 · series S000002830 · open the filing
Other funds Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund 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.