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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 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
iSHARES TRUST 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 iSHARES TRUST on 2026-08-28 · open the filing
TickerEFA · 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. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 11 of its 120 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 89.5% of the time across 343 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 20 | 6 | 30% |
| Workers & human rights | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 14 | 1 | 7.1% |
| Corporate governance | 58 | 24 | 41.4% |
| Other social issues | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Ballots it voted
Shell Plc · 19 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Please note that this resolution is a shareholder proposal: request company to publish a report disclosing the company's strategy to create shareholder value under scenarios of declining demand for oil and gas, including the international energy agency, stated policies scenario, and announced pledges scenario
AGAINST iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 19,907,252 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: REQUEST COMPANY TO PUBLISH A REPORT DISCLOSING THE COMPANY'S STRATEGY TO CREATE SHAREHOLDER VALUE UNDER SCENARIOS OF DECLINING DEMAND FOR OIL AND GAS, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, STATED POLICIES SCENARIO, AND ANNOUNCED PLEDGE”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
Westpac Banking Corp · 11 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Westpac Banking 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 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 11,785,002 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: CUSTOMER TRANSITION PLAN APPROACH AND CLIMATE COMMITMENTS”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
East Japan Railway Company · 19 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Amend Articles of Incorporation (Safety Advisory Committee)
AGAINST iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 3,339,700 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Incorporation (Safety Advisory Committee)”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
Apa Group · 22 October 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Please note that this resolution is a shareholder proposal: key partner due diligence
AGAINST iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 4,461,643 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: KEY PARTNER DUE DILIGENCE”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
Ntt,Inc. · 18 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Approve Details of Compensation as Stock Options for Directors (Excluding Outside Directors, Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and Non-Executive Directors)
AGAINST iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 103,510,600 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Approve Details of Compensation as Stock Options for Directors (Excluding Outside Directors, Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and Non-Executive Directors)”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
Orange Sa · 19 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Please note that this resolution is a shareholder proposal: amendment to the 15th resolution to request the general meeting to authorize the board of directors to proceed, with the same regularity as the allocation of free shares to the benefit of executive corporate officers and certain senior executive staff of the orange group (ltip), either to a free allocation of shares of the company to the
FOR iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 6,497,593 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: AMENDMENT TO THE 15TH RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE GENERAL MEETING TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROCEED, WITH THE SAME REGULARITY AS THE ALLOCATION OF FREE SHARES TO THE BENEFIT OF EXECUTIVE CORPORATE OFFICERS AND CERTAIN SENIOR EXEC”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena Spa · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena Spa 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 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 6,839,769 shares
“A APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS 2026-2027-2028; RELATED AND CONSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS. LIST PRESENTED BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 0.78045 PCT OF THE SHARE CAPITAL”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena Spa · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena Spa 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 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF voted with 6,839,769 shares
“APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS 2026-2027-2028; RELATED AND CONSEQUENT RESOLUTIONS. LIST PRESENTED BY VM 2006 S.R.L., REPRESENTING 1.011 PCT OF THE SHARE CAPITAL”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002272 · series S000004351 · open the filing
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