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iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) 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 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 on 2026-08-28 · open the filing · vote table (BRDWLB_0000930667_2026.xml, 29 MB)
TickerEWJ · 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 53 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 21 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Chubu Electric Power Company,Incorporated · 25 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Amend Articles of Incorporation (3)
AGAINST iShares MSCI Japan ETF voted with 2,593,300 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Incorporation (3)”
SourceiShares, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · open the filing
Chubu Electric Power Company,Incorporated · 25 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Amend Articles of Incorporation (4)
AGAINST iShares MSCI Japan ETF voted with 2,593,300 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Incorporation (4)”
SourceiShares, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · 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 Japan ETF voted with 3,674,000 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Incorporation (Safety Advisory Committee)”
SourceiShares, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · 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 Japan ETF voted with 113,613,600 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, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · open the filing
the Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated · 25 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Amend Articles of Incorporation
AGAINST iShares MSCI Japan ETF voted with 3,603,300 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Incorporation”
SourceiShares, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · open the filing
Kao Corporation · 30 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
To appoint independent investigators to examine the Company's business and financial condition as provided for in Article 316, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act, including potential failures of risk management, internal controls and board oversight relating to material issues in the Company's palm oil and paper / pulp supply chains
AGAINST iShares MSCI Japan ETF voted with 1,813,200 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: To appoint independent investigators to examine the Company's business and financial condition as provided for in Article 316, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act, including potential failures of risk management, internal controls and board oversight relating to material issues in”
SourceiShares, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · open the filing
Ntt,Inc. · 18 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Amend Articles of Incorporation (Promotion of activities that contribute to solving social issues and advancing the public welfare)
AGAINST iShares MSCI Japan ETF voted with 113,613,600 shares
“Shareholder Proposal: Amend Articles of Incorporation (Promotion of activities that contribute to solving social issues and advancing the public welfare)”
SourceiShares, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001438934-26-002289 · series S000004249 · open the filing
Other funds iShares 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.