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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) 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 · vote table (BRDWLB_0001100663_2026.xml, 71 MB)
TickerQUAL · 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, 35 of its 102 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 97.7% of the time across 88 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 21 | 1 | 4.8% |
| Workers & human rights | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Corporate governance | 43 | 3 | 7% |
| Other social issues | 22 | 0 | 0% |
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 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 16,332,973 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · 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 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 4,974,735 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Requesting Additional Reporting on Plastic Packaging”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · 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 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 6,471,340 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · 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 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 6,471,340 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · 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 iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 4,825,787 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · open the filing
Fastenal Company · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Fastenal publish the workforce breakdown it already files with the government?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its EEO-1 report — the table of employees by job category, race and sex that it is already required to submit to federal regulators — instead of keeping it confidential.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 4,957,348 shares
“Shareholder proposal relating to an EEO-1 reporting disclosure policy, if properly presented at the annual meeting.”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 2,864,102 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should Meta Platforms report on what its platform costs children?
Shareholders asked for a report on the costs and benefits of the software the company uses to detect child sexual abuse material, and on the effect of its safety and privacy choices on children using the service.
AGAINST iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF voted with 2,864,102 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on integrating child safety improvements into the executive compensation program.”
SourceiSHARES TRUST · accession 0001438934-26-002282 · series S000041444 · open the filing
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