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John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund (JVLAX) 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
John Hancock Funds III 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 John Hancock Funds III on 2026-08-11 · open the filing · vote table (BRD031_0001329954_2026.xml, 5.3 MB)
TickersJVLAX (Class A), JVLCX (Class C), JVLIX (Class I), JDVFX (Class R4), JDVVX (Class R5), JDVNX (Class NAV), JDVWX (Class R6), JDVPX (Class R2) · 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. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 18 of its 80 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 84.1% of the time across 63 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Corporate governance | 35 | 29 | 82.9% |
| Other social issues | 18 | 1 | 5.6% |
What it holds
The largest positions this fund reported, as a share of the fund. Your slice of each is that percentage of your balance.
| Company | % of fund |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc. | 6.08% |
| JPMorgan Chase and Co. | 3.97% |
| Applied Materials Inc. | 3.60% |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 2.64% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 2.32% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 2.18% |
| US Foods Holding Corp. | 2.10% |
| CRH Public Limited Company | 2.05% |
| Flex Ltd. | 2.04% |
| NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 1.94% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.87% |
| United Rentals Inc. | 1.77% |
SourcePortfolio holdings as reported by the fund for 2026-06-30 · open the filing
Ballots it voted
Wells Fargo & Company · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Wells Fargo 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 John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 3,388,092 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
Wells Fargo & Company · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risks.
AGAINST John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 3,388,092 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risks.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Meta Platforms 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 John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 471,906 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
Booking Holdings Inc. · 2 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Non-binding stockholder vote on a stockholder resolution regarding business operations in illegal settlements.
AGAINST John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 1,043,850 shares
“Non-binding stockholder vote on a stockholder resolution regarding business operations in illegal settlements.”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · 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 John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 2,719,974 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
Capital One Financial Corporation · 8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Capital One Financial pays a departing executive?
Shareholders asked the company to seek shareholder approval for any severance package to a senior executive above a set multiple of salary and bonus — so that very large exit payments cannot be agreed by the board alone.
AGAINST John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 845,012 shares
“Stockholder proposal to require a shareholder vote on golden parachute arrangements.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 471,906 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
Firstenergy Corp. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Firstenergy 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 John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund voted with 5,668,718 shares
“Independent Board Chairman”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000023715 · open the filing
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