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John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund (JGYIX) 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)
TickersJGYIX (Class I), JGYAX (Class A), JGYCX (Class C), JGRSX (Class R6), JGSRX (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, 22 of its 101 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 91.9% of the time across 74 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 28 | 1 | 3.6% |
| Workers & human rights | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Corporate governance | 33 | 13 | 39.4% |
| Other social issues | 20 | 1 | 5% |
Ballots it voted
Verizon Communications Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Verizon Communications 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 John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 347,782 shares
“Board oversight of material issues related to climate change”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · open the filing
Equinor Asa · 12 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Please note that this resolution is a shareholder proposal: proposal from shareholder that equinor shall bolster and execute its energy plan for a green transition and familiarise itself with the hea
AGAINST John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 245,433 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: PROPOSAL FROM SHAREHOLDER THAT EQUINOR SHALL BOLSTER AND EXECUTE ITS ENERGY PLAN FOR A GREEN TRANSITION AND FAMILIARISE ITSELF WITH THE HEA”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · open the filing
Chevron Corporation · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Chevron 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 Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 71,308 shares
“Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Processes”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · 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.
FOR John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 56,591 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · 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 Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 102,374 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · open the filing
At&T Inc. · 14 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should AT&T 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 John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 677,424 shares
“EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · open the filing
Royal Bank of Canada · 9 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Please note that this is a shareholder proposal: adopt performance-aligned compensation policy
AGAINST John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 43,229 shares
“PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: ADOPT PERFORMANCE-ALIGNED COMPENSATION POLICY”
SourceJohn Hancock Funds III, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000667 · series S000015906 · 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 Global Shareholder Yield Fund voted with 10,425 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 S000015906 · open the filing
Other funds John Hancock Funds III 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.