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MFS Diversified Income Fund (DIFAX) 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
Mfs Series Trust Xiii 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 Mfs Series Trust Xiii on 2026-08-26 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 3.1 MB)
TickersDIFAX (A), DIFCX, DIFIX, DIFDX (R1), DIFEX (R2), DIFFX (R3), DIFGX (R4), DIFHX (R6) · 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. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 96.1% of the time across 76 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Workers & human rights | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 26 | 8 | 30.8% |
| Other social issues | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. · 29 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Digital Realty Trust report on its effect on water where it operates?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s water use and discharge in the places it operates, and on whether that use is compatible with the local right to water.
AGAINST MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 85,462 shares
“A stockholder proposal regarding enhanced water risk disclosure, if properly presented.”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
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 MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 11,064 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
PepsiCo, Inc. · 6 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should PepsiCo 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 MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 19,141 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Report on Human Rights Oversight.”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · 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 MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 12,824 shares
“Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Processes”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
Edison International · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding Retention of Equity
AGAINST MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 90,543 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retention of Equity”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
Pfizer Inc. · 23 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Pfizer 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 MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 378,891 shares
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. · 18 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Removal With or Without Cause.
FOR MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 322,779 shares
“Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Removal With or Without Cause.”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
PepsiCo, Inc. · 6 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Report Evaluating the Treatment of Animals within Supply Chain.
AGAINST MFS Diversified Income Fund voted with 19,141 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Report Evaluating the Treatment of Animals within Supply Chain.”
SourceMfs Series Trust Xiii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101144 · series S000012219 · open the filing
Other funds Mfs Series Trust Xiii 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.