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MFS International Equity Fund (MIEIX) 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 Xvii 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 Xvii on 2026-08-26 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 1 MB)
TickersMIEIX (Class R6), MIEJX (Class A), MIEKX (Class I) · 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 97.2% of the time across 36 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
| Other social issues | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 16 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Toronto-Dominion Bank 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 International Equity Fund voted with 3,881,898 shares
“SP 9: Advisory Vote on Environmental Policies”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
Linde Plc · 29 July 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Linde say whether its lobbying matches the climate targets it announces?
Shareholders asked the company to report on whether its own lobbying — and the lobbying done by the trade associations it funds — is consistent with the climate goals it publishes.
AGAINST MFS International Equity Fund voted with 589,469 shares
“A shareholder proposal requesting an annual report regarding the alignment of the Company's direct and indirect lobbying activities with the Company's 2050 climate neutrality ambition.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 16 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Toronto-Dominion Bank report on forced and child labour in what it lends to and finances?
Shareholders asked the bank to report on how it identifies and addresses forced labour and child labour risk in its lending and financing portfolios — not only in its own operations, but in the businesses its capital supports.
AGAINST MFS International Equity Fund voted with 3,881,898 shares
“SP 6: Report on Forced Labor and Child Labor in Lending Portfolios”
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SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 16 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
SP 3: Adopt Performance-Aligned Compensation Policy
AGAINST MFS International Equity Fund voted with 3,881,898 shares
“SP 3: Adopt Performance-Aligned Compensation Policy”
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SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
Eni SpA · 6 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Approve Remuneration of Directors
FOR MFS International Equity Fund voted with 14,456,814 shares
“Approve Remuneration of Directors”
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SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
Sompo Holdings, Inc. · 22 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Sompo Holdings 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 International Equity Fund voted with 12,294,000 shares
“Amend Articles to Appoint Outside Director as Chairman of the Board”
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SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 16 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Toronto-Dominion Bank account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
AGAINST MFS International Equity Fund voted with 3,881,898 shares
“SP 7: Report on AI-Use in High-Level Decision-Making, Risk Assessment and Loan Grants”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 16 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
SP 8: Disclose Non-Confidential Information Relating to the Bank's Country-by-Country Reporting
AGAINST MFS International Equity Fund voted with 3,881,898 shares
“SP 8: Disclose Non-Confidential Information Relating to the Bank's Country-by-Country Reporting”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceMfs Series Trust Xvii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101151 · series S000002537 · open the filing
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