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MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund (MLVAX) 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 I 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 I on 2026-08-26 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 7.7 MB)
TickersMLVAX, MLVBX (B), MLVGX (C), MLVHX, MLVMX (R1), MLVOX (R2), MLVPX (R3), MLVRX (R4), MLVTX (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 96.6% of the time across 88 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 19 | 1 | 5.3% |
| Workers & human rights | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 33 | 10 | 30.3% |
| Other social issues | 25 | 4 | 16% |
Ballots it voted
Albertsons Companies, Inc. · 7 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding Food Waste Reporting.
AGAINST MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 84,134 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Food Waste Reporting.”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · open the filing
Mondelez International, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Mondelez International 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 MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 57,459 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting a report on objective evaluation of plastics packaging policies”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · open the filing
Albertsons Companies, Inc. · 7 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Albertsons 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 Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 84,134 shares
“Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Due Diligence.”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · 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 Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 30,703 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Report on Human Rights Oversight.”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · open the filing
General Mills, Inc. · 30 September 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Adopt Policy to Separate the Board Chair and CEO Roles.
AGAINST MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 138,273 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Adopt Policy to Separate the Board Chair and CEO Roles.”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · 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 Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 111,548 shares
“Adopt an Independent Chair Policy”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · open the filing
Albertsons Companies, Inc. · 7 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
For a Report on Risks of State Policies on Reproductive Health Care.
AGAINST MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 84,134 shares
“Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Risks of State Policies on Reproductive Health Care.”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · open the filing
Merck & Co., Inc. · 26 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Merck disclose the politics its money pays for?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its political spending — direct contributions and money routed through trade associations and other third parties — and whether that spending matches the values the company states publicly.
AGAINST MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund voted with 63,055 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.”
SourceMfs Series Trust I, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-26 · accession 0001104659-26-101105 · series S000042701 · open the filing
Other funds Mfs Series Trust I 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.