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Mid Cap Index Trust (JAEYX) 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 Variable Insurance Trust 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 Variable Insurance Trust on 2026-08-11 · open the filing · vote table (BRD031_0000756913_2026.xml, 170 MB)
TickersJAEYX (NAV), JECIX (Series I), JAEZX (Series II) · 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, 9 of its 50 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 94% of the time across 331 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 10 | 3 | 30% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate governance | 33 | 24 | 72.7% |
| Other social issues | 4 | 3 | 75% |
Ballots it voted
Albertsons Companies, Inc. · 7 August 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding Food Waste Reporting.
AGAINST Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 162,230 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Food Waste Reporting.”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · open the filing
Bj'S Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. · 18 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings 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.
FOR Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 46,478 shares
“Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, if properly presented at the meeting.”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · 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 Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 162,230 shares
“Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Due Diligence.”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · open the filing
Pilgrim'S Pride Corporation · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
To provide a report regarding internal diversity and inclusion policies and practices.
AGAINST Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 14,901 shares
“A stockholder proposal to provide a report regarding internal diversity and inclusion policies and practices.”
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · open the filing
the Brink'S Company · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Act upon a shareholder proposal requesting a report on employee retention rates by demographic categories.
FOR Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 14,478 shares
“Act upon a shareholder proposal requesting a report on employee retention rates by demographic categories.”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · open the filing
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. · 10 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should Annaly Capital Management’s shareholders be able to act without waiting for a meeting?
Shareholders asked for the right to act by written consent — to approve a measure once holders of enough shares agree in writing, instead of waiting for the company to schedule a meeting.
FOR Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 255,175 shares
“Advisory stockholder proposal to adopt the right to act by written consent.”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · open the filing
American Airlines Group Inc. · 10 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should American Airlines Group’s shareholders be able to act without waiting for a meeting?
Shareholders asked for the right to act by written consent — to approve a measure once holders of enough shares agree in writing, instead of waiting for the company to schedule a meeting.
FOR Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 234,545 shares
“Advisory vote on stockholder proposal for stockholder right to act by written consent, if properly presented”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · 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 Mid Cap Index Trust voted with 162,230 shares
“Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Risks of State Policies on Reproductive Health Care.”
SEC.gov will not render a vote table this large, so this row is drawn into the same layout EDGAR uses, from the entry in the filing. Every value is copied from it.
SourceJohn Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-11 · accession 0001438934-26-000659 · series S000008285 · open the filing
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