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New World Fund Inc (NEWFX) 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
New World Fund 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 New World Fund on 2026-08-28 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 4.9 MB)
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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, 1 of its 153 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 90.3% of the time across 113 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Corporate governance | 44 | 26 | 59.1% |
| Other social issues | 25 | 0 | 0% |
On 26 of the 5,901 ballot items in its filing, 1 of them shareholder proposals, part of this fund’s shares was cast a different way from the rest: 43,307,222 shares in all, 0.050% of the shares it voted. Every figure here counts the way most of its shares were cast.
Ballots it voted
Lundin Mining Corporation · 7 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Lundin Mining 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 New World Fund Inc voted with 7,099,588 shares
“SP 1: Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) Reduction Strategy”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · 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 New World Fund Inc voted with 5,988,396 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · 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.
AGAINST New World Fund Inc voted with 2,960,371 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · 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.
AGAINST New World Fund Inc voted with 2,960,371 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · 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 New World Fund Inc voted with 470,615 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR New World Fund Inc voted with 1,133,748 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · open the filing
Tesla, Inc. · 6 November 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior executive compensation plans.
AGAINST New World Fund Inc voted with 304,140 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics into senior executive compensation plans.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · open the filing
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should a simple majority be enough to pass a measure at Nvidia?
Shareholders asked the company to replace its supermajority voting requirements with a simple majority, so that a measure supported by most shares actually carries.
FOR New World Fund Inc voted with 5,988,396 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting provisions in our charter and bylaws with a simple majority voting standard.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceNew World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-28 · accession 0001104659-26-102945 · series S000009633 · open the filing
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