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Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund (NUDG) 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
Nuveen Investment Trust Ii 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 Nuveen Investment Trust Ii on 2026-08-21 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 3.3 MB)
TickersNUDG (ETF Class), NSBAX, NSBCX, NSBRX, NSBFX (Class 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. Counted by this fund’s own filing alone, 1 of its 61 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 96.4% of the time across 28 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Workers & human rights | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Corporate governance | 22 | 4 | 18.2% |
| Other social issues | 17 | 2 | 11.8% |
Ballots it voted
NextEra Energy, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should NextEra Energy 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 Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 2,007,618 shares
“A proposal entitled "Paris Agreement Alignment" requesting NextEra Energy publish a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement's goal of maintaining global temperatures well below”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · open the filing
NextEra Energy, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should NextEra Energy 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 Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 2,007,618 shares
“A proposal entitled "Report on Net Zero Business Performance Risks" requesting the Board of Directors of NextEra Energy prepare a report within the next year, evaluating the potential costs and benefits to NextEra Energy created by aggressive emission reduction policies.”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · 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 Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 1,060,766 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · 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 Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 1,060,766 shares
“Report on Human Rights Due Diligence”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
FOR Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 153,945 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · open the filing
Mondelez International, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Mondelez International 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 Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 1,211,842 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · open the filing
WEC Energy Group, Inc. · 7 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
To govern by majority vote
AGAINST Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 1,118,239 shares
“Stockholder proposal to govern by majority vote”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · 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 Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund voted with 1,068,483 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions.”
SourceNuveen Investment Trust Ii, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-21 · accession 0000930413-26-002642 · series S000008519 · open the filing
Other funds Nuveen Investment Trust Ii votes
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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.