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Schwab International Equity ETF (SCHF) 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
Schwab Strategic 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 Schwab Strategic Trust on 2026-08-28 · open the filing
TickerSCHF · 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 78.4% of the time across 598 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 64 | 3 | 4.7% |
| Workers & human rights | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 29 | 3 | 10.3% |
| Corporate governance | 152 | 20 | 13.2% |
| Other social issues | 48 | 2 | 4.2% |
Its filing lists 310 ballot items, 8 of them shareholder proposals, more than once, with different share counts (620 rows in all): parts of this fund’s shares were voted separately. Each such item is counted once here, with all of its shares, the way most of them were cast.
Ballots it voted
Westpac Banking Corporation · 11 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Westpac Banking disclose what it finances, not just what it emits?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose the emissions attached to its lending, underwriting or energy mix — the ratio of clean to fossil financing, or an assessment of its clients’ own transition plans — rather than reporting only the emissions of its own offices.
AGAINST Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 7,235,651 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Customer Climate Transition Plans and Alignment with the Paris Agreement”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
National Australia Bank Limited · 12 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Regarding Disclosure of Financed Deforestation
AGAINST Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 6,431,444 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Financed Deforestation”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · 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 Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 3,639,431 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Forced and Child Labour in Loan Portfolios”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
Royal Bank of Canada · 9 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Royal Bank of Canada 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 Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 3,029,875 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Forced and Child Labour in Loan Portfolios”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated · 25 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated disclose, or change, who sits on its board?
Shareholders asked the company to publish a board skills-and-diversity matrix, or to commit to a minimum representation of women among its directors.
AGAINST Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 2,117,999 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Gender Diversity Targets”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated · 25 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated disclose, or change, who sits on its board?
Shareholders asked the company to publish a board skills-and-diversity matrix, or to commit to a minimum representation of women among its directors.
AGAINST Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 1,572,007 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Board Gender Diversity”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
NTT, Inc. · 18 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding Equity Compensation Plan
AGAINST Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 58,339,554 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Equity Compensation Plan”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
HSBC Holdings plc · 8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should HSBC Holdings be able to take back pay awarded on results that turn out to be wrong?
Shareholders asked the board to strengthen its clawback policy, so that bonuses and share awards can be recovered when they were earned on misstated results or on conduct that later causes the company harm.
AGAINST Schwab International Equity ETF voted with 37,994,875 shares
“Shareholder requisitioned resolution: Midland Clawback Campaign 1”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026637 · open the filing
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