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Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) 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
TickerSCHA · 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, 4 of its 121 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 90.1% of the time across 1,275 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 38 | 12 | 31.6% |
| Other social issues | 1 | 0 | 0% |
On 3 of the 14,750 ballot items in its filing part of this fund’s shares was cast a different way from the rest: 2,439 shares in all, 0.000% of the shares it voted. Every figure here counts the way most of its shares were cast.
Its filing lists 55 ballot items more than once, with different share counts (110 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
Harley-Davidson, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Harley-Davidson 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 U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 574,475 shares
“To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a climate transition plan.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. · 7 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Wolverine World Wide 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 Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 400,321 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding new climate change polices or practices.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
SkyWest, Inc. · 5 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should an independent assessment check whether SkyWest respects the right to organise?
Shareholders asked for an independent assessment of whether the company, in practice, respects the internationally recognised rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining — the ILO core standards the company already says it supports — across all of its operations.
AGAINST Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 194,204 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
Grindr Inc. · 30 July 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should an independent assessment check whether Grindr respects the right to organise?
Shareholders asked for an independent assessment of whether the company, in practice, respects the internationally recognised rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining — the ILO core standards the company already says it supports — across all of its operations.
AGAINST Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 110,715 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a human rights policy covering freedom of association and collective bargaining.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. · 22 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Regarding Disclosure of Employee Retention Demographics
AGAINST Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 368,318 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Employee Retention Demographics”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · 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.
AGAINST Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 201,792 shares
“Act upon a shareholder proposal requesting a report on employee retention rates by demographic categories.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
Lumen Technologies, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.
FOR Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 4,560,797 shares
“Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
Americold Realty Trust · 18 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Removal With or Without Cause.
FOR Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF voted with 1,376,289 shares
“Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Removal With or Without Cause.”
SourceSchwab Strategic Trust · accession 0001193125-26-373507 · series S000026636 · open the filing
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