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Small Cap Index Trust (JAEWX) 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)
TickersJAEWX (NAV), JESIX (Series I), JAJOX (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, 2 of its 30 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 86.2% of the time across 1,282 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Corporate governance | 18 | 12 | 66.7% |
| Other social issues | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Ballots it voted
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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 14,855 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding new climate change polices or practices.”
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 S000008311 · open the filing
Arcbest Corporation · 24 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Arcbest 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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 4,208 shares
“A shareholder proposal to approve GHG emissions reduction targets, if properly presented at the Annual 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 S000008311 · 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.
FOR Small Cap Index Trust voted with 7,403 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy.”
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 S000008311 · 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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 4,619 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a human rights policy covering freedom of association and collective bargaining.”
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 S000008311 · 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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 15,608 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Employee Retention Demographics”
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 S000008311 · 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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 7,725 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 S000008311 · 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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 175,267 shares
“Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.”
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 S000008311 · open the filing
Resideo Technologies, Inc. · 3 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should Resideo Technologies’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 Small Cap Index Trust voted with 23,393 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder 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 S000008311 · open the filing
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