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SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund (PSSMX) 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
Principal Funds 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 Principal Funds on 2026-08-27 · open the filing · vote table (npxPFI1031-81107572voterecd.xml, 64 MB)
TickersPSSMX (R-3), PSSPX (R-5), PSSIX (Institutional Class), PSSJX (Class J), PSPIX (R-6) · 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. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 92.5% of the time across 477 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 22 | 18 | 81.8% |
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 SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund voted with 65,585 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding new climate change polices or practices.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourcePrincipal Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000898745-26-000859 · series S000007203 · 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 SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund voted with 18,212 shares
“A shareholder proposal to approve GHG emissions reduction targets, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourcePrincipal Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000898745-26-000859 · series S000007203 · 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 SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund voted with 32,090 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourcePrincipal Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000898745-26-000859 · series S000007203 · 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 SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund voted with 62,047 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Employee Retention Demographics”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourcePrincipal Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000898745-26-000859 · series S000007203 · 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 SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund voted with 748,745 shares
“Approval of a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to vote for or against a poison pill.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourcePrincipal Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000898745-26-000859 · series S000007203 · open the filing
The Western Union Company · 14 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should Western Union’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 SmallCap S&P 600 Index Fund voted with 254,323 shares
“Stockholder proposal regarding stockholder right to act by written consent”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourcePrincipal Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0000898745-26-000859 · series S000007203 · open the filing
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