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State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) 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
Select Sector Spdr 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 Select Sector Spdr Trust on 2026-08-12 · open the filing
TickerXLC (State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF) · 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 37 shareholder proposals would sit under a different issue, or under none. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 78.6% of the time across 14 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 10 | 4 | 40% |
| Other social issues | 15 | 4 | 26.7% |
Ballots it voted
Verizon Communications Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Verizon Communications 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 State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 22,241,741 shares
“Board oversight of material issues related to climate change”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
Alphabet Inc. · 5 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Alphabet 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 State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 6,478,320 shares
“Shareholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Meta Platforms 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 State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 5,526,957 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
AT&T Inc. · 14 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should AT&T publish the workforce breakdown it already files with the government?
Shareholders asked the company to publish its EEO-1 report — the table of employees by job category, race and sex that it is already required to submit to federal regulators — instead of keeping it confidential.
AGAINST State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 46,846,809 shares
“EEO-1 Report Disclosure Policy”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
Meta Platforms, Inc. · 27 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.
AGAINST State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 5,526,957 shares
“A shareholder proposal regarding annual vote regarding executive pay.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
Fox Corporation · 14 November 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Improve Executive Compensation Program.
AGAINST State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 4,282,607 shares
“Improve Executive Compensation Program.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
AT&T Inc. · 14 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should AT&T’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.
AGAINST State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 46,846,809 shares
“Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
Comcast Corporation · 10 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Comcast 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 State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 36,447,015 shares
“Adopt policy to have an independent chair”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000062095 · open the filing
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