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State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) 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
TickerXLP (State Street(R) Consumer Staples 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. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 96.8% of the time across 31 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Other social issues | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
The Coca-Cola Company · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Coca-Cola report on the single-use plastic it puts into the world?
Shareholders asked for a report on how much single-use plastic packaging the company uses, the risks that creates as regulation tightens, and what it plans to do to reduce it.
AGAINST State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 13,659,558 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report evaluating the Company's plastics packaging policies”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
Mondelez International, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Mondelez International report on the single-use plastic it puts into the world?
Shareholders asked for a report on how much single-use plastic packaging the company uses, the risks that creates as regulation tightens, and what it plans to do to reduce it.
AGAINST State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 12,758,203 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting a report on objective evaluation of plastics packaging policies”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
Walmart Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Walmart explain how its board oversees the safety of the people who work for it?
Shareholders asked for a report on how health and safety is actually governed — who on the board is accountable, what the company measures, how injuries and fatalities are counted, and whether contractors and temporary workers are covered by the same standards as employees.
AGAINST State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 13,526,275 shares
“Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
PepsiCo, Inc. · 6 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should PepsiCo 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 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 4,809,356 shares
“Shareholder Proposal - Report on Human Rights Oversight.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
The Coca-Cola Company · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Coca-Cola publish what its inclusion policies actually do for its workforce?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts within its human capital management strategy — what the policies are, how they are measured, and what they have changed for employees.
AGAINST State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 13,659,558 shares
“Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
Walmart Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Request for Cumulative Voting for Board Elections
AGAINST State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 13,526,275 shares
“Request for Cumulative Voting for Board Elections”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
Mondelez International, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Mondelez International 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 Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 12,758,203 shares
“Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of an independent board chairman policy”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
Walmart Inc. · 4 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Report on Immigration Policy & Enforcement
AGAINST State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 13,526,275 shares
“Report on Immigration Policy & Enforcement”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006409 · open the filing
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