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State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) 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
TickerXLK (State Street(R) Technology 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 87% of the time across 54 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 28 | 7 | 25% |
| Other social issues | 12 | 1 | 8.3% |
Ballots it voted
NVIDIA Corporation · 24 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Nvidia 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 Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 76,577,253 shares
“Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the use of our sold products.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
Adobe Inc. · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Adobe 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 Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 3,265,586 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Retirement Plan Climate Risk.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
Intel Corporation · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Intel 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 Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 35,150,497 shares
“Stockholder proposal requesting a report on Intel's human rights due diligence process.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
Microsoft Corporation · 5 December 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Microsoft 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 Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 21,892,817 shares
“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
Adobe Inc. · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Adobe disclose, or change, who sits on its board?
Shareholders asked the company to publish a board skills-and-diversity matrix, or to commit to a minimum representation of women among its directors.
AGAINST State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 3,265,586 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Board Matrix.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
Workday, Inc. · 16 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of employee retention rates by demographic category.
AGAINST State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 1,613,183 shares
“To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of employee retention rates by demographic category.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
Adobe Inc. · 15 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Should shareholders get a vote before Adobe pays a departing executive?
Shareholders asked the company to seek shareholder approval for any severance package to a senior executive above a set multiple of salary and bonus — so that very large exit payments cannot be agreed by the board alone.
AGAINST State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 3,265,586 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Regarding Vote on Golden Parachutes.”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
International Business Machines Corporation · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
A Change to IBM's Outside Director Stock Ownership Guidelines
AGAINST State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF voted with 7,290,238 shares
“Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Change to IBM's Outside Director Stock Ownership Guidelines”
SourceSelect Sector Spdr Trust · accession 0001193125-26-345236 · series S000006415 · open the filing
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