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U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio (DFSVX) 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
Dfa Investment Dimensions Group 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 Dfa Investment Dimensions Group on 2026-08-19 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 400 MB)
TickerDFSVX · 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 79.6% of the time across 737 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pay equity & inclusion | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Corporate governance | 31 | 6 | 19.4% |
| Other social issues | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Harley-Davidson, Inc. · 21 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Harley-Davidson disclose what it finances, not just what it emits?
Shareholders asked the company to disclose the emissions attached to its lending, underwriting or energy mix — the ratio of clean to fossil financing, or an assessment of its clients’ own transition plans — rather than reporting only the emissions of its own offices.
AGAINST U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 1,209,351 shares
“To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a climate transition plan.”
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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · 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 U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 320,247 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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · 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 U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 572,572 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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · open the filing
Universal Health Services, Inc. · 20 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Pay equity & inclusion
Should Universal Health Services disclose more about the people it employs?
Shareholders asked for fuller disclosure of the company’s human capital — the composition of the workforce, turnover, and how the company invests in the people it employs.
AGAINST U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 91,726 shares
“Stockholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring Universal Health Services, Inc. to publicly disclose its workforce diversity, if properly presented at the 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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · 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 U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 259,274 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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · open the filing
Revvity, Inc. · 28 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Executives to Retain Significant Stock.
FOR U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 3,326 shares
“To approve the shareholder proposal regarding Executives to Retain Significant Stock.”
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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · open the filing
BorgWarner Inc. · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should BorgWarner’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 U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 2,898,550 shares
“Vote on stockholder proposal regarding action 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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · open the filing
Huntsman Corporation · 29 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Huntsman 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 U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio voted with 2,119,935 shares
“Stockholder proposal requesting an independent board chair 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.
SourceDfa Investment Dimensions Group, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0002071844-26-001087 · series S000000987 · open the filing
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