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Vanguard European Stock Index Fund (VGK) 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
Vanguard International Equity Index 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 Vanguard International Equity Index Funds on 2026-08-27 · open the filing · vote table (proxytable.xml, 20 MB)
TickersVGK (ETF Shares), VEURX (Investor Shares), VEUSX (Admiral Shares), VESIX (Institutional Shares), VEUPX (Institutional Plus Shares) · 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 80.8% of the time across 981 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 180 | 106 | 58.9% |
| Other social issues | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Its filing also lists 7 separately voted blocks, 0.000% of the shares it voted: the shares of investors who chose their own voting policy under Vanguard Investor Choice. The figures here count the fund’s own vote. How Investor Choice shows up in the filings →
Ballots it voted
Volvo AB · 8 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Volvo AB 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 Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 3,859,836 shares
“Approve Publication of a Report on Company's Climate Policy Commitments and Alignment with the Paris Agreement”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB · 24 March 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 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 Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 3,813,397 shares
“Approve Revision of Company's Strategy to Reduce Environmental, Climate-Related and Financial Risks”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
JD Sports Fashion Plc · 2 July 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should JD Sports Fashion 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 Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 5,911,384 shares
“Oversee the Preparation of a Report to Provide Investors the Information Needed to Assess the Company's Approach to Human Capital Management”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
Marks & Spencer Group Plc · 1 July 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Marks & Spencer Group 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 Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 4,902,032 shares
“Oversee the Preparation of a Report to Provide Investors the Information Needed to Assess the Company's Approach to Human Capital Management”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S · 25 March 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Approve Proposal Regarding ESG Criteria in Executive Performance and Compensation
AGAINST Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 6,686 shares
“Approve Proposal Regarding ESG Criteria in Executive Performance and Compensation”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
HSBC Holdings Plc · 8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
To Instruct the HSBC Board of Directors to Ensure that the Occupational Pensions of Former Employees of Midland Bank plc, and their Dependants, are Administered in a Manner Consistent with the Company's Stated ESG and Equality Commitments
AGAINST Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 41,782,766 shares
“To Instruct the HSBC Board of Directors to Ensure that the Occupational Pensions of Former Employees of Midland Bank plc, and their Dependants, are Administered in a Manner Consistent with the Company's Stated ESG and Equality Commitments”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
Banco Comercial Portugues SA · 7 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Elect Luis Miguel Cortes Martins as General Meeting Board Chair for 2024-2027 Term
FOR Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 22,042,968 shares
“Elect Luis Miguel Cortes Martins as General Meeting Board Chair for 2024-2027 Term”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
Edp Sa · 16 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Appraise Management of Company and Approve Vote of Confidence to Executive Board
FOR Vanguard European Stock Index Fund voted with 7,356,540 shares
“Appraise Management of Company and Approve Vote of Confidence to Executive Board”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard International Equity Index Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-27 · accession 0001104659-26-101916 · series S000005787 · open the filing
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