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Vanguard International Growth Fund proxy voting record
Vanguard World Fund 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 World Fund on 2025-08-27 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 1.7 MB)
How it voted, by issue
Proposals are grouped by the subject the filer itself recorded. On management's own executive pay resolutions, this fund voted in favour 83.8% of the time across 111 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Workers & human rights | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Other social issues | 11 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. · 27 June 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 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 Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 31,725,800 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Customers' Climate Change Transition Plans”
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
Shell plc · 20 May 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Shell 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.
FOR Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 12,405,869 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure Concerning LNG and Climate Commitments”
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
Nvidia · 25 June 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Nvidia 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 Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 5,469,989 shares
“Approval of a stockholder proposal to modify existing reporting on workforce data.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 10 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Should Toronto-Dominion Bank report on forced and child labour in what it lends to and finances?
Shareholders asked the bank to report on how it identifies and addresses forced labour and child labour risk in its lending and financing portfolios — not only in its own operations, but in the businesses its capital supports.
AGAINST Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 3,985,502 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Forced and Child Labour in Loan Portfolios”
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
Nvidia · 25 June 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should a Nvidia director who fails to win a majority actually leave?
Shareholders asked the company to adopt a policy under which a director who receives more votes withheld than for must resign and the board must act on it — closing the gap where a director can lose an election and stay on.
AGAINST Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 5,469,989 shares
“Approval of a stockholder proposal to adopt a new director election resignation governance policy.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
The Toronto-Dominion Bank · 10 April 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Regarding Retirement Age and Term Limits of Directors
AGAINST Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 3,985,502 shares
“Shareholder Proposal Regarding Retirement Age and Term Limits of Directors”
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
Microsoft · 10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft report on the risks of what it builds?
Shareholders asked for a report on the human rights and reputational risks arising from the company’s weapons-related products or the customers it sells them to.
AGAINST Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 1,419,079 shares
“Report on Risks of Weapons Development.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
Microsoft · 10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social
Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.
AGAINST Vanguard International Growth Fund voted with 1,419,079 shares
“Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation.”
The column headers and this one row, lifted unaltered out of EDGAR’s rendering of the filing.
SourceVanguard World Fund, Form N-PX filed 2025-08-27 · accession 0001104659-25-083717 · series S000004453 · open the filing
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