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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund (VNQ) 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 Specialized 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 Specialized Funds on 2026-08-27 · open the filing
TickersVNQ (ETF Shares), VGSIX (Investor Shares), VGSLX (Admiral Shares), VGSNX (Institutional 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 95.6% of the time across 113 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Ballots it voted
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. · 29 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Digital Realty Trust report on its effect on water where it operates?
Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s water use and discharge in the places it operates, and on whether that use is compatible with the local right to water.
AGAINST Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund voted with 12,784,439 shares
“A stockholder proposal regarding enhanced water risk disclosure, if properly presented.”
SourceVanguard Specialized Funds · accession 0001104659-26-102074 · series S000002924 · open the filing
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. · 18 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Removal With or Without Cause.
AGAINST Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund voted with 10,710,365 shares
“Advisory Vote on Shareholder Proposal Regarding Director Removal With or Without Cause.”
SourceVanguard Specialized Funds · accession 0001104659-26-102074 · series S000002924 · open the filing
Equinix, Inc. · 13 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal
AGAINST Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund voted with 3,681,015 shares
“Consideration and vote upon a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting, related to lowering the stock ownership threshold required to call a special meeting”
SourceVanguard Specialized Funds · accession 0001104659-26-102074 · series S000002924 · open the filing
Other funds Vanguard Specialized Funds votes
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