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William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund (WBIIX) 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
William Blair 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 William Blair Funds on 2026-08-17 · open the filing · vote table (ProxyVotingTable.xml, 18 MB)
TickerWBIIX (Institutional Class) · 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 88.5% of the time across 87 votes.
| Issue | Proposals faced | Backed | Share backed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & environment | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Workers & human rights | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Executive pay | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Corporate governance | 13 | 10 | 76.9% |
Ballots it voted
Linde Plc · 29 July 2025 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Should Linde say whether its lobbying matches the climate targets it announces?
Shareholders asked the company to report on whether its own lobbying — and the lobbying done by the trade associations it funds — is consistent with the climate goals it publishes.
AGAINST William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund voted with 16,033 shares
“A shareholder proposal requesting an annual report regarding the alignment of the Company's direct and indirect lobbying activities with the Company's 2050 climate neutrality ambition.”
SourceWilliam Blair Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-17 · accession 0001193125-26-353690 · series S000008605 · open the filing
East Japan Railway Co. · 19 June 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights
Amend Articles to Establish Safety Advisory Committee
AGAINST William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund voted with 79,200 shares
“Amend Articles to Establish Safety Advisory Committee”
SourceWilliam Blair Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-17 · accession 0001193125-26-353690 · series S000008605 · open the filing
Orange SA · 19 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Executive pay
Amending Item 15 of Current Meeting to either Align the Employees' Free Shares Plans to the Executives' LTIPs or Proceed to an Annual Issuance Reserved for Employees Aligned with the Terms of Issuances used in Employees Stock Purchase Plans
AGAINST William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund voted with 174,297 shares
“Amending Item 15 of Current Meeting to either Align the Employees' Free Shares Plans to the Executives' LTIPs or Proceed to an Annual Issuance Reserved for Employees Aligned with the Terms of Issuances used in Employees Stock Purchase Plans”
SourceWilliam Blair Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-17 · accession 0001193125-26-353690 · series S000008605 · open the filing
Lottomatica Group SpA · 20 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Fix Number of Directors
FOR William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund voted with 64,122 shares
“Fix Number of Directors”
SourceWilliam Blair Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-17 · accession 0001193125-26-353690 · series S000008605 · open the filing
Lottomatica Group SpA · 20 April 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Fix Board Terms for Directors
FOR William Blair Institutional International Growth Fund voted with 64,122 shares
“Fix Board Terms for Directors”
SourceWilliam Blair Funds, Form N-PX filed 2026-08-17 · accession 0001193125-26-353690 · series S000008605 · open the filing
Other funds William Blair Funds votes
The same filer reports these alongside this one, in the same annual filing.
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