Reports
Quarterly Key Votes Report (July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023)
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the third quarter of 2023.
Quarterly Engagement Report (July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023)
The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard's Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the third quarter of 2023.
2023 Australia Regional Brief
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Australia for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across Australian companies.
2023 Europe Regional Brief
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Europe for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across European companies.
2023 U.K. Regional Brief
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in the U.K. for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across U.K. companies.
2023 U.S. Regional Brief
A look at our investment stewardship efforts in the U.S. for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across U.S. companies.
2022 Key Votes
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated in 2022.
2022 Investment Stewardship Annual Report
This report outlines our global investment stewardship efforts for the 12 months ended 31 December 2022, and provides disclosure of our proxy voting and engagement activities.
2022 Investment Stewardship Semiannual Report
This report outlines our global voting, engagement, and advocacy efforts for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
2021 Investment Stewardship Annual Report
This report outlines our global investment stewardship efforts for the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, and provides disclosure of our proxy voting and engagement activities.
2021 Investment Stewardship Semiannual Report
This report outlines our global voting, engagement, and advocacy efforts for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Vanguard Investment Stewardship 2020 Annual Report (12 months ended December 31, 2020)
This report outlines our global investment stewardship efforts for the 12 months ended December 31, 2020, and provides disclosure of our proxy voting and engagement activities.
Vanguard Investment Stewardship 2020 Annual Report (12 months ended June 30, 2020)
This report outlines our global investment stewardship efforts for the 12 months ended June 30, 2020, and provides disclosure of our proxy voting and engagement activities.
Principles and policies
Our four corporate governance principles serve as the foundation of our program, guiding our proxy voting and engagement activities. We apply the principles to our voting practices, considering the regional and market-specific voting policies that the funds have adopted. To learn more about how we apply the principles, view our regional voting policies below.
Australia and New Zealand proxy voting policy
This piece describes our general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Australia and New Zealand. The effective date of the policy is September 1, 2023.
Proxy voting policy for Brazilian portfolio companies
This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Brazil. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023.
Proxy voting policy for Canadian portfolio companies
This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Canada. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023.
Proxy voting policy for Japanese portfolio companies
This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Japan. The effective date of the policy is March 1, 2023.
Proxy voting policy for Mexican portfolio companies
This document describes the general positions of the Vanguard funds on recurring proxy proposals for Mexico-domiciled companies. Effective February 1, 2023.
Proxy voting policy for U.S. portfolio companies
This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in the United States. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023.
Proxy voting policy for European and UK portfolio companies
This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Europe, followed by country specific policies for the UK, Ireland, the Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man) and Germany. The effective date of the policy is March 1, 2023.