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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal First Trust voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR, with the board’s recommendation on it where the filings show one. A FOR vote on a proposal the board supported, or took no position on, is listed and labelled, but it is not a vote against the board. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
17 proposals. Every shareholder proposal First Trust backed in 2025-2026 is listed here.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | First Trust voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starbucks Corporation | March 25, 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a report on the risks of the Company excluding religious charities from its employee-gift match program | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on Al data usage oversight. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on Al data usage oversight. (3) | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight (2) | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots (2) | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence (2) | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | To vote upon a shareholder proposal requiring the Company to provide a report on political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | April 28, 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Al Bias | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | December 5, 2025 | Report on AI Data Usage Oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| NVR, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | A proposal entitled ""Paris Agreement Alignment"" requesting NextEra Energy publish a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement's goal of maintaining global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, and ideally, 1.5 degrees Celsius. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | June 3, 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled ""Political Spending Disclosure,"" if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
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Built October 18, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.