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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal Virtus 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
34 proposals. Every shareholder proposal Virtus backed in 2025-2026 is listed here.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | Virtus voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 15 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 14 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on deforestation in the company's own-brand supply chain, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding data protection impact assessment on generative Al chatbots. | 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 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| 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 | 2 |
| O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | May 14, 2026 | Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." | Other Social Issues | 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 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding AI Board oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI-generated misinformation | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on data privacy | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on water usage and AI development | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON IMPACT OF DATA CENTERS ON CLIMATE COMMITMENTS | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | May 19, 2026 | Lobbying alignment | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | May 26, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on addressing antisemitism and hate in online platforms. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on climate change-related commitments. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Al Data Usage Oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Al and Machine Learning Tools for Oil and Gas Development and Production | 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 |
| Otis Worldwide Corporation | May 27, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | April 29, 2026 | A stockholder proposal to provide a political spending disclosure. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Tesla, Inc. | November 6, 2025 | A shareholder proposal requesting a child labor audit. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | April 28, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | April 28, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risks. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Workday, Inc. | June 16, 2026 | To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of employee retention rates by demographic category. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
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