When you own stock in a corporation you not only obtain the
right to participate in the growth and success of that corporation, you also
have the right to vote on important matters concerning corporate policies and
governance. When you invest in a mutual fund that holds stocks, you convey this
important responsibility to your mutual fund manager.
We believe our shareholders have an absolute right to know
how we are voting proxies on their behalf. We were the first mutual fund
manager in the country to publish its proxy voting guidelines, and in 1999 we
became the first to publish its actual votes. We are proud to provide you with
complete, up to date information on how we vote proxies for each and every
company in the Domini Funds’ portfolios so that our shareholders may hold us
accountable for the positions we take on their behalf.
Companies issue their proxy statements at
different times throughout the year, and information will be updated as it is
received. Therefore, if you find a company with little or no information,
please check back with us closer to the date of the company’s annual meeting.
“Most Activist”: Domini was one of four
mutual fund families rated “most activist” by The Corporate Library, a
respected information resource on corporate governance. This meant we were
least likely to support management, and most likely to support shareholder
resolutions on corporate governance and social and environmental issues in our
proxy voting. (Interested in how your other mutual fund companies rated? See www.fundvotes.com.)
Current Votes and Guidelines
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View
a database of our current proxy votes
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Download our Proxy
Voting Guidelines & Procedures booklet (PDF)
Historical Voting Record
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Download our proxy votes from
7/1/06 to 6/30/07 (PDF)
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Download our proxy votes from 7/1/05
to 6/30/06 (PDF)
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Download our proxy votes from
7/1/04 to 6/30/05 (PDF)
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Download our proxy votes from
7/1/03 to 6/30/04 (PDF)
What do you think? Send
us your questions or comments
about our proxy voting.
