/C O R R E C T I O N -- Vanguard/
Key Highlights
- ➤507,000 investors participated in 2026, up more than sixfold from 82,000
- ➤Participating assets rose nearly 17x to $151 billion from $9 billion
- ➤Nearly 80 retirement plan sponsors participate, representing over one million plan participants
- ➤Vanguard (VTMSX) will expand Investor Choice to all U.S. equity index funds in 2027
- ➤Investors selected policies for an additional $120 billion expected to join in 2027
Expert Statements
John Galloway, Global Head of Investor Engagement at Vanguard
“Investor Choice is grounded in the foundational belief that investors have diverse perspectives on corporate governance, and those perspectives deserve to be heard.”
John Galloway, Global Head of Investor Engagement at Vanguard
“More than half a million investors have chosen to participate in Investor Choice this year, demonstrating strong demand and reinforcing the importance of giving index fund investors a voice. As we expand Investor Choice to all U.S. equity index funds in 2027(5), we look forward to giving even more investors the opportunity to take part.”
In the news release, Vanguard Investor Choice Participation Grows More Than Sixfold, Surpassing Half a Million Investors, issued 29-Sep-2026 by Vanguard over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that changes have been made. The complete, corrected release follows, with additional details at the end: Vanguard Investor Choice Participation Grows More Than Sixfold, Surpassing Half a Million Investors
VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today published its 2026 How Investors Vote Report , a comprehensive look at investor(1) participation and preferences in Vanguard Investor Choice(2), the world's largest retail proxy voting choice program(3). The report highlights a substantial increase in participation across individual investors and retirement plan sponsors.
Get started
Create a free account to read the full story.