Vanguard Adds $1.4 Trillion S&P Funds to Investor Proxy Program

Vanguard Group is expanding its proxy voting program — designed to give shareholders a greater say on corporate resolutions at portfolio companies — to add the investment giant’s oldest index fund.

Both the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund share classes of the Vanguard 500 Index Fund are set to be part of the firm’s Investor Choice program in 2026, according to a press release Tuesday. That includes the $645 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund (ticker VFIAX) and the $769 billion Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which ranks as the world’s largest ETF.