Well, you’re a shareholder in that fund. The fund is a shareholder in the end companies.
In practice, this means Vanguard/Fidelity/Schwab/etc have people whose job it is to research and vote in shareholder meetings for the companies where the fund has significant ownership. That’s a big part of what the fund’s expense ratio is paying for.
Technically speaking you’re not the shareholder, but the fund is. You cannot get voting rights from owning ETFs.
Well, you’re a shareholder in that fund. The fund is a shareholder in the end companies.
In practice, this means Vanguard/Fidelity/Schwab/etc have people whose job it is to research and vote in shareholder meetings for the companies where the fund has significant ownership. That’s a big part of what the fund’s expense ratio is paying for.
The fund is a product
Many of them do, in fact, extend the ability to vote for your weighted portion to you.