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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal DWS voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR. 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
6,046 proposals. The board-sponsored half of this list keeps the 6,000 proposals with the most funds behind them; the rest are in the interactive database. Every shareholder proposal it backed is listed in full.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | DWS voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited | 2025-07-17 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Lifco AB | 2026-04-24 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Lifco AB | 2026-04-24 | Reelect Carl Bennet as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Lifco AB | 2026-04-24 | Reelect Carl Bennet as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Lifco AB | 2026-04-24 | Reelect Dan Frohm as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Lifco AB | 2026-04-24 | Reelect Erik Gabrielson as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-22 | Elect Director Funabiki, Shinichiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-22 | Elect Director Hara, Noriyuki | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-22 | Elect Director Kanasugi, Yasuzo | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-22 | Elect Director Niiro, Keisuke | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Medibank Private Limited | 2025-11-19 | Elect Jacqueline Hey as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Midea Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-09-24 | Approve General Mandate to Issue Onshore and Offshore Debt Financing Instruments | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Midea Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-09-24 | Approve Provision of Guarantees | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 2026-06-26 | Elect Director Kihara, Masahiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 2026-06-26 | Elect Director Take, Hidekatsu | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 2026-06-26 | Elect Director Uchida, Takakazu | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Moderna, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Moelis & Company | 2026-06-25 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-12-08 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Related Matters | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-12-08 | Approve Draft and Summary of Employee Share Purchase Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-12-08 | Approve Implementation and Assessment Management Measures for Stock Option Incentive Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-12-08 | Approve Management Method of Employee Share Purchase Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 2025-12-08 | Approve Stock Option Incentive Plan and Its Summary | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NEXON Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-25 | Approve Deep Discount Stock Option Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NEXON Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-25 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Hanmin Cho | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NEXON Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-25 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kuniya, Shiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| NIBE Industrier AB | 2026-05-19 | Reelect Hans Linnarson (Chair), James Ahrgren, Camilla Ekdahl, Gerteric Lindquist, Anders Palsson, and Eva Thunholm as Directors; Elect Henrik Elmin as New Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nemetschek SE | 2026-05-21 | Approve Management Board Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nemetschek SE | 2026-05-21 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-27 | Elect Director Goh Hup Jin | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-27 | Elect Director Nakamura, Masayoshi | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-27 | Elect Director Wakatsuki, Yuichiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2026-03-27 | Elect Director Wee Siew Kim | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Nippon Yusen KK | 2026-06-17 | Elect Director Kuwabara, Satoko | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Novonesis (Novozymes A/S) | 2026-03-23 | Reelect Kasim Kutay Lane as Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| Nu Holdings Ltd. | 2025-09-08 | Elect David Velez Osorno, Anita Mary Sands, David Alexandre Marcus, Douglas Mauro Leone, Jacqueline Dawn Reses, Luis Alberto Moreno Mejia, Roberto de Oliveira Campos Neto, Rogerio Paulo Calderon Peres and Thuan Quang Pham as Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Okta, Inc. | 2026-06-18 | To approve an amendment to our 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Paycom Software, Inc. | 2026-05-04 | To elect two Class I directors, each to serve until the date of the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: J.C. Watts, Jr. | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Rocket Lab Corporation | 2026-05-20 | Election of Class II Director Nominee: To be elected for term expiring in 2029: Edward H. Frank | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| SITC International Holdings Company Limited | 2026-04-20 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| SITC International Holdings Company Limited | 2026-04-20 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Santos Limited | 2026-04-16 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA | 2026-03-24 | Ratify Appointment of Michael Grosse as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Approve Variable Remuneration of Directors in the Amount of CHF 5.5 Million | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Approve Variable Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 12.8 Million | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reappoint Monika Buetler as Member of the Compensation Committee | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Alfred Schindler as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Carole Vischer as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Cyrill Bucher as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Guenter Schaeuble as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Josef Ming as Director and Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Marion Bonnard as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Monika Buetler as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Petra Winkler as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Schindler Holding AG | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Tobias Staehelin as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Securitas AB | 2026-04-29 | Reelect Jan Svensson (Chair), Asa Bergman, Fredrik Cappelen, Massimo Grassi, Sofia Schorling Hogberg, Johan Menckel and Jill D. Smith as Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| SentinelOne, Inc. | 2026-06-25 | Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Shimizu Corp. | 2026-06-26 | Elect Director Inoue, Kazuyuki | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Shimizu Corp. | 2026-06-26 | Elect Director Shimmura, Tatsuya | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Stellantis NV | 2026-04-14 | Reelect John Elkann as Executive Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Stevanato Group SpA | 2026-05-26 | Approve Remuneration of Directors | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Stevanato Group SpA | 2026-05-26 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Stevanato Group SpA | 2026-05-26 | Slate Submitted by Stevanato Holding Srl | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| StoneCo Ltd. | 2026-04-23 | Elect Director Diego Fresco Gutierrez | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| StoneCo Ltd. | 2026-04-23 | Elect Director Luciana Ibiapina Lira Aguiar | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| StoneCo Ltd. | 2026-04-23 | Elect Director Pedro Zinner | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| StoneCo Ltd. | 2026-04-23 | Elect Director Silvio Jose Morais | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | 2026-06-19 | Elect Director Oyama, Kazuya | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | 2026-06-19 | Elect Director Takakura, Toru | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | 2026-03-25 | Elect Director Kimura, Josuke | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 2026-04-15 | To approve the further amendment and restatement of the Super Micro Computer, Inc. 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 2026-04-15 | To elect three Class I directors to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders following fiscal year 2028 or until the successors are duly elected and qualified: Charles Liang | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | Elect Daniel Feffer as Board Vice-Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | Elect David Feffer as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | Elect Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | Elect Luiz Augusto Marques Paes as Fiscal Council Member and Luciano Douglas Colauto as Alternate | Compensation | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | Elect Nildemar Secches as Board Vice-Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | Elect Rubens Barletta as Fiscal Council Member and Roberto Figueiredo Mello as Alternate | Compensation | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| Suzano SA | 2026-04-23 | In Case Cumulative Voting Is Adopted, Do You Wish to Equally Distribute Your Votes Amongst the Nominees below? | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2026-03-25 | Reelect Fredrik Lundberg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Svenska Handelsbanken AB | 2026-03-25 | Reelect Ulf Riese as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Alternative Equity Plan Financing | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Creation of Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Equity Plan Financing (Management Program) | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Approve Long Term Incentive Program (Management Program) | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Reelect Filippa Stenberg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB | 2026-05-06 | Reelect Iris Loew-Friedrich as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swire Pacific Limited | 2026-05-14 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| Swire Pacific Limited | 2026-05-14 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Ariel Emanuel | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Dwayne Johnson | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Mark Shapiro | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Nick Khan | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Peter C.B. Bynoe | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Sonya E. Medina | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| TKO Group Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | Election of Directors: Steven R. Koonin | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 5 |
| Tele2 AB | 2026-05-18 | Elect Thomas Kienzi as New Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 5 |
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