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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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Sridhar Ramaswamy | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 10 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 2026-06-29 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Teresa Briggs | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 10 |
| Stora Enso Oyj | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Hakan Buskhe (Chair), Helena Hedblom, Astrid Hermann, Christiane Kuehne, Richard Nilsson, Elena Scaltritti and Antti Vasara as Directors; Elect Jouko Karvinen (Vice Chair) as New Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 10 |
| Trimble Inc. | 2026-05-26 | Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 10 |
| Universal Music Group NV | 2026-05-13 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 10 |
| Viatris Inc. | 2026-05-15 | Approval of, on a non-binding advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the named executive officers of the Company. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 10 |
| Zebra Technologies Corporation | 2026-05-19 | Advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officers' compensation ("Say-on-Pay"). | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 10 |
| ASSA ABLOY AB | 2026-04-28 | Approve Performance Share Matching Plan LTI 2026 for Senior Executives and Key Employees | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| ASSA ABLOY AB | 2026-04-28 | Reelect Johan Hjertonsson (Chair), Carl Douglas (Vice Chair), Erik Ekudden, Sofia Schorling Hogberg, Lena Olving, Victoria Van Camp and Susanne Pahlen Aklundh as Directors; Elect Astrid Mozes and Jurgen Timperman as New Directors | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| AXA SA | 2026-04-30 | Reelect Gerald Harlin as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Akzo Nobel NV | 2026-04-23 | Approve Supplement to Remuneration Policy in Respect of M.J. de Vries | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 2026-06-19 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Takahara, Shigeki | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Beiersdorf AG | 2026-04-23 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Block, Inc. | 2026-06-16 | TO APPROVE, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Brenntag SE | 2026-05-20 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Brenntag SE | 2026-05-20 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 2026-04-21 | Approval of the amendment increasing the number of shares in the Company's 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 2026-04-21 | Election of Directors: Balan Nair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | 2026-04-21 | Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Amending Items 46 and 47 of Current Meeting to Apply a Discount on Shares | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Approve Compensation of Philippe Brassac, CEO From January 1, 2025 to May 14, 2025 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Approve Compensation of Xavier Musca, Vice-CEO From January 1, 2025 to May 14, 2025 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Elect Marc Didier as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Elect Richard Laborie as Director Following Resignation of Nicole Gourmelon | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Ratify Appointment of Franck Alexandre as Director Following Resignation of Dominique Lefebvre | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Reelect Eric Vial as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Reelect Gaelle Regnard as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Credit Agricole SA | 2026-05-20 | Reelect Pascal Lheureux as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Eni SpA | 2026-05-06 | Approve 2026-2028 Long-Term Incentive Plan; Approve Disposal of Eni Treasury Shares to Serve the Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Eni SpA | 2026-05-06 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Eni SpA | 2026-05-06 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Eni SpA | 2026-05-06 | Slate 3 Submitted by Romano Minozzi | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | 2026-05-20 | Election of Directors: Paul Kaleta | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Fox Corporation | 2025-11-14 | Improve Executive Compensation Program. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Fox Corporation | 2025-11-14 | Proposal to elect 7 directors: Chase Carey | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Fox Corporation | 2025-11-14 | Proposal to elect 7 directors: Margaret "Peggy" L. Johnson | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Fox Corporation | 2025-11-14 | Proposal to elect 7 directors: Paul D. Ryan | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Fox Corporation | 2025-11-14 | Proposal to elect 7 directors: William A. Burck | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Iberdrola SA | 2026-05-29 | Approve Long-Term Incentive Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 2026-06-25 | An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Molina Healthcare, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | To consider and approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2025-11-14 | Elect Britt Meelby Jensen as New Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2025-11-14 | Elect Cees de Jong (Vice Chair) as New Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2025-11-14 | Elect Lars Rebien Sorensen (Chair) as New Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2025-11-14 | Elect Mikael Dolsten as New Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2025-11-14 | Elect Stephan Engels as New Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2026-03-26 | Reelect Britt Meelby Jensen as Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2026-03-26 | Reelect Kasim Kutay as Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S | 2026-03-26 | Reelect Lars Rebien Sorensen (Chair) as Director | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Public Storage | 2026-05-06 | Election of Trustees: Shankh S. Mitra | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation | 2025-07-31 | Election of three (3) Class A Directors. Nominees as Class A Directors: Angela Ahrendts | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation | 2025-07-31 | Election of three (3) Class A Directors. Nominees as Class A Directors: Darren Walker | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Roblox Corporation | 2026-05-28 | Advisory Vote on the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Marcus Wallenberg as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Marcus Wallenberg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Signhild Arnegard Hansen as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 2025-07-02 | To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA | 2026-03-27 | Reelect Barbara M. Thoralfsson as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA | 2026-03-27 | Reelect Helena Stjernholm as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA | 2026-03-27 | Reelect Helena Stjernholm as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Tenaris SA | 2026-05-12 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Tenaris SA | 2026-05-12 | Approve Share Repurchase | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Tenaris SA | 2026-05-12 | Elect Directors (Bundled) | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| The Southern Company | 2026-05-13 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on data center costs | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 9 |
| Trimble Inc. | 2026-05-26 | Approval of amendments to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Trimble Inc. | 2026-05-26 | Election of Directors: Kaigham (Ken) Gabriel | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Trimble Inc. | 2026-05-26 | Election of Directors: Kara Sprague | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Trimble Inc. | 2026-05-26 | Election of Directors: Mark S. Peek | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Trimble Inc. | 2026-05-26 | Election of Directors: Thomas Sweet | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 9 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 2026-02-05 | To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| Zebra Technologies Corporation | 2026-05-19 | Approval of 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| adidas AG | 2026-05-07 | Approve Management Board Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| adidas AG | 2026-05-07 | Reelect Nassef Sawiris to the Supervisory Board | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 9 |
| AerCap Holdings NV | 2026-04-15 | Approve Increase in Number of Ordinary Shares for Issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| AerCap Holdings NV | 2026-04-15 | Approve Report of the Nomination and Compensation Committee | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 2026-05-13 | To approve, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 2026-04-23 | Slate 2 Submitted by VM 2006 Srl | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Atlas Copco AB | 2026-04-28 | Reelect Hans Straberg as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Atlas Copco AB | 2026-04-28 | Reelect Hans Straberg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Atlas Copco AB | 2026-04-28 | Reelect Peter Wallenberg Jr as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| BYD Company Limited | 2026-06-09 | Approve General and Unconditional Mandate to the Board of Directors of BYD Electronic (International) Company Limited to Allot, Issue and Deal with New Shares of BYD Electronic | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| BYD Company Limited | 2026-06-09 | Approve Grant to the Board a General Mandate to Allot, Issue and Deal with Additional H Shares in the Capital of the Company | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| BYD Company Limited | 2026-06-09 | Authorize the Board to Determine the Proposed Plan for the Issuance of Debt Financing Instrument(s) | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 2026-05-02 | Non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as described in the 2026 Proxy Statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Bouygues SA | 2026-04-23 | Approve Compensation of Pascal Grange, Vice-CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Bouygues SA | 2026-04-23 | Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO and Vice-CEOs | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Bouygues SA | 2026-04-23 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 5 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Buzzi SpA | 2026-05-13 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Buzzi SpA | 2026-05-13 | Slate 1 Submitted by Presa SpA and Fimedi SpA | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Dassault Systemes SE | 2026-05-20 | Approve Compensation Report of Corporate Officers | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Dassault Systemes SE | 2026-05-20 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Corporate Officers | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Dassault Systemes SE | 2026-05-20 | Authorize up to 1.5 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Dassault Systemes SE | 2026-05-20 | Elect Eric Trappier as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Dassault Systemes SE | 2026-05-20 | Reelect Pascal Daloz as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 2026-05-12 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Deutsche Lufthansa AG | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Karl Gernandt to the Supervisory Board | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Dynatrace, Inc. | 2025-08-20 | Election of Class II Directors: Amol Kulkarni | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Elia Group SA/NV | 2026-05-19 | Acknowledge End of Mandate of Intercommunal Association Interfin, Permanently Represented by Thibaud Wyngaard, as Director and Elect Nadege Lacroix as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Elia Group SA/NV | 2026-05-19 | Acknowledge Passing of Geert Versnick as Chairman and Director and Approve Co-optation of Christophe Peeters as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
| Elia Group SA/NV | 2026-05-19 | Acknowledge Resignation of Frank Donck as Independent Director and Approve Co-optation of Ed Merc BV, Permanently Represented by Pieter De Crem, as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 8 |
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