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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Approve Compensation Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Approve Compensation of Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Approve Compensation of Loik Segalen, Vice-CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman and CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Vice-CEO | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Reelect Henri Proglio as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Dassault Aviation SA | 2026-05-13 | Reelect Marie-Helene Habert as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | The election of the following director nominee(s): Alfred Lin | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | The election of the following director nominee(s): Shona L. Brown | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 2026-06-10 | The election of the following director nominee(s): Stanley Tang | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 2026-05-12 | Election of Directors: Keith R. Guericke | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Essity AB | 2026-03-26 | Reelect Karl Aberg as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Essity AB | 2026-03-26 | Reelect Katarina Martinson as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Eurofins Scientific SE | 2026-04-23 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Eurofins Scientific SE | 2026-04-23 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Evolution AB | 2026-04-24 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Evolution AB | 2026-04-24 | Elect Gabor Szabo as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Evonik Industries AG | 2026-06-03 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | 2026-02-20 | Proposal to approve, on an advisory (nonbinding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Exact Sciences Corporation's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the "Compensation Proposal"). | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Fastighets AB Balder | 2026-05-08 | Elect Erik Selin as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Fastighets AB Balder | 2026-05-08 | Reelect Anders Wennergren as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Fastighets AB Balder | 2026-05-08 | Reelect Erik Selin as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Fastighets AB Balder | 2026-05-08 | Reelect Fredrik Svensson as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Fastighets AB Balder | 2026-05-08 | Reelect Sten Duner as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2026-02-03 | To approve an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2002 Universal Stock Incentive Plan, which includes increasing the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company authorized for issuance under the USIP by an additional 25,000,000 shares. | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | 2026-03-26 | Reelect Dag Mejdell (Chair), Gunnar Robert Sellaeg, Gyrid Skalleberg Ingero, Mari Thjomoe, Simona Trombetta and Tor Magne Lonnum as Directors; Elect Nils-Jakob Rosholt as New Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Graco Inc. | 2026-04-24 | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB | 2026-05-05 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB | 2026-05-05 | Reelect Christian Sievert as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB | 2026-05-05 | Reelect Karl-Johan Persson as Board Chair | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB | 2026-05-05 | Reelect Karl-Johan Persson as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Henderson Land Development Company Limited | 2026-06-02 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Henderson Land Development Company Limited | 2026-06-02 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 2026-04-27 | Elect Stefan Hartung to the Shareholders' Committee | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | 2026-05-07 | Elect Lincoln Pan as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Impinj, Inc. | 2026-05-28 | Election of Directors: Steve Sanghi | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| IonQ, Inc. | 2026-06-16 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers in 2025. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| KBC Group SA/NV | 2026-05-07 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| KBC Group SA/NV | 2026-05-07 | Elect Elisa Vlerick as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| KBC Group SA/NV | 2026-05-07 | Reelect Christine Van Rijsseghem as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kering SA | 2026-05-28 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Chairman of the Board | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kering SA | 2026-05-28 | Authorize up to 1 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans with Performance Conditions Attached | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Knorr-Bremse AG | 2026-04-30 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 2026-05-06 | Approve Remuneration Report (Non-Binding) | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 2026-05-06 | Approve Remuneration of Executive Committee in the Amount of CHF 30 Million | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 2026-05-06 | Reappoint Karl Gernandt as Member of the Compensation Committee | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 2026-05-06 | Reelect Dominik de Daniel as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Kuehne + Nagel International AG | 2026-05-06 | Reelect Karl Gernandt as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Leonardo SpA | 2026-05-07 | Slate 1 Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Lotus Bakeries NV | 2026-05-12 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Lotus Bakeries NV | 2026-05-12 | Reelect PMF NV, Permanently Represented by Emanuel Boone, as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Mapfre SA | 2026-03-13 | Reelect Antonio Huertas Mejias as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Moncler SpA | 2026-04-21 | Approve 2026 Restricted Shares Plan | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Moncler SpA | 2026-04-21 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Moncler SpA | 2026-04-21 | Slate 2 Submitted by Institutional Investors (Assogestioni) | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Naturgy Energy Group SA | 2026-03-24 | Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Naturgy Energy Group SA | 2026-03-24 | Ratify Appointment of and Elect Lars C. Bespolka as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Naturgy Energy Group SA | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Francisco Reynes Massanet as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Naturgy Energy Group SA | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Jaime Siles Fernandez Palacios as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Naturgy Energy Group SA | 2026-03-24 | Reelect Ramon Adell Ramon as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Otis Worldwide Corporation | 2026-05-27 | Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 7 |
| Poste Italiane SpA | 2026-04-27 | Approve Long Term Incentive Plan Phantom Stock Option | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Poste Italiane SpA | 2026-04-27 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Poste Italiane SpA | 2026-04-27 | Approve Short Term Incentive Plan MBO 2026 | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Poste Italiane SpA | 2026-04-27 | Slate 1 Submitted by Ministry of Economy and Finance | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 2026-05-13 | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Sompo Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-22 | Elect Director Higashi, Kazuhiro | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Sompo Holdings, Inc. | 2026-06-22 | Elect Director Okumura, Mikio | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 2026-05-07 | Election of Directors: Christopher P. Reynolds | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 2026-05-06 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - AVOID POLITICAL SPENDING BRAND DAMAGE | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 7 |
| Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited | 2025-11-06 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited | 2025-11-06 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Syensqo NV | 2026-05-05 | Approve Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Symrise AG | 2026-05-06 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 2026-05-13 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 2026-05-13 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Tesco Plc | 2026-06-18 | Re-elect Thierry Garnier as Director (WITHDRAWN) | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities for Private Placements, up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 60,000,000 | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Authorize Board to Increase Capital in the Event of Additional Demand Related to Delegation Submitted to Shareholder Vote Above | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Authorize Capital Increase of up to 10 Percent of Issued Capital for Contributions in Kind | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities with Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 154,200,000 | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Authorize Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 60,000,000 | Capital Structure | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Anne-Claire Taittinger as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Eric Trappier as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Loik Segalen as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Marie-Francoise Walbaum as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Patrice Caine as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Thales SA | 2026-05-12 | Reelect Valerie Guillemet as Director | Director Elections | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| The Campbell's Company | 2025-11-18 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on the effectiveness of the Company's regenerative agriculture program including pesticide reduction outcomes. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 7 |
| The Magnum Ice Cream Co. N.V. | 2026-05-07 | Adopt Foundation Plan for Growth | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| The Trade Desk, Inc. | 2026-05-04 | The approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Tyler Technologies, Inc. | 2026-05-05 | Advisory Approval of Our Executive Compensation. | Say-on-Pay | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| UniCredit SpA | 2026-03-31 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| UniCredit SpA | 2026-03-31 | Authorize Board to Increase Capital to Service the 2022 Group Incentive System | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Unipol Assicurazioni SpA | 2026-04-29 | Approve Remuneration Policy | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Unipol Assicurazioni SpA | 2026-04-29 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report | Compensation | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| VAT Group AG | 2026-04-28 | Ratify KPMG AG as Auditors | Audit-related | Board | AGAINST | 7 |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | 2026-06-09 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Anthony J. Noto | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 7 |
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | 2026-06-09 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: Debra L. Lee | Director Elections | Board | ABSTAIN | 7 |
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