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BlackRock vs John Hancock: how alike they voted, 2023-2024

89.6% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 89.6% of 19,531 items (17,503 the same, 2,028 different). 1,086 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 20,617 items in all.

BlackRock 2023-2024 · John Hancock 2023-2024 · Download the item list (CSV)

By who put the item on the ballot. “Same position” = Same / (Same + Differ); split items are not in it. “Fund-level” is a second view over all common items: the chance that a fund of each manager, picked at random, voted the same way, which gives partial credit where a manager split.
	Common items	Same	Differ	Split (not in %)	Same position	Fund-level
All ballot items	20,617	17,503	2,028	1,086	89.6%	87.9%
Board proposals	17,515	14,747	1,820	948	89.0%	87.2%
E&S shareholder proposals	14	8	0	6	100.0%	83.9%
Other items	3,088	2,748	208	132	93.0%	91.8%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

All ballot items Board proposals E&S shareholder proposals Other items

6 items. “Voted differently”: each manager’s funds all voted one way, and the two ways differ. “Split”: at least one manager’s funds did not all vote the same way.

Company	Meeting	Proposal	On the ballot from	Board recommended	BlackRock	John Hancock
BOEING CO.	May 17, 2024	Report on Climate Lobbying Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 33 funds	Split 5 FOR, 4 AGAINST
META PLATFORMS INC.	May 29, 2024	Report on Framework to Assess Company Lobbying Alignment with Climate Goals Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 79 funds	Split 11 FOR, 10 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN
META PLATFORMS INC.	May 29, 2024	Report on Generative AI Misinformation and Disinformation Risks Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 79 funds	Split 12 FOR, 10 AGAINST
META PLATFORMS INC.	May 29, 2024	Report on Human Rights Risks in Non-US Markets Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 79 funds	Split 4 FOR, 17 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN
META PLATFORMS INC.	May 29, 2024	Report on Political Advertising and Election Cycle Enhanced Actions Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 79 funds	Split 3 FOR, 19 AGAINST
MICROSOFT CORP.	December 7, 2023	Report on Risks of Weapons Development Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 97 funds	Split 8 FOR, 24 AGAINST

← All 20 managers, 2023-2024

How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 13, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.