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Vanguard vs American Century: how alike they voted, 2023-2024

91.1% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 91.1% of 89,243 items (81,322 the same, 7,921 different). 1,445 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 90,688 items in all.

Vanguard 2023-2024 · American Century 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	90,688	81,322	7,921	1,445	91.1%	90.5%
Board proposals	73,334	64,715	7,505	1,114	89.6%	88.9%
E&S shareholder proposals	394	241	11	142	95.6%	89.4%
Other items	16,960	16,366	405	189	97.6%	97.2%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

405 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	Vanguard	American Century
YANG MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP.	May 24, 2024	Approve Release of Restrictions of Competitive Activities of Director Shao Liang Chen, a Representative of Taiwan International Ports Corporation Corporate Governance	Other	For	AGAINST 6 funds	FOR 5 funds
YANKUANG ENERGY GROUP COMPANY LTD.	October 27, 2023	Approve Proposed Finance Lease Agreement, Proposed Annual Caps for 2024 and 2025 and Related Transactions Corporate Governance	Other	For	FOR 5 funds	AGAINST 3 funds
ZHAOJIN MINING INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD.	January 31, 2024	Approve Provision of Deposit and Bills Discounting Services and Relevant Proposed Annual Caps under 2023 Group Financial Services Agreement and Provision of Deposit Services and Bill Discounting Services Beyond Transition Period Limitation 1 Corporate Governance	Other	For	FOR 5 funds	AGAINST 2 funds
ZHAOJIN MINING INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD.	January 31, 2024	Approve Provision of Deposit, Loan and Bills Discounting Services and Relevant Proposed Annual Caps under 2023 Parent Group Financial Services Agreement and Provision of Deposit, Loan and Bills Discounting Services Beyond Transition Period Limitation 2 Corporate Governance	Other	For	FOR 5 funds	AGAINST 2 funds
ZIPRECRUITER INC.	June 11, 2024	To approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company as permitted pursuant to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law. Corporate Governance	Other	For	FOR 14 funds	AGAINST 4 funds

← All 20 managers, 2023-2024

How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 18, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.