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BlackRock vs Equitable: how alike they voted, 2024-2025

98.4% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 98.4% of 12,374 items (12,178 the same, 196 different). 1,749 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 14,123 items in all.

BlackRock 2024-2025 · Equitable 2024-2025 · 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 itemsSame DifferSplit (not in %)Same position Fund-level
All ballot items 14,12312,178196 1,74998.4%94.7%
Board proposals 11,2709,815157 1,29898.4%95.1%
E&S shareholder proposals 2461112 13398.2%86.1%
Other items 2,6072,25237 31898.4%93.8%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

318 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.

CompanyMeetingProposalOn the ballot from Board recommendedBlackRockEquitable
UNITEDHEALTH June 2, 2025 If properly presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholder proposal requesting a shareholder vote regarding excessive golden parachutes.
Compensation
Other Against AGAINST
68 funds
Split
2 FOR, 27 AGAINST
VACASA INC. April 29, 2025 Adjournment of the Special Meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
4 funds
Split
5 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN
VERISIGN INC. May 22, 2025 Stockholder proposal to permit stockholder action by written consent.
Corporate Governance
Other Against AGAINST
40 funds
Split
1 FOR, 22 AGAINST
VERISIGN INC. May 22, 2025 To approve an Amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law.
Shareholder Rights and Defenses
Other For FOR
40 funds
Split
22 FOR, 1 AGAINST
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. May 14, 2025 Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding excessive golden parachutes.
Compensation
Other Against AGAINST
58 funds
Split
12 FOR, 8 AGAINST
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC. October 11, 2024 To approve the adjournment of the special meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the share issuance proposal, the authorized preferred share increase proposal or the corporate opportunities proposal (the "adjournment proposal").
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
16 funds
Split
2 FOR, 1 AGAINST, 3 ABSTAIN
VISA INC. January 28, 2025 Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of a new director election resignation governance guideline.
Corporate Governance
Other Against AGAINST
81 funds
Split
3 FOR, 25 AGAINST
VITESSE ENERGY INC. March 5, 2025 The Adjournment Proposal - to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Stock Issuance Proposal, subject to the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement, dated December 15, 2024, between Vitesse and Lucero.
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
11 funds
Split
3 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN
WAYSTAR HOLDING CORP June 4, 2025 Approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to remove the existing limit on the maximum size of our board of directors.
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
17 funds
Split
4 FOR, 4 AGAINST
WEC ENERGY GROUP INC. May 8, 2025 Stockholder proposal to support simple majority vote
Corporate Governance
Other Against AGAINST
36 funds
Split
12 FOR, 6 AGAINST
WESCO INTE May 22, 2025 Shareholder proposal to give Shareholders the ability to call for a special shareholder meeting.
Corporate Governance
Other Not determined AGAINST
27 funds
Split
4 FOR, 4 AGAINST
WHOLE EARTH BRANDS INC. July 31, 2024 To consider and vote on any proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting.
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
5 funds
Split
4 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN
WORKIVA INC. May 29, 2025 Approval of the amendment of Workiva's Certificate of Incorporation to allow for the exculpation of officers as permitted by Delaware law.
Director Elections
Other For FOR
19 funds
Split
3 FOR, 5 AGAINST
XOMA ROYALTY CORP. May 28, 2025 Approval of an adjournment of the annual meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies.
Corporate Governance
Other For AGAINST
6 funds
Split
2 FOR, 5 AGAINST
XYLEM May 13, 2025 Shareholder proposal to lower threshold for shareholders to call special meetings from 25% to 10% of Company stock, if properly presented at the meeting.
Corporate Governance
Other Against AGAINST
45 funds
Split
7 FOR, 11 AGAINST
ZIMMER BIO May 29, 2025 Approve an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow for exculpation of officers as permitted by Delaware law.
Corporate Governance
Other Not determined FOR
38 funds
Split
19 FOR, 1 AGAINST
ZOETIS INC. May 21, 2025 Shareholder proposal regarding a special shareholder meeting improvement.
Corporate Governance
Other Against AGAINST
59 funds
Split
1 FOR, 22 AGAINST
ZUORA INC. February 13, 2025 To adjourn the Special Meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting.
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
18 funds
Split
4 FOR, 3 ABSTAIN

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