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BlackRock vs John Hancock: how alike they voted, 2024-2025

93.9% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 93.9% of 70,849 items (66,556 the same, 4,293 different). 5,066 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 75,915 items in all.

BlackRock 2024-2025 · John Hancock 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 items	Same	Differ	Split (not in %)	Same position	Fund-level
All ballot items	75,915	66,556	4,293	5,066	93.9%	91.6%
Board proposals	62,173	54,405	3,561	4,207	93.9%	91.5%
E&S shareholder proposals	258	123	10	125	92.5%	81.5%
Other items	13,484	12,028	722	734	94.3%	92.2%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

10 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
CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC.	August 28, 2024	Shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions reporting. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 30 funds	FOR 6 funds
CROWN HOLDINGS INC.	May 1, 2025	Consideration of a Shareholder proposal regarding transparency in political spending. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 47 funds	FOR 6 funds
FEDEX CORP.	September 23, 2024	Stockholder proposal regarding a Just Transition report. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 34 funds	FOR 5 funds
FEDEX CORP.	September 23, 2024	Stockholder proposal regarding climate lobbying alignment with company's carbon neutral goals. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 34 funds	FOR 5 funds
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP.	May 15, 2025	Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 43 funds	FOR 5 funds
SKYWEST INC.	May 6, 2025	A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy. Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 20 funds	FOR 4 funds
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC.	September 17, 2024	Proposal 3: A stockholder proposal (human rights impact assessment). Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 14 funds	FOR 4 funds
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO.	April 16, 2025	Advisory (non-binding) shareholder proposal regarding transparency in political spending. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 29 funds	FOR 6 funds
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC.	May 23, 2025	The Stockholder Proposal titled "Transparency in Political Spending" Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 22 funds	FOR 2 funds
SYSCO CORP.	November 15, 2024	To consider a stockholder proposal related to establishing measurable, time bound targets for ensuring group sow housing for its private brand pork products. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 39 funds	FOR 9 funds

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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.