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BlackRock vs Lincoln Financial: how alike they voted, 2024-2025

96.8% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 96.8% of 20,272 items (19,625 the same, 647 different). 1,875 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 22,147 items in all.

BlackRock 2024-2025 · Lincoln Financial 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	22,147	19,625	647	1,875	96.8%	93.5%
Board proposals	18,042	16,211	511	1,320	96.9%	93.9%
E&S shareholder proposals	248	141	0	107	100.0%	90.6%
Other items	3,857	3,273	136	448	96.0%	91.9%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

107 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	Lincoln Financial
VISA INC.	January 28, 2025	Shareholder proposal on transparency in lobbying. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 81 funds	Split 4 FOR, 12 AGAINST
WALMART INC.	June 5, 2025	Health and Safety Governance Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 34 FOR, 34 AGAINST	Split 2 FOR, 10 AGAINST
WALMART INC.	June 5, 2025	Racial Equity Audit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 68 funds	Split 2 FOR, 10 AGAINST
WELLS FARGO & CO.	April 29, 2025	Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination. Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 53 funds	Split 1 FOR, 14 AGAINST
WELLS FARGO & CO.	April 29, 2025	Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 3 FOR, 50 AGAINST	Split 1 FOR, 14 AGAINST
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC.	May 1, 2025	Shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions disclosures and targets. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 14 AGAINST	AGAINST 5 funds
YUM! BRANDS INC.	May 15, 2025	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Workplace Safety Policies and Practices. Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 46 funds	Split 1 FOR, 5 AGAINST

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