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BlackRock vs Northern Trust: how alike they voted, 2024-2025

92.3% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 92.3% of 17,086 items (15,767 the same, 1,319 different). 986 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 18,072 items in all.

BlackRock 2024-2025 · Northern Trust 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 18,07215,7671,319 98692.3%90.3%
Board proposals 14,53512,7441,061 73092.3%90.5%
E&S shareholder proposals 2368943 10467.4%62.5%
Other items 3,3012,934215 15293.2%91.2%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

215 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 recommendedBlackRockNorthern Trust
THYSSENKRUPP AG January 31, 2025 Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2027
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
8 funds
AGAINST
1 fund
U-HAUL HOLDING CO. August 15, 2024 A proposal received from Company Stockholder proponents to ratify and affirm the decisions and actions taken by the Board of Directors and executive officers of the Company with respect to U-HAUL HOLDING COMPANY, its subsidiaries, and its various constituencies for the fiscal year ended March 31,2024.
Corporate Governance
Other For AGAINST
22 funds
FOR
1 fund
UMICORE SA April 24, 2025 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Members
Corporate Governance
Other For AGAINST
10 funds
FOR
1 fund
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. May 8, 2025 To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share.
Shareholder Rights and Defenses
Other Against AGAINST
38 funds
FOR
5 funds
VECTOR GROUP LTD. August 20, 2024 Advisory vote on a stockholder proposal requesting the Company to amend its governing documents to require the Chairman of the Board of Directors to be an independent director.
Corporate Governance
Other Against FOR
14 funds
AGAINST
3 funds
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. May 14, 2025 Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding excessive golden parachutes.
Compensation
Other Against AGAINST
58 funds
FOR
4 funds
VIB VERMOEGEN AG August 14, 2024 Approve Discharge of Management Board for Fiscal Year 2023
Corporate Governance
Other For ABSTAIN
3 funds
FOR
1 fund
VIB VERMOEGEN AG August 14, 2024 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board for Fiscal Year 2023
Corporate Governance
Other For AGAINST
3 funds
FOR
1 fund
VINA CONCHA Y TORO SA April 22, 2025 Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports
Corporate Governance
Other For ABSTAIN
4 funds
FOR
1 fund
WAL-MART DE MEXICO SAB DE CV April 10, 2025 APPROVE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Corporate Governance
Other For ABSTAIN
22 funds
FOR
3 funds
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
AGAINST
2 funds
WEC ENERGY GROUP INC. May 8, 2025 Stockholder proposal to support simple majority vote
Corporate Governance
Other Against AGAINST
36 funds
FOR
6 funds
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
FOR
2 funds
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
AGAINST
3 funds
ZALANDO SE May 27, 2025 APPROVE VIRTUAL-ONLY SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS UNTIL 2027
Corporate Governance
Other For FOR
1 fund
AGAINST
5 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.