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Note on Brighthouse: its funds did not all vote the same way on 14.7% of the 97,681 ballot items it voted. Those items are not in the percentage above; the ones it shares with this pair are listed under “Split votes”.
Brighthouse 2024-2025 · DWS 2024-2025 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 47,793 | 34,806 | 797 | 12,190 | 97.8% | 90.3% |
| Board proposals | 40,190 | 28,269 | 670 | 11,251 | 97.7% | 89.8% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 254 | 1 | 1 | 252 | 50.0% | 33.3% |
| Other items | 7,349 | 6,536 | 126 | 687 | 98.1% | 94.9% |
Everything Voted differently Split votes
All ballot items Board proposals E&S shareholder proposals Other items
813 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 | Brighthouse | DWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTPAC BANKING CORP. | December 13, 2024 | Approve Transition Plan Assessments Environment or Climate |
Other | Against | Split 3 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN |
FOR 4 funds |
| WEX INC. | May 15, 2025 | To approve an Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation as permitted by Delaware law. Director Elections |
Other | For | Split 3 FOR, 1 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN |
FOR 4 funds |
| WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD. | October 31, 2024 | Approve Farmed Salmon Sourcing Environment or Climate |
Other | Against | Split 2 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN |
AGAINST 5 funds |
| WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD. | October 31, 2024 | Approve Farmed Seafood Reporting Environment or Climate |
Other | Against | Split 2 FOR, 1 ABSTAIN |
FOR 5 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 | Split 3 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN |
AGAINST 4 funds |
| XOMA ROYALTY CORP. | May 28, 2025 | Approval of a proposal to authorize the Board to unilaterally amend the By-laws. Shareholder Rights and Defenses |
Other | For | Split 1 FOR, 1 ABSTAIN |
FOR 1 fund |
| 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 | Split 1 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 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 | Split 5 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN |
FOR 9 funds |
| YAKULT HONSHA CO. LTD. | June 25, 2025 | Cancel the Company's Treasury Shares Capital Structure |
Other | Against | Split 2 FOR, 1 AGAINST |
FOR 4 funds |
| ZALANDO SE | May 27, 2025 | APPROVE VIRTUAL-ONLY SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS UNTIL 2027 Corporate Governance |
Other | For | Split 2 FOR, 3 AGAINST |
AGAINST 9 funds |
| 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 | Split 7 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN |
FOR 9 funds |
| ZOETIS INC. | May 21, 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding a special shareholder meeting improvement. Corporate Governance |
Other | Against | Split 1 FOR, 5 AGAINST, 4 ABSTAIN |
AGAINST 15 funds |
| ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG | April 9, 2025 | APPROVE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Other Social Issues |
Other | For | Split 3 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN |
FOR 7 funds |
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How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 25, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.