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Dimensional vs DWS: how alike they voted, 2024-2025

97.1% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 97.1% of 64,166 items (62,281 the same, 1,885 different). 133 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 64,299 items in all.

Dimensional 2024-2025 · DWS 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	64,299	62,281	1,885	133	97.1%	97.0%
Board proposals	50,802	49,153	1,599	50	96.8%	96.8%
E&S shareholder proposals	253	101	79	73	56.1%	54.7%
Other items	13,244	13,027	207	10	98.4%	98.4%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

207 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	Dimensional	DWS
VISA INC.	January 28, 2025	Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of a new director election resignation governance guideline. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	FOR 17 funds	AGAINST 19 funds
W. R. BERKLEY CORP.	June 11, 2025	A stockholder proposal regarding director election resignation governance policy, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	FOR 3 funds	AGAINST 9 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 21 funds	FOR 3 funds
WESTPAC BANKING CORP.	December 13, 2024	Approve Transition Plan Assessments Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 10 funds	FOR 4 funds
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD.	October 31, 2024	Approve Farmed Seafood Reporting Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 10 funds	FOR 5 funds
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 17 funds	FOR 9 funds
ZALANDO SE	May 27, 2025	APPROVE VIRTUAL-ONLY SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS UNTIL 2027 Corporate Governance	Other	For	FOR 6 funds	AGAINST 9 funds

← All 20 managers, 2024-2025

How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 25, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.