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

98.9% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 98.9% of 11,874 items (11,746 the same, 128 different). 906 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 12,780 items in all.

John Hancock 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	12,780	11,746	128	906	98.9%	97.0%
Board proposals	10,075	9,427	52	596	99.5%	97.9%
E&S shareholder proposals	232	92	37	103	71.3%	67.0%
Other items	2,473	2,227	39	207	98.3%	95.9%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

906 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	John Hancock	DWS
XYLEM	May 13, 2025	Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. Say-on-Pay	Board	For	Split 10 FOR, 1 AGAINST	FOR 10 funds
ZIFF DAVIS	May 7, 2025	To provide an advisory vote on the compensation of Ziff Davis' named executive officers. Say-on-Pay	Board	Not determined	Split 6 FOR, 1 AGAINST	FOR 2 funds
ZSCALER INC.	January 10, 2025	To approve on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Say-on-Pay	Board	For	Split 4 FOR, 3 AGAINST	FOR 9 funds
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG	April 9, 2025	REAPPOINT MICHEL LIES AS MEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE Corporate Governance	Board	For	Split 4 FOR, 1 AGAINST	FOR 7 funds
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG	April 9, 2025	REELECT MICHEL LIES AS DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR Director Elections	Board	For	Split 4 FOR, 1 AGAINST	FOR 7 funds
ZURN ELKAY	May 1, 2025	Advisory vote to approve the compensation of Zurn Elkay's named executive officers, as disclosed in "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and "Executive Compensation" in the Proxy Statement. Say-on-Pay	Board	Not determined	Split 2 FOR, 7 AGAINST	AGAINST 2 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.