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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

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	John Hancock	DWS
VISA INC.	January 28, 2025	Shareholder proposal requesting adoption of a new director election resignation governance guideline. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	Split 3 FOR, 17 AGAINST	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	Split 2 FOR, 4 AGAINST	AGAINST 9 funds
WAL-MART DE MEXICO SAB DE CV	April 10, 2025	APPROVE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Corporate Governance	Other	For	Split 3 FOR, 1 AGAINST	FOR 4 funds
WEC ENERGY GROUP INC.	May 8, 2025	Stockholder proposal to support simple majority vote Corporate Governance	Other	Against	Split 9 FOR, 2 AGAINST	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	Split 3 FOR, 3 AGAINST	FOR 3 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	Split 5 FOR, 3 AGAINST	FOR 9 funds
ZALANDO SE	May 27, 2025	APPROVE VIRTUAL-ONLY SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS UNTIL 2027 Corporate Governance	Other	For	Split 3 FOR, 2 AGAINST	AGAINST 9 funds

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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.