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

92.5% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 92.5% of 93,892 items (86,854 the same, 7,038 different). 2,004 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 95,896 items in all.

State Street 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 items	Same	Differ	Split (not in %)	Same position	Fund-level
All ballot items	95,896	86,854	7,038	2,004	92.5%	91.7%
Board proposals	74,760	67,010	6,043	1,707	91.7%	90.9%
E&S shareholder proposals	258	112	58	88	65.9%	63.6%
Other items	20,878	19,732	937	209	95.5%	95.0%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

209 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	State Street	Northern Trust
UNION PACIFIC CORP.	May 8, 2025	Shareholder proposal requesting an amended clawback policy if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. Compensation	Other	Against	AGAINST 28 funds	Split 4 FOR, 6 AGAINST
UNITED RENTALS INC.	May 8, 2025	Stockholder Proposal to Improve Shareholder Written Consent Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 25 funds	Split 1 FOR, 2 AGAINST
UNITEDHEALTH	June 2, 2025	If properly presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholder proposal requesting a shareholder vote regarding excessive golden parachutes. Compensation	Other	Against	AGAINST 30 funds	Split 7 FOR, 1 AGAINST
UPM-KYMMENE OYJ	March 27, 2025	Allow Shareholder Meetings to be Held by Electronic Means Only Corporate Governance	Other	For	AGAINST 11 funds	Split 2 FOR, 3 AGAINST
VOESTALPINE AG	July 3, 2024	Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2029 Corporate Governance	Other	For	AGAINST 8 funds	Split 2 FOR, 3 AGAINST
VONOVIA SE	May 28, 2025	APPROVE VIRTUAL-ONLY SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS UNTIL 2027 Corporate Governance	Other	For	FOR 10 funds	Split 2 FOR, 4 AGAINST
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 2 FOR, 9 AGAINST	FOR 2 funds
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD.	October 31, 2024	Approve Farmed Salmon Sourcing Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
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 21 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST

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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.