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Vanguard 2024-2025 · DWS 2024-2025 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 73,972 | 68,588 | 4,094 | 1,290 | 94.4% | 93.5% |
| Board proposals | 57,594 | 53,105 | 3,450 | 1,039 | 93.9% | 93.1% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 254 | 129 | 69 | 56 | 65.2% | 56.0% |
| Other items | 16,124 | 15,354 | 575 | 195 | 96.4% | 95.9% |
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5,384 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 | Vanguard | DWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUI AG | February 11, 2025 | Approve Virtual-Only Shareholder Meetings Until 2027 Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| VENUSTECH GROUP INC. | February 12, 2025 | Approve Estimated Daily Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| VENUSTECH GROUP INC. | February 12, 2025 | Approve Financial Services Agreement and Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA | April 24, 2025 | Amend Bylaws to Add Corporate Purpose Corporate Governance |
Other | For | ABSTAIN 6 funds |
FOR 7 funds |
| VIB VERMOEGEN AG | August 14, 2024 | Appoint Special Auditor in Connection with the Transactions with Branicks Group AG and its Subsidiaries Corporate Governance |
Other | None | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| VIRBAC SA | June 19, 2025 | Amend Articles 11.2, 11.6, and 12 of Bylaws to Incorporate Legal Changes Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| VODAFONE IDEA LTD. | August 28, 2024 | Increase Term of Ashwani Windlass as Independent Director Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| VODAFONE IDEA LTD. | August 28, 2024 | Increase Term of Neena Gupta as Independent Director Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| VODAFONE IDEA LTD. | August 28, 2024 | Increase Term of Suresh Vaswani as Independent Director Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| WANGFUJING GROUP CO. LTD. | May 16, 2025 | Approve Renewal of the Financial Services Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| WANXIANG QIANCHAO CO. LTD. | February 12, 2025 | Approve Financial Services Framework Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| WEC ENERGY GROUP INC. | May 8, 2025 | Stockholder proposal to support simple majority vote Corporate Governance |
Other | Against | AGAINST 24 funds |
FOR 6 funds |
| WESTPAC BANKING CORP. | December 13, 2024 | Approve Transition Plan Assessments Environment or Climate |
Other | Against | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD. | October 31, 2024 | Approve Farmed Seafood Reporting Environment or Climate |
Other | Against | AGAINST 7 funds |
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 | FOR 14 funds |
AGAINST 4 funds |
| WORLDLINE SA | June 5, 2025 | Amend Article 19 of Bylaws Re: Chairman of the Board Age Limit Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| WT MICROELECTRONICS CO. LTD. | May 28, 2025 | Approve Amendments to Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| WULIANGYE YIBIN CO. LTD. | June 20, 2025 | Approve Supplementary Agreement to the Financial Services Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| XINXING DUCTILE IRON PIPES CO. LTD. | March 27, 2025 | Approve Related Party Transaction Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| YAGEO CORP. | May 27, 2025 | Approve Amendments to Procedures Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| YAKULT HONSHA CO. LTD. | June 25, 2025 | Amend Articles to Allow Shareholder Meeting Resolutions on Cancellation of Treasury Shares Capital Structure |
Other | Against | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| YAKULT HONSHA CO. LTD. | June 25, 2025 | Approve Restricted Stock Plan Compensation |
Other | Against | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| YAKULT HONSHA CO. LTD. | June 25, 2025 | Cancel the Company's Treasury Shares Capital Structure |
Other | Against | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| YANKUANG ENERGY GROUP COMPANY LTD. | May 30, 2025 | Approve Finance Lease and Factoring Agreement and Transaction Caps for 2025-2027 Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| YANKUANG ENERGY GROUP COMPANY LTD. | May 30, 2025 | Approve Shandong Energy Group Financial Services Agreement and Transaction Caps for 2025-2027 Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| YANKUANG ENERGY GROUP COMPANY LTD. | May 30, 2025 | Approve Yankuang Energy Financial Services Agreement and Transaction Caps for 2025-2027 Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| YOUNGOR FASHION CO. LTD. | May 16, 2025 | Approve Related Party Transaction with Related Bank Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| YUAN LONGPING HIGH-TECH AGRICULTURE CO. LTD. | May 16, 2025 | Approve Deposit and Loan Business Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| YUNNAN COPPER CO. LTD. | December 26, 2024 | Approve Financial Services Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| YUNNAN YUNTIANHUA CO. LTD. | February 28, 2025 | Approve Daily Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| YUNNAN YUNTIANHUA CO. LTD. | March 28, 2025 | Approve Proposal on Reconsidering the Company's Daily Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| YUTONG BUS CO. LTD. | April 25, 2025 | Approve Financial Services Framework Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| YUTONG BUS CO. LTD. | April 25, 2025 | Approve Related Party Transaction Framework Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZALANDO SE | May 27, 2025 | APPROVE VIRTUAL-ONLY SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS UNTIL 2027 Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 9 funds |
| ZHEJIANG HAILIANG CO. LTD. | May 20, 2025 | Approve Financial Services Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZHEJIANG HAILIANG CO. LTD. | May 20, 2025 | Approve Related Party Transaction Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZHEJIANG JUHUA CO. LTD. | May 15, 2025 | Approve 2024 and 2025 Daily Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZHEJIANG JUHUA CO. LTD. | May 15, 2025 | Approve Financial Services Cooperation Agreement and Related Party Transaction Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZHONGJIN GOLD CORP. LTD. | June 9, 2025 | Approve Financial Services Agreement and Related Party Transaction Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| ZHONGJIN GOLD CORP. LTD. | June 9, 2025 | Approve Related Party Transaction Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| ZHUHAI HUAFA PROPERTIES CO. LTD. | April 7, 2025 | Approve Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZHUHAI HUAFA PROPERTIES CO. LTD. | May 29, 2025 | Approve Renewal of the Financial Services Agreement and Related Party Transactions Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZIBO QIXIANG TENGDA CHEMICAL CO. LTD. | May 9, 2025 | Approve Financial Service Agreement Corporate Governance |
Other | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ZURA BIO LIMITED | May 21, 2025 | Adjournment of the Annual General Meeting: To approve, by ordinary resolution, the adjournment of the Annual General Meeting by the chairman thereof to a later date, if necessary, for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies in favor of the foregoing proposals, in the event the Company does not receive the requisite shareholder votes to approve the foregoing proposals. Corporate Governance |
Other | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM INC. | December 11, 2024 | Election of Directors: Celia R. Brown Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 11 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM INC. | December 11, 2024 | Election of Directors: James F. McCann Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 11 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM INC. | December 11, 2024 | Election of Directors: Larry Zarin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 11 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| 1-800-FLOWERS.COM INC. | December 11, 2024 | Election of Directors: Stephanie Redish Hofmann Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 11 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| 1ST SOURCE CORP. | April 24, 2025 | Election of Directors for terms expiring April 2028: Daniel B. Fitzpatrick Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 16 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 1ST SOURCE CORP. | April 24, 2025 | Election of Directors for terms expiring April 2028: John F. Affleck-Graves Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 16 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 23ANDME HOLDING CO. | August 26, 2024 | Elect two Class III Director Nominees: Anne Wojcicki Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 23ANDME HOLDING CO. | August 26, 2024 | Elect two Class III Director Nominees: Peter Taylor Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 374WATER INC. | June 11, 2025 | Approval of certain amendments to the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan to (i) increase the amount of authorized common stock of the Company issuable under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan by 12,150,000 shares and (ii) increase the individual non- employee director compensation limit to $300,000 in any calendar year. Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 374WATER INC. | June 11, 2025 | Election of Directors: Deanna Rene Estes Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 374WATER INC. | June 11, 2025 | Election of Directors: James M. Vanderhider Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | August 30, 2024 | The approval of the amendment and restatement of the 2015 Incentive Plan that, among other things, increases the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 4,000,000 shares. Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | August 30, 2024 | The election of the nine directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement: Claudia N. Drayton Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | August 30, 2024 | The election of the nine directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement: Kevin S. Moore Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | August 30, 2024 | The election of the nine directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement: Vasant Padmanabhan Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | May 16, 2025 | The election of the nine directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement: Claudia N. Drayton Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | May 16, 2025 | The election of the nine directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement: Kevin S. Moore Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 3D SYSTEMS CORP. | May 16, 2025 | The election of the nine directors named in the accompanying Proxy Statement: Thomas W. Erickson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| 89BIO INC. | May 28, 2025 | Election of Directors: To be elected for terms expiring in 2028: Derek DiRocco, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 89BIO INC. | May 28, 2025 | Election of Directors: To be elected for terms expiring in 2028: Martin Babler Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 908 DEVICES INC. | June 12, 2025 | To elect three Class II directors to hold office until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders: Kevin J. Knopp, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| A-LIVING SMART CITY SERVICES CO. LTD. | May 28, 2025 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights for Additional H Shares and Authorize Board to Amend Articles of Association to Reflect New Capital Structure Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP. | May 27, 2025 | Elect Class I directors to serve on the Board until the 2028 Annual Meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Christopher Dean Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| A.P. MOELLER - MAERSK A/S | March 18, 2025 | AUTHORIZE SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| A10 NETWORKS INC. | April 17, 2025 | To elect five directors to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Tor R. Braham Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. | May 22, 2025 | Amend Share Award Scheme and Adopt Scheme After Such Amendments Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. | May 22, 2025 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC. | May 22, 2025 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| AAK AB | May 8, 2025 | Approve Performance Based Incentive Program (2025/2028) for Key Employees Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| AAK AB | May 8, 2025 | Ratify Ernst & Young AB as Auditors Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | APPROVE ISSUANCE OF UP TO 10 PERCENT OF SHARE CAPITAL WITHOUT PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | APPROVE REMUNERATION REPORT Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | REELECT FILIP ENGELBERT AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | REELECT JOHAN CEDERLUND AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | REELECT JOHAN THORELL AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | REELECT STAFFAN SALEN AS BOARD CHAIR Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | REELECT STAFFAN SALEN AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| AB SAGAX | May 8, 2025 | REELECT ULRIKA WERDELIN AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| ABACUS GROUP | November 20, 2024 | Approve Grant of Corrective Rights to Steven Sewell Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ABACUS GROUP | November 20, 2024 | Approve Remuneration Report Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ABC-MART INC. | May 27, 2025 | Elect Director Noguchi, Minoru Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| ABC-MART INC. | May 27, 2025 | Elect Director and Audit Committee Member Kobayakawa, Hideki Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | April 24, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Related Matters Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | April 24, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary of Performance Shares Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | April 24, 2025 | Approve Methods to Assess the Performance of Plan Participants Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | April 24, 2025 | Approve Performance Appraisal Methods of Performance Shares Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| ACCOLADE INC. | August 6, 2024 | Election of Directors: Cindy Kent Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 11 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| ACCOR SA | May 28, 2025 | Approve Compensation of Sebastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| ACCOR SA | May 28, 2025 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| ACCOR SA | May 28, 2025 | Reelect Nicolas Sarkozy as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| ACCOR SA | May 28, 2025 | Reelect Qionger Jiang as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 6 funds |
| ACCOR SA | May 28, 2025 | Reelect Sebastien Bazin as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 6 funds |
| ACERINOX SA | May 5, 2025 | Reelect Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC. | June 4, 2025 | Election of Directors: Bridget Martell Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 7 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC. | June 4, 2025 | Election of Directors: Thomas Sellig Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 7 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN NV | May 26, 2025 | Approve Remuneration Policy Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
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How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built November 1, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.