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Vanguard vs Equitable: how alike they voted, 2024-2025

94.9% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 94.9% of 62,634 items (59,467 the same, 3,167 different). 6,974 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 69,608 items in all.

Vanguard 2024-2025 · Equitable 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	69,608	59,467	3,167	6,974	94.9%	91.4%
Board proposals	58,823	49,660	2,941	6,222	94.4%	90.6%
E&S shareholder proposals	280	124	2	154	98.4%	84.5%
Other items	10,505	9,683	224	598	97.7%	95.7%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

2 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	Equitable
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA	April 8, 2025	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Racial Equity Audit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 1 fund	FOR 1 fund
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA	April 8, 2025	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Say on Climate Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 1 fund	FOR 1 fund

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How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 13, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.