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American Century vs DWS: how alike they voted, 2025-2026

97.1% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 97.1% of 57,832 items (56,129 the same, 1,703 different). 164 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 57,996 items in all.

American Century 2025-2026 · DWS 2025-2026 · 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	57,996	56,129	1,703	164	97.1%	96.9%
Board proposals	47,146	45,571	1,438	137	96.9%	96.8%
E&S shareholder proposals	172	116	56	0	67.4%	67.4%
Other items	10,678	10,442	209	27	98.0%	97.9%

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	American Century	DWS
WALMART INC.	June 4, 2026	Request for Cumulative Voting for Board Elections Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	FOR 12 funds	AGAINST 13 funds
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Request for Board of Directors to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 8 funds	FOR 14 funds
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.	May 4, 2026	Shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair policy. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 12 funds	FOR 11 funds
WESTPAC BANKING CORP	December 11, 2025	Approve Transition Plan Approach and Climate Commitments Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 4 funds	FOR 4 funds
WOODWARD, INC.	January 28, 2026	Approve an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	For	AGAINST 5 funds	FOR 2 funds
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD	October 30, 2025	Approve Farmed Seafood Reporting Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 4 funds	FOR 4 funds
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.	June 24, 2026	Approve Restricted Stock Plan Compensation	Other	Against	AGAINST 2 funds	FOR 1 fund
ZOETIS INC.	May 20, 2026	Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	AGAINST 17 funds	FOR 15 funds
ZSCALER, INC.	January 12, 2026	To vote on a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the declassification of our board of directors. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	AGAINST 12 funds	FOR 8 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.