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

98.3% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 98.3% of 42,968 items (42,227 the same, 741 different). 435 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 43,403 items in all.

American Century 2025-2026 · Franklin Templeton 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	43,403	42,227	741	435	98.3%	97.9%
Board proposals	35,023	34,084	621	318	98.2%	97.9%
E&S shareholder proposals	167	142	11	14	92.8%	90.5%
Other items	8,213	8,001	109	103	98.7%	98.1%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

11 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	Franklin Templeton
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC.	June 2, 2026	Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 18 funds	FOR 6 funds
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	April 21, 2026	Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 7 funds	FOR 2 funds
GENERAL MILLS, INC.	September 30, 2025	Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	FOR 5 funds
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.	May 21, 2026	A proposal entitled "Paris Agreement Alignment" requesting NextEra Energy publish a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement's goal of maintaining global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, and ideally, 1.5 degrees Celsius. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 12 funds	FOR 8 funds
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.	May 14, 2026	Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 13 funds	FOR 3 funds
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION	May 27, 2026	Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 8 funds	FOR 2 funds
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.	June 3, 2026	Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure," if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 14 funds	FOR 7 funds
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION	April 29, 2026	A stockholder proposal to provide a political spending disclosure. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 10 funds	FOR 2 funds
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY	April 15, 2026	Advisory (non-binding) shareholder proposal - avoid brand damage from political spending. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 5 funds	FOR 1 fund
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.	May 6, 2026	SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - AVOID POLITICAL SPENDING BRAND DAMAGE Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 7 funds	FOR 2 funds
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.	April 29, 2026	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 14 funds	FOR 5 funds

← All 20 managers, 2025-2026

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