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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

103 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
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	FOR 8 funds	Split 5 FOR, 1 AGAINST
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	Split 5 FOR, 1 AGAINST
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.	May 22, 2026	Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 14 funds	Split 1 FOR, 2 AGAINST

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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.