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BlackRock vs Brighthouse: how alike they voted, 2025-2026

91.9% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 91.9% of 30,248 items (27,805 the same, 2,443 different). 7,569 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 37,817 items in all.

Note on Brighthouse: its funds did not all vote the same way on 12.0% of the 120,248 ballot items it voted. Those items are not in the percentage above; the ones it shares with this pair are listed under “Split votes”.

BlackRock 2025-2026 · Brighthouse 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	37,817	27,805	2,443	7,569	91.9%	85.0%
Board proposals	30,219	21,602	2,017	6,600	91.5%	84.4%
E&S shareholder proposals	162	0	1	161	0.0%	38.4%
Other items	7,436	6,203	425	808	93.6%	88.2%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

808 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	BlackRock	Brighthouse
WORKDAY, INC.	June 16, 2026	To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on share class. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	Split 11 FOR, 45 AGAINST	Split 6 FOR, 1 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN
WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.	May 14, 2026	To vote on a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding stockholder ability to act by written consent. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	FOR 31 funds	Split 3 FOR, 1 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN
YUM! BRANDS, INC.	May 14, 2026	Shareholder Proposal to Reduce the Percentage of Shares Required to Call a Special Meeting. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	AGAINST 55 funds	Split 8 FOR, 2 AGAINST, 4 ABSTAIN
ZHEJIANG HUAYOU COBALT CO LTD	April 28, 2026	Elect Chen Xuehua as Director Director Elections	Other	For	Split 11 FOR, 1 AGAINST	FOR 1 fund
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.	May 22, 2026	Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 36 funds	Split 1 FOR, 4 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN
ZOETIS INC.	May 20, 2026	Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	AGAINST 55 funds	Split 5 FOR, 2 ABSTAIN
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	FOR 41 funds	Split 6 FOR, 3 ABSTAIN
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG	April 8, 2026	Approve Sustainability Report (Non-Binding) Other Social Issues	Other	For	FOR 38 funds	Split 2 FOR, 1 ABSTAIN

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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.