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Equitable vs Northern Trust: how alike they voted, 2025-2026

95.8% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 95.8% of 51,451 items (49,298 the same, 2,153 different). 7,353 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 58,804 items in all.

Equitable 2025-2026 · Northern Trust 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	58,804	49,298	2,153	7,353	95.8%	91.4%
Board proposals	48,678	40,072	1,982	6,624	95.3%	90.6%
E&S shareholder proposals	174	62	5	107	92.5%	69.9%
Other items	9,952	9,164	166	622	98.2%	95.8%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

112 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	Equitable	Northern Trust
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.	May 7, 2026	To require UPS to provide an additional report describing the alignment of its operations and investments with its carbon neutrality goals. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 16 AGAINST	Split 3 FOR, 6 AGAINST
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.	May 20, 2026	Stockholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring Universal Health Services, Inc. to publicly disclose its workforce diversity, if properly presented at the meeting. Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 7 FOR, 9 AGAINST	AGAINST 3 funds
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	May 21, 2026	Board oversight of material issues related to climate change Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 17 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN	FOR 11 funds
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	May 21, 2026	Risks of non-fiduciary executive compensation metrics Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 18 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN	AGAINST 11 funds
VISA INC.	January 27, 2026	Shareholder proposal on report on online sexual exploitation. Corporate Governance	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 26 AGAINST	Split 4 FOR, 7 AGAINST
WALMART INC.	June 4, 2026	Report on Immigration Policy & Enforcement Corporate Governance	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 22 AGAINST	Split 4 AGAINST, 5 ABSTAIN
WALMART INC.	June 4, 2026	Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 22 AGAINST	Split 4 FOR, 5 ABSTAIN
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.	June 9, 2026	To vote on a stockholder proposal entitled "Sustainability ROI Report", if properly presented. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 18 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN	AGAINST 5 funds
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 6 FOR, 12 AGAINST	FOR 7 funds
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Report on High-Carbon Financing Litigation Risks. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 20 funds	Split 2 FOR, 5 AGAINST
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC.	May 7, 2026	Shareholder proposal regarding new climate change polices or practices. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 7 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN	AGAINST 2 funds
Walmart Inc.	June 4, 2026	Report on Workforce Impact of Al and Automation Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	Split 1 FOR, 20 AGAINST	Split 4 FOR, 5 ABSTAIN

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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.