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Note on Brighthouse: its funds did not all vote the same way on 12.0% of the 120,192 ballot items it voted. Those items are not in the percentage above; the ones it shares with this pair are listed under “Split votes”.
Franklin Templeton 2025-2026 · Brighthouse 2025-2026 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 33,482 | 25,254 | 323 | 7,905 | 98.7% | 90.6% |
| Board proposals | 27,570 | 20,122 | 273 | 7,175 | 98.7% | 90.0% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 166 | 0 | 0 | 166 | n/a | 41.8% |
| Other items | 5,746 | 5,132 | 50 | 564 | 99.0% | 94.9% |
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All ballot items Board proposals E&S shareholder proposals Other items
7,448 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 | Franklin Templeton | Brighthouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis Healthcare Limited | March 18, 2026 | Approve Grant of Employee Stock Options to the Eligible Employees of the Associate Company(ies) of the Company under Fortis Healthcare Limited Employees Stock Option Scheme 2026 Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Election of Class II Directors: A. D. David Mackay Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 2 funds |
| Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | June 12, 2026 | Approve Plan to Raise Long-term Capital Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| GAIL (India) Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Akhilesh Jain as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| GAIL (India) Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Kangabam Inaocha Devi as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| GAIL (India) Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Sanjay Kashyap as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| GUANGDONG INVESTMENT LTD | June 29, 2026 | Elect Chan Cho Chak, John as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| GUANGDONG INVESTMENT LTD | June 29, 2026 | Elect Cheng Mo Chi, Moses as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | July 18, 2025 | Approve Provision of Full Guarantees and to Issue Letters of Guarantee on Behalf of Majority-owned Subsidiaries in South Africa Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| HERA S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| HERA S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. | March 31, 2026 | Approval of the Fourth Amended and Restated 2020 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 2 funds |
| Hindalco Industries Limited | August 21, 2025 | Reelect Rajashree Birla as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | August 28, 2025 | Elect Sorathur Duraisamy Premkumar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | August 22, 2025 | Elect Sharda Singh Kharwar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| House Foods Group, Inc. | June 24, 2026 | Elect Director Urakami, Hiroshi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Ara K. Hovnanian Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Edward A. Kangas Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Joseph A. Marengi Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Robin Stone Sellers Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Vincent Pagano Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Huaneng Power International, Inc. | June 16, 2026 | Approve Provision of Renewable Entrusted Loans to its Controlled Subsidiaries Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Huaxin Building Materials Group Co., Ltd. | May 28, 2026 | Approve Providing Guarantees for Subsidiaries Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | August 19, 2025 | Elect Kim Doh-hyeong as Inside Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | March 17, 2026 | Elect Seong Nak-seop as Inside Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| IGO Ltd. | November 19, 2025 | Approve Issuance of Service Rights to Ivan Vella Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| IGO Ltd. | November 19, 2025 | Approve Remuneration Report Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| INFICON HOLDING AG | April 22, 2026 | RATIFY KPMG AG AS AUDITORS Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INFICON HOLDING AG | April 22, 2026 | REAPPOINT LUKAS WINKLER AS MEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION AND HR COMMITTEE Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INFICON HOLDING AG | April 22, 2026 | REELECT BEAT LUETHI AS DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INFICON HOLDING AG | April 22, 2026 | REELECT LUKAS WINKLER AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INFICON HOLDING AG | April 22, 2026 | REELECT VANESSA FREY AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INNER MONGOLIA JUNZHENG ENERGY & CHEMICAL GROUP CO | May 15, 2026 | Approve Provision of Guarantees Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| INTERROLL HOLDING SA | June 12, 2026 | ELECT DAVID KURMANN AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERROLL HOLDING SA | June 12, 2026 | REELECT INGO SPECHT AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERROLL HOLDING SA | June 12, 2026 | REELECT PAUL ZUMBUEHL AS DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERROLL HOLDING SA | June 12, 2026 | REELECT STEFANO MERCORIO AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERROLL HOLDING SA | June 12, 2026 | REELECT SUSANNE SCHREIBER AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Iluka Resources Limited | April 30, 2026 | Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Tom O'Leary under the 2026 Long-Term Strategic Award Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: James J. Sebra Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| Indian Oil Corporation Limited | August 30, 2025 | Reelect Dattatreya Rao Sirpurker as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| InterGlobe Aviation Limited | August 20, 2025 | Reelect Meleveetil Damodaran as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| International Bancshares Corporation | May 18, 2026 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: R. R. Resendez Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| JTEKT Corp. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director Kondo, Yoshihito Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp. | November 28, 2025 | Elect Supervisory Director Omori, Kozo Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income Corporate Governance |
Board | Not determined | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Antonio Cosio Arino as Director and Antonio Cosio Pando as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte as Director and Guillermo Gonzalez Guajardo as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Directors, Alternates, Chair of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee and Board Secretary; Approve their Remunerations; Verify Independence Qualification of Directors Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Emilio Carrillo Gamboa as Director and Claudia Rodriguez Campos as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Esteban Malpica Fomperosa as Director and Roberto Fernandez del Valle as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Jorge Ballesteros Franco as Director and Diego Ostos Guerresi as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Michael Hsu as Director and Daniela Ruiz Massieu Salinas as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Nelson Urdaneta as Director and Emilio Cadena Rubio as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Pablo R. Gonzalez Guajardo as Director and Esteban Gonzalez Guajardo as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Russell Torres as Director and Fernando Ruiz Sahagun as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Tamera Fenske as Director and Alicia Maria Enciso Cordero as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Valentin Diez Morodo as Director and Sergio Chagoya Diaz as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KOMERCNI BANKA AS | April 23, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| MEGACABLE HLDGS SAB DE CV | April 23, 2026 | Classification of Principal and Alternate Board Members' Independence Corporate Governance |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| MEGACABLE HLDGS SAB DE CV | April 23, 2026 | Elect or Ratify Directors, Secretary and their Respective Alternates Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| MELEXIS NV | May 12, 2026 | RATIFY EY, REPRESENTED BY OLAF JANSSEN, AS AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY AND FOR SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND APPROVE THEIR REMUNERATION Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| MSA Safety Incorporated | May 8, 2026 | Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2029: Diane M. Pearse Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| MSA Safety Incorporated | May 8, 2026 | Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2029: William M. Lambert Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Kenichiro Toyofuku as Whole-time Director designated as Director (Sustainability) Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Elect Koichi Suzuki as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Kenichi Ayukawa as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Kenichiro Toyofuku as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Midea Group Co., Ltd. | September 24, 2025 | Approve Provision of Guarantees Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Matters Related to Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Matters Related to Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Matters Related to Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | December 25, 2025 | Approve Application of Credit Lines Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NETCARE LTD | February 6, 2026 | APPROVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RELATED AND INTER-RELATED COMPANIES Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NEUROGENE INC. | June 3, 2026 | To ratify on an advisory (non-binding) basis the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| NEXI S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Elect Directors (Bundled) and Approve Their Remuneration Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NMDC Limited | August 28, 2025 | Elect Achal Kumar Sinha as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| NMDC Limited | August 28, 2025 | Elect Amitava Mukherjee as Director and Approve Appointment of Amitava Mukherjee as Chairman and Managing Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| NMDC Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Sanjay Tandon as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| NSK Ltd. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director Ichii, Akitoshi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Naspers Ltd. | August 21, 2025 | Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Section 44 of the Companies Act Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Naspers Ltd. | August 21, 2025 | Re-elect Steve Pacak as Chairman of the Audit Committee Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| National Aluminium Company Limited | September 26, 2025 | Elect Brijendra Pratap Singh as Director and Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Brijendra Pratap Singh as Chairman-cum-Managing Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| National Aluminium Company Limited | September 26, 2025 | Reelect Patel Sanjaykumar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Neurogene Inc. | June 3, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Robert Baffi, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | June 19, 2026 | Elect Director Noda, Kazuhiro Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| OLD MUTUAL LIMITED | June 5, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Implementation Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC | June 15, 2026 | Appointment of RSM US LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC | June 15, 2026 | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| ORORA LTD | October 15, 2025 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Manish Pareek as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Reena Jaitly as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| PENNON GROUP PLC | July 24, 2025 | Elect Andrea Blance as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| PERPETUAL LTD | October 23, 2025 | Approve Grant of Share Rights to Bernard Reilly under the KMP Variable Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
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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.