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

97.1% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 97.1% of 55,277 items (53,674 the same, 1,603 different). 1,894 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 57,171 items in all.

Franklin Templeton 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	57,171	53,674	1,603	1,894	97.1%	95.7%
Board proposals	43,310	40,265	1,490	1,555	96.4%	95.0%
E&S shareholder proposals	166	85	15	66	85.0%	74.7%
Other items	13,695	13,324	98	273	99.3%	98.4%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

1,603 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	Northern Trust
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.	June 26, 2026	Elect Li Kaiguo as Director Director Elections	Board	For	FOR 2 funds	AGAINST 2 funds
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.	December 31, 2025	Elect Li Jian as Director Director Elections	Board	For	FOR 2 funds	AGAINST 3 funds
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.	December 31, 2025	Elect Zou Laichang as Director Director Elections	Board	For	FOR 2 funds	AGAINST 3 funds

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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.