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Northern Trust 2025-2026 · DWS 2025-2026 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 69,551 | 65,239 | 2,567 | 1,745 | 96.2% | 95.2% |
| Board proposals | 54,300 | 50,455 | 2,381 | 1,464 | 95.5% | 94.5% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 173 | 98 | 19 | 56 | 83.8% | 72.7% |
| Other items | 15,078 | 14,686 | 167 | 225 | 98.9% | 98.2% |
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2,381 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 | Northern Trust | DWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRAUSS GROUP LTD | July 14, 2025 | APPROVE UPDATED COMPENSATION POLICY FOR THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| STRAUSS GROUP LTD | July 14, 2025 | REELECT OFRA STRAUSS AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| STRAUSS GROUP LTD | April 30, 2026 | REELECT SHAUL KOBRINSKY AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| STROEER SE & CO. KGAA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Management Board Remuneration Policy Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| STROEER SE & CO. KGAA | June 3, 2026 | Approve Stock Option Plan for Key Employees; Approve Creation of EUR 2.2 Million Pool of Conditional Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| SUEDZUCKER AG | July 17, 2025 | APPROVE REMUNERATION REPORT Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES,LTD. | June 26, 2026 | Elect Director Inoue, Osamu Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES,LTD. | June 26, 2026 | Elect Director Matsumoto, Masayoshi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| SUNCOKE ENERGY, INC. | May 14, 2026 | To elect two directors to the class of directors whose term expires in 2029: Martha Z. Carnes Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO LTD | May 27, 2026 | Adopt 2026 Share Award Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO LTD | May 27, 2026 | Adopt Service Provider Sublimit Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO LTD | May 27, 2026 | Elect Ni Wenjun as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 3 funds |
| SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. | October 31, 2025 | Elect Cheung Wing-yui as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. | October 31, 2025 | Elect Fung Yuk-lun, Allen as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| SURGERY PARTNERS INC. | June 5, 2026 | Election of Class II Directors: Laura L. Forese, M.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| SUZHOU DONGSHAN PRECISION MANUFACTURING CO LTD | May 15, 2026 | Elect Yuan Yonggang as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| SVEAFASTIGHETER AB (PUBL) | May 5, 2026 | REELECT PETER WAGSTROM (CHAIR), PEDER JOHNSON, LEIV SYNNES, CHRISTER NERLICH AND JENNY WARME AS DIRECTORS; ELECT JENS-FREDRIK JALLAND AS NEW DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| SVEAFASTIGHETER AB (PUBL) | June 26, 2026 | ELECT DIRECTORS; ELECT BOARD CHAIR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB | March 25, 2026 | Elect Par Borman as Board Chair Corporate Governance |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 5 funds |
| SVENSKA HANDELSBANKEN AB | March 25, 2026 | Reelect Par Boman as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 5 funds |
| SWIRE PROPERTIES LTD | May 12, 2026 | Elect Wu, May Yihong as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| SWISSQUOTE GROUP HOLDING LTD. | May 7, 2026 | Reappoint Paolo Buzzi as Member of the Nomination and Compensation Committee Corporate Governance |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SWISSQUOTE GROUP HOLDING LTD. | May 7, 2026 | Reelect Paolo Buzzi as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SYSMEX CORPORATION | June 26, 2026 | Elect Director Ietsugu, Hisashi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 5 funds |
| SYSMEX CORPORATION | June 26, 2026 | Elect Director Matsui, Iwane Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 5 funds |
| Safe Bulkers, Inc. | September 16, 2025 | Elect Director Christos Megalou Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Safe Bulkers, Inc. | September 16, 2025 | Elect Director Loukas Barmparis Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Safe Bulkers, Inc. | September 16, 2025 | Elect Director Marina Hajioannou Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Samsara Inc. | July 29, 2025 | Election of Directors: Ann Livermore Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Savers Value Village, Inc. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Directors: Kristy Pipes Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Scholar Rock Holding Corporation | June 4, 2026 | To elect four Class II directors to our Board of Directors, each to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal: David Hallal Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| Scholastic Corporation | September 17, 2025 | Election of Directors: James W. Barge Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Seaboard Corporation | April 20, 2026 | Election of directors: Ellen S. Bresky Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Seaboard Corporation | April 20, 2026 | Election of directors: Paul M. Squires Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| SelectQuote, Inc. | November 11, 2025 | To elect the Class III director nominees listed below for a term of three years: Denise L. Devine Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Septerna, Inc. | June 26, 2026 | To elect two Class II directors to our board of directors, each to serve until our 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal: Shalini Sharp Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Service Properties Trust | June 11, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Independent Trustee): Donna D. Fraiche Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Service Properties Trust | June 11, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Independent Trustee): Robert E. Cramer Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. | May 27, 2026 | Elect Director Ito, Junro Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. | May 27, 2026 | Elect Director Stephen Hayes Dacus Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Seven Hills Realty Trust | June 9, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Independent Trustee in Class I): Ann M. Danner Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Seven Hills Realty Trust | June 9, 2026 | Election of Trustees. Nominees (for Independent Trustee in Class I): William A. Lamkin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | August 14, 2025 | Elect Liew Fui Kiang as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | August 14, 2025 | Elect Liu Qin as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | August 14, 2025 | Elect Tang Qi as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Company Limited | December 19, 2025 | Elect Li Qiang as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 3 funds |
| Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited | March 24, 2026 | Elect Zhu Yun as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Company Limited | March 16, 2026 | Adopt 2026 A Share Restricted Share Incentive Scheme Assessment Management Measures Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Company Limited | March 16, 2026 | Adopt 2026 A Share Restricted Share Incentive Scheme and the Proposed Issue of Restricted Shares under the 2026 A Share Restricted Share Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Company Limited | March 16, 2026 | Approve Authorization to the Board to Deal with Matters Relating to the 2026 A Share Restricted Share Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. | September 29, 2025 | Approve 2025 A Share Option Incentive Scheme (Draft) and Its Summary and Grant A Share Options to Xiong Jun Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. | September 29, 2025 | Approve 2025 H Share Option Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. | September 29, 2025 | Approve Assessment Management Measures for the Implementation of the 2025 A Share Option Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. | September 29, 2025 | Authorize Board of Directors and/or the Scheme Administrator to Handle Matters in Relation to the 2025 H Share Option Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. | September 29, 2025 | Authorize Board of Directors to Handle Matters in Relation to the 2025 A Share Option Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shift4 Payments, Inc. | June 12, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors: Jonathan Halkyard Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. | April 30, 2026 | Election of Director Nominees: Jeannette Mills Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. | April 30, 2026 | Election of Director Nominees: Lori Sundberg Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | June 26, 2026 | The election of the Class I directors: Robert Ball Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Shriram Finance Limited | December 2, 2025 | Reelect Jugal Kishore Mohapatra as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Sichuan Chuantou Energy Co., Ltd. | December 30, 2025 | Elect Xiang Yongzhong as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | December 31, 2025 | Adopt 2025 Share Incentive Scheme and Related Transactions Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | December 31, 2025 | Adopt Scheme Mandate Limit of the 2025 Share Incentive Scheme Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Sight Sciences, Inc. | June 4, 2026 | Election of Class II Directors: Gerhard Burbach Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Glyn F. Aeppel Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 8 funds |
FOR 14 funds |
| Simon Property Group, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Reuben S. Leibowitz Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 8 funds |
FOR 14 funds |
| Sims Limited | November 21, 2025 | Approve Grant of Performance Rights to Stephen Mikkelsen under the Long Term Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sims Limited | November 21, 2025 | Elect Philip Bainbridge as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sims Limited | November 21, 2025 | Elect Shinichiro Omachi as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Simulations Plus, Inc. | February 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Dr. Walter S. Woltosz Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. | May 26, 2026 | Elect Tan-Liang Yao as Non-independent Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. | December 19, 2025 | Elect Jin Bin as Director and Authorize Board to Fix His Remuneration and Enter into the Service Contract with Him Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 3 funds |
| SkinHealth Systems Inc. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Directors: Stephen J. Fanning Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Snowflake Inc. | July 2, 2025 | Election of Class II Directors for terms expiring in 2028: Michael L. Speiser Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 8 funds |
| Snowflake Inc. | June 29, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Sridhar Ramaswamy Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 10 funds |
| SoFi Technologies, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Tom Hutton Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Solid Biosciences Inc. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Class II Directors: Clare Kahn Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Solid Biosciences Inc. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Class II Directors: Lynne Sullivan Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Solid Power, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Election of three Class II Directors: Steven Goldberg Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: B. Scott Smith Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: David Bruton Smith Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: Jeff Dyke Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: Keri A. Kaiser Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: Marcus G. Smith Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: Michael Hodge Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Sonic Automotive, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Election of Directors: William R. Brooks Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Sonos, Inc. | March 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: Julius Genachowski Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. | May 26, 2026 | Election of Directors: David S. Haddad, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | May 7, 2026 | Election of Directors: Christopher P. Reynolds Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 7 funds |
| SpartanNash Company | September 9, 2025 | Approve, on a non-binding basis, certain compensation that will or may be paid by SpartanNash to SpartanNash's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger. Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sphere Entertainment Co. | June 10, 2026 | Election of the following nominees as directors: John L. Sykes Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sphere Entertainment Co. | June 10, 2026 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Joseph J. Lhota Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sportradar Group AG | December 11, 2025 | Elect Breon Corcoran as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Standard BioTools Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Thomas Carey Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director Kaizumi, Yasuaki Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Steelcase Inc. | July 9, 2025 | Election of ten nominees to the Board of Directors: Timothy C. E. Brown Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Stitch Fix, Inc. | December 11, 2025 | Election of Directors: Timothy Baxter Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| StoneCo Ltd. | April 23, 2026 | Elect Director Pedro Zinner Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 5 funds |
| Strategy Inc | June 8, 2026 | To elect the following eight (8) directors for the next year: Carl J. Rickertsen Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 4 funds |
| Strauss Group Ltd. | July 14, 2025 | Reelect Adi Nathan Strauss as Director Director Elections |
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 November 1, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.