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

93.0% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 93.0% of 94,442 items (87,808 the same, 6,634 different). 1,913 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 96,355 items in all.

State Street 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	96,355	87,808	6,634	1,913	93.0%	92.3%
Board proposals	73,374	66,012	5,712	1,650	92.0%	91.3%
E&S shareholder proposals	162	79	28	55	73.8%	68.4%
Other items	22,819	21,717	894	208	96.0%	95.7%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

208 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	State Street	Northern Trust
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.	May 4, 2026	Shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair policy. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 21 funds	Split 1 FOR, 2 AGAINST
WESTPAC BANKING CORP	December 11, 2025	Approve Transition Plan Approach and Climate Commitments Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD	October 30, 2025	Approve Classification of Beef Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD	October 30, 2025	Approve Seafood Sourcing Policy Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
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	Split 12 FOR, 2 AGAINST	AGAINST 2 funds
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 22 funds	Split 3 FOR, 4 AGAINST
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.	May 22, 2026	Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 19 funds	Split 1 FOR, 3 AGAINST
ZOETIS INC.	May 20, 2026	Shareholder proposal to permit shareholder action by written consent. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	AGAINST 22 funds	Split 4 FOR, 4 AGAINST

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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.