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Note on Brighthouse: its funds did not all vote the same way on 12.0% of the 120,248 ballot items it voted. Those items are not in the percentage above; the ones it shares with this pair are listed under “Split votes”.
Vanguard 2025-2026 · Brighthouse 2025-2026 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 76,788 | 55,261 | 6,884 | 14,643 | 88.9% | 82.8% |
| Board proposals | 66,203 | 46,233 | 6,439 | 13,531 | 87.8% | 81.6% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 209 | 15 | 3 | 191 | 83.3% | 43.9% |
| Other items | 10,376 | 9,013 | 442 | 921 | 95.3% | 91.3% |
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All ballot items Board proposals E&S shareholder proposals Other items
6,439 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 | Vanguard | Brighthouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronics Corporation | May 28, 2026 | Elect Warren C. Johnson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors: Barbara Duncan Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors: Howard Berman, PhD Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors: Jerome Adams, MD, MPH Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: John (Jack) L. Sennott, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: Justin Cohen Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: Mitchell Pressman Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: Robert C. Merton, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: Stuart J. Zimmer Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: Tom Hulst Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company Holdings | June 9, 2026 | Election of Directors: William Mercer Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. | May 20, 2026 | Director Election: Wonya Y. Lucas Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 9 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Election to the Company's Board of Directors of the two Class III directors set forth in the accompanying proxy statement, each of whom will hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successor is elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal: Gayle Burleson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 13 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| AudioCodes Ltd. | September 16, 2025 | Approve Renewal Compensation Policy for the Directors and Officers of the Company Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Aurelia Metals Limited | November 27, 2025 | Elect Rachel Brown as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Aurobindo Pharma Limited | September 10, 2025 | Reelect Satakarni Makkapati as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Australian Agricultural Company Limited | July 23, 2025 | Elect Anthony Abraham as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Australian Clinical Labs Limited | October 23, 2025 | Elect Leanne Rowe as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Autoliv, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Election of Directors: Frederic Lissalde Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 9 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Ashish Khandpur Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Ernest Nicolas Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Kerry J. Preete Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Kim Ann Mink Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Neil Green Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Patricia Verduin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Robert E. Abernathy Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect Sandra Beach Lin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect William A. Wulfsohn Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avient Corporation | May 14, 2026 | Elect William R. Jellison Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Avnet, Inc. | November 21, 2025 | Election of Directors: Brenda C. Freeman Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
ABSTAIN 2 funds |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect Gregory B. Graves Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect John T. Kurtzweil Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect Jorge Titinger Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect Necip Sayiner Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect QIU Ciyun Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect Russell J. Low Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Elect Thomas M. St. Dennis Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Axial Retailing, Inc. | June 24, 2026 | Appoint Statutory Auditor Iwasaki, Ryoji Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Axis Bank Limited | July 25, 2025 | Approve Borrowing / Raising of Funds in Indian Rupees / Foreign Currency, by Issue of Debt Securities on a Private Placement Basis Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Axis Bank Limited | July 25, 2025 | Approve Enhancement of Borrowing Limit Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Axos Financial, Inc. | November 13, 2025 | Election of Directors: James J. Court Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 16 funds |
WITHHOLD 5 funds |
| Axos Financial, Inc. | November 13, 2025 | Election of Directors: Stefani D. Carter Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 16 funds |
WITHHOLD 5 funds |
| Axos Financial, Inc. | November 13, 2025 | To ratify the selection of Directors:ion of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company's Independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 2 funds |
| B2GOLD CORP | June 4, 2026 | ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION APPROACH Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC. | May 20, 2026 | Approval of amendment to the Company's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC. | May 20, 2026 | If proposal 1 is approved, the election of the nominees listed as Class I directors for a term of two years Alan B. Howe Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC. | May 20, 2026 | If proposal 1 is not approved, the election of the nominees listed as Class II directors for a term of three years: Alan B. Howe Other |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC | September 25, 2025 | Amend Performance Share Plan Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC | September 25, 2025 | Approve Remuneration Policy Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BACKBLAZE, INC. | May 26, 2026 | Election of one Class II director to hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2029. Jocelyn Carter-Miller Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BANCA MEDIOLANUM S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Approve Long Term Incentive Plan 2026-2028 Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MEDIOLANUM S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Alessandro Caltagirone as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Antonella Centra as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Domenico Lombardi as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Elena De Simone as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Gianluca Brancadoro as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Nicola Maione as Board Chair Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Nicola Maione as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Paola Lucantoni as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA SPA | April 15, 2026 | Elect Renato Sala as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BANCO BPM S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Elect Alberto Oliveti as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCO BPM S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Elect Cecilia Rossignoli as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCO BPM S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Elect Maurizio Comoli as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BANCO BRADESCO SA | March 10, 2026 | Elect Rogerio Pedro Camara as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BANDWIDTH INC. | May 28, 2026 | To elect two Class III directors to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; David A. Morken Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 13 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | May 4, 2026 | Election of Director: Arnold W. Donald Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 10 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | May 4, 2026 | Election of Director: Lionel L. Nowell III Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 10 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BANK OF MARIN BANCORP | May 27, 2026 | Election of Directors: Russell A. Colombo Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BANKINTER, SA | March 26, 2026 | Reelect Alfonso Botin-Sanz de Sautuola y Naveda as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO LTD | May 21, 2026 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Related Matters Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO LTD | May 21, 2026 | Approve Draft and Summary of Performance Shares Incentive Plan (Revised) Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO LTD | May 21, 2026 | Approve Management Measures for Performance Shares Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO LTD | May 21, 2026 | Approve Methods to Assess the Performance of Plan Participants Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BAVARIAN NORDIC AS | April 21, 2026 | REELECT ANNE LOUISE EBERHARD AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BAVARIAN NORDIC AS | April 21, 2026 | REELECT FRANK VERWIEL AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BAVARIAN NORDIC AS | April 21, 2026 | REELECT HEIDI HUNTER AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BAWAG GROUP AG | April 22, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| BEAZLEY PLC | April 22, 2026 | Amend Long-Term Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BECHTLE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | June 17, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BEIJER REF AB | April 23, 2026 | APPROVE ALTERNATIVE EQUITY PLAN FINANCING OF LTI 2026, IF ITEM 15.B IS NOT APPROVED Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BEIJER REF AB | April 23, 2026 | APPROVE EQUITY PLAN FINANCING THROUGH ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF SHARES Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BEIJER REF AB | April 23, 2026 | APPROVE PERFORMANCE SHARE MATCHING PLAN LTI 2026 FOR KEY EMPLOYEES Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BEIJER REF AB | April 23, 2026 | REELECT JOEN MAGNUSSON AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BEIJER REF AB | April 23, 2026 | REELECT WILLIAM STRIEBE AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BEIJING ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD | May 28, 2026 | Approve Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BEIJING ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS LTD | May 28, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BEIJING JINGNENG CLEAN ENERGY CO LTD | June 25, 2026 | Approve Grant Thornton Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) as Domestic Auditor and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BEIJING JINGNENG CLEAN ENERGY CO LTD | June 25, 2026 | Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to Determine the Issuance of Debt Financing Instruments Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 5 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BEIJING JINGNENG CLEAN ENERGY CO LTD | June 25, 2026 | Approve Grant of General Mandate to the Board to Issue Shares and Related Matters Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BENETEAU SA | June 11, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Corporate Officers Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BENETEAU SA | June 11, 2026 | Authorize Repurchase of Up to 10 Percent of Issued Share Capital Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BENETEAU SA | June 11, 2026 | Authorize up to 1.5 Percent of Issued Capital for Use in Restricted Stock Plans Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BENETEAU SA | June 11, 2026 | Reelect Anne Leitzgen as Supervisory Board Member Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BENETEAU SA | June 11, 2026 | Reelect Louis-Claude Roux as Supervisory Board Member Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Barry J. Bentley Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Brian F. Hughes Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Gregory S. Bentley Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Janet B. Haugen Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
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How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 25, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.