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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Keith A. Bentley Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Kirk B. Griswold Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Nicholas H. Cumins Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Raymond B. Bentley Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 4 funds |
| BEST BUY CO., INC. | June 12, 2026 | Election of Director: Mario J. Marte Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BEST BUY CO., INC. | June 12, 2026 | Election of Director: Steven E. Rendle Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BETA BIONICS, INC. | May 21, 2026 | To elect two Class I directors, as nominated by the Board of Directors, to hold office until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Sean D. Carney Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BETA Technologies, Inc. | June 11, 2026 | Election of Directors: General (RET) James McConville Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 9 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BETA Technologies, Inc. | June 11, 2026 | Election of Directors: John Abele Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 9 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BETA Technologies, Inc. | June 11, 2026 | Election of Directors: John Slattery Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 9 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BETTER COLLECTIVE A/S | March 24, 2026 | Approve Creation of EUR 117,509.70 Pool of Capital without Preemptive Rights Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BETTER COLLECTIVE A/S | March 24, 2026 | Reelect Leif Norgaard as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BEYONDSPRING INC. | September 15, 2025 | To Ratification of the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BFF Bank SpA | June 16, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BGC GROUP INC. | November 12, 2025 | Elect Brandon G. Lutnick Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BGC Group, Inc. | November 12, 2025 | Election of Directors: Arthur U. Mbanefo Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 21 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BGC Group, Inc. | November 12, 2025 | Election of Directors: Brandon G. Lutnick Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 21 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BGC Group, Inc. | November 12, 2025 | Election of Directors: David P. Richards Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 21 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BGC Group, Inc. | November 12, 2025 | Election of Directors: Linda A. Bell Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 21 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BGC Group, Inc. | November 12, 2025 | Election of Directors: Stephen M. Merkel Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 21 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BGC Group, Inc. | November 12, 2025 | Election of Directors: William D. Addas Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 21 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BIC(SOCIETE) | May 20, 2026 | APPROVE REMUNERATION POLICY OF EXECUTIVE CORPORATE OFFICERS Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BIC(SOCIETE) | May 20, 2026 | REELECT GEOFFROY BICH AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BIDVEST GROUP LTD | December 1, 2025 | APPROVE ENDORSEMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID ON BEHALF OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BIDVEST GROUP LTD | December 1, 2025 | RE-ELECT RENOSI MOKATE AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BIDVEST GROUP LTD | December 1, 2025 | RE-ELECT RENOSI MOKATE AS MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BIDVEST GROUP LTD | December 1, 2025 | RE-ELECT SINDI MABASO-KOYANA AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BILIBILI INC | June 17, 2026 | Approve Issuance of Equity or Equity-Linked Securities without Preemptive Rights Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BILIBILI INC | June 17, 2026 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers and PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BILIBILI INC | June 17, 2026 | Authorize Reissuance of Repurchased Shares Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BILL HOLDINGS, INC. | December 11, 2025 | Elect Elizabeth S. Johnson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BILL HOLDINGS, INC. | December 11, 2025 | Elect Natalie Derse Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BILLIONTOONE, INC. | June 10, 2026 | Elect Akshay Rai Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BILLIONTOONE, INC. | June 10, 2026 | Elect Oguzhan Atay Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | June 11, 2026 | Elect Amy E. McKee Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | June 11, 2026 | Elect Theresa M. Heggie Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BIOMERIEUX SA | May 28, 2026 | APPROVE COMPENSATION REPORT OF CORPORATE OFFICERS Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 4 funds |
| BIOMERIEUX SA | May 28, 2026 | ELECT FRANCOIS LACOSTE AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BIOMERIEUX SA | May 28, 2026 | REELECT ALEXANDRE MERIEUX AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY LTD | May 14, 2026 | ELECT DIRECTOR DENNIS DAWSON Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY LTD | May 14, 2026 | RE-APPROVE STOCK OPTION PLAN Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BIRKENSTOCK HOLDING PLC | April 29, 2026 | To re-appoint EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft as auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2027. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BIRKENSTOCK HOLDING PLC | April 29, 2026 | To re-appoint Oliver Reichert as a Class III director of the Company. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Bob Eddy Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect C. Marie Robinson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Christopher H. Peterson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Darryl Brown Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect David A. Burwick Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Ken Parent Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Maile Naylor Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Michelle Gloeckler Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Robert A. Steele Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. | June 18, 2026 | Elect Steven L. Ortega Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 15 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BLACK HILLS CORPORATION | April 2, 2026 | An advisory vote on the merger-related compensation arrangements of Black Hills' named executive officers. Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| BLACK HILLS CORPORATION | April 29, 2026 | DIRECTOR Scott M. Prochazka Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BLACK HILLS CORPORATION | April 29, 2026 | Elect Anne G. Waleski Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BLACK HILLS CORPORATION | April 29, 2026 | Elect Scott M. Prochazka Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BLACK HILLS CORPORATION | April 29, 2026 | Elect Teresa A. Taylor Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BLOCK, INC. | June 16, 2026 | Elect Amy Brooks Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| BLUE SQUARE REAL ESTATE LTD | November 24, 2025 | ELECT AMI BARLEV AS EXTERNAL DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BLUELINX HOLDINGS | May 14, 2026 | Election of Director: Keith A. Haas Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BLUELINX HOLDINGS | May 14, 2026 | Election of Director: Marietta Edmunds Zakas Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BLUENORD ASA | May 18, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy And Other Terms of Employment For Executive Management Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BLUENORD ASA | May 18, 2026 | Reelect Glen Ole Rodland (Chair) and Kristin Faerovik as Directors; Elect Christian Braekken as New Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 5 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BML, Inc. | June 26, 2026 | Elect Director Kondo, Kensuke Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BOK Financial Corporation | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: Claudia S. San Pedro Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 19 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BOK Financial Corporation | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: E. Carey Joullian, IV Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 19 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BOK Financial Corporation | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: George B. Kaiser Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 19 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BOK Financial Corporation | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: John W. Coffey Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 19 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BOK Financial Corporation | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: Stacy C. Kymes Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 19 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BOK Financial Corporation | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: Steven J. Malcolm Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 19 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| BOLLORE SE | May 27, 2026 | APPROVE COMPENSATION OF CYRILLE BOLLORE, CHAIRMAN AND CEO Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BOLLORE SE | May 27, 2026 | APPROVE COMPENSATION REPORT Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BOLLORE SE | May 27, 2026 | AUTHORIZE REPURCHASE OF UP TO 9.95 PERCENT OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BOLLORE SE | May 27, 2026 | REELECT BOLLORE PARTICIPATIONS SE AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BOLLORE SE | May 27, 2026 | REELECT CYRILLE BOLLORE AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BOLLORE SE | May 27, 2026 | REELECT MARIE BOLLORE AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BOOT BARN HOLDINGS, INC. | August 27, 2025 | Election of Director: Lisa G. Laube Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BOUYGUES | April 23, 2026 | AUTHORIZE REPURCHASE OF UP TO 5 PERCENT OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 6 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC | April 30, 2026 | Elect David Holman Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC | April 30, 2026 | Elect David T. Foy Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC | April 30, 2026 | Elect Itzhak Shukrie Cohen Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC | April 30, 2026 | Elect Price Lowenstein Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BRANDYWINE REALTY TRUST | May 28, 2026 | Adoption of an amendment to the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the term of the plan and the number of the common shares that may be issued thereunder. Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BRAZE, INC. | June 30, 2026 | Election of Two Class II Directors, each to hold office until our 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Neeraj Agrawal Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 11 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BREMBO N.V. | April 29, 2026 | Reelect Cristina Bombassei as Executive Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BREMBO N.V. | April 29, 2026 | Reelect Matteo Tiraboschi as Executive Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES, INC. | April 28, 2026 | Approve the Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. 2026 Equity Incentive Plan; and Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 8 funds |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A. Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Derica W. Rice Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Julia A. Haller, M.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Karen H. Vousden, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Manuel Hidalgo Medina, M.D., Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Paula A. Price Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Peter J. Arduini Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Phyllis R. Yale Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | May 5, 2026 | Election of Director: Theodore R. Samuels Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 9 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| BRISTOW GROUP INC. | June 3, 2026 | Elect Brian D. Truelove Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BRISTOW GROUP INC. | June 3, 2026 | Elect Christopher Pucillo Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| BRISTOW GROUP INC. | June 3, 2026 | Elect G. Mark Mickelson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 10 funds |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
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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.