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

94.4% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 94.4% of 62,577 items (59,086 the same, 3,491 different). 1,562 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 64,139 items in all.

Vanguard 2025-2026 · Franklin Templeton 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	64,139	59,086	3,491	1,562	94.4%	93.5%
Board proposals	47,488	43,208	3,025	1,255	93.5%	92.5%
E&S shareholder proposals	166	127	6	33	95.5%	88.3%
Other items	16,485	15,751	460	274	97.2%	96.4%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

6 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	Franklin Templeton
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	April 21, 2026	Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 31 funds	FOR 2 funds
GENERAL MILLS, INC.	September 30, 2025	Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 28 funds	FOR 5 funds
NVR, INC.	May 7, 2026	Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 31 funds	FOR 4 funds
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC.	May 14, 2026	Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 35 funds	FOR 3 funds
SKYWEST, INC.	May 5, 2026	A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy. Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 24 funds	FOR 1 fund
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.	April 29, 2026	Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 41 funds	FOR 5 funds

← All 20 managers, 2025-2026

How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 13, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.