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

95.6% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 95.6% of 62,434 items (59,694 the same, 2,740 different). 1,702 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 64,136 items in all.

WisdomTree 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	64,136	59,694	2,740	1,702	95.6%	94.6%
Board proposals	51,534	47,531	2,569	1,434	94.9%	93.9%
E&S shareholder proposals	172	79	37	56	68.1%	66.4%
Other items	12,430	12,084	134	212	98.9%	98.2%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

212 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	WisdomTree	Northern Trust
VISA INC.	January 27, 2026	Shareholder proposal requesting the Board of Directors to adopt a policy for an independent chair. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 8 funds	Split 4 FOR, 7 AGAINST
WALMART INC.	June 4, 2026	Request for Cumulative Voting for Board Elections Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	Split 1 FOR, 8 AGAINST	AGAINST 9 funds
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Board Committee on Indigenous Peoples' Rights. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 6 funds	Split 2 FOR, 5 AGAINST
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Govern by Majority Vote. Shareholder Rights and Defenses	Other	Against	AGAINST 6 funds	Split 2 FOR, 5 AGAINST
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	April 28, 2026	Shareholder Proposal - Request for Board of Directors to Adopt Policy for an Independent Chair. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 6 funds	Split 2 FOR, 5 AGAINST
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC.	May 4, 2026	Shareholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair policy. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 6 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 6 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD	October 30, 2025	Approve Classification of Beef Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 4 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD	October 30, 2025	Approve Seafood Sourcing Policy Environment or Climate	Other	Against	AGAINST 4 funds	Split 2 FOR, 2 AGAINST
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 11 funds	Split 3 FOR, 4 AGAINST
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.	May 22, 2026	Shareholder Proposal on Independent Board Chairman. Corporate Governance	Other	Against	AGAINST 9 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	FOR 10 funds	Split 4 FOR, 4 AGAINST

← All 20 managers, 2025-2026

How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 18, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.