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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal DWS voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR, with the board’s recommendation on it where the filings show one. A FOR vote on a proposal the board supported, or took no position on, is listed and labelled, but it is not a vote against the board. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
218 proposals. Every shareholder proposal DWS backed in 2024-2025 is listed here.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | DWS voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LENNAR CORP. | April 9, 2025 | Vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report disclosing the Company's LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts in its human capital management strategy. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 10, 2024 | Report on AI Data Sourcing Accountability | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 10, 2024 | Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 10, 2024 | Report on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tools for Oil and Gas Development and Production | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 10, 2024 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Apple Inc. | February 25, 2025 | A shareholder proposal entitled "Report on Ethical AI Data Acquisition and Usage" | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP. | May 7, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Human Rights Impact Assessment | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | April 18, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal titled "Transparency in Lobbying". | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | March 18, 2025 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Protect Retirement Benefits." | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| RTX CORP. | May 1, 2025 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Lobbying Transparency Report | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| A. O. SMITH CORP. | April 8, 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting a Board report on our hiring practices with respect to formerly incarcerated people, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC. | August 28, 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions reporting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC. | May 20, 2025 | Proposal to publish a report on non-human primates imported by Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| CROWN HOLDINGS INC. | May 1, 2025 | Consideration of a Shareholder proposal regarding transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| DOLLAR GENERAL CORP. | May 29, 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal to adopt a comprehensive human rights policy. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| DOLLAR GENERAL CORP. | May 29, 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal to publish a report on employee access to timely, quality healthcare. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| DRAFTKINGS INC. | May 19, 2025 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding board matrix disclosure. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | June 6, 2025 | A stockholder proposal regarding human right to water, if properly presented. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Johnson & Johnson | April 24, 2025 | Produce a human rights impact assessment | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | May 27, 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding a human rights impact assessment. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | May 27, 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding a tax transparency report. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | May 6, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Visa Inc. | January 28, 2025 | Shareholder proposal on transparency in lobbying. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| AUTONATION INC. | April 23, 2025 | Adoption of stockholder proposal regarding political contributions. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| BOYD GAMING CORP. | May 8, 2025 | Advisory vote on the stockholder proposal regarding the commissioning of a report on the effects of a company-wide non-smoking policy. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Bank of America Corporation | April 22, 2025 | Shareholder proposal request report on lobbying alignment with Bank of America's climate goals | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC. | June 10, 2025 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING ADOPTION OF A SMOKEFREE POLICY FOR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | April 22, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. | July 17, 2024 | Stockholder proposal on circular packaging. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. | July 17, 2024 | Stockholder proposal on greenhouse gas emissions. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Constellation Brands, Inc. | July 17, 2024 | Stockholder proposal on managing supply chain water risk. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| DraftKings Inc. | May 19, 2025 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding board matrix disclosure. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | May 7, 2025 | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a comprehensive human rights policy and human rights due diligence process, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC. | May 13, 2025 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| SONOCO PRODUCTS CO. | April 16, 2025 | Advisory (non-binding) shareholder proposal regarding transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Stryker Corporation | May 8, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal to Support Transparency in Political Spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| TENET HEALTHCARE CORP. | May 22, 2025 | To report on strategies and programs for improving maternal health outcomes. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | April 29, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | April 29, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Respecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | June 13, 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal entitled "Publish a Report on the Company's LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Efforts in its Human Capital Management Strategy" | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | May 8, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Casey's General Stores, Inc. | August 28, 2024 | Shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions reporting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | May 6, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| CoStar Group, Inc. | June 26, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending, if properly presented. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | May 14, 2025 | Shareholder proposal requesting report on the effectiveness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | May 21, 2025 | Report on Lobbying Activity and Policies | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | April 24, 2025 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding an amendment to Patient Safety and Quality of Care Committee charter. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | April 24, 2025 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding report on acquisition strategy. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | April 2, 2025 | Stockholder proposal entitled: "Transparency in Lobbying" | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| IDEX Corporation | May 8, 2025 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a report on hiring practices related to people with arrest or incarceration records. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| McKesson Corporation | July 31, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal on Report on Risks of State Policies Restricting Reproductive Health Care | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Microchip Technology Incorporated | August 20, 2024 | Stockholder proposal requesting that our Board of Directors commission an independent third-party report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, on our due diligence process to determine whether our customers' use of our products contribute or are linked to violations of international law. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| NIKE, Inc. | September 10, 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding Environmental Targets, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| NIKE, Inc. | September 10, 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding Supplemental Pay Equity Disclosure, if properly presented at the meeting. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| NIKE, Inc. | September 10, 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding Worker-Driven Social Responsibility, if properly presented at the meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| NIKE, Inc. | September 10, 2024 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding a Supply Chain Management Report, if properly presented at the meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Oracle Corporation | November 14, 2024 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Climate Risks to Retirement Plan Beneficiaries | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| SkyWest, Inc. | May 6, 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | April 30, 2025 | Vote on shareowner proposal regarding an assessment of non-sugar sweeteners | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| The Southern Company | May 21, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding disclosing assumptions underlying continued reliance on fossil fuel-based energy | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Tyler Technologies, Inc. | May 6, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Walmart Inc. | June 5, 2025 | Health and Safety Governance | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Walmart Inc. | June 5, 2025 | Request for Third-Party Assessment of Company Policies Regarding Law Enforcement Information Requests Related to Medication Use by Customers and Employees | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Wynn Resorts, Limited | April 30, 2025 | To consider and vote on a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors commission and disclose a report on the potential cost savings through the adoption of a smokefree policy for the Company's properties. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| A. O. Smith Corporation | April 8, 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting a Board report on our hiring practices with respect to formerly incarcerated people, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| AutoNation, Inc. | April 23, 2025 | Adoption of stockholder proposal regarding political contributions. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Boyd Gaming Corporation | May 8, 2025 | Advisory vote on the stockholder proposal regarding the commissioning of a report on the effects of a company-wide non-smoking policy. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | June 10, 2025 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL: A SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING ADOPTION OF A SMOKEFREE POLICY FOR CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Carrier Global Corporation | April 9, 2025 | Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Lobbying Transparency Report | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | May 20, 2025 | Proposal to publish a report on non-human primates imported by Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Chevron Corporation | May 28, 2025 | Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Practices | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Cintas Corporation | October 29, 2024 | A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Cintas Corporation | October 29, 2024 | A shareholder proposal regarding political disclosure, if properly presented at the meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Citigroup Inc. | April 29, 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting a report on the effectiveness of Citi's policies and practices in respecting Indigenous Peoples' rights in Citi's existing and proposed financing. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | November 21, 2024 | Shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Not determined | FOR | 1 |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. | September 18, 2024 | To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company comply with WHO guidelines for antimicrobials for food-producing animals in the supply chain if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. | September 18, 2024 | To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company disclose the percent of pork raised in group housing and establish targets for achieving 100% group housed pork if properly presented at the meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. | September 18, 2024 | To vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the Company issue a report on if and how it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degree goal if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Deere & Company | February 26, 2025 | Shareholder proposal on a civil rights audit | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Dollar General Corporation | May 29, 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal to adopt a comprehensive human rights policy. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Dollar General Corporation | May 29, 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal to publish a report on employee access to timely, quality healthcare. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| FedEx Corporation | September 23, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding a Just Transition report. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| FedEx Corporation | September 23, 2024 | Stockholder proposal regarding climate lobbying alignment with company's carbon neutral goals. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. | April 14, 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding tire and road wear particle goals and timelines. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | May 7, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Human Rights Impact Assessment | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| General Mills, Inc. | September 24, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| General Mills, Inc. | September 24, 2024 | Shareholder Proposal - Plastic Packaging. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | January 28, 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting publication of targets for significantly increasing group sow housing in the Company's supply chain, if properly presented at the meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Intel Corporation | May 6, 2025 | Stockholder proposal requesting a report on an ethical impact assessment, if properly presented at the meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | April 29, 2025 | Stockholder Proposal to Support Transparency in Lobbying | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| International Paper Company | May 12, 2025 | Shareowner Proposal Concerning a Report on the Company's LGBTQIA+ Equity and Inclusion Efforts | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | April 18, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal titled "Transparency in Lobbying". | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| LYFT INC. | June 5, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding an assessment of Lyft's use of artificial intelligence, if properly presented at the meeting. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Not determined | FOR | 1 |
| Lennar Corporation | April 9, 2025 | Vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report disclosing the Company's LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion efforts in its human capital management strategy. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| MERITAGE HOMES CORP. | May 22, 2025 | Shareholder proposal to support transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Meritage Homes Corporation | May 22, 2025 | Shareholder proposal to support transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | May 21, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal: Assessment of the Company's supplier and partner code of conduct due diligence process | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | May 21, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal: Report on Climate lobbying | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | May 21, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal: Third-party report assessing effectiveness of implementation of human rights policy | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Otis Worldwide Corporation | May 15, 2025 | Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
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