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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
56 proposals. Every shareholder proposal DWS backed in 2025-2026 is listed here.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | Board recommended | DWS voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Al Data Usage Oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 27 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Al and Machine Learning Tools for Oil and Gas Development and Production | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 27 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 27 |
| Microsoft Corporation | December 5, 2025 | Report on Human Rights Due Diligence | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 27 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding AI Board oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 25 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 25 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI-generated misinformation | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 25 |
| Alphabet Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on data privacy | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 25 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding data protection impact assessment on generative Al chatbots. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 22 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on Al data usage oversight. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 22 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | May 27, 2026 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on addressing antisemitism and hate in online platforms. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 22 |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | May 26, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 20 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | May 4, 2026 | Shareholder proposal to prepare an annual lobbying report. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 18 |
| Visa Inc. | January 27, 2026 | Shareholder proposal on report on online sexual exploitation. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 18 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | April 30, 2026 | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report on the impact of extended patent exclusivities on patient access, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 17 |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal - Report Evaluating the Treatment of Animals within Supply Chain. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 16 |
| Target Corporation | June 10, 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a report on presence of pesticides in Target's private label brands. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 16 |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Non-binding stockholder vote on a proposal to avoid brand damage due to corporate political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 15 |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | June 2, 2026 | Non-binding stockholder vote on a stockholder resolution regarding business operations in illegal settlements. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 15 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | June 3, 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure," if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 14 |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting an Independent Study on the Impact of Prohibiting Corporate Contributions to Partisan 527 Tax-Exempt Political Groups. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | May 29, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal requesting a report on risks of sharing customer data with third parties. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Customer Data Privacy Risks | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Sufficiency of Associates' Access to Healthcare | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| Walmart Inc. | June 4, 2026 | Report on Workforce Impact of Al and Automation | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| Walmart Inc. | June 4, 2026 | Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 13 |
| General Mills, Inc. | September 30, 2025 | Shareholder Proposal - Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 12 |
| Tesla, Inc. | November 6, 2025 | A shareholder proposal requesting a child labor audit. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 12 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | April 29, 2026 | Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on risks related to ingredients | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 12 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | To require UPS to provide an additional report describing the alignment of its operations and investments with its carbon neutrality goals. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 12 |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | May 7, 2026 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding Issuance of a Report on Pesticide Use Data Reporting in Regenerative Agriculture Program Disclosures. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 11 |
| HCA Healthcare, Inc. | April 23, 2026 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding a report on healthcare consequences. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 10 |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | A proposal entitled "Paris Agreement Alignment" requesting NextEra Energy publish a report describing if and how the Company plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change and align its operations and investments with the Paris Agreement's goal of maintaining global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, and ideally, 1.5 degrees Celsius. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 10 |
| O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. | May 14, 2026 | Shareholder proposal entitled "Avoid Brand Damage due to Corporate Political Spending." | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 10 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | April 21, 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| The Southern Company | May 13, 2026 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on data center costs | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 9 |
| NVR, Inc. | May 7, 2026 | Shareholder proposal to disclose greenhouse gas emissions. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 8 |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | To vote upon a shareholder proposal requiring the Company to provide a report on political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | May 2, 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company issue a report disclosing the Board's oversight framework for workforce and human-capital management across its operating subsidiaries. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| Otis Worldwide Corporation | May 27, 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - AVOID POLITICAL SPENDING BRAND DAMAGE | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| The Campbell's Company | November 18, 2025 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on the effectiveness of the Company's regenerative agriculture program including pesticide reduction outcomes. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 7 |
| Tyler Technologies, Inc. | May 5, 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Political Spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 6 |
| Albertsons Companies, Inc. | August 7, 2025 | Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Human Rights Policy and Human Rights Due Diligence. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| Albertsons Companies, Inc. | August 7, 2025 | Stockholder Proposal for a Report on Risks of State Policies on Reproductive Health Care. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | April 29, 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting an annual report on the Company's political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 5 |
| Sonoco Products Company | April 15, 2026 | Advisory (non-binding) shareholder proposal - avoid brand damage from political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 4 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation | July 23, 2025 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a report on political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 3 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | June 18, 2026 | Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, if properly presented at the meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a climate transition plan. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 2 |
| ArcBest Corporation | April 24, 2026 | A shareholder proposal to approve GHG emissions reduction targets, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Grindr Inc. | July 30, 2025 | Stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a human rights policy covering freedom of association and collective bargaining. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | April 29, 2026 | A stockholder proposal to provide a political spending disclosure. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
| Under Armour, Inc. | September 3, 2025 | To vote on a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | Against | FOR | 1 |
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Built October 13, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.