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Equitable vs John Hancock: how alike they voted, 2023-2024

94.8% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 94.8% of 13,697 items (12,983 the same, 714 different). 3,012 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 16,709 items in all.

Equitable 2023-2024 · John Hancock 2023-2024 · 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	16,709	12,983	714	3,012	94.8%	87.0%
Board proposals	14,089	10,970	687	2,432	94.1%	86.4%
E&S shareholder proposals	276	64	12	200	84.2%	62.7%
Other items	2,344	1,949	15	380	99.2%	93.5%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

12 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	Equitable	John Hancock
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC.	May 22, 2024	Stockholder proposal regarding managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 6 funds	FOR 4 funds
BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC.	April 17, 2024	To approve The Accountability Board, Inc. shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. Other	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	ABSTAIN 1 fund	AGAINST 1 fund
GEO GROUP INC.	May 3, 2024	To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a third-party racial equity audit and report, if properly presented before meeting. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 7 funds	FOR 3 funds
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.	June 6, 2024	To provide a non-binding, advisory vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a report on tax payments. Other Social Issues	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	FOR 3 funds
MAXIMUS INC.	March 12, 2024	Shareholder proposal regarding the commission of a third party assessment on the Company's commitment to freedom of association and collective bargaining rights. Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 11 funds	FOR 5 funds
MESA LABORATORIES INC.	August 25, 2023	To approve the shareholder proposal to measure and annually present scope 1 through 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 6 funds	FOR 4 funds
RYDER SYSTEM INC.	May 3, 2024	To vote, on an advisory basis, on a shareholder proposal regarding the Company's climate change strategy and related impacts on employment. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 8 funds	FOR 8 funds
SKECHERS U.S.A. INC.	May 23, 2024	Stockholder proposal requesting our company to publicly disclose a timeline for meeting and disclosing our value chain emissions. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	FOR 5 funds
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC.	May 16, 2024	An Advisory Vote on a Shareholder Proposal Regarding the Issuance of a Climate Report. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 7 funds	FOR 7 funds
THE TIMKEN COMPANY	May 3, 2024	Consideration of a shareholder proposal requesting that The Timken Company adopt independently-verified short- and medium-term science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, inclusive of emissions from its full value chain, in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 9 funds	FOR 7 funds
THE WENDY'S COMPANY	May 21, 2024	Stockholder proposal requesting a racial equity audit, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 7 funds	FOR 3 funds
WEIS MARKETS INC.	May 2, 2024	Shareholder proposal requesting a report on how the Company is addressing climate-change related risks in its Supply Chain. Environment or Climate	Shareholder (E&S)	Against	AGAINST 6 funds	FOR 4 funds

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