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Note on Brighthouse: its funds did not all vote the same way on 12.0% of the 120,192 ballot items it voted. Those items are not in the percentage above; the ones it shares with this pair are listed under “Split votes”.
DWS 2025-2026 · Brighthouse 2025-2026 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 46,747 | 35,212 | 694 | 10,841 | 98.1% | 90.2% |
| Board proposals | 39,220 | 28,593 | 607 | 10,020 | 97.9% | 89.5% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 173 | 0 | 0 | 173 | n/a | 33.7% |
| Other items | 7,354 | 6,619 | 87 | 648 | 98.7% | 95.1% |
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694 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 | DWS | Brighthouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENIE ENERGY LTD. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Directors: Alan Rosenthal Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| GENIE ENERGY LTD. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Directors: W. Wesley Perry Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| GRAND CITY PROPERTIES S.A. | June 24, 2026 | Reelect Markus Leininger as Independent Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| GRAND CITY PROPERTIES S.A. | June 24, 2026 | Reelect Scot Wardlaw as Independent Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| GRAND CITY PROPERTIES S.A. | June 24, 2026 | Reelect Simone Runge-Brandner as Non-Executive Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| GRENERGY RENOVABLES S.A | April 28, 2026 | ADVISORY VOTE ON REMUNERATION REPORT Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| GUANGDONG INVESTMENT LTD | June 29, 2026 | Elect Chan Cho Chak, John as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| GUANGDONG INVESTMENT LTD | June 29, 2026 | Elect Cheng Mo Chi, Moses as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Gencor Industries, Inc. | September 26, 2025 | Election of Director: General John G. Coburn (Ret.) Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Global Net Lease, Inc. | May 21, 2026 | Election of Directors: Robert I. Kauffman Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 2 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| Godawari Power & Ispat Limited | June 27, 2026 | Approve to Advance Loan(s), to Give Any Guarantee(s) and/or to Provide Any Security(ies) under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | July 18, 2025 | Approve Provision of Full Guarantees and to Issue Letters of Guarantee on Behalf of Majority-owned Subsidiaries in South Africa Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Gray Media, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | Election of Directors: Howell W. Newton Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Gray Media, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | Election of Directors: Lorraine McClain Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Gray Media, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | Election of Directors: Richard B. Hare Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Gray Media, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | Election of Directors: Richard L. Boger Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Gray Media, Inc. | May 6, 2026 | Election of Directors: Sterling A. Spainhour, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Greif, Inc. | February 23, 2026 | THE ELECTION OF ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED BELOW: John W. McNamara Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Greif, Inc. | February 23, 2026 | THE ELECTION OF ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED BELOW: Kimberly T. Scott Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Greif, Inc. | February 23, 2026 | THE ELECTION OF ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED BELOW: Mark A. Emkes Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| HDFC BANK LTD | May 20, 2026 | Amend Employee Stock Incentive Plan 2022 Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 6 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| HERA S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| HERA S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| HIAB OYJ | March 24, 2026 | REELECT ERIC ALSTROM, RAIJA-LEENA HANKONEN-NYBOM, CASIMIR LINDHOLM (VICE CHAIR), JUKKA MOISIO (CHAIR), TUIJA POHJOLAINEN-HILTUNEN, RITVA SOTAMAA, AND LUCA SRA AS DIRECTORS Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| HUBER + SUHNER AG | April 1, 2026 | REELECT MARINA BILL AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | May 11, 2026 | Election of Directors: Holders of Common Stock: G. Thomas Hough Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | July 24, 2025 | Election of Directors: A. Haag Sherman Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 2 funds |
FOR 3 funds |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | July 24, 2025 | Election of Directors: Kenneth D. Russell Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 2 funds |
FOR 3 funds |
| Hindalco Industries Limited | August 21, 2025 | Reelect Rajashree Birla as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. | August 28, 2025 | Elect Sorathur Duraisamy Premkumar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | August 22, 2025 | Elect Sharda Singh Kharwar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| House Foods Group, Inc. | June 24, 2026 | Elect Director Urakami, Hiroshi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Ara K. Hovnanian Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Edward A. Kangas Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Joseph A. Marengi Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Robin Stone Sellers Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. | March 31, 2026 | Election of Directors: Vincent Pagano Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| Huaneng Power International, Inc. | June 16, 2026 | Approve Provision of Renewable Entrusted Loans to its Controlled Subsidiaries Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hubbell Incorporated | May 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: Garrick J. Rochow Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 13 funds |
FOR 5 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Carolyn Corvi Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Claiborne R. Rankin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Colleen R. Batcheler Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: David B.H. Williams Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Dennis W. LaBarre Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: H. Vincent Poor Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyster-Yale, Inc. | May 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: John P. Jumper Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | August 19, 2025 | Elect Kim Doh-hyeong as Inside Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. | March 17, 2026 | Elect Seong Nak-seop as Inside Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| INNER MONGOLIA JUNZHENG ENERGY & CHEMICAL GROUP CO | May 15, 2026 | Approve Provision of Guarantees Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| INTERCOS S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERCOS S.P.A. | April 16, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERNATIONAL WORKPLACE GROUP PLC | May 19, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| INTERPARFUMS | April 24, 2026 | REELECT OLIVIER MAUNY AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| IREN S.P.A. | May 21, 2026 | APPROVE SECOND SECTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Impinj, Inc. | May 28, 2026 | Election of Directors: Steve Sanghi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 7 funds |
FOR 5 funds |
| Indian Oil Corporation Limited | August 30, 2025 | Reelect Dattatreya Rao Sirpurker as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Intel Corporation | May 13, 2026 | Election of 11 Directors: Steve Sanghi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 12 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| InterGlobe Aviation Limited | August 20, 2025 | Reelect Meleveetil Damodaran as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| International Bancshares Corporation | May 18, 2026 | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: R. R. Resendez Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| JCDECAUX SE | May 13, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy of Management Board Members Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| JTEKT Corp. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director Kondo, Yoshihito Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp. | November 28, 2025 | Elect Supervisory Director Omori, Kozo Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | October 29, 2025 | Election of Directors: Ellen C. Taaffe Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | October 29, 2025 | Election of Directors: Mercedes Romero Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. | October 29, 2025 | Election of Directors: Pamela Forbes Lieberman Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 3 funds |
| Johnson Outdoors Inc. | February 26, 2026 | Election of Directors: John M. Fahey, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Johnson Outdoors Inc. | February 26, 2026 | Election of Directors: Paul G. Alexander Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Journey Medical Corporation | June 24, 2026 | Election of Directors: Justin Smith Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Journey Medical Corporation | June 24, 2026 | Election of Directors: Michael Pearce Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Journey Medical Corporation | June 24, 2026 | Election of Directors: Miranda Toledano Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Journey Medical Corporation | June 24, 2026 | Election of Directors: Neil Herskowitz Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| KEMIRA OYJ | March 19, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report (Advisory Vote) Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Approve Financial Statements and Statutory Reports; Approve Allocation of Income Corporate Governance |
Board | Not determined | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Antonio Cosio Arino as Director and Antonio Cosio Pando as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Claudio X. Gonzalez Laporte as Director and Guillermo Gonzalez Guajardo as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Directors, Alternates, Chair of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee and Board Secretary; Approve their Remunerations; Verify Independence Qualification of Directors Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Emilio Carrillo Gamboa as Director and Claudia Rodriguez Campos as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Esteban Malpica Fomperosa as Director and Roberto Fernandez del Valle as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Jorge Ballesteros Franco as Director and Diego Ostos Guerresi as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Michael Hsu as Director and Daniela Ruiz Massieu Salinas as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Nelson Urdaneta as Director and Emilio Cadena Rubio as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Pablo R. Gonzalez Guajardo as Director and Esteban Gonzalez Guajardo as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Russell Torres as Director and Fernando Ruiz Sahagun as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Tamera Fenske as Director and Alicia Maria Enciso Cordero as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KIMBERLY-CLARK DE MEXICO SAB DE CV | February 26, 2026 | Elect and/or Ratify Valentin Diez Morodo as Director and Sergio Chagoya Diaz as Alternate Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KINEPOLIS GROUP SA | May 13, 2026 | Reelect Lupus Asset Management BV, Permanently Represented by Jo De Wolf, as Independent Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| KINEPOLIS GROUP SA | May 13, 2026 | Reelect Pentascoop NV, Permanently Represented by Joost Bert, as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| KOMERCNI BANKA AS | April 23, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| LANXESS AG | May 21, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP. | March 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Harry E. Sloan Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 2 funds |
| LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION | May 7, 2026 | Election of Director: Maria Olivia Recart Director Elections |
Board | Not determined | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Lennar Corporation | April 8, 2026 | Elect nine directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| Lennar Corporation | April 8, 2026 | Elect nine directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Stuart Miller Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 7 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| Liberty Global Ltd. | June 23, 2026 | Election of Directors: Miranda Curtis CMG Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| MANITOU BF SA | June 25, 2026 | Approve Compensation of Michel Denis, CEO Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| MAXCYTE, INC. | June 17, 2026 | To ratify the Audit Committee's selection of CohnReznick LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| MGP Ingredients, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Thomas A. Gerke Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| MGP Ingredients, Inc. | May 13, 2026 | Election of Directors: Todd B. Siwak Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. | December 10, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Donna M. Coleman Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
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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.