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Note on Brighthouse: its funds did not all vote the same way on 12.0% of the 120,248 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. | December 10, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Frederic V. Salerno Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. | December 10, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Martin Bandier Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | December 8, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Anthony J. Vinciquerra Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | December 8, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Ivan Seidenberg Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | December 8, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Joseph M. Cohen Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | December 8, 2025 | Election of the following nominees as directors: Nelson Peltz Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Approve Reappointment and Remuneration of Kenichiro Toyofuku as Whole-time Director designated as Director (Sustainability) Compensation |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Elect Koichi Suzuki as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Kenichi Ayukawa as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Kenichiro Toyofuku as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Midea Group Co., Ltd. | September 24, 2025 | Approve Provision of Guarantees Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 5 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| Moelis & Company | June 25, 2026 | Election of f Directors: Louise Mirrer Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 3 funds |
| Movado Group, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Ann Kirschner Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Movado Group, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Efraim Grinberg Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Movado Group, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Maya Peterson Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Movado Group, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Peter A. Bridgman Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Movado Group, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Stephen Sadove Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Matters Related to Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Matters Related to Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Matters Related to Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | December 25, 2025 | Approve Application of Credit Lines Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: Britton T. Taplin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: Dennis W. LaBarre Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: J.C. Butler, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: John P. Jumper Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: John S. Dalrymple, III Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: Matthew M. Rankin Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: Michael S. Miller Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NACCO Industries, Inc. | May 15, 2026 | Election of Directors: Valerie Gentile Sachs Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| NEINOR HOMES SA | April 7, 2026 | REELECT ALFONSO RODES VILA AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NEINOR HOMES SA | April 7, 2026 | REELECT ANNA M. BIRULES BERTRAN AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NEINOR HOMES SA | April 7, 2026 | REELECT RICARDO MARTI FLUXA AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NETCOMPANY GROUP A/S | March 5, 2026 | REELECT BO RYGAARD (CHAIR) AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| NETCOMPANY GROUP A/S | March 5, 2026 | REELECT JUHA CHRISTENSEN (VICE CHAIR) AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| NEWPRINCES SPA | April 27, 2026 | APPROVE SECOND SECTION OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NEXI S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Elect Directors (Bundled) and Approve Their Remuneration Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NEXITY SA | May 21, 2026 | APPROVE REMUNERATION POLICY OF VICE-CEO Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NKARTA, INC. | June 10, 2026 | Advisory approval of the compensation paid to the company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement. Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| NKARTA, INC. | June 10, 2026 | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| NMDC Limited | August 28, 2025 | Elect Achal Kumar Sinha as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| NMDC Limited | August 28, 2025 | Elect Amitava Mukherjee as Director and Approve Appointment of Amitava Mukherjee as Chairman and Managing Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| NMDC Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Sanjay Tandon as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| NSK Ltd. | June 25, 2026 | Elect Director Ichii, Akitoshi Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| Naspers Ltd. | August 21, 2025 | Approve Financial Assistance in Terms of Section 44 of the Companies Act Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Naspers Ltd. | August 21, 2025 | Re-elect Steve Pacak as Chairman of the Audit Committee Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Nelnet, Inc. | May 14, 2026 | Election of three Class III directors for three-year terms: Kathleen A. Farrell Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Newmark Group, Inc. | December 30, 2025 | Election of Directors: Kenneth A. McIntyre Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Newmark Group, Inc. | December 30, 2025 | Election of Directors: Virginia S. Bauer Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Newsmax Inc. | May 18, 2026 | Election of Directors: R. Alexander Acosta Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | June 19, 2026 | Elect Director Noda, Kazuhiro Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| OLD MUTUAL LIMITED | June 5, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Implementation Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| ONESPAN INC. | June 5, 2026 | To elect seven directors to serve on the Board of Directors: Michael McConnell Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| OPMOBILITY | April 23, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Policy of CEO Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| OPMOBILITY | April 23, 2026 | Reelect Virginie Fauvel as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| OPTIMIZERX CORPORATION | June 9, 2026 | Advisory (non-binding) approval of the compensation of our named executive officers. Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| OPTIMIZERX CORPORATION | June 9, 2026 | Approval of an amendment to the 2021 Equity Plan to adopt an evergreen provision providing for an automatic annual increase in the shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the 2021 Equity Plan. Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| OPTIMIZERX CORPORATION | June 9, 2026 | Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as OptimizeRx's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC | June 15, 2026 | Appointment of RSM US LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC | June 15, 2026 | Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| ORORA LTD | October 15, 2025 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| OTP Bank Nyrt | April 17, 2026 | Elect Tamas Gudra as Audit Committee Member Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| OTP Bank Nyrt | April 17, 2026 | Elect Tamas Gudra as Supervisory Board Member Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 4 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Manish Pareek as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Reena Jaitly as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Allan H. Selig Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Amy L. Ryan Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Daniel S. Jaffee Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Ellen-Blair Chube Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: George C. Roeth Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Lawrence E. Washow Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Patricia J. Schmeda Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America | December 9, 2025 | Election of Directors: Paul M. Hindsley Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Optimum Communications, Inc. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Directors: Mark Mullen Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Optimum Communications, Inc. | June 10, 2026 | Election of Directors: Susan Schnabel Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PANDOX AB | April 15, 2026 | REELECT ULRIKA DANIELSSON AS DIRECTOR Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG | July 2, 2025 | ELECT HENRIK NEWERLA TO THE SUPERVISORY BOARD Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PFEIFFER VACUUM TECHNOLOGY AG | July 2, 2025 | ELECT MINJA LOHRER TO THE SUPERVISORY BOARD Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PHARMA MAR SA | June 29, 2026 | Reelect Emiliano Calvo Aller as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PIAGGIO & C. SPA | April 15, 2026 | Approve Second Section of the Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| POP MART INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED | May 13, 2026 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Audit-related |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| PRIMERICA, INC. | May 21, 2026 | To elect the following directors: Cynthia N. Day Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 4 funds |
| PROMOTORA Y OPERADORA DE INFRAESTRUCTURA SAB DE CV | April 29, 2026 | Elect or Ratify Directors, Chair of Audit of Committee, Chair of Corporate Practices Committee and Members of Committees Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| PROMOTORA Y OPERADORA DE INFRAESTRUCTURA SAB DE CV | June 26, 2026 | Elect Ricardo Carlos Kolteniuk Stolarski as Director to Replace Resigning One Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 4 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| PROSEGUR CASH SA | April 29, 2026 | Reelect Ana Ines Sainz de Vicuna Bemberg as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PROSEGUR CASH SA | April 29, 2026 | Reelect Claudio Aguirre Peman as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PROSEGUR CASH SA | April 29, 2026 | Reelect Daniel Entrecanales Domecq as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PT BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK | April 29, 2026 | Approve Share Repurchase Program and the Transfer of Buyback Shares Held as Treasury Stock Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. | May 14, 2026 | Approve Share Capital Increase without Preemptive Rights Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. | June 22, 2026 | Advisory Vote on Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | June 3, 2026 | Election of Directors: Kathy Ordonez Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| Page Industries Limited | August 7, 2025 | Approve Continuation of Ramesh Genomal as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Phibro Animal Health Corporation | November 4, 2025 | Election of Class III Directors: Alejandro Bernal Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Phibro Animal Health Corporation | November 4, 2025 | Election of Class III Directors: E. Thomas Corcoran Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
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How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 18, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.