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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”.
Franklin Templeton 2025-2026 · Brighthouse 2025-2026 · Download the item list (CSV)
| Common items | Same | Differ | Split (not in %) | Same position | Fund-level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ballot items | 33,482 | 25,254 | 323 | 7,905 | 98.7% | 90.6% |
| Board proposals | 27,570 | 20,122 | 273 | 7,175 | 98.7% | 90.0% |
| E&S shareholder proposals | 166 | 0 | 0 | 166 | n/a | 41.8% |
| Other items | 5,746 | 5,132 | 50 | 564 | 99.0% | 94.9% |
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323 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 | Franklin Templeton | Brighthouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| KOMERCNI BANKA AS | April 23, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| MEGACABLE HLDGS SAB DE CV | April 23, 2026 | Classification of Principal and Alternate Board Members' Independence Corporate Governance |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| MEGACABLE HLDGS SAB DE CV | April 23, 2026 | Elect or Ratify Directors, Secretary and their Respective Alternates Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| MELEXIS NV | May 12, 2026 | RATIFY EY, REPRESENTED BY OLAF JANSSEN, AS AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY AND FOR SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AND APPROVE THEIR REMUNERATION Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| MSA Safety Incorporated | May 8, 2026 | Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2029: Diane M. Pearse Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| MSA Safety Incorporated | May 8, 2026 | Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2029: William M. Lambert Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 3 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 3 funds |
FOR 2 funds |
| 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Draft and Summary on Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 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 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Operator Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | September 8, 2025 | Approve Management Measures for the Strivers Stock Ownership Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Muyuan Foods Co., Ltd. | December 25, 2025 | Approve Application of Credit Lines Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NETCARE LTD | February 6, 2026 | APPROVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RELATED AND INTER-RELATED COMPANIES Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| NEUROGENE INC. | June 3, 2026 | To ratify on an advisory (non-binding) basis the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. Audit-related |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 3 funds |
| NEXI S.P.A. | April 29, 2026 | Elect Directors (Bundled) and Approve Their Remuneration Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 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 2 funds |
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 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Naspers Ltd. | August 21, 2025 | Re-elect Steve Pacak as Chairman of the Audit Committee Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| National Aluminium Company Limited | September 26, 2025 | Elect Brijendra Pratap Singh as Director and Approve Appointment and Remuneration of Brijendra Pratap Singh as Chairman-cum-Managing Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| National Aluminium Company Limited | September 26, 2025 | Reelect Patel Sanjaykumar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Neurogene Inc. | June 3, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors for terms expiring in 2029: Robert Baffi, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | June 19, 2026 | Elect Director Noda, Kazuhiro Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| OLD MUTUAL LIMITED | June 5, 2026 | Approve Remuneration Implementation Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 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 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| ORORA LTD | October 15, 2025 | Approve Remuneration Report Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Manish Pareek as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited | August 29, 2025 | Elect Reena Jaitly as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| PENNON GROUP PLC | July 24, 2025 | Elect Andrea Blance as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| PERPETUAL LTD | October 23, 2025 | Approve Grant of Share Rights to Bernard Reilly under the KMP Variable Incentive Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 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 |
| PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | June 4, 2026 | To elect three Class II directors, each to hold office until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders: Craig F. Courtemanche, Jr. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| 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 2 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 2 funds |
FOR 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 1 fund |
FOR 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 |
| Paymentus Holdings, Inc. | June 5, 2026 | Election of Directors: Jody Davids Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 2 funds |
| Power Finance Corporation Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Naresh Dhanrajbhai Kella as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Power Finance Corporation Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Rajiv Ranjan Jha as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Power Finance Corporation Limited | August 28, 2025 | Reelect Usha Sajeev Nair as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Power Grid Corporation of India Limited | August 26, 2025 | Elect Sajal Jha as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Power Grid Corporation of India Limited | August 26, 2025 | Elect Shiv Tapasya Paswan as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Quzhou Xin'an Development Co., Ltd. | September 15, 2025 | Approve Provision of Guarantee Capital Structure |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| REC Limited | August 27, 2025 | Approve Raising of Funds through Private Placement of Unsecured/Secured Non-Convertible Bonds/Debentures Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| REC Limited | August 27, 2025 | Elect Durgesh Nandini as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| REC Limited | August 27, 2025 | Elect Gambheer Singh as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| RS GROUP PLC | July 17, 2025 | Re-elect Alex Baldock as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| RS GROUP PLC | July 17, 2025 | Re-elect David Sleath as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| RS GROUP PLC | July 17, 2025 | Re-elect Joan Wainwright as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| RS GROUP PLC | July 17, 2025 | Re-elect Louisa Burdett as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Franziska Michor, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | June 17, 2026 | Election of Directors: Najat Khan, Ph.D. Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
WITHHOLD 2 funds |
| Resources Connection, Inc. | October 16, 2025 | Election of Directors: Filip J. L. Gyde Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| SANTANDER BANK POLSKA SPOLKA AKCYJNA | January 22, 2026 | ELECT PETER BOSEK AS CHAIRMAN OF SUPERVISORY BOARD Corporate Governance |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SANTANDER BANK POLSKA SPOLKA AKCYJNA | April 15, 2026 | Authorize Share Repurchase Program for Purposes of Performance Share Plan; Approve Creation of Reserve Capital for Purposes of Share Repurchase Program Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SCHRODINGER, INC. | June 22, 2026 | Election of Class III Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Richard A. Friesner Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
AGAINST 2 funds |
| SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA | May 20, 2026 | Elect Directors: Alvaro J. Monserrat Director Elections |
Board | For | WITHHOLD 1 fund |
FOR 2 funds |
| SERVICETITAN, INC. | June 17, 2026 | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending January 31, 2027. Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 2 funds |
| SHANGHAI ZHENHUA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO LTD | June 9, 2026 | Approve External Guarantee Plan Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION | May 21, 2026 | Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say on Pay) Say-on-Pay |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION | May 21, 2026 | Approve Amendment to the Sleep Number Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance by 2,500,000 shares Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION | May 21, 2026 | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Audit-related |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
ABSTAIN 1 fund |
| STANDARD BANK GROUP LIMITED | June 8, 2026 | RE-ELECT SOLA DAVID-BORHA AS MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE Corporate Governance |
Board | For | AGAINST 1 fund |
FOR 1 fund |
| SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO LTD | April 24, 2026 | Approve Issuing Letters of Guarantee on Behalf of Subsidiaries Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO LTD | April 24, 2026 | Approve the Estimated Guarantee Amount for Subsidiaries and External Guarantees Extraordinary Transactions |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SWIRE PROPERTIES LTD | May 12, 2026 | Approve PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration Audit-related |
Board | For | AGAINST 3 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| SWIRE PROPERTIES LTD | May 12, 2026 | Elect Wu, May Yihong as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shandong Sunpaper Co., Ltd. | December 26, 2025 | Approve Application of Credit Lines Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Shriram Finance Limited | December 2, 2025 | Approve Renewal of Limit for Issuance of Debentures on Private Placement Basis Capital Structure |
Board | For | FOR 3 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Siemens Energy India Ltd. | February 13, 2026 | Reelect Harish Shekar as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Siemens Energy India Ltd. | February 13, 2026 | Reelect Sunil Mathur as Director Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| Simulations Plus, Inc. | February 12, 2026 | Election of Directors: Dr. Walter S. Woltosz Director Elections |
Board | For | FOR 1 fund |
WITHHOLD 1 fund |
| Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | March 27, 2026 | Elect Director Shimomura, Shinji Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | March 27, 2026 | Elect Director Watanabe, Toshiro Director Elections |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION | June 22, 2026 | Approve Authorization of the Board to Handle All Related Matters Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION | June 22, 2026 | Approve Draft and Summary of Partnership Share Purchase Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION | June 22, 2026 | Approve Management Method of Partnership Share Purchase Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION | June 22, 2026 | Approve to Adjust 2025 Employee Share Purchase Plan Compensation |
Board | For | AGAINST 2 funds |
FOR 1 fund |
| TEMENOS AG | May 13, 2026 | Reappoint Cecilia Hulten as Member of the Nomination, Compensation & Sustainability Committee Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
| TEMENOS AG | May 13, 2026 | Reappoint Maurizio Carli as Member of the Nomination, Compensation & Sustainability Committee Corporate Governance |
Board | For | FOR 2 funds |
AGAINST 1 fund |
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How items are matched and positions counted: see the comparison table and the methodology. Built October 25, 2026 from SEC Form N-PX filings.