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Vanguard vs Goldman Sachs: how alike they voted, 2025-2026

94.9% When both took a single position, they voted the same way on 94.9% of 83,652 items (79,381 the same, 4,271 different). 2,762 items where at least one of them split its funds are listed separately below. Both voted on 86,414 items in all.

Vanguard 2025-2026 · Goldman Sachs 2025-2026 · 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 itemsSame DifferSplit (not in %)Same position Fund-level
All ballot items 86,41479,3814,271 2,76294.9%94.1%
Board proposals 65,98259,8833,672 2,42794.2%93.3%
E&S shareholder proposals 1731510 22100.0%99.2%
Other items 20,25919,347599 31397.0%96.6%

Where they did not vote alike

Everything Voted differently Split votes

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

22 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.

CompanyMeetingProposalOn the ballot from Board recommendedVanguardGoldman Sachs
ADOBE INC. April 15, 2026 Stockholder Proposal Regarding Retirement Plan Climate Risk.
Environment or Climate
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
37 AGAINST, 2 ABSTAIN
AGAINST
14 funds
ALPHABET INC. June 5, 2026 Shareholder proposal regarding AI Board oversight
Corporate Governance
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 51 AGAINST
AGAINST
26 funds
AMAZON.COM, INC. May 20, 2026 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON IMPACT OF DATA CENTERS ON CLIMATE COMMITMENTS
Environment or Climate
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
2 FOR, 49 AGAINST
AGAINST
26 funds
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC. June 18, 2026 Vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on deforestation in the company's own-brand supply chain, if properly presented at the meeting.
Environment or Climate
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 27 AGAINST
AGAINST
8 funds
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 (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 26 AGAINST
AGAINST
8 funds
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 (E&S) Against Split
2 FOR, 31 AGAINST
AGAINST
13 funds
HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. April 23, 2026 Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding a report on healthcare consequences.
Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 39 AGAINST
AGAINST
9 funds
META PLATFORMS, INC. May 27, 2026 A shareholder proposal regarding report on addressing antisemitism and hate in online platforms.
Corporate Governance
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
2 FOR, 44 AGAINST
AGAINST
24 funds
META PLATFORMS, INC. May 27, 2026 A shareholder proposal regarding report on climate change-related commitments.
Environment or Climate
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
2 FOR, 44 AGAINST
AGAINST
24 funds
META PLATFORMS, INC. May 27, 2026 A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights due diligence.
Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
2 FOR, 45 AGAINST
AGAINST
24 funds
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 (E&S) Against Split
2 FOR, 32 AGAINST
AGAINST
15 funds
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION May 27, 2026 Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures
Other Social Issues
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 35 AGAINST
AGAINST
9 funds
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. June 3, 2026 Stockholder proposal entitled "Political Spending Disclosure," if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.
Other Social Issues
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 27 AGAINST
AGAINST
21 funds
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION April 29, 2026 A stockholder proposal to provide a political spending disclosure.
Other Social Issues
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 24 AGAINST
AGAINST
2 funds
SHOPIFY INC. June 16, 2026 Shareholder Proposal Vote on the shareholder proposal, as disclosed in the Management Information Circular for the Meeting.
Corporate Governance
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
4 FOR, 6 AGAINST
FOR
2 funds
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY April 15, 2026 Advisory (non-binding) shareholder proposal - avoid brand damage from political spending.
Other Social Issues
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 22 AGAINST
AGAINST
3 funds
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. May 6, 2026 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL - AVOID POLITICAL SPENDING BRAND DAMAGE
Other Social Issues
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 35 AGAINST
AGAINST
9 funds
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY May 13, 2026 Stockholder proposal regarding a report on data center costs
Corporate Governance
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 31 AGAINST
AGAINST
7 funds
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. May 20, 2026 Stockholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring Universal Health Services, Inc. to publicly disclose its workforce diversity, if properly presented at the meeting.
Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 29 AGAINST
AGAINST
9 funds
WALMART INC. June 4, 2026 Report on Immigration Policy & Enforcement
Corporate Governance
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
1 FOR, 40 AGAINST
AGAINST
19 funds
WALMART INC. June 4, 2026 Report on Workplace Health and Safety Governance
Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
40 AGAINST, 1 ABSTAIN
AGAINST
19 funds
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY April 28, 2026 Shareholder Proposal - Energy Supply Ratio.
Environment or Climate
Shareholder (E&S) Against Split
5 FOR, 42 AGAINST
AGAINST
9 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.