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Arkansas

Arkansas has one main public pension fund:

The APERS board represents eligible public employees of the state and consists of 13 members. 3 Ex Officio (Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, Secretary of the Department of Finance); 6 appointed by the Governor; 2 appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; 2 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Averages

Pro-ESG

Anti-ESG

State Rank

37th

State Rank

19th

Asset Manager Average

43%

Asset Manager Average

By Asset Manager

Allianz Global Investors

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

24%

AQR Capital Management, LLC

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

47%

Aristotle Capital Management

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

47%

Artisan Partners

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

46%

Blackstone

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

46%

BNY Mellon Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

45%

Boston Partners

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

45%

Congress Equity

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

45%

Dodge & Cox

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

44%

DoubleLine Capital

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

44%

Franklin Templeton

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

51%

GMO

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

51%

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

46%

Invesco Advisors

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

JP Morgan Asset Management

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

47%

Lazard Asset Management, LLC

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

Loomis Sayles

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

LSV Asset Management

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

PGIM Quantitative Solutions, LLC

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

PIMCO

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

48%

Putnam

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

47%

State Street Funds

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

47%

State Street Global Advisors

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

47%

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

43%

UBS

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

43%

Kayne Anderson ISC

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

43%

Acadian Asset Management

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

43%

Baillie Gifford

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

43%

FPA

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

43%

Asset Manager Voting

Board Diversity:

31%

Require Environmental/Social Qualifications:

Establish Environmental/Social Committee:

16%

Link Executive Pay to Social Goals:

19%

Climate Change:

43%

GHG Emissions:

45%

Climate Change Action:

21%

Report on Healthcare/Abortion:

24%

Weapons-Related Proposals:

Social Proposal:

20%

Income Inequality:

13%

Political Activities and Action:

Political Contributions and Lobbying:

39%

Political Lobbying Disclosure:

47%

Racial Equity Audit:

43%

Management Environmental Proposals:

80%

Anti-Social (Anti-ESG):

Charitable Contributions:

**The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) has denied that State Street invests equities or casts proxy votes for the State. RSA has yet to publish its proxy voting records or disclose its investment managers. RSA’s public records list State Street a custodial bank and as a fund manager. No other investment managers are named in RSA public records, which is what is reported on the 1792 Exchange Proxy Database. RSA claims that Glass Lewis conducts its proxy voting. 1792 Exchange encourages RSA to publish these voting records in order that these records might be updated on this page. 1792 Exchange also encourages RSA to retain authority over proxy voting for ESG resolutions and not entrust these duties to Glass Lewis, a firm the Attorney General of Alabama has investigated for promoting ESG priorities at the expense of fiduciary responsibility.

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