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Ameriprise Financial vs Vanguard

On overall TruNorth grade, Vanguard scores higher (Ameriprise Financial: C, Vanguard: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Ameriprise Financial
40.7/100
C
Vanguard
42/100

Political donations

Ameriprise Financial

FEC: $26K PAC donations; 45% to Republican, 55% to Democratic committees.

Vanguard

FEC: $36K PAC donations; 53% to Republican, 47% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Ameriprise Financial

No public record found.

Vanguard

Net Zero Asset Managers withdrew 2022 (signed 2021) under Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) umbrella.

Labor

Ameriprise Financial

60 federal penalties totaling $390.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Vanguard

8 federal penalties totaling $181.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Ameriprise Financial

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 9,435 US employees — 41.5% women, 17.8% racial/ethnic minorities; management 41.2% women, 15.1% minorities.

Vanguard

No public record found.

Charity

Ameriprise Financial

No public record found.

Vanguard

$15M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.02% of revenue).

Animal testing

Ameriprise Financial

No public record found.

Vanguard

No public record found.

Firearms

Ameriprise Financial

No public record found.

Vanguard

No public record found.

Privacy

Ameriprise Financial

No public record found.

Vanguard

CFPB consumer complaints: 75 on record (4 in past 12mo); 47% timely response rate.

Executive pay

Ameriprise Financial

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 232:1 (median employee pay $133,001) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

Vanguard

ASIC enforcement: Greenwashing (2024-09-25). A$12.9M in penalties.

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