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FEDERATED HERMES vs Vanguard

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

D
FEDERATED HERMES
45.5/100
C
Vanguard
48.1/100

Political donations

FEDERATED HERMES

FEC: $819K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 21 executive donors.

Vanguard

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

Environment

FEDERATED HERMES

Good On You Not Good Enough — limited transparency on supply chain + animal welfare. [goodonyou]

Vanguard

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

Labor

FEDERATED HERMES

2 federal penalties totaling $100.0M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Vanguard

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

DEI

FEDERATED HERMES

No public record found.

Vanguard

No public record found.

Charity

FEDERATED HERMES

No public record found.

Vanguard

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

Animal testing

FEDERATED HERMES

Good On You Not Good Enough — limited transparency on supply chain + animal welfare. [goodonyou]

Vanguard

No public record found.

Firearms

FEDERATED HERMES

No public record found.

Vanguard

No public record found.

Privacy

FEDERATED HERMES

No public record found.

Vanguard

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

Executive pay

FEDERATED HERMES

No public record found.

Vanguard

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

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