40-17G

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

1401 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
1401 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20005

DECLARATIONS

NOTICE

This policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.

Item 1. Name of Insured (the "Insured")				Bond Number
The Vanguard Group, Inc.				87117116B
Principal Office: The Vanguard Group, Inc. Mailing Address:			The Vanguard Group, Inc.
	100 Vanguard Blvd.		100 Vanguard Blvd.
	Malvern, PA 19355		Malvern, PA 19355
Item 2.	Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2016 , to 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2017					or
	the earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond, standard time at the Principal Office as to
	each of said dates.
Item 3. Limit of Liability--
	Subject to Sections 9, 10, and 12 hereof:
				LIMIT OF	DEDUCTIBLE
				LIABILITY	AMOUNT
	Insuring Agreement A—	FIDELITY		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	Insuring Agreement B—	AUDIT EXPENSE		$50,000		$10,000
	Insuring Agreement C—	ON PREMISES		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	Insuring Agreement D—	IN TRANSIT		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	Insuring Agreement E—	FORGERY OR ALTERATION		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	Insuring Agreement F—	SECURITIES		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	Insuring Agreement G—	COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	Insuring Agreement H—	UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT		$25,000		$5,000
	Insuring Agreement I—	PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
	If “Not Covered” is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such Insuring agreement
	and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be deleted from this Bond.
	OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER:
	Insuring Agreement J—	COMPUTER SECURITY		$400,000,000	$1,000,000
Item 4.	Offices or Premises Covered--All the Insured’s offices or other premises in existence at the time this
	Bond becomes effective are covered under this Bond, except the offices or other premises excluded
	by Rider. Offices or other premises acquired or established after the effective date of this Bond are
	covered subject to the terms of General Agreement A.
Item 5.	The liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (the “Underwriter”) is
	subject to the terms of the following Riders attached hereto:
	Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14
	and of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
By: ___/S/ Swenitha Nalli_________		By: ____/S/ Joseph Costello______________
Authorized Representative		Authorized Representative

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

NOTICE

This policy is issued by your risk retention group. Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty funds are not available for your risk retention group.

ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (the “Underwriter”), in consideration of an agreed premium, and in reliance upon the Application and all other information furnished to the Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance with the Declarations, General Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this bond (including all riders hereto) (“Bond”), to the extent of the Limit of Liability and subject to the Deductible Amount, agrees to indemnify the Insured for the loss, as described in the Insuring Agreements, sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond Period.

INSURING AGREEMENTS

A. FIDELITY

Loss caused by any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee anywhere, alone
or in collusion with other persons (whether or not Employees), during the time such Employee has the
status of an Employee as defined herein, and even if such loss is not discovered until after he or she
ceases to be an Employee, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement B.

B. AUDIT EXPENSE

Expense incurred by the Insured for that part of audits or examinations required by any governmental
regulatory authority or Self Regulatory Organization to be conducted by such authority or Organization
or by an independent accountant or other person, by reason of the discovery of loss sustained by the
Insured and covered by this Bond.

C. ON PREMISES

Loss resulting from Property that is (1) located or reasonably believed by the Insured to be located
within the Insured’s offices or premises, and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or
Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.

D. IN TRANSIT

Loss resulting from Property that is (1) in transit in the custody of any person authorized by an Insured
to act as a messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier for hire (other than a Security Company),
and (2) the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious Disappearance, EXCLUDING
loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. Property is “in transit” beginning immediately upon receipt
of such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately upon delivery at the specified
destination.

E. FORGERY OR ALTERATION

Loss caused by the Forgery or Alteration of or on (1) any bills of exchange, checks, drafts, or other
written orders or directions to pay certain sums in money, acceptances, certificates of deposit, due bills,
money orders, or letters of credit; or (2) other written instructions, requests or applications to the
Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer, payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of
Property, or giving notice of any bank account, which instructions or requests or applications purport
to have been signed or endorsed by (a) any customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder of or
subscriber to shares issued by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial or banking institution or

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stockbroker; or (3) withdrawal orders or receipts for the withdrawal of Property, or receipts or
certificates of deposit for Property and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or of another
Investment Company for which the Insured acts as agent. This Insuring Agreement E does not cover
loss caused by Forgery or Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.

F. SECURITIES

Loss resulting from the Insured, in good faith, in the ordinary course of business, and in any capacity
whatsoever, whether for its own account or for the account of others, having acquired, accepted or
received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed any liability on the
faith of any Securities, where such loss results from the fact that such Securities (1) were Counterfeit,
or (2) were lost or stolen, or (3) contain a Forgery or Alteration, and notwithstanding whether or not the
act of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations of any Self
Regulatory Organization, whether or not the Insured was a member thereof, EXCLUDING loss covered
under Insuring Agreement A.

G. COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY

Loss caused by the Insured in good faith having received or accepted (1) any money orders which
prove to be Counterfeit or to contain an Alteration or (2) paper currencies or coin of the United States
of America or Canada which prove to be Counterfeit. This Insuring Agreement G does not cover loss
covered under Insuring Agreement A.

H. UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT

Loss resulting from the payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or redemptions or exchanges
permitted from an account with the Fund as a consequence of

(1) uncollectible Items of Deposit of a Fund’s customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by the
Insured or its agent to such person’s Fund account, or

(2) any Item of Deposit processed through an automated clearing house which is reversed by a Fund’s
customer, shareholder or subscriber and is deemed uncollectible by the Insured;

PROVIDED, that (a) Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insured’s collection
procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares between Funds with exchange privileges shall be
covered hereunder only if all such Funds are insured by the Underwriter for uncollectible Items of
Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund shall have implemented and maintained a policy to hold Items of
Deposit for the minimum number of days stated in its Application (as amended from time to time)
before paying any dividend or permitting any withdrawal with respect to such Items of Deposit (other
than exchanges between Funds). Regardless of the number of transactions between Funds in an
exchange program, the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit must be held shall begin from the
date the Item of Deposit was first credited to any Insured Fund.

This Insuring Agreement H does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.

I. PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

Loss caused by a Phone/Electronic Transaction, where the request for such Phone/Electronic
Transaction:

(1) is transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission;
and

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(2) is made by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or subscriber or an authorized agent
of a Fund shareholder or subscriber; and

(3) is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive;

PROVIDED, that the entity receiving such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond
Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures with respect to all Phone/Electronic
Transactions; and

EXCLUDING loss resulting from:

(1) the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or

(2) any redemption of Investment Company shares which had been improperly credited to a
shareholder’s account where such shareholder (a) did not cause, directly or indirectly, such shares
to be credited to such account, and (b) directly or indirectly received any proceeds or other benefit
from such redemption; or

(3) any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the Shareholder of Record, or (b) any
other person or bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds (i) in the initial account
application, or (ii) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission) accompanied by a signature
guarantee; or

(4) any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such redemption
were requested to be sent to other than any address for such account which was designated (a) in
the initial account application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission), where
such writing is received at least one (1) day prior to such redemption request, or (c) by voice over
the telephone or by Electronic Transmission at least fifteen (15) days prior to such redemption; or

(5) the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures;
or

(6) a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic mail or transmitted by any
method not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or

(7) the failure or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection device, including any firewall,
that imposes restrictions on the flow of electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System.

This Insuring Agreement I does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity” or
Insuring Agreement J, “Computer Security”.

GENERAL AGREEMENTS

A. ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES—CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER--NOTICE

1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any additional office(s)
established by the Insured during the Bond Period and to all Employees during the Bond Period,
without the need to give notice thereof or pay additional premiums to the Underwriter for the Bond
Period.

2. If during the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge or consolidate with an
institution in which such Insured is the surviving entity, or purchase substantially all the assets or
capital stock of another institution, or acquire or create a separate investment portfolio, and shall
within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter thereof, then this Bond shall automatically apply to

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the Property and Employees resulting from such merger, consolidation, acquisition or creation from
the date thereof; provided, that the Underwriter may make such coverage contingent upon the
payment of an additional premium.

B. WARRANTY

No statement made by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the Application or otherwise,
shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but only a warranty that such statement is true to the best
of the knowledge of the person responsible for such statement.

C. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES

The Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred
and paid by the Insured in defense of any legal proceeding brought against the Insured seeking recovery
for any loss which, if established against the Insured, would constitute a loss covered under the terms
of this Bond; provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity shall apply
only in the event that

1. an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or
Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss; or

2. in the absence of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the
Insured and the Underwriter concludes, after a review of an agreed statement of facts, that an
Employee has committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft which caused the loss.

The Insured shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such legal proceeding and upon request
shall furnish the Underwriter with copies of all pleadings and other papers therein. At the Underwriter's
election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct the defense of such legal proceeding in the
Insured's name, through attorneys of the Underwriter's selection. In such event, the Insured shall give
all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper
defense of such legal proceeding.

If the amount of the Insured’s liability or alleged liability in any such legal proceeding is greater than
the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this
General Agreement C), or if a Deductible Amount is applicable, or both, the indemnity liability of the
Underwriter under this General Agreement C is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys’
fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount which the Insured would
be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C) bears to the
sum of such amount plus the amount which the Insured is not entitled to recover. Such indemnity shall
be in addition to the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement.

D. INTERPRETATION

This Bond shall be interpreted with due regard to the purpose of fidelity bonding under Rule 17g-1
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (i.e., to protect innocent third parties from harm) and to the
structure of the investment management industry (in which a loss of Property resulting from a cause
described in any Insuring Agreement ordinarily gives rise to a potential legal liability on the part of
the Insured), such that the term “loss” as used herein shall include an Insured’s legal liability for
direct compensatory damages resulting directly from a misappropriation, or measurable diminution
in value, of Property.

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THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS

The following terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this Section:

A. “Alteration” means the marking, changing or altering in a material way of the terms, meaning or legal
effect of a document with the intent to deceive.

B. “Application” means the Insured’s application (and any attachments and materials submitted in
connection therewith) furnished to the Underwriter for this Bond.

C. “Computer System” means (1) computers with related peripheral components, including storage
components, (2) systems and applications software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related communications
networks or customer communication systems, and (5) related electronic funds transfer systems; by
which data or monies are electronically collected, transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved.

D. “Counterfeit” means, with respect to any item, one which is false but is intended to deceive and to be
taken for the original authentic item.

E. “Deductible Amount” means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the amount set forth under the
heading “Deductible Amount” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring
Agreement, applicable to each Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement.

F. “Depository” means any “securities depository” (other than any foreign securities depository) in which
an Investment Company may deposit its Securities in accordance with Rule 17f-4 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.

G. “Dishonest or Fraudulent Act” means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including “larceny and
embezzlement” as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, committed with the
conscious manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss and (2) to obtain financial benefit for
the perpetrator or any other person (other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit
sharing, pensions or other employee benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or include
a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act.

H. “Electronic Transmission” means any transmission effected by electronic means, including but not
limited to a transmission effected by telephone tones, Telefacsimile, wireless device, or over the
Internet.

I. “Employee” means:

(1) each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of the Insured, and

(2) each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of any predecessor of the Insured whose
principal assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase of assets
or capital stock of, such predecessor, and

(3) each attorney performing legal services for the Insured and each employee of such attorney or of
the law firm of such attorney while performing services for the Insured, and

(4) each student who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in any of the Insured’s offices, and

(5) each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of

(a) an investment adviser,
(b) an underwriter (distributor),

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(c) a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or
(d) an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required
records,

for an Investment Company named as an Insured, BUT ONLY while (i) such officer, partner or
employee is performing acts coming within the scope of the usual duties of an officer or employee
of an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner or employee is acting as a member of
any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the
Property of the Insured, or (iii) such director or trustee (or anyone acting in a similar capacity) is
acting outside the scope of the usual duties of a director or trustee;PROVIDED, that the term
“Employee” shall not include any officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of a transfer agent,
shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator (x) which is not an “affiliated person” (as
defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named
as Insured or of the adviser or underwriter of such Investment Company, or (y) which is a “Bank”
(as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940), and

(6) each individual assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing temporary personnel, in either
case on a contingent or part-time basis, to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office of
the Insured, and

(7) each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee or officer of any entity
authorized by written agreement with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor
of checks or other accounting records of the Insured, but excluding a processor which acts as
transfer agent or in any other agency capacity for the Insured in issuing checks, drafts or securities,
unless included under subsection (5) hereof, and

(8) each officer, partner or employee of

(a) any Depository or Exchange,
(b) any nominee in whose name is registered any Security included in the systems for the
central handling of securities established and maintained by any Depository, and
(c) any recognized service company which provides clerks or other personnel to any
Depository or Exchange on a contract basis,

while such officer, partner or employee is performing services for any Depository in the
operation of systems for the central handling of securities, and

(9) in the case of an Insured which is an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)) for officers, directors or employees
of another Insured (“In-House Plan”), any “fiduciary” or other “plan official” (within the meaning
of Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House Plan, provided that such fiduciary or other plan official
is a director, partner, officer, trustee or employee of an Insured (other than an In-House Plan).

Each employer of temporary personnel and each entity referred to in subsections (6) and (7) and their
respective partners, officers and employees shall collectively be deemed to be one person for all the
purposes of this Bond.

Brokers, agents, independent contractors, or representatives of the same general character shall not be
considered Employees, except as provided in subsections (3), (6), and (7).

J. “Exchange” means any national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

K. “Forgery” means the physical signing on a document of the name of another person (whether real or
fictitious) with the intent to deceive. A Forgery may be by means of mechanically reproduced facsimile
signatures as well as handwritten signatures. Forgery does not include the signing of an individual’s
own name, regardless of such individual’s authority, capacity or purpose.

L. “Items of Deposit” means one or more checks or drafts.

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M. “Investment Company” or “Fund” means an investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940.

N. “Limit of Liability” means, with respect to any Insuring Agreement, the limit of liability of the
Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement as set forth under the heading
“Limit of Liability” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement.

O. “Mysterious Disappearance” means any disappearance of Property which, after a reasonable
investigation has been conducted, cannot be explained.

P. “Non-Fund” means any corporation, business trust, partnership, trust or other entity which is not an
Investment Company.

Q. “Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures” means security procedures for Phone/
Electronic Transactions as provided in writing to the Underwriter.

R. “Phone/Electronic Transaction” means any (1) redemption of shares issued by an Investment
Company, (2) election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders, (3) exchange of
shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another
Fund in the same complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, or (4) purchase of shares
issued by an Investment Company, which redemption, election, exchange or purchase is requested by
voice over the telephone or through an Electronic Transmission.

S. “Property” means the following tangible items: money, postage and revenue stamps, precious metals,
Securities, bills of exchange, acceptances, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay
sums certain in money, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, letters of credit, financial futures
contracts, conditional sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds, mortgages, and
assignments of any of the foregoing, and other valuable papers, including books of account and other
records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business, and all other instruments similar to or in the
nature of the foregoing (but excluding all data processing records), (1) in which the Insured has a legally
cognizable interest, (2) in which the Insured acquired or should have acquired such an interest by reason
of a predecessor’s declared financial condition at the time of the Insured’s consolidation or merger with,
or purchase of the principal assets of, such predecessor or (3) which are held by the Insured for any
purpose or in any capacity.

T. “Securities” means original negotiable or non-negotiable agreements or instruments which represent
an equitable or legal interest, ownership or debt (including stock certificates, bonds, promissory notes,
and assignments thereof), which are in the ordinary course of business and transferable by physical
delivery with appropriate endorsement or assignment. “Securities” does not include bills of exchange,
acceptances, certificates of deposit, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums
certain in money, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit.

U. “Security Company” means an entity which provides or purports to provide the transport of Property
by secure means, including, without limitation, by use of armored vehicles or guards.

V. “Self Regulatory Organization” means any association of investment advisers or securities dealers
registered under the federal securities laws, or any Exchange.

W. “Shareholder of Record” means the record owner of shares issued by an Investment Company or, in
the case of joint ownership of such shares, all record owners, as designated (1) in the initial account
application, or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or (3) pursuant to procedures as set
forth in the Application.

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X. “Single Loss” means:

(1) all loss resulting from any one actual or attempted Theft committed by one person, or

(2) all loss caused by any one act (other than a Theft or a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act) committed by
one person, or

(3) all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one person, or

(4) all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination, or

(5) all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through
(4) above.

All acts or omissions of one or more persons which directly or indirectly aid or, by failure to report or
otherwise, permit the continuation of an act referred to in subsections (1) through (3) above of any other
person shall be deemed to be the acts of such other person for purposes of this subsection.

All acts or occurrences or events which have as a common nexus any fact, circumstance, situation,
transaction or series of facts, circumstances, situations, or transactions shall be deemed to be one act, one
occurrence, or one event.

Y. “Telefacsimile” means a system of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material (as, for
example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines or over the Internet.

Z. “Theft” means robbery, burglary or hold-up, occurring with or without violence or the threat of
violence.

SECTION 2. EXCLUSIONS

THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:

A. Loss resulting from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United States of America and Canada, or (2)
war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power, wherever occurring; except if
such loss occurs while the Property is in transit, is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement D, and
when such transit was initiated, the Insured or any person initiating such transit on the Insured’s behalf
had no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces,
or usurped power.

B. Loss in time of peace or war resulting from nuclear fission or fusion or radioactivity, or biological or
chemical agents or hazards, or fire, smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any of the foregoing.

C. Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by any person while acting in the
capacity of a member of the Board of Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured or of any other
entity.

D. Loss resulting from any nonpayment or other default of any loan or similar transaction made by the
Insured or any of its partners, directors, officers or employees, whether or not authorized and whether
procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, unless such loss is otherwise covered
under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.

E. Loss resulting from any violation by the Insured or by any Employee of any law, or any rule or
regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self Regulatory Organization, regulating the issuance,
purchase or sale of securities, securities transactions upon security exchanges or over the counter
markets, Investment Companies, or investment advisers, unless such loss, in the absence of such law,
rule or regulation, would be covered under Insuring Agreement A, E or F.

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F. Loss resulting from Property that is the object of Theft, Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, or Mysterious
Disappearance while in the custody of any Security Company, unless such loss is covered under this
Bond and is in excess of the amount recovered or received by the Insured under (1) the Insured’s
contract with such Security Company, and (2) insurance or indemnity of any kind carried by such
Security Company for the benefit of, or otherwise available to, users of its service, in which case this
Bond shall cover only such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and Deductible Amount.

G. Potential income, including but not limited to interest and dividends, not realized by the Insured because
of a loss covered under this Bond, except when covered under Insuring Agreement H.

H. Loss in the form of (1) damages of any type for which the Insured is legally liable, except direct
compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines, or penalties, including without limitation two-thirds of treble
damage awards pursuant to judgments under any statute or regulation.

I. Loss resulting from the surrender of Property away from an office of the Insured as a result of a threat

(1) to do bodily harm to any person, except where the Property is in transit in the custody of any person
acting as messenger as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person, if the Insured had no
knowledge of such threat at the time such transit was initiated, or

(2) to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured,

unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.

J. All costs, fees and other expenses incurred by the Insured in establishing the existence of or amount of
loss covered under this Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses are covered under Insuring
Agreement B.

K. Loss resulting from payments made to or withdrawals from any account, involving funds erroneously
credited to such account, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.

L. Loss resulting from uncollectible Items of Deposit which are drawn upon a financial institution outside
the United States of America, its territories and possessions, or Canada.

M. Loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions of an Employee
primarily engaged in the sale of shares issued by an Investment Company to persons other than (1) a
person registered as a broker under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or (2) an “accredited investor”
as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual.

N. Loss resulting from the use of credit, debit, charge, access, convenience, identification, cash
management or other cards, whether such cards were issued or purport to have been issued by the
Insured or by anyone else, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.

O. Loss resulting from any purchase, redemption or exchange of securities issued by an Investment
Company or other Insured, or any other instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice or transaction
involving securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured or the dividends in respect
thereof, when any of the foregoing is requested, authorized or directed or purported to be requested,
authorized or directed by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission, unless such loss is
otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A or Insuring Agreement I.

P. Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Theft committed by an Employee as defined in
Section 1.I(2), unless such loss (1) could not have been reasonably discovered by the due diligence of
the Insured at or prior to the time of acquisition by the Insured of the assets acquired from a predecessor,
and (2) arose out of a lawsuit or valid claim brought against the Insured by a person unaffiliated with
the Insured or with any person affiliated with the Insured.

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Q. Loss resulting from the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction of data in, or the
change of data elements or programs within, any Computer System, unless such loss is otherwise
covered under Insuring Agreement A.

SECTION 3. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

Upon payment to the Insured hereunder for any loss, the Underwriter shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the Insured’s rights and claims in connection with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter shall not be subrogated to any such rights or claims one named Insured under this Bond may have against another named Insured under this Bond. At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured shall execute all assignments or other documents and take such action as the Underwriter may deem necessary or desirable to secure and perfect such rights and claims, including the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to bring suit in the name of the Insured.

Assignment of any rights or claims under this Bond shall not bind the Underwriter without the Underwriter’s written consent.

SECTION 4. LOSS—NOTICE—PROOF—LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

This Bond is for the use and benefit only of the Insured and the Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder to anyone other than the Insured. As soon as practicable and not more than sixty (60) days after discovery, the Insured shall give the Underwriter written notice thereof and, as soon as practicable and within one year after such discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter affirmative proof of loss with full particulars. The Underwriter may extend the sixty day notice period or the one year proof of loss period if the Insured requests an extension and shows good cause therefor.

See also General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys' Fees).

The Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless each of the Securities is identified in such proof of loss by a certificate or bond number or by such identification means as the Underwriter may require. The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period after receipt of a proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate the claim, but where the Property is Securities and the loss is clear and undisputed, settlement shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves Securities of which duplicates may be obtained.

The Insured shall not bring legal proceedings against the Underwriter to recover any loss hereunder prior to sixty (60) days after filing such proof of loss or subsequent to twenty-four (24) months after the discovery of such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding to recover hereunder on account of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement of any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover court costs or attorneys’ fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the final judgment in or settlement of such suit. If any limitation in this Bond is prohibited by any applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law.

Notice hereunder shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability Claims, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, 1401 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20005.

SECTION 5. DISCOVERY

For all purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss occurs, when the Insured

(1) becomes aware of facts, or

(2) receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party which alleges that the Insured is liable
under circumstances,

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which would cause a reasonable person to assume that loss covered by this Bond has been or is likely to be incurred even though the exact amount or details of loss may not be known.

SECTION 6. VALUATION OF PROPERTY

For the purpose of determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value of any Property shall be the
market value of such Property at the close of business on the first business day before the discovery of
such loss; except that

(1) the value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment of a claim therefor shall be
the actual market value of such Property at the time of replacement, but not in excess of the market
value of such Property on the first business day before the discovery of the loss of such Property;

(2) the value of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription, conversion, redemption or
deposit privileges shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration
thereof if the loss of such Securities is not discovered until after such expiration, but if there is no
quoted or other ascertainable market price for such Property or privileges referred to in clauses (1)
and (2), their value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties or by arbitration before an
arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and

(3) the value of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business
shall be limited to the actual cost of blank books, blank pages or other materials if the books or
records are reproduced plus the cost of labor for the transcription or copying of data furnished by
the Insured for reproduction.

SECTION 7. LOST SECURITIES

The maximum liability of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities shall be the payment for, or replacement of, such Securities having an aggregate value not to exceed the applicable Limit of Liability. If the Underwriter shall make payment to the Insured for any loss of Securities, the Insured shall assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured’s right, title and interest in and to such Securities. In lieu of such payment, the Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities, and in such case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such replacement. To effect the replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the issuance of a lost instrument bond. If the value of such Securities does not exceed the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that it may sustain because of the issuance of such bond.

If the value of such Securities exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion of the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond, equal to the percentage that the applicable Deductible Amount bears to the value of such Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that is not recovered from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability.

SECTION 8. SALVAGE

If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss within the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the Underwriter shall be entitled to the full amount of such recovery to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such loss. If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance, security or indemnity taken by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the amount of such recovery, net of the actual costs and expenses of recovery, shall be applied to reimburse the Insured in full for the portion of such loss in excess of such Limit of Liability, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid first to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid

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hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of the portion of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.

SECTION 9. NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL
LIABILITY

Prior to its termination, this Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit of Liability for each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss, notwithstanding any previous loss (other than such Single Loss) for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that regardless of the number of years this Bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of the total amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year or from period to period.

SECTION 10. MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES

The maximum liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by any Insuring Agreement under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable to such Insuring Agreement, subject to the applicable Deductible Amount and the other provisions of this Bond. Recovery for any Single Loss may not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement. If any Single Loss covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole or in part because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any predecessor in interest of the Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the greater of either (1) the applicable Limit of Liability under this Bond, or (2) the maximum liability of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies.

SECTION 11. OTHER INSURANCE

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any loss covered by this Bond shall also be covered by other insurance or suretyship for the benefit of the Insured, the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the portion of such loss in excess of the amount recoverable under such other insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable Limit of Liability of this Bond.

SECTION 12. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT

The Underwriter shall not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the amount of the loss covered thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement and/or recovery received by the Insured with respect to such loss (other than from any other bond, suretyship or insurance policy or as an advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed the applicable Deductible Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall be liable only for such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and the other terms of this Bond.

No Deductible Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any Investment Company named as an Insured.

SECTION 13. TERMINATION

The Underwriter may terminate this Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds only by written notice to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is terminated as to any Investment Company, to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.

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The Insured may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of the termination specified in such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the Insured terminates this Bond as to any Investment Company, the effective date of termination shall be not less than sixty (60) days from the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the termination to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

This Bond will terminate as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and without notice upon (1) the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, or (2) the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Insured.

Premiums are earned until the effective date of termination. The Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance with the Underwriter’s standard short rate cancellation tables if this Bond is terminated by the Insured or pro rata if this Bond is terminated by the Underwriter.

Upon the detection by any Insured that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft, the Insured shall immediately remove such Employee from a position that may enable such Employee to cause the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft. The Insured, within two (2) business days of such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars of the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.

For purposes of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer, or supervisory employee of any Insured, who is not in collusion with such Employee, becomes aware that the Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s) or Theft.

This Bond shall terminate as to any Employee by written notice from the Underwriter to each Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of an Insured Investment Company, to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.

SECTION 14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION

At any time prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to any Insured, such Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter, elect to purchase the right under this Bond to an additional period of twelve (12) months within which to discover loss sustained by such Insured prior to the effective date of such termination and shall pay an additional premium therefor as the Underwriter may require.

Such additional discovery period shall terminate immediately and without notice upon the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator. Promptly after such termination the Underwriter shall refund to the Insured any unearned premium.

The right to purchase such additional discovery period may not be exercised by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, acting or appointed to take over the Insured’s business.

SECTION 15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES

The Underwriter shall not be liable for loss in connection with the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by any Depository (“Systems”), unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy or participants’ fund insuring the Depository against such loss (the “Depository’s Recovery”); in such case the Underwriter shall be

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liable hereunder only for the Insured’s share of such excess loss, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability, the Deductible Amount and the other terms of this Bond.

For determining the Insured’s share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured shall be deemed to have an interest in any certificate representing any security included within the Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing the same security included within the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably and fairly apportioned the Depository’s Recovery among all those having an interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository in Property involved in such loss, so that each such interest shall share in the Depository’s Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears to the total value of all such interests; and (3) the Insured’s share of such excess loss shall be the amount of the Insured’s interest in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository.

This Bond does not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included within the Systems.

SECTION 16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED

If more than one entity is named as the Insured:

A. the total liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single Loss shall not exceed the Limit of
Liability which would be applicable if there were only one named Insured, regardless of the number
of Insured entities which sustain loss as a result of such Single Loss,

B. the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed authorized to make, adjust,
and settle, and receive and enforce payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent of each other
Insured for such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice required or permitted to be
given hereunder; provided, that the Underwriter shall promptly furnish each named Insured
Investment Company with (1) a copy of this Bond and any amendments thereto, (2) a copy of each
formal filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured, and (3) notification of the terms of the
settlement of each such claim prior to the execution of such settlement,

C. the Underwriter shall not be responsible or have any liability for the proper application by the
Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations of any payment made hereunder to the first named
Insured,

D. for the purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or discovery made by any partner,
officer or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery by every
named Insured,

E. if the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under this Bond, then the Insured
next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for the purposes of this Bond,
and

F. each named Insured shall constitute “the Insured” for all purposes of this Bond.

SECTION 17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL

Within thirty (30) days after learning that there has been a change in control of an Insured by transfer
of its outstanding voting securities the Insured shall give written notice to the Underwriter of:

A. the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the beneficial owners if the voting
securities are registered in another name), and

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B. the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and the transferees (or the beneficial
owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and

C. the total number of outstanding voting securities.

As used in this Section, “control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the
management or policies of the Insured.

SECTION 18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION

This Bond may only be modified by written Rider forming a part hereof over the signature of the Underwriter’s authorized representative. Any Rider which modifies the coverage provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a manner which adversely affects the rights of an Insured Investment Company shall not become effective until at least sixty (60) days after the Underwriter has given written notice thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment Company affected thereby.

SECTION 19. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

This Bond shall not be deemed to provide any coverage, and the Underwriter shall not be required to pay any loss or provide any benefit hereunder, to the extent that the provision of such coverage, payment of such loss or provision of such benefit would cause the Underwriter to be in violation of any applicable trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any sanctions, laws or regulations administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter has caused this Bond to be executed on the Declarations Page.

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ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 1

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the following:

Vanguard Asset Management Ltd.
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd.
Vanguard Marketing Corporation
Vanguard Admiral Funds
Vanguard Bond Index Funds
Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Charlotte Funds
Vanguard Chester Funds
Vanguard CMT Funds
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund
Vanguard Explorer Fund
Vanguard Fenway Funds
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds
Vanguard Horizon Funds
Vanguard Index Funds
Vanguard Institutional Index Funds
Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
Vanguard Malvern Funds
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds
Vanguard Money Market Reserves
Vanguard Montgomery Funds
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund
Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds
Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Quantitative Funds
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds
Vanguard Specialized Funds
Vanguard STAR Funds

Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds
Vanguard Trustees' Equity Fund
Vanguard Valley Forge Funds
Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund
Vanguard Wellington Fund
Vanguard Whitehall Funds
Vanguard Windsor Funds
Vanguard World Fund
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Academic Assistance Program
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Excess Benefit Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Excess Retirement Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Supplemental Thrift Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. FlexCare Benefit Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Group Travel Accident Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Three-Year Incentive Compensation Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Five-Year Incentive Compensation Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Partnership Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Short Term Disability Plan

It is further understood and agreed that each Investment Company named above shall include (1) each and all series thereof existing at the effective date of this rider; and (2) subject to the requirements of General Agreement A.2 and Rider No. 8, any series thereof newly created or acquired during the Bond Period.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 2

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond (other than Insuring Agreements C and D) does not cover loss resulting from or in connection with any business, activities, or acts or omissions of (including services rendered by) any Insured which is not an Insured Fund ("Non-Fund") or any Employee of a Non-Fund, except loss, otherwise covered by the terms of this Bond, resulting from or in connection with

(1) services rendered by a Non-Fund to an Insured Fund, or to shareholders of such
Fund in connection with the issuance, transfer, or redemption of their Fund shares;
or

(2) Investment Advisory Services rendered by Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Entity”) to any
investment advisory client of the Entity; or

(3) administrative services rendered by The Vanguard Group, Inc. to contract holders
of the Vanguard Variable Annuity Contracts, or to the Transamerica Premier Life
Insurance Company separate account, or to the Transamerica Financial Life
Insurance Company separate account utilized for Vanguard Variable Annuity
Contracts; or

(4) in the case of a Non-Fund substantially all of whose business is rendering the
services described in (1) or (2) above, the general business, activities or operations
of such Non-Fund, excluding (a) the rendering of services (other than those
described in (1) or (2) above) to any person, or (b) the sale of goods or property of
any kind.

It is further understood and agreed that with respect to any Non-Fund, Insuring Agreements C and D only cover loss of Property which a Non-Fund uses or holds, or in which a Non-Fund has an interest, in each case wholly or partially in connection with the rendering of services described in (1) or (2) above.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 3

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond (other than Insuring Agreements C and D) does not cover loss resulting from or in connection with any business, activities, acts or omissions of any Insured or any Employee of any Insured where such loss is based upon, arises out of or in any way involves the provision of services to any Plan, EXCEPT loss, otherwise covered by the terms of this Bond, resulting from, or in connection with the business of:

(a) the provision of Investment Advisory Services by The Vanguard Group, Inc. to
any In-House Plan; or

(b) the provision of Administrative Services by The Vanguard Group, Inc. to any In-
House Plan;

It is further understood and agreed that Insuring Agreements C and D only cover loss of Property which an Insured uses or holds, or in which the Insured has an interest, in each case in connection with (a) or (b) above.

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding the foregoing, this Bond (other than Insuring Agreements C and D) does not cover loss resulting from or in connection with, and Insuring Agreements C and D do not cover loss of Property which an Insured uses or holds, or in which it has an interest, in each case in connection with:

(1) the discretionary voting by or on behalf of any Plan of Designated Securities owned or held
by such Plan, unless, in the case of a vote by or on behalf of the Plan, such vote was
pursuant to the direction of a majority of trustees of such Plan who were not then Interested
Trustees;

(2) custodial services for the safekeeping and custody of securities or other property; or

(3) liability of an Insured arising from its status as the employer of employees covered by a
Plan (including liability arising from the Insured’s failure to collect contributions or to pay
benefits).

It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of this rider:

(1) “Administrative Services” shall mean administrative services, including, without
limitation, voting securities which are Plan assets, causing Plan assets to be invested as
directed in accordance with the Plan, and maintaining records and preparing reports with
respect to Plan contributions, participant accounts and investments.

(2) “Affiliated Entity” means any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with an Insured.

(3) "Designated Securities" means securities issued by an Insured, or by any Affiliated Entity,
or by any Fund to which such Insured or any Affiliated Entity provides any services.

(4) "Interested Trustee" means any trustee of a Plan who is also (a) an officer, director, trustee,
partner or employee of, or who owns, controls, or holds power to vote 5% or more of the
outstanding voting securities of, (i) any Insured (other than such Plan), or (ii) any Affiliated
Entity, or (iii) any Fund to which such Insured or any Affiliated Entity provides any
services, or (b) an Insured or an Affiliated Entity.

(5) "Investment Advisory Services" means (a) advice with respect to the desirability of
investing in, purchasing or selling securities or other property, including the power to
determine what securities or other property shall be purchased or sold, but not including
furnishing only statistical and other factual information (such as economic factors and
trends); and (b) the provision of financial, economic or investment management services,
but only if ancillary and related to the advice referred to in clause (a) above.

(6) “Plan” means any retirement or employee benefit plan, including any trust relating thereto.

(7) “In-House Plan” means any Plan for employees of an Insured, or for any Affiliated Entity,
but always excluding employee stock ownership plans, stock bonus plans, and any trusts
relating thereto.

It is further understood and agreed that with respect to In-House Plans, for purposes of Rider No. 2 of this bond only, an In-House Plan named as an Insured under this Bond shall not be deemed to be a Non-Fund.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 4

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q of this Bond, this Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement J as follows:

J. COMPUTER SECURITY

Loss (including loss of Property) resulting directly from Computer Fraud; provided, that the Insured has adopted in writing and generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Computer Security Procedures. The isolated failure of the Insured to maintain and follow a particular Computer Security Procedure in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the specific exclusions herein and in the Bond.

1. Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following
meanings:

a. "Authorized User" means any person or entity designated by the Insured (through
contract, assignment of User Identification, or otherwise) as authorized to use a
Covered Computer System, or any part thereof. An individual who invests in an
Insured Fund shall not be considered to be an Authorized User solely by virtue of being
an investor.

b. "Computer Fraud" means the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction
of data in, or change of data elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System which:

(1) is committed by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone or in collusion with
other Unauthorized Third Parties; and

(2) is committed with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause the Insured to sustain a
loss, and (b) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person; and

(3) causes (x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered; or (y) an account of the
Insured, or of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited; or (z) an
unauthorized or fictitious account to be debited or credited.

c. "Computer Security Procedures" means procedures for prevention of unauthorized
computer access and use and administration of computer access and use as provided in
writing to the Underwriter.

d. "Covered Computer System" means any Computer System as to which the Insured has
possession, custody and control.

e. "Unauthorized Third Party" means any person or entity that, at the time of the Computer
Fraud, is not an Authorized User.

f. "User Identification" means any unique user name (i.e., a series of characters) that is
assigned to a person or entity by the Insured.

2. Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement J shall not
cover:

a. Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity," of this Bond; and

b. Any loss resulting directly or indirectly from Theft or misappropriation of confidential
or proprietary information, material or data (including but not limited to trade secrets,
computer programs or customer information); and

c. Any loss resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Computer
Security Procedures; and

d. Any loss resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in collusion with:

(1) any Authorized User (whether a natural person or an entity); or

(2) in the case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a) any director,
officer, partner, employee or agent of such Authorized User, or (b) any
entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Authorized User ("Related Entity"), or (c) any director, officer,
partner, employee or agent of such Related Entity; or

(3) in the case of any Authorized User who is a natural person, (a) any entity
for which such Authorized User is a director, officer, partner, employee or
agent ("Employer Entity"), or (b) any director, officer, partner, employee
or agent of such Employer Entity, or (c) any entity which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Employer Entity
("Employer-Related Entity"), or (d) any director, officer, partner, employee
or agent of such Employer-Related Entity;

and

e. Any loss resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any Covered Computer
System, or any part thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated therewith;
and

f. Any loss not directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud (including, without
limitation, disruption of business and extra expense); and

g. Payments made to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has denied authorized
access to a Covered Computer System or otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business
of the Insured.

For purposes of this Insuring Agreement, "Single Loss," as defined in Section 1.X of this Bond, shall also include all loss caused by Computer Fraud(s) committed by one person, or in which one person is implicated, whether or not that person is specifically identified. A series of losses involving unidentified individuals, but arising from the same method of operation, may be deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same individual and in that event shall be treated as a Single Loss.

It is further understood and agreed that nothing in this Rider shall affect the exclusion set forth in Section 2.O of this Bond.

Coverage under this Insuring Agreement shall terminate upon termination of this Bond. Coverage under this Insuring Agreement may also be terminated without terminating this Bond as an entirety:

(a) by written notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the
effective date of termination specified in such notice; or

(b) immediately by written notice from the Insured to the Underwriter.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 5

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the exclusion set forth at Section 2.M of this Bond shall not apply with respect to loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions in connection with offers or sales of securities issued by an Insured Fund effected by an Employee (a) who is an employee of that Fund or of its investment adviser, principal underwriter, or affiliated transfer agent, and (b) who is communicating with purchasers of such securities only in person in an office of an Insured or by telephone or in writing, and (c) who does not receive commissions on such sales; provided, that such Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions do not involve, and such loss does not arise from, a statement or representation which is not (1) contained in a currently effective prospectus regarding such securities, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or (2) made as part of a scripted response to a question regarding that Investment Company or such securities, if the script has been filed with, and not objected to by, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and if the entire scripted response has been read to the caller, and if any response concerning the performance of such securities is not outdated.

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Rider or in Section 2.M of this Bond, this Bond does not cover loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions of an Employee in connection with offers or sales of securities issued by any Fund where such offers or sales are made to any employee benefit plan ("Plan"), regardless of whether such Plan is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, unless

(1) such Employee is a "sales representative" employed by The Vanguard Group, Inc.;
and

(2) such Employee is communicating only with a person authorized under such Plan to
define permissible investments for the Plan; and

(3) such Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions are in
connection with such Employee's offer or sale of securities issued by an Insured
Fund; and

(4) such Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts, Theft, or other acts or omissions do not involve,
and such loss does not arise from, a statement or representation which is not (a)

contained in a currently effective prospectus regarding such securities, which has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or (b) made as part of a
scripted response to a question regarding that Investment Company or such
securities, if the script has been filed with, and not objected to by, the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, and if the entire scripted response has been read to
the caller, and if any response concerning the performance of such securities is not
outdated; and

(5) such Employee does not (a) have or exercise any discretionary authority or
discretionary control respecting management of a Plan or disposition of Plan assets,
(b) render investment advice for a fee or other compensation with respect to any
money or other property of a Plan, or (c) perform any discretionary act in the
capacity of a trustee, fiduciary or co-fiduciary under any applicable law, including
without limitation ERISA and state statutory or common law,

and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered by the terms of this Bond.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 6

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or Alteration, and Insuring Agreement F, Securities, shall not apply with respect to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following documents:

(1) letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less payable by check to the shareholder
of record and addressed to the address of record; or

(2) letter requesting redemption of $50,000 or less by wire transfer to the record
shareholder's bank account of record; or

(3) written request to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement Account
("DRA") which holds shares of an Insured Fund, where such request (a) purports to
be from or at the instruction of the Owner of such DRA, and (b) directs such trustee
or custodian to transfer $50,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for
another DRA established for the benefit of such Owner;

provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described above shall be $50,000 and that the Insured shall bear 20% of each such loss. This Rider shall not apply in the case of any such Single Loss which exceeds $50,000; in such case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.

For purposes of this Rider:

(A)"Designated Retirement Account" means any retirement plan or account described
or qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount
thereof.

(B) "Owner" means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount thereof,
is established.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 7

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of any Third Party Check, unless

(1) such Third Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is registered in
the name of one or more of the payees on such Third Party Check, and

(2) reasonable efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving Third Party
Checks on behalf of the Insured, to verify all endorsements on all Third Party Checks
made payable in amounts greater than $100,000 (provided, however, that the isolated
failure to make such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage, subject
to the exclusions herein and in the Bond),

and then only to the extent such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.

For purposes of this Rider, "Third Party Check" means a check made payable to one or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of a Third Party Check where:

(1) any payee on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a corporation or other
entity; or

(2) such Third Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than $100,000 and does
not include the purported endorsements of all payees on such Third Party Check.

It is further understood and agreed that this Rider shall not apply with respect to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, "Fidelity."

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 8

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in General Agreement A of this Bond, Item 1 of the Declarations shall include any Newly Created Investment Company or series, provided that the Insured shall submit to the Underwriter, at least annually, a list of all Newly Created Investment Companies or series, the estimated annual assets of each Newly Created Investment Company or series, and copies of any prospectuses and statements of additional information relating to such Newly Created Investment Companies or series, unless said prospectuses and statements of additional information have been previously submitted.

For purposes of this Rider, Newly Created Investment Company or series shall mean any Investment Company or series declared effective by the SEC after the inception date of this Bond which is advised, distributed or administered by The Vanguard Group, Inc. and for which it has the responsibility of placing fidelity bond coverage.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 9

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I), this Bond does not cover any On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s) involving an aggregate amount in excess of the Qualified Transaction Limit (as defined by the Insured and reported to the Underwriter) per shareholder account per day, unless before such redemption(s) or purchase(s), in a procedure initiated by the Insured or by the entity receiving the request for such On-Line Redemption(s) or On-Line Purchase(s):

(i) the Shareholder of Record verifies, by some method other than an Electronic
Transmission effected by computer-to-computer over the Internet or utilizing modem or
similar connections, that each such redemption or purchase has been authorized, and (ii) if
such redemption or purchase is to be effected by wire to or from a particular bank account,
a duly authorized employee of the bank verifies the account number to or from which funds
are being transferred, and that the name on the account is the same as the name of the
intended recipient of the proceeds.

It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the Limit of Liability set forth herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit of Liability with respect to any Single Loss caused by an On-Line Transaction shall be Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) and the On-Line Deductible with respect to Insuring Agreement I is One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 8, Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability, or any other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate Limit of Liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused by On-Line Transactions shall be an aggregate of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.

For purposes of this Rider, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“On-Line Purchase” means any purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company, which purchase is requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.

“On-Line Redemption” means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested by computer-to computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.

“On-Line Transaction” means any Phone/Electronic Transaction requested by computer-to-computer transmissions over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 10

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, with respect to Insuring Agreement I only, the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations (“Phone/Electronic Deductible”) shall not apply with respect to a Single Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring Agreement I, caused by:

(1) a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by check to
the Shareholder of Record at the address of record; or

(2) a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by wire
transfer to the Shareholder of Record’s bank account of record,

provided, that the Limit of Liability for a Single Loss as described in (1) or (2) above shall be the lesser of 80% of such loss or $40,000 and that the Insured shall bear the remainder of each such Loss. This Rider shall not apply if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible to the Single Loss would result in coverage of greater than $40,000 or more; in such case the Phone-initiated Deductible and Limit of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations shall control.

For purposes of this Rider, “Phone/Electronic Redemption” means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by voice over the telephone, (b) through an automated telephone tone or voice response system, (c) by Telefacsimile, (d) by transmission over the Internet (including any connected or associated intranet or extranet) or utilizing modem or similar connections.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 11

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

VOICE VERIFICATION AMENDMENT

In consideration for the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that Insuring Agreement I. Phone/Electronic Transactions is amended by deleting exclusions (3) and (4) in their entirety and replacing with the following:

“(3) any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such
redemption were requested to be paid or made payable to other than (a) the Shareholder of
Record, or (b) any other person or bank account designated to receive redemption proceeds
(i) in the initial account application, (ii) in writing (not to include Electronic Transmission)
accompanied by a signature guarantee, or (iii) by voice over the telephone pursuant to the
Insured’s Voice Verification Security Procedures; or

(4) any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the proceeds of such
redemption were requested to be sent to other than any address for such account which was
designated (a) in the initial account application, or (b) in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission), where such writing is received at least one (1) day prior to such redemption
request, (c) by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission at least fifteen (15)
days prior to such redemption, or (d) by voice over the telephone pursuant to the Insured’s
Voice Verification Security Procedures; or”

It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the Limit of Liability set forth herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit of Liability with respect to any Single Loss caused by a Voice Verified Transaction shall be Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 8, Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability, or any other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate Limit of Liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused by Voice Verified Transactions shall be an aggregate of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.

For purposes of this Rider, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

1. “Voice Verification Security Procedures” means the Insured’s security procedures, as
implemented through Vanguard Voice Verification™, for authenticating the identity of
individuals purporting to be Fund shareholders or subscribers or authorized agents of Fund
shareholders or subscribers.

2. “Voice Verified Transaction” means any Phone/Electronic Transaction which is requested
by voice over the telephone and which is subject to the Insured’s Voice Verification
Security Procedures.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 12

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

Most property and casualty insurers, including ICI Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (“ICI Mutual”), are subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended (the “Act”). The Act establishes a federal insurance backstop under which ICI Mutual and these other insurers will be partially reimbursed for future “insured losses” resulting from certified “acts of terrorism.” (Each of these bolded terms is defined by the Act.) The Act also places certain disclosure and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.

Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI Mutual caused by certified “acts of terrorism” will be partially reimbursed by the United States government under a formula established by the Act. Under this formula, the United States government will reimburse ICI Mutual for the Federal Share of Compensation of ICI Mutual’s “insured losses” in excess of ICI Mutual’s “insurer deductible” until total “insured losses” of all participating insurers in excess of a statutorily established aggregate deductible reach the Cap on Annual Liability. If total “insured losses” of all property and casualty insurers in excess of a statutorily established aggregate deductible reach the Cap on Annual Liability during any applicable period, the Act provides that the insurers will not be liable under their policies for their portions of such losses that exceed such amount. Amounts otherwise payable under this policy may be reduced as a result.

This policy has no express exclusion for “acts of terrorism.” However, coverage under this policy remains subject to all applicable terms, conditions and limitations of the policy (including exclusions) that are permissible under the Act. The portion of the premium that is attributable to any coverage potentially available under the policy for “acts of terrorism” is one percent (1%).

As used herein, “Federal Share of Compensation” shall mean:

85% in calendar year 2015;
84% in calendar year 2016;
83% in calendar year 2017;
82% in calendar year 2018;
81% in calendar year 2019; and
80% in calendar year 2020.

As used herein, “Cap on Annual Liability” shall mean, with respect to total “insured losses” of all participating insurers:

$100 billion in calendar year 2015;
$120 billion in calendar year 2016;
$140 billion in calendar year 2017;
$160 billion in calendar year 2018;
$180 billion in calendar year 2019; and
$200 billion in calendar year 2020.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 13

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that the Underwriter shall use its best efforts to enter into an agreement with each Facultative Reinsurer on this Bond, regarding the Insureds’ rights against such Facultative Reinsurer (“Cut Through Agreement”), in substantially the form(s) previously reviewed and agreed to by the Insureds.

It is further understood and agreed that as used in this rider, “Facultative Reinsurer” means any entity providing reinsurance for this Bond to the Underwriter on a facultative basis (and always excluding any entity providing reinsurance for this Bond to the Underwriter pursuant to treaty).

Nothing herein contained shall be held to vary, alter, waive or extend any of the terms, conditions, provisions, agreements or limitations of this Bond other than as above stated.

ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group

INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND

RIDER NO. 14

INSURED		BOND NUMBER
The Vanguard Group, Inc.		87117116B
EFFECTIVE DATE	BOND PERIOD	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
August 1, 2016	August 1, 2016 to August 1, 2017	/S/ Swenitha Nalli

In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that no action involving Vanguard Asset Management Ltd. (“VAM”) and Vanguard Investments Australia Limited (“VIA”) as a party, or otherwise relating to VAM or VIA, may be brought against the Underwriter anywhere other than in a court within the State of Vermont in the United States of America. In the case of any such action, this Bond shall be governed by and construed and enforced only in accordance with (1) the internal laws of the State of Vermont (without reference to choice of law doctrine applicable in such state); and (2) the English text as it appears in this Bond.

It is further understood and agreed that as used in Insuring Agreement F., Securities and Section 2.E of this Bond only, the term "Self Regulatory Organization" shall be deemed to include any association or organization of investment advisers or securities dealers registered or authorized under the securities laws of any government or any securities exchange registered with any government.

It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 17 or any other provision of this Bond, this Bond shall terminate immediately as to VAM or VIA without prior notice to any Insured: (1) if there is a change in control (as defined in Section 17 of this Bond) of VAM or VIA by transfer of its outstanding voting securities or otherwise, or (2) if VAM or VIA shall merge or consolidate with an entity such that VAM or VIA is the surviving entity, or purchase or otherwise acquire any other entity or substantially all the assets of another entity, or acquire or create a subsidiary or separate investment portfolio, unless, prior to such change in control, or merger or consolidation, or purchase, or acquisition or creation, respectively ("Event"), VAM or VIA notifies the Underwriter in writing of the impending Event and the Underwriter, in its sole discretion, determines to continue the Bond upon such terms and conditions as the Underwriter may deem appropriate.

Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.

EX-1

CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES individually and on behalf of the following Delaware statutory trusts and their constituent funds (the “Funds”):

Vanguard Admiral Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Value Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund

Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund

Vanguard Bond Index Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund

Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund

Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard California Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard California Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Vanguard Charlotte Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Chester Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement Income Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2010 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2015 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2020 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2025 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2030 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2035 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2045 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2050 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2055 Fund

Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2060 Fund

Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund

Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund

Vanguard CMT Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund

Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund

Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund

Vanguard Explorer Fund

Vanguard Fenway Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Equity Income Fund

Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund

Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard GNMA Fund

Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund

Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund

Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund

Vanguard Horizon Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund

Vanguard Global Equity Fund

Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund

Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund

Vanguard Index Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund

Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund

Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund

Vanguard Value Index Fund

Vanguard Institutional Index Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

Vanguard Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund

Vanguard International Equity Index Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund

Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund

Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund

Vanguard Malvern Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Capital Value Fund

Vanguard Core Bond Fund

Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund

Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund

2

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund

Vanguard U.S. Value Fund

Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Money Market Reserves, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund

Vanguard Montgomery Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Market Neutral Fund

Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund

Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Limited-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Long-Term Tax Exempt Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund

Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard New Jersey Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard New York Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Ohio Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Ohio Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Pennsylvania Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund

Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Growth and Income Fund

Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund

Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund

Vanguard Scottsdale Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Explorer Value Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index fund

Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 1000 Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value Index Fund

Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Specialized Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund

Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund

Vanguard Energy Fund

Vanguard Health Care Fund

Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund

3

Vanguard REIT Index Fund

Vanguard STAR Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund

Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund

Vanguard LifeStrategy Income Fund

Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund

Vanguard STAR Fund

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund

Vanguard Tax-Managed Balanced Fund

Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund

Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund

Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Alternative Strategies Fund

Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund

Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund

Vanguard International Value Fund

Vanguard Valley Forge Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Balanced Index Fund

Vanguard Managed Payout Fund

Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Balanced Portfolio

Vanguard Capital Growth Portfolio

Vanguard Conservative Allocation Portfolio

Vanguard Diversified Value Portfolio

Vanguard Equity Income Portfolio

Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio

Vanguard Growth Portfolio

Vanguard High Yield Bond Portfolio

Vanguard International Portfolio

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

Vanguard Moderate Allocation Portfolio

Vanguard Money Market Portfolio

Vanguard REIT Index Portfolio

Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio

Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund

Vanguard Wellington Fund

Vanguard Whitehall Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund

Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund

Vanguard International Explorer Fund

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Vanguard Selected Value Fund

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Vanguard Windsor Funds, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Windsor Fund

Vanguard Windsor II Fund

Vanguard World Fund, a series fund consisting of:

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund

Vanguard Energy Index Fund

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund

Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund

Vanguard Financials Index Fund

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund

Vanguard Industrials Index Fund

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund

Vanguard International Growth Fund

Vanguard Materials Index Fund

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund

Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund

Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund

Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund

that I am the duly elected and qualified Assistant Secretary of each of the Funds, and that set forth below is a true and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Funds at meetings of the Board of Trustees of each of the Funds duly held on July 21 & 22, 2016, and that such resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are now in full force and effect: Vanguard Funds Board

RESOLVED, that the form and amount of the joint insured fidelity bond maintained with ICI Mutual Insurance Company in the aggregate amount of $400 million covering the Vanguard Funds (“Funds”), The Vanguard Group, Inc.. (“Vanguard”), and Vanguard Marketing Corporation, for the 12-month period ending July 31, 2017, is approved by the Boards, including a majority of the Trustees of the Fund Board that are not interested persons of any Fund (“Independent Trustees”) as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), in substantially the form presented at the meeting with such changes as counsel deems necessary or appropriate;

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of the Funds, the Chief Financial Officer of Vanguard, and the Chief Financial Officer’s representatives in Vanguard’s Corporate Financial Services Department are authorized and directed to execute such other documents and take such other action as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to effect the intent of the foregoing resolution and maintain the Funds’ fidelity bond including, but not limited to, making further changes to the recovery allocation agreement (the “Agreement”) on behalf of the Funds.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certification as of this 19th day of August, 2016.

 /s/ Laura J. Merianos

 Assistant Secretary

 Laura J. Merianos

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The Vanguard Group, Inc. maintains a $400 million joint fidelity bond for all of the registered investment companies in the Vanguard Group, underwritten by ICI Mutual Insurance Company. The bond is for a one-year term beginning August 1, 2016, with an annual premium of $1.9 million. The premium was paid in full on August 18, 2016.

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AGREEMENT

     Made as of this 10th day of August, 2016, by and among VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS, VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FUNDS, VANGUARD CHESTER FUNDS, VANGUARD CMT FUNDS, VANGUARD CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND, VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND, VANGUARD FENWAY FUNDS, VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS, VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS, VANGUARD MASSACHUSETTS TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS, VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES, VANGUARD MONTGOMERY FUNDS, VANGUARD MORGAN GROWTH FUND, VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS, VANGUARD NEW JERSEY TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD NEW YORK TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD OHIO TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD PENNSYLVANIA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS, VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FUNDS, VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS, VANGUARD STAR FUNDS, VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS, VANGUARD TRUSTEES’ EQUITY FUND, VANGUARD VALLEY FORGE FUNDS, VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND, VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND, VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS, VANGUARD WINDSOR FUNDS, AND VANGUARD WORLD FUND (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) and THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. (“Vanguard”), AND VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION (“VMC”).

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into under the following circumstances:

WHEREAS, Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the Act”) provides

that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is authorized to require that the officers and

employees of registered management investment companies who, either singly or jointly with others,

may have access to the Funds’ assets, be bonded against larceny and embezzlement, and the SEC has

promulgated such rules and regulations (“Rule 17g-1”); and

WHEREAS, the Funds, Vanguard and WMC are named as joint insureds under the terms of

a bond or policy of insurance with total coverage of $400,000,000 which insures against larceny and

embezzlement by officers and employees (the “Joint Insured Bond”); and

WHEREAS, a majority of the members of the Boards of Trustees of the Funds (the

“Board”), who are not “interested persons” as defined by Section 2(a)(19) of the Act, have given due

consideration to all factors relevant to the form, amount and apportionment of recoveries and

premium on the Joint Insured Bond, and the Boards have approved the term and amount of the Joint

Insured Bond, the portion of the premium payable by each party, and the manner in which recovery

on the Joint Insured Bond, if any, shall be shared by and among the parties as set forth below in this

Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Funds, Vanguard and VMC now desire to enter into this Agreement as

required by Rule 17g-1(f) of the Act to establish the manner in which recovery on the Joint Insured

Bond, if any, shall be shared.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and among the parties as follows:

1. ALLOCATION OF PREMIUMS

The annual premium shall be allocated among the Funds, based on relative net assets, in

accordance with a Board-approved methodology, and expensed monthly over the term of the Joint Insured

Bond.

2. ALLOCATION OF RECOVERIES

A. In the event of a separate loss or losses under the Joint Insured Bond, the party

suffering a loss or losses shall be entitled to be indemnified up to the full amount of the Joint Insured Bond.

B. If more than one party is damaged in a single loss or occurrence for which recovery is

received under the Joint Insured Bond, each such party shall receive that portion of the recovery which

represents the loss sustained by that party, unless the recovery is inadequate to fully indemnify each party

sustaining a loss.

C. If the recovery is inadequate to fully indemnify each party sustaining a loss, the

recovery shall be allocated among the parties as follows:

(i) Each party sustaining a loss shall be allocated an amount equal to the lesser of

its actual loss or at least equal to the amount which it would have received had it provided and maintained a

single insured bond with the minimum coverage as set forth in Exhibit A as attached.

(ii) The remaining portion of the recovery shall be allocated to each party

sustaining a loss not fully indemnified by the allocation under subparagraph (i) above, in ratio of the

premium paid by each such party to the premium paid by all parties.

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3. BOND COVERAGE REQUIRED

Each party has determined the minimum amount of fidelity bond coverage deemed

appropriate to be maintained. This amount is set forth in Exhibit A and each Fund represents and warrants

to each of the other parties that the minimum amount of coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1) is not more

than reflected in Exhibit A. Each Fund further agrees that its minimum coverage shall not be less than the

minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d)(1).

4. This Agreement shall apply to the present fidelity bond coverage and any renewal or

replacement thereof and shall continue until terminated by any party that provides 60 days’ written notice to

the other parties.

5. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration under the Rules of

the American Arbitration Association and the decision rendered therein shall be final and binding upon the

parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS
VANGUARD CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE FUNDS
VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FUNDS
VANGUARD CHESTER FUNDS
VANGUARD CMT FUNDS
VANGUARD CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND
VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND
VANGUARD FENWAY FUNDS
VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS
VANGUARD HORIZON FUNDS
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS
VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDS
VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS
VANGUARD MASSACHUSETTS TAX-EXEMPT FUNDS
VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES
VANGUARD MONTGOMERY FUNDS
VANGUARD MORGAN GROWTH FUND
VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
VANGUARD NEW JERSEY TAX-FREE FUNDS
VANGUARD NEW YORK TAX-FREE FUNDS
VANGUARD OHIO TAX-FREE FUNDS
VANGUARD PENNSYLVANIA TAX-FREE FUNDS
VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FUNDS
VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS
VANGUARD STAR FUNDS
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS
VANGUARD TRUSTEES’ EQUITY FUNDS
VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
VANGUARD VALLEY FORGE FUNDS
VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND
VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS
VANGUARD WINDSOR FUNDS
VANGUARD WORLD FUND

By:	/s/ Heidi Stam
	Heidi Stam, Secretary
Attest:	/s/ Laura J. Merianos
	Laura J. Merianos, Assistant Secretary

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THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.

By:	/s/ Heidi Stam
	Heidi Stam, Managing Director, General Counsel, and
	Secretary
Attest:	/s/ Michael L. Kimmel
Michael L. Kimmel, Assistant Secretary

VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Heidi Stam
	Heidi Stam, Senior Vice President
Attest:	/s/ Michael L. Kimmel
	Michael L. Kimmel, Assistant Secretary

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EXHIBIT A

Rule 17g-1
Minimum Bond Requirements

As of 5/31/2016

		Bond
Fund/Portfolio Name	Net Assets	Requirement
Vanguard Admiral Funds
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund	897,988,164	1,000,000
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund	399,658,245	750,000
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund	627,822,891	900,000
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index Fund	1,238,759,489	1,250,000
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund	507,388,447	900,000
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund	120,674,603	525,000
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund	561,953,337	900,000
Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund	134,156,417	525,000
Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund	10,161,798,834	2,500,000
Vanguard Bond Index Funds
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund	23,788,558,180	2,500,000
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund	26,187,753,776	2,500,000
Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund	9,615,485,299	2,500,000
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	44,992,361,153	2,500,000
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	163,287,877,254	2,500,000
Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund	99,154,225,604	2,500,000
Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard California Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	11,599,008,772	2,500,000
Vanguard California Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	3,673,874,735	2,300,000
Vanguard California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund	3,223,804,470	2,100,000
Vanguard Charlotte Funds	58,608,344,318	2,500,000
Vanguard Chester Funds
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement Income Fund	1,787,751,829	1,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2010 Fund	1,568,995,255	1,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2015 Fund	5,378,061,367	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2020 Fund	9,788,476,301	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2025 Fund	11,377,868,198	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2030 Fund	9,526,225,402	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2035 Fund	8,896,862,664	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund	7,147,343,442	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2045 Fund	5,631,582,248	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2050 Fund	3,353,047,133	2,100,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2055 Fund	1,102,824,848	1,250,000
Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2060 Fund	249,999,412	600,000

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Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund	46,227,553,522	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund	10,426,824,141	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2010 Fund	5,746,823,642	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund	17,415,437,809	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Fund	26,560,903,642	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund	30,439,178,451	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund	23,592,414,841	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund	23,411,405,615	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund	16,368,996,255	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund	15,096,026,242	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund	8,863,345,972	2,500,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund	2,967,661,213	1,900,000
Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund	991,674,600	1,000,000
Vanguard CMT Funds
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund	51,702,550,183	2,500,000
Vanguard Municipal Cash Management Fund	3,224,821,768	2,100,000
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund	1,518,371,088	1,500,000
Vanguard Explorer Fund	10,924,571,555	2,500,000
Vanguard Fenway Funds
Vanguard Equity Income Fund	21,431,170,921	2,500,000
Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund	8,091,401,228	2,500,000
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds
Vanguard GNMA Fund	26,538,100,185	2,500,000
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund	18,524,554,440	2,500,000
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund	25,738,047,600	2,500,000
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund	6,673,682,635	2,500,000
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund	14,733,707,989	2,500,000
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund	3,932,065,270	2,300,000
Vanguard Short-Term Federal Fund	5,488,282,454	2,500,000
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund	55,094,629,312	2,500,000
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund	7,461,458,435	2,500,000
Vanguard Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund	693,467,901	900,000
Vanguard Horizon Funds
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund	13,150,162,220	2,500,000
Vanguard Global Equity Fund	4,328,168,380	2,500,000
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund	5,799,310,041	2,500,000
Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund	1,249,929,441	1,250,000
Vanguard Index Funds
Vanguard 500 Index Fund	234,264,818,649	2,500,000
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund	44,466,545,801	2,500,000
Vanguard Growth Index Fund	50,586,786,297	2,500,000
Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund	12,297,811,284	2,500,000
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund	7,354,189,607	2,500,000
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund	68,967,325,851	2,500,000
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund	10,247,995,323	2,500,000
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund	15,211,941,780	2,500,000
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund	57,891,877,965	2,500,000

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Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund	18,745,915,129	2,500,000
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund	434,110,985,410	2,500,000
Vanguard Value Index Fund	41,642,041,060	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Index Funds
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund	204,533,223,571	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund	40,715,770,844	2,500,000
Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund	50,736,133,085	2,500,000
Vanguard European Stock Index Fund	19,023,943,829	2,500,000
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Index Fund	23,647,311,448	2,500,000
Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund	3,231,831,852	2,100,000
Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund	3,980,885,807	2,300,000
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund	5,296,997,702	2,500,000
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund	8,264,905,881	2,500,000
Vanguard Malvern Funds
Vanguard Capital Value Fund	974,200,959	1,000,000
Vanguard Core Bond Fund	515,476,737	900,000
Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund	10,397,317	200,000
Vanguard Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund	8,763,333,323	2,500,000
Vanguard Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund	10,336,226,658	2,500,000
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund	14,931,183,350	2,500,000
Vanguard U.S. Value Fund	1,362,679,732	1,250,000
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund	1,468,861,824	1,250,000
Vanguard Money Market Reserves
Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund	14,204,288,098	2,500,000
Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund	134,398,494,453	2,500,000
Vanguard Montgomery Funds
Vanguard Market Neutral Fund	1,702,133,997	1,500,000
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund	11,153,653,073	2,500,000
Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds	10,479,548,739	2,500,000
Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund	50,475,866,679	2,500,000
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	22,593,388,984	2,500,000
Vanguard Limited-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	10,002,699,673	2,500,000
Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	12,504,405,088	2,500,000
Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	10,479,548,739	2,500,000
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund	370,791,259	750,000
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund	16,690,588,955	2,500,000
Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard New Jersey Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	2,106,335,995	1,700,000
Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund	1,280,009,920	1,250,000
Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard New York Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	4,409,991,371	2,500,000
Vanguard New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund	2,026,244,419	1,700,000
Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Ohio Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	1,152,078,738	1,250,000
Vanguard Ohio Tax- Exempt Money Market Fund	423,869,060	750,000

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Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Pennsylvania Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund	3,510,103,816	2,300,000
Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax- Exempt Money Market Fund	1,965,340,457	1,500,000
Vanguard Quantitative Funds
Vanguard Growth and Income Fund	6,401,406,751	2,500,000
Vanguard Structured Broad Market Fund	557,007,583	900,000
Vanguard Structured Large-Cap Equity Fund	551,605,474	900,000
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds
Vanguard Explorer Value Fund	317,699,278	750,000
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	9,708,004,836	2,500,000
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index Fund	1,586,637,945	1,500,000
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	1,673,585,893	1,500,000
Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond Index Fund	949,814,037	1,000,000
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund	2,904,457,745	1,900,000
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund	2,504,637,190	1,900,000
Vanguard Russell 1000 Index Fund	2,067,074,785	1,700,000
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund	1,896,322,027	1,500,000
Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund	333,138,615	750,000
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund	991,481,960	1,000,000
Vanguard Russell 2000 Value Index Fund	190,569,198	600,000
Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund	1,008,936,826	1,250,000
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund	14,913,752,763	2,500,000
Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond Index Fund	1,304,595,904	1,250,000
Vanguard Specialized Funds
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	25,437,885,544	2,500,000
Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund	29,620,328,920	2,500,000
Vanguard Energy Fund	9,793,595,085	2,500,000
Vanguard Health Care Fund	48,890,796,202	2,500,000
Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund	2,276,840,680	1,700,000
Vanguard REIT Index Fund	58,522,963,640	2,500,000
Vanguard STAR Funds
Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund	7,830,923,946	2,500,000
Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund	11,512,120,868	2,500,000
Vanguard LifeStrategy Income Fund	3,569,189,054	2,300,000
Vanguard LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund	12,586,235,689	2,500,000
Vanguard STAR Fund	18,589,560,871	2,500,000
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund	205,984,271,576	2,500,000
Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund	58,705,081,378	2,500,000
Vanguard Tax-Managed Balanced Fund	2,807,649,524	1,900,000
Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund	6,817,032,963	2,500,000
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund	4,000,911,568	2,500,000
Vanguard Trustees' Equity Fund
Vanguard Alternative Strategies Fund	177,247,878	600,000
Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund	1,337,222,610	1,250,000
Vanguard Emerging Markets Select Stock Index Fund	7,666,305,643	2,500,000
Vanguard International Value Fund	258,575,729	750,000

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Vanguard Valley Forge Funds
Vanguard Balanced Index Fund	27,933,784,443	2,500,000
Vanguard Managed Payout Fund	1,616,606,542	1,500,000
Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund
Vanguard Balanced Portfolio	2,389,403,679	1,700,000
Vanguard Capital Growth Portfolio	878,982,347	1,000,000
Vanguard Conservative Allocation Portfolio	220,982,702	600,000
Vanguard Diversified Value Portfolio	1,077,635,458	1,250,000
Vanguard Equity Income Portfolio	1,049,180,994	1,250,000
Vanguard Equity Index Portfolio	4,120,162,221	2,500,000
Vanguard Growth Portfolio	458,754,216	750,000
Vanguard High Yield Bond Portfolio	554,936,028	900,000
Vanguard International Portfolio	2,190,055,331	1,700,000
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Portfolio	1,401,601,489	1,250,000
Vanguard Moderate Allocation Portfolio	272,551,314	750,000
Vanguard Money Market Portfolio	1,226,973,126	1,250,000
Vanguard REIT Index Portfolio	1,044,672,845	1,250,000
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio	1,339,423,052	1,250,000
Vanguard Small Company Growth Portfolio	1,229,462,252	1,250,000
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Portfolio	3,014,850,002	2,100,000
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Portfolio	1,749,834,995	1,500,000
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund	45,864,428,774	2,500,000
Vanguard Wellington Fund	89,892,130,501	2,500,000
Vanguard Whitehall Funds
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund	881,056,424	1,000,000
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund	1,559,591,656	1,500,000
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund	19,012,678,440	2,500,000
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	69,884,966	400,000
Vanguard International Explorer Fund	3,010,740,270	2,100,000
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund	61,032,761	400,000
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund	4,263,368,673	2,500,000
Vanguard Selected Value Fund	9,042,576,738	2,500,000
Vanguard Windsor Funds
Vanguard Windsor Fund	16,782,768,560	2,500,000
Vanguard Windsor II Fund	45,719,793,785	2,500,000

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Vanguard World Fund
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund	1,992,001,085	1,500,000
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund	3,734,925,308	2,300,000
Vanguard Energy Index Fund	4,657,620,055	2,500,000
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	1,369,306,685	1,250,000
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund	2,180,142,934	1,700,000
Vanguard Financials Index Fund	3,687,961,969	2,300,000
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund	6,328,355,842	2,500,000
Vanguard Industrials Index Fund	2,210,942,309	1,700,000
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund	8,998,350,706	2,500,000
Vanguard International Growth Fund	21,281,698,095	2,500,000
Vanguard Materials Index Fund	1,472,553,577	1,250,000
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund	2,156,259,662	1,700,000
Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund	1,190,009,952	1,250,000
Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund	1,434,859,941	1,250,000
Vanguard Telecommunication Services Index Fund	1,532,527,449	1,500,000
Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund	6,863,613,595	2,500,000
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund	2,946,029,223	1,900,000
TOTALS	3,664,241,193,076	386,400,000

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