EX-99.N 18F-3 PLAN 7 multipleclassplanvanguardfun.htm MULTI-CLASS PLAN multipleclassplanvanguardfun.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

VANGUARD FUNDS
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN

I. INTRODUCTION

     This Multiple Class Plan (the “Plan”) describes seven separate classes of shares that may be offered by investment company members of The Vanguard Group of Mutual Funds (collectively the “Funds,” individually a “Fund”). The Plan explains the separate arrangements for each class, how expenses are allocated to each class, and the conversion features of each class. Each Fund may offer any one or more of the specified classes.

     The Plan has been approved by the Board of Directors of The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“VGI”). In addition, the Plan has been adopted by a majority of the Board of Trustees of each Fund (“Fund Board”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of each Fund. The classes of shares offered by each Fund are designated in Schedule A hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.

II. SHARE CLASSES

A Fund may offer any one or more of the following share classes:

Investor Shares
Admiral Shares
Institutional Shares
Institutional Plus Shares
Institutional Select Shares
ETF Shares
Transition Shares

III. DISTRIBUTION, AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY

     Distribution arrangements for all classes are described below. Distribution arrangements vary by VGI business line depending on the eligibility of the client segments to whom they market. Each Fund retains sole discretion in determining share class availability, and VGI retains discretion in determining whether Fund shares shall be offered either directly or through certain financial intermediaries, or on certain financial intermediary platforms. Eligibility requirements for purchasing shares of each class will differ, as follows:

A. Investor Shares

     Investor Shares generally will be available to investors who are not permitted to purchase other classes of shares, subject to the eligibility requirements specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended

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from time to time. It is expected that the minimum investment amount for Investor Shares will be substantially lower than the amount required for any other class of shares. Investor Shares are typically distributed by all VGI business lines.

B. Admiral Shares

     Admiral Shares generally will be available to individual, institutional, and other investors who meet the eligibility requirements specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. These eligibility requirements may include, but are not limited to the following factors: (i) the total amount invested the Fund; or (ii) any other factors deemed appropriate by a Fund’s Board. Admiral Shares are typically distributed by all VGI business lines.

C. Institutional Shares

     Institutional Shares generally will be available to institutional and other investors who meet the eligibility requirements specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. It is expected that the minimum investment amount per account for Institutional Shares will be substantially higher than the amounts required for Investor Shares or Admiral Shares. Institutional Shares are typically distributed by Vanguard’s financial advisory services and institutional business lines.

D. Institutional Plus Shares

     Institutional Plus Shares generally will be available to institutional and other investors who meet the eligibility requirements specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. It is expected that the minimum investment amount for Institutional Plus Shares will be substantially higher than the amount required for Institutional Shares. Institutional Plus Shares are typically distributed by VGI’s financial advisory services and institutional business lines.

E. Institutional Select Shares

     Institutional Select Shares generally will be available to institutional investors who meet the eligibility requirements specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. It is expected that the minimum investment amount for Institutional Select Shares will be the highest among all VGI share classes. Institutional Select Shares are typically distributed by VGI’s institutional business line.

F. ETF Shares

     A Fund will sell ETF Shares to investors that are (or who purchase through) Authorized Participants, and who pay for their ETF shares by depositing

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a prescribed basket of securities rather than paying cash. An Authorized Participant is an institution, usually a broker-dealer, that is a participant in the Depository Trust Company (DTC) and that has executed a Participant Agreement with the Fund’s distributor. Additional eligibility requirements may be specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. Investors who are not Authorized Participants may buy and sell ETF shares through various exchanges and market centers. ETF Shares are typically distributed by all VGI business lines.

G. Transition Shares

     Transition Shares generally will be available solely to Vanguard Funds that operate as funds-of-funds and meet the eligibility requirements specified in Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. Transition Shares are only internally distributed.

IV. SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS

     All share classes will receive a range of services provided by VGI on a per account basis. These “account-based” services may include transaction processing and shareholder recordkeeping, as well as the mailing of updated prospectuses, shareholder reports, tax statements, confirmation statements, quarterly portfolio summaries, and other items. It is expected that the aggregate amount of account-based services provided to Investor Shares will materially exceed the amount of such services provided to any other class, due to the existence of many more accounts holding Investor Shares. In addition to this difference in the volume of services provided, arrangements will differ among the classes as follows:

A. Investor Shares

     Investor Shares generally will receive the most basic level of service from VGI. Investor Shares generally will be serviced through a pool of VGI client service representatives.

B. Admiral Shares

     Admiral Shares will receive a different level of service from VGI as compared to Investor Shares. Special client service representatives may be assigned to service Admiral Shares, and holders of such shares may from time to time receive special mailings and unique additional services.

C. Institutional Shares

     Institutional Shares will receive from VGI a level of service that differs from the service provided to the holders of shares of other classes. Such services may include special client service representatives who will be assigned to service

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  Institutional Shares. Most holders of Institutional Shares periodically will receive
  special investment updates from VGI’s investment staff. Holders of Institutional
  Shares also may receive unique additional services from VGI, and generally will
  be permitted to transact with VGI through the National Securities Clearing
  Corporation’s FundSERV system and other special servicing platforms for
  institutional investors.
 
  D. Institutional Plus Shares
 
    Institutional Plus Shares generally will receive a very high level of service
  from VGI as compared to any other share classes. Special client service
  representatives will be assigned to service Institutional Plus Shares, and most
  holders of such shares periodically, but more than the holders of all other shares,
  will receive special updates from VGI’s investment staff. Holders of Institutional
  Plus Shares may receive unique additional services from VGI, and generally will
  be permitted to transact with VGI through the National Securities Clearing
  Corporation’s FundSERV system and other special servicing platforms for
  institutional investors.
 
  E. Institutional Select Shares
 
    Institutional Select Shares generally will receive a customized level of
  service. Holders of Institutional Select Shares may receive unique additional
  services from VGI, and generally will be permitted to transact with VGI through
  the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s FundSERV system and other
  special servicing platforms for institutional investors.
 
  F. ETF Shares
 
    A Fund is expected to maintain only one shareholder of record for ETF
  Shares¾DTC or its nominee. Special client service representatives will be
  assigned to the DTC account, and all transactions on this account will be handled
  electronically. Due to the nature and purpose of the DTC account, ETF Shares
  will not receive any special updates from VGI’s investment staff.
 
  G. Transition Shares
 
    The only investors eligible to own Transition Shares are Vanguard Funds
  that operate as funds-of-funds, and it is expected that such funds, because of the
  nature of Transition Shares, will own the shares only for the brief periods
  necessary to complete the relevant portfolio transitions. The level of service
  provided will be commensurate with the needs of a fund-of-funds transitioning
  from one underlying fund to another.
 
V. CONVERSION FEATURES
 
  A. Self-Directed Conversions

 

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     1. Conversion into Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Institutional Shares Institutional Plus Shares, and Institutional Select Shares. Shareholders may conduct self-directed conversions from one share class into another share class of the same fund for which they are eligible. Self-directed conversions may be initiated by the shareholder; however, depending upon the particular share class and the complexity of the shareholder’s accounts, such conversions may require the assistance of a VGI representative. Shareholders may convert from one share class into another share class provided that following the conversion the shareholder: (i) meets the then applicable eligibility requirements for the share class into which they are converting; and (ii) receives services consistent with such new share class. Any such conversion will occur at the respective net asset values of the share classes next calculated after VGI’s receipt of the shareholder’s request in good order.

     2. Conversion into ETF Shares. Except as otherwise provided, a shareholder may convert Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, or Institutional Shares into ETF Shares of the same fund (if available), provided that: (i) the share class out of which the shareholder is converting and the ETF Shares declare and distribute dividends on the same schedule; (ii) the shares to be converted are not held through an employee benefit plan; and (iii) following the conversion, the shareholder will hold ETF Shares through a brokerage account. Any such conversion will occur at the respective net asset values of the share classes next calculated after VGI’s receipt of the shareholder’s request in good order. VGI or the Fund may charge an administrative fee to process conversion transactions.

B. Automatic Conversions

     1. Automatic conversion into Admiral Shares. VGI may automatically convert Investor Shares into Admiral Shares of the same fund (if available), provided that following the conversion the shareholder: (i) meets the eligibility requirements for Admiral Shares; and (ii) receives services consistent with Admiral Shares. Any such conversion will occur at the respective net asset values of the share classes next calculated after VGI’s conversion without the imposition of any charge. Such automatic conversions may occur on a periodic, or one-time basis. Automatic conversions may occur at different times due to the differing mechanisms through which an account is funded or meets the required investment minimum. Automatic conversions do not apply to certain types of accounts (e.g., accounts held through certain intermediaries, or other accounts as may be excluded by VGI management).

     2. Automatic conversion into Institutional Shares, Institutional Plus Shares, or Institutional Select Shares. VGI may conduct automatic conversions of any share class into either Institutional Shares, Institutional

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    Plus Shares, or Institutional Select Shares in accordance with then-current
    eligibility requirements.
 
  C. Involuntary Conversions and Cash Outs
 
    1. Cash Outs. If a shareholder in any class of shares no longer
    meets the eligibility requirements for such shares, the Fund may cash out
    the shareholder’s remaining account balance. Any such cash out will be
    preceded by written notice to the shareholder and will be subject to the
    Fund’s normal redemption fees, if any.
 
    2. Conversion of Admiral Shares, Institutional Shares, and
    Institutional Plus Shares. If a shareholder no longer meets the eligibility
    requirements for the share class currently held, the Fund may convert the
    shareholder’s holdings into the share class for which such shareholder is
    eligible. Any such conversion will be preceded by written notice to the
    shareholder, and will occur at the respective net asset values of the share
    classes without the imposition of any sales load, fee, or other charge.
 
    3. Conversions of Transition Shares. When a Fund that issues
    Transition Shares has completed the relevant portfolio transition, the Fund
    will convert the Transition Shares to another share class of the same Fund as
    appropriate, based on the eligibility requirements of such class as specified in
    Schedule B hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time.
 
 
VI. EXPENSE ALLOCATION AMONG CLASSES
 
  A. Background
 
    VGI is a jointly-owned subsidiary of the Funds. VGI provides the Funds,
  on an at-cost basis, virtually all of their corporate management, administrative and
  distribution services. VGI also may provide investment advisory services on an
  at-cost basis to the Funds. VGI was established and operates pursuant to a Funds’
  Service Agreement between itself and the Funds (the “Agreement”), and pursuant
  to certain exemptive orders granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
  Commission (“Exemptive Orders”). VGI’s direct and indirect expenses of
  providing corporate management, administrative and distribution services to the
  Funds are allocated among such funds in accordance with methods specified in
  the Agreement.1
 
  B. Class Specific Expenses

 

1 In accordance with the Agreement and Board approved methodologies, the expenses that would otherwise have been allocated to each Vanguard Fund of Funds are reallocated to the approve share class of the underlying funds in the Fund of Funds’ portfolio on a pro rata basis based on that Fund of Funds relative net assets invested in the underlying fund’s share class.

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     1. Expenses for Account-Based Services. Expenses associated with VGI’s provision of account-based services to the Funds will be allocated among the share classes of each Fund on the basis of the amount incurred by each such class as follows:

     (a) Account maintenance expenses. Expenses associated with the maintenance of investor accounts will be proportionately allocated among each Fund’s share classes based upon a monthly determination of the costs to service each class of shares. Factors considered in this determination are (i) the percentage of total shareholder accounts represented by each class; (ii) the percentage of total account transactions performed by VGI for each class; and (iii) the percentage of new accounts opened for each class.

(b) Expenses of special servicing arrangements.

Expenses relating to any special servicing arrangements for a specific class will be proportionally allocated among each eligible Fund’s share classes primarily based on their percentage of total shareholder accounts receiving the special servicing arrangements.

(c) Literature production and mailing expenses.

Expenses associated with shareholder reports, proxy materials and other literature will be allocated among each Fund’s share classes based upon the number of such items produced and mailed for each class.

     2. Other Class Specific Expenses. Expenses for the primary benefit of a particular share class will be allocated to that share class. Such expenses would include any legal fees attributable to a particular class.

C.      Fund-Wide Expenses
  1.      Marketing and Distribution Expenses. Each share class will
  bear marketing and distribution expenses proportionate to the marketing and distribution expenses of the business lines that distribute that share class. Retail and institutional businesses expenses will be allocated based on the percentage of client accounts in each share class serviced by the respective business. Financial advisory service expenses will be apportioned based on the percentage of assets in each share class.
  Expenses      associated with each share class will be allocated only among
  the Funds that have such share class according to the “Vanguard Modified Formula,” with each share class or each Fund treated as if it were a separate Fund. The Vanguard Modified Formula is set forth in the Agreement and in certain of the SEC Exemptive Orders. This allocation

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has been deemed an appropriate allocation methodology by each Fund Board under paragraph (c)(1)(v) of Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

     2. Asset Management Expenses. Expenses associated with management of a Fund’s assets (including all advisory, tax preparation and custody fees) will be allocated among the Fund’s share classes on the basis of their relative net assets.

     3. Other Fund Expenses. Any other Fund expenses not described above will be allocated among the share classes on the basis of their relative net assets.

VII. ALLOCATION OF INCOME, GAINS AND LOSSES

     Income, gains and losses will be allocated among each Fund’s share classes on the basis of their relative net assets. As a result of differences in allocated expenses, it is expected that the net income of, and dividends payable to, each class of shares will vary. Dividends and distributions paid to each class of shares will be calculated in the same manner, on the same day and at the same time.

VIII. VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS

     Each share class will have: (i) exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to its service or distribution arrangements; and (ii) separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of the other class; and (iii) in all other respects the same rights, obligations and privileges as each other, except as described in the Plan.

IX. AMENDMENTS

     All material amendments to the Plan must be approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees of each Fund, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fund. In addition, any material amendment to the Plan must be approved by the Board of Directors of VGI.

Original Board Approval: July 21, 2000
Last Approved by Board: July 21, 2017

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SCHEDULE A to

VANGUARD FUNDS MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN

Note: Transition Shares, when offered by a Fund, are available for a limited period of time and are then converted into another share class. For this reason, Transition Shares are not shown on Schedule A.

Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
Vanguard Admiral Funds  
· Treasury Money Market Fund Investor
· S&P 500 Value Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P 500 Growth Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P MidCap 400 Value Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund Institutional, ETF
 
Vanguard Bond Index Funds  
· Short-Term Bond Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus, ETF
· Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, Institutional
    Plus, ETF
· Long-Term Bond Index Fund Investor, Institutional, Institutional Plus,
    ETF
· Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, Institutional
    Plus, Institutional Select, ETF
· Total Bond Market II Index Fund Investor, Institutional
· Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional
 
Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds  
· Municipal Money Market Fund Investor
· Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
· Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Charlotte Funds  
· Total International Bond Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Select, ETF

 

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Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
Vanguard Chester Funds  
· PRIMECAP Fund Investor, Admiral
· Target Retirement Income Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2010 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2015 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2020 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2025 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2030 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2035 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2040 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2045 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2050 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2055 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2060 Fund Investor
· Target Retirement 2065 Fund Investor
· Institutional Target Retirement Income Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2010 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2015 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2020 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2025 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2030 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2035 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2040 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2045 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2050 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2055 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2060 Fund Institutional
· Institutional Target Retirement 2065 Fund Institutional
 
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Fenway Funds  
· Equity Income Fund Investor, Admiral
· Growth Equity Fund Investor
· PRIMECAP Core Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds  
· Ultra-Short-Term Bond Fund Investor, Admiral
· REIT II Index Fund Institutional Plus
· Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor, Admiral
· Short-Term Federal Fund Investor, Admiral
· Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional
· Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor, Admiral
· Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor, Admiral
· GNMA Fund Investor, Admiral

 

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Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
· Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor, Admiral
· Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor, Admiral
· High-Yield Corporate Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Horizon Funds  
· Capital Opportunity Fund Investor, Admiral
· Global Equity Fund Investor
· Strategic Equity Fund Investor
· Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Index Funds  
· 500 Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional Select, ETF
· Extended Market Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus, Institutional Select, ETF
· Growth Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· Large-Cap Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund Investor, Admiral, ETF
· Mid-Cap Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus, ETF
· Mid-Cap Value Index Fund Investor, Admiral, ETF
· Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· Small-Cap Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus, ETF
· Small-Cap Value Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· Total Stock Market Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, Institutional
    Plus, Institutional Select, ETF
· Value Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
 
Vanguard International Equity Index Funds  
· Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus
  FTSE Emerging Markets ETF ETF
· European Stock Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus
  FTSE Europe ETF ETF
· FTSE All-World ex US Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, Institutional
    Plus, ETF
· Pacific Stock Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus
  FTSE Pacific ETF ETF
· Total World Stock Index Fund Investor, Institutional, ETF
· FTSE All World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund Investor, Institutional, ETF
· Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF

 

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Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
Vanguard Malvern Funds  
· Capital Value Fund Investor
· Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities  
  Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· U.S. Value Fund Investor
· Institutional Short-Term Bond Fund Institutional Plus
· Institutional Intermediate-Term Bond Fund Institutional Plus
· Core Bond Fund Investor, Admiral
· Emerging Markets Bond Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds  
· Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Money Market Funds  
· Prime Money Market Fund Investor, Admiral
· Federal Money Market Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Montgomery Funds  
· Market Neutral Fund Investor, Institutional
 
Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds  
· Municipal Money Market Fund Investor
· Short-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
· Limited-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
· Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
· Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
· High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
· Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund Investor, Admiral, ETF
 
Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds  
· Municipal Money Market Fund Investor
· Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds  
· Municipal Money Market Fund Investor
· Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds  
· Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds  
· Municipal Money Market Fund Investor
· Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor, Admiral

 

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Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
Vanguard Quantitative Funds  
· Growth and Income Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds  
· Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Long-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund Institutional, Admiral, ETF
· Explorer Value Fund Investor
· Russell 1000 Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Russell 1000 Value Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Russell 2000 Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Russell 2000 Value Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Russell 3000 Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Total Corporate Bond ETF ETF
 
Vanguard Specialized Funds  
· Energy Fund Investor, Admiral
· Precious Metals Fund Investor
· Health Care Fund Investor, Admiral
· Dividend Growth Fund Investor
· REIT Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Investor, Admiral, ETF
 
Vanguard STAR Funds  
· LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund Investor
· LifeStrategy Growth Fund Investor
· LifeStrategy Income Fund Investor
· LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund Investor
· STAR Fund Investor
· Total International Stock Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus, Institutional Select,
    ETF
Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds  
· Tax-Managed Balanced Fund Admiral
· Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund Admiral, Institutional
· Developed Markets Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional,
    Institutional Plus
  FTSE Developed Markets ETF ETF
· Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund Admiral, Institutional

 

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Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund  
· International Value Fund Investor
· Diversified Equity Fund Investor
· Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund Investor
· Alternative Strategies Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Valley Forge Funds  
· Balanced Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional
· Managed Payout Fund Investor
 
Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds  
· Balanced Portfolio Investor
· Conservative Allocation Portfolio Investor
· Diversified Value Portfolio Investor
· Equity Income Portfolio Investor
· Equity Index Portfolio Investor
· Growth Portfolio Investor
· Global Bond Index Portfolio Investor
· Total Bond Market Index Portfolio Investor
· High Yield Bond Portfolio Investor
· International Portfolio Investor
· Mid-Cap Index Portfolio Investor
· Moderate Allocation Portfolio Investor
· Money Market Portfolio Investor
· REIT Index Portfolio Investor
· Short-Term Investment Grade Portfolio Investor
· Small Company Growth Portfolio Investor
· Capital Growth Portfolio Investor
· Total International Stock Market Index Portfolio Investor
· Total Stock Market Index Portfolio Investor
 
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard Wellington Fund  
· U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF ETF
· U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF ETF
· U.S. Momentum Factor ETF ETF
· U.S. Multifactor ETF ETF
· U.S. Multifactor Fund Admiral
· U.S. Quality Factor ETF ETF
· U.S. Value Factor ETF ETF
· Wellington Fund Investor, Admiral

 

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Vanguard Fund Share Classes Authorized
 
Vanguard Whitehall Funds  
· Selected Value Fund Investor
· Mid-Cap Growth Fund Investor
· International Explorer Fund Investor
· High Dividend Yield Index Fund Investor, ETF
· Emerging Markets Government  
  Bond Index Fund Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF
· Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund Investor, Admiral
· International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Investor, Admiral, ETF
· International High Dividend Yield Index Fund Investor, Admiral, ETF
 
Vanguard Windsor Funds  
· Windsor Fund Investor, Admiral
· Windsor II Fund Investor, Admiral
 
Vanguard World Fund  
· Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund Institutional, Institutional Plus, ETF
· FTSE Social Index Fund Investor, Institutional
· Global Wellesley Income Fund Investor, Admiral
· Global Wellington Fund Investor, Admiral
· International Growth Fund Investor, Admiral
· Mega Cap Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Mega Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· Mega Cap Value Index Fund Institutional, ETF
· U.S. Growth Fund Investor, Admiral
· Consumer Discretionary Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Energy Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Financials Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Health Care Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Industrials Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Information Technology Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Materials Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Telecommunication Services Index Fund Admiral, ETF
· Utilities Index Fund Admiral, ETF

 

Original Board Approval: July 21, 2000
Last Updated: January 9, 2018

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SCHEDULE B to

VANGUARD FUNDS MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN

VGI has policies and procedures designed to ensure consistency and compliance with the offering of multiple classes of shares within this Multiple Class Plan’s eligibility requirements.2 These policies are reviewed and monitored on an ongoing basis in conjunction with VGI’s Compliance Department.

Investor Shares - Eligibility Requirements

Investor Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $3,000 ($50,000 for Vanguard Treasury Money Market Fund). Retail managed clients and financial intermediary and other institutional clients may hold Investor Shares without restriction in Funds that do not offer Admiral Shares. A Vanguard Fund may, from time to time, establish higher or lower minimum amounts for Investor Shares. Each Fund and VGI also reserve the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors.

Admiral Shares – Eligibility Requirements

Admiral Shares generally are intended for clients who meet the required minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $10,000 for retail clients in index funds and $50,000 for retail clients in actively managed funds. Retail managed clients and external financial intermediary and other institutional clients may hold Admiral Shares of both index and actively managed funds without restriction. Vanguard Funds may, from time to time, establish higher or lower minimum amounts for Admiral Shares and each Fund and VGI reserve the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors. Admiral Share class eligibility also is subject to the following rule:

  • Certain Retirement Plans – Admiral Shares generally are not available for SIMPLE IRAs and Vanguard Individual 401(k) Plans.3

Institutional Shares – Eligibility Requirements

Institutional Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $5,000,000. However, each Fund and VGI also reserve the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors. Institutional Share

2 The eligibility of a Vanguard Fund that operates as a fund of funds to invest in a particular share class of an underlying Vanguard Fund is determined by VGI and the Board in accordance with the allocation methodology referenced in Section VI.

3 Vanguard’s Retail 403(b) business is being outsourced to The Newport Group. In the new structure (launching in July 2017), Admiral Shares will be available for participants.

 

class eligibility also is subject to the following special rules:

  		•  Individual clients. Individual clients may hold Institutional Shares by
      aggregating      up to 3 accounts held by the same client (same tax I.D. number)
      in      a single Fund.
  		• Financial intermediary clients. Financial intermediaries generally may hold
      Institutional      Shares for the benefit of their underlying clients provided that:
      (1)      each underlying investor individually meets the investment minimum
      amount      described above; and
      (2)      the financial intermediary agrees to monitor ongoing compliance of the
      underlying      investor accounts with the investment minimum amount; or
      (3)      a sub-accounting arrangement between VGI and the financial
      intermediary      allows VGI to monitor compliance with the eligibility
      requirements.     
  		• Institutional clients. Institutional clients, including but not limited to defined
      benefit      and contribution plan clients, endowments, and foundations may hold
      Institutional      Shares if the total amount aggregated among all accounts held by
      such      client (including accounts held through financial intermediaries) and
      invested      in the Fund is at least $5 million (or such higher minimum required
      by      the individual fund). Such institutional clients must disclose to VGI on
      behalf      of their accounts the following: (1) that each account has a common
      decision-maker;      and (2) the total balance in each account held by the client in
      the      Fund.
  		• Investment by Vanguard Target Retirement Collective Trust. A Vanguard
      Target      Retirement Trust that is a collective trust exempt from regulation under
      the      Investment Company Act and that seeks to achieve its investment
      objective      by investing in underlying Vanguard Funds (a “TRT”) may hold
      Institutional      Shares of an underlying Fund whether or not its investment meets
      the      minimum investment threshold specified above.
  		• Accumulation Period ¾ Accounts funded through regular contributions (e.g.
      employer      sponsored participant contribution plans), whose assets are expected
      to      quickly achieve eligibility levels, may qualify for Institutional Shares upon
      account      creation, rather than undergoing the conversion process shortly after
      account      set-up if VGI management determines that the account will become
      eligible      for Institutional Shares within a limited period of time (generally 90
      days).      The accumulation period eligibility is subject to the discretion of VGI
      management.     
     

    Institutional Plus Shares - Eligibility Requirements

    Institutional Plus Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $100,000,000. However, each Fund and VGI also reserve the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors. Institutional Plus Share class eligibility also is subject to the following special rules:

  		•  Individual clients. Individual clients may hold Institutional Plus Shares by
      aggregating      up to 3 accounts held by the same client (same tax I.D. number)
      in      a single Fund. For purposes of this rule, VGI management is authorized to
      permit      aggregation of a greater number of accounts in the case of clients
      whose      aggregate assets within the Funds are expected to generate substantial
      economies      in the servicing of their accounts.
  		• Institutional clients. Institutional clients, including but not limited to defined
      benefit      and contribution plan clients, endowments, and foundations may hold
      Institutional      Plus Shares if the total amount aggregated among all accounts
      held      by such client (including accounts held through financial intermediaries)
      and      invested in the Fund is at least $100 million (or such higher or lower
      minimum      required by the individual fund). Such institutional clients must
      disclose      to VGI on behalf of their accounts the following: (1) that each
      account      has a common decision-maker; and (2) the total balance in each
      account      held by the client in the Fund.
  		• Financial intermediary clients. Financial intermediaries generally may hold
      Institutional      Plus Shares for the benefit of their underlying clients provided
      that:     
      (1)      each underlying investor individually meets the investment minimum
      amount      described above; and
      (2)      the financial intermediary agrees to monitor ongoing compliance of the
      underlying      investor accounts with the investment minimum amount; or
      (3)      a sub-accounting arrangement between VGI and the financial
      intermediary      allows VGI to monitor compliance with the eligibility
      requirements.     
  		• Accumulation Period - Accounts funded through regular contributions e.g.
      employer      sponsored participant contribution plans), whose assets are expected
      to      quickly achieve eligibility levels, may qualify for Institutional Plus Shares
      upon      account creation, rather than undergoing the conversion process shortly
      after      account set-up if VGI management determines that the account will
      become      eligible for Institutional Plus Shares within a limited period of time
      (generally      90 days). The accumulation period eligibility is subject to the
      discretion      of VGI management.
     

    • Asset Allocation Models - Vanguard Clients with defined asset allocation models whose assets meet eligibility requirements may qualify for Institutional Plus Shares if such models comply with policies and procedures that have been approved by VGI management.

    Institutional Select Shares - Eligibility Requirements

    Institutional Select Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $3,000,000,000. However, each Fund and VGI also reserve the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors. Institutional Select Share class eligibility also is subject to the following special rules:

  		•  Institutional clients. Institutional clients, including but not limited to defined
      benefit      and contribution plan clients, endowments, foundations, and Section
      529      college savings plans may hold Institutional Select Shares if the total
      amount      aggregated among all accounts held by such client (including accounts
      held      through financial intermediaries) and invested in the Fund is at least $3
      billion      (or such higher or lower minimum required by the individual fund).
      Such      institutional clients must disclose to VGI on behalf of their accounts the
      following:      (1) that each account has a common decision-maker; and (2) the
      total      balance in each account held by the client in the Fund.
  		• Financial intermediary clients. Financial intermediaries generally may hold
      Institutional      Select Shares for the benefit of their underlying clients provided
      that:     
      (1)      each underlying investor individually meets the investment minimum
      amount      described above; and
      (2)      the financial intermediary agrees to monitor ongoing compliance of the
      underlying      investor accounts with the investment minimum amount; or
      (3)      a sub-accounting arrangement between VGI and the financial
      intermediary      allows VGI to monitor compliance with the eligibility
      requirements.     
  		• Accumulation Period - Accounts funded through regular contributions (e.g.
      employer      sponsored participant contribution plans), whose assets are expected
      to      quickly achieve eligibility levels, may qualify for Institutional Select Shares
      upon      account creation, rather than undergoing the conversion process shortly
      after      account set-up, if VGI management determines that the account will
      become      eligible for Institutional Select Shares within a limited period of time
      (generally      90 days). The accumulation period eligibility is subject to the
      discretion      of VGI management.
     

    • Investment by VGI collective investment trusts with a similar mandate. A VGI collective investment trust exempt from regulation under the Investment Company Act and that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in an underlying Fund with an index-based mandate may hold Institutional Select Shares of an underlying Fund with a similar index-based mandate whether or not its investment meets the minimum investment threshold specified above.

    ETF Shares – Eligibility Requirements

    The eligibility requirements for ETF Shares will be set forth in the Fund’s Registration Statement. To be eligible to purchase ETF Shares directly from a Fund, an investor must be (or must purchase through) an Authorized DTC Participant, as defined in Paragraph III.D of the Multiple Class Plan. Investors purchasing ETF Shares from a Fund must purchase a minimum number of shares, known as a Creation Unit. The number of ETF Shares in a Creation Unit may vary from Fund to Fund, and will be set forth in the relevant prospectus. The value of a Fund's Creation Unit will vary with the net asset value of the Fund’s ETF Shares, but is expected to be several million dollars. An eligible investor generally must purchase a Creation Unit by depositing a prescribed basket of securities with the Fund, rather than paying cash.

    Transition Shares – Eligibility Requirements

    Transition Shares will be offered only to Vanguard Funds that operate as funds-of-funds and only by an underlying Vanguard Fund (i) that is receiving assets in kind from one or more Vanguard Funds and (ii) that will “transition” those in-kind assets by selling some or all of them and using the proceeds to purchase different assets. There is no minimum investment amount for Transition Shares.

    Original Board Approval: July 21, 2000
    Last Approved by Board: July 21, 2017