VANGUARD FUNDS
MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
I.INTRODUCTION
This Multiple Class Plan (the “Plan”) describes six separate classes of shares that may be offered by investment company members of The Vanguard Group (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 (“Vanguard”). In addition, the Plan has been adopted by a majority of the Board of Trustees of each Fund, 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
AdmiralShares
SignalShares
Institutional Shares
Institutional Plus Shares
ETF Shares
III.DISTRIBUTION, AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY
Distribution arrangements for all classes are described below. Vanguard retains sole discretion in determining share class availability, and 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 from time to time. It is expected that the minimum investment amount for
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Investor Shares will be substantially lower than the amount required for any other class of shares.
B. Admiral Shares
Admiral Shares generally will be available to individual 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 of Trustees.
C. Signal Shares
Signal 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 Signal Shares will be offered to Vanguard’s institutional clients according to eligibility criteria deemed appropriate by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
D. 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, Admiral Shares or Signal Shares.
E. 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 any other class of the Fund’s shares.
F. ETF Shares
The Fund will sell ETF Shares to investors that are (or who purchase through) Authorized DTC Participants, and who pay for their ETF shares by depositing a prescribed basket of securities rather than paying cash. An Authorized DTC 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
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amended from time to time. Investors who are not Authorized Participants may buy and sell ETF shares through various exchanges and market centers.
IV.SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
All share classes will receive a range of services provided by Vanguard 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 Vanguard. Investor Shares generally will be serviced through a pool of Vanguard client service representatives.
B. Admiral Shares
Admiral Shares will receive a different level of service from Vanguard 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. Signal Shares
Signal Shares will receive a level of service from Vanguard that differs from the service provided to the holders of shares of other classes. Such services may include informational newsletters and other similar materials devoted to investment topics of interest. Such newsletters or other materials may be mailed on a periodic basis. These newsletters or other materials may also be available to Signal shareholders through separate electronic venues including a dedicated web site. In addition, special client service representatives may be assigned to service Signal Shares.
D. Institutional Shares
Institutional Shares will receive from Vanguard 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 Institutional Shares. Most holders of Institutional Shares periodically will
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| receive | special investment updates from Vanguard’s investment staff. Holders of |
| Institutional | Shares also may receive unique additional services from Vanguard, |
| and | generally will be permitted to transact with Vanguard through the National |
| Securities | Clearing Corporation’s FundSERV system and other special servicing |
| platforms | for institutional investors. |
| E. | Institutional Plus Shares |
| | Institutional Plus Shares generally will receive a very high level of service |
| from | Vanguard 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 Vanguard’s investment staff. Holders of |
| Institutional | Plus Shares may receive unique additional services from Vanguard, |
| and | generally will be permitted to transact with Vanguard through the National |
| Securities | Clearing Corporation’s FundSERV system and other special servicing |
| platforms | for institutional investors. Investors who receive VISTA or similar |
| retirement | plan recordkeeping services from Vanguard generally may not own |
| Institutional | Plus Shares |
| F. | ETF Shares |
| | A Fund is expected to maintain only one shareholder of record for ETF |
| Shares¯DTC | 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 Vanguard’s investment staff. |
V. | CONVERSION FEATURES |
| A. | Self-Directed Conversions |
| | 1. | Conversion into Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal |
| | Shares, Institutional Shares, and Institutional Plus Shares. |
| | Shareholders may conduct self-directed conversions from one share class into another share class 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 Vanguard 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 |
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share classes next calculated after Vanguard’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, Signal Shares or Institutional Shares into ETF Shares (if available), provided that: (i) the shares to be converted are not held through an employee benefit plan; and (ii) 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 Vanguard’s receipt of the shareholder’s request in good order. Vanguard or the Fund may charge an administrative fee to process conversion transactions. None of the Funds that are series of Vanguard Bond Index Funds (see Schedule A) shall permit holders of Investor Shares, Admiral Shares, Signal Shares or Institutional Shares to convert those shares into ETF Shares.
B. | Automatic Conversions |
| 1. | Automatic conversion into Admiral Shares.Vanguard may |
| automatically convert Investor Shares into Admiral Shares (if available), |
| provided | that following the conversion the shareholder: (i) meets the then |
| applicable 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 Vanguard’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 Vanguard management). |
| 2. | Automatic conversion into Signal Shares, Institutional |
| Shares or Institutional Plus Shares.Vanguard may conduct automatic conversions of any share class into either Signal Shares, Institutional Shares, or Institutional Plus Shares in accordance with then-current |
| eligibility | requirements. If a Fund offers Signal Shares, the Admiral |
| Shares and Investor Shares of that Fund held by certain institutional clients also may be automatically converted into Signal Shares to align the share class 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 |
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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, Signal 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.
VI. | EXPENSE ALLOCATION AMONG CLASSES |
| A. | Background |
| | Vanguard | is a jointly-owned subsidiary of the Funds. Vanguard provides |
| the | Funds, on an at-cost basis, virtually all of their corporate management, |
| administrative | and distribution services. Vanguard also may provide investment |
| advisory | services on an at-cost basis to the Funds. Vanguard 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”). Vanguard’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. |
| B. | Class Specific Expenses |
| | 1. | Expenses for Account-Based Services.Expenses associated |
| | with Vanguard’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 Vanguard for each class; and (iii) the percentage of new accounts opened for each class.
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(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.Expenses associated |
| with Vanguard’s marketing and distribution activities will be allocated among the Funds and their separate share classes according to the “Vanguard Modified Formula,” with each share class treated as if it were a separate Fund. The Vanguard Modified Formula, which is set forth in the Agreement and in certain of the SEC Exemptive Orders, has been deemed an appropriate allocation methodology by each Fund’s Board of Trustees 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.
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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 Vanguard.
Original Board Approval: July 21, 2000
Last Approved by Board: March 22, 2012
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SCHEDULE A |
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VANGUARD FUNDS MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN |
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Vanguard Fund | Share Classes Authorized |
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Vanguard Admiral Funds | |
• | Admiral 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 |
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Vanguard Bond Index Funds | |
• | Short-Term Bond Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus, ETF |
• | Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus, ETF |
• | Long-Term Bond Index Fund | Investor, Institutional, Institutional Plus, |
| | ETF |
• | Total Bond Market Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus, ETF |
• | Total Bond Market II Index Fund | Investor, Institutional |
• | Inflation-Protected Securities Fund | Investor, Admiral, Institutional |
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Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds | |
• | Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund | Investor |
• | Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Fund | Share Classes Authorized |
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Vanguard Chester Funds | |
• | PRIMECAP Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | Target Retirement Income Fund | Investor |
• | Target Retirement 2005 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 |
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Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Explorer Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Fenway Funds | |
• | Equity Income Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | Growth Equity Fund | Investor |
• | PRIMECAP Core Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds | |
• | 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 |
• | Long-Term Treasury Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | High-Yield Corporate Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Florida Tax-Free Funds | |
• | Florida Focused Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Horizon Funds | |
• | Capital Opportunity Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | Global Equity Fund | Investor |
• | Strategic Equity Fund | Investor |
• | Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Fund | Share Classes Authorized |
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Vanguard Index Funds | |
• | 500 Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, ETF |
• | Extended Market Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus, ETF |
• | Growth Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, ETF |
• | Large-Cap Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, ETF |
• | Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, ETF |
• | Mid-Cap Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, 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, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus, ETF |
• | Small-Cap Value Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Institutional, ETF |
• | Total Stock Market Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, ETF |
• | Value Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, ETF |
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Vanguard International Equity Index Funds | |
• | Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus |
| MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | ETF |
• | European Stock Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus |
| MSCI Europe ETF | ETF |
• | FTSE All-World ex US Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Institutional, Institutional |
| | Plus, ETF |
• | Pacific Stock Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus |
| MSCI 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, Signal, Institutional, ETF |
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Vanguard Malvern Funds | |
• | Capital Value Fund | Investor |
• | U.S. Value Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds | |
• | Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Money Market Funds | |
• | Prime Money Market Fund | Investor, Institutional |
• | Federal Money Market Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Fund | Share Classes Authorized |
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Vanguard Montgomery Funds | |
• | Vanguard Market Neutral Fund | Investor, Institutional |
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Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds | |
• | Tax-Exempt 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 |
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Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds | |
• | Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund | Investor |
• | Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds | |
• | Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund | Investor |
• | Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds | |
• | Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund | Investor |
• | Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds | |
• | Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund | Investor |
• | Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Quantitative Funds | |
• | Growth and Income Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Fund | Share Classes Authorized |
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Vanguard Scottsdale Funds | |
• | Short-Term Government Bond Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, ETF |
• | Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, ETF |
• | Long-Term Government Bond Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, ETF |
• | Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, ETF |
• | Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, ETF |
• | Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, ETF |
• | Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund | Institutional, Signal, 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 |
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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, Signal, Institutional, ETF |
• | Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | Investor, ETF |
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Vanguard STAR Funds | |
• | Developed Markets Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus |
• | 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, Signal, Institutional, |
| | Institutional Plus, ETF |
Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds | |
• | Tax-Managed Balanced Fund | Admiral |
• | Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund | Admiral, Institutional |
• | Tax-Managed Growth and Income Fund | Admiral, Institutional |
• | Tax-Managed International Fund | Institutional |
| Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF | ETF |
• | Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund | Admiral, Institutional |
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Vanguard Fund | Share Classes Authorized |
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Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund | |
• | International Value Fund | Investor |
• | Diversified Equity Fund | Investor |
• | Emerging Markets Select Stock Fund | Investor |
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Vanguard Valley Forge Funds | |
• | Balanced Index Fund | Investor, Admiral, Signal, Institutional |
• | Managed Payout Growth Focus Fund | Investor |
• | Managed Payout Growth and Distribution Fund | Investor |
• | Managed Payout Distribution Focus Fund | Investor |
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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 |
• | 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 Stock Market Index Portfolio | Investor |
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Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Wellington Fund | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Whitehall Funds | |
• | Selected Value Fund | Investor |
• | Mid-Cap Growth Fund | Investor |
• | International Explorer Fund | Investor |
• | High Dividend Yield Index Fund | Investor, ETF |
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Vanguard Windsor Funds | |
• | Windsor Fund | Investor, Admiral |
• | Windsor II | Investor, Admiral |
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Vanguard Fund
Share Classes Authorized
Vanguard World Fund
- Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
- FTSE Social Index Fund
- International Growth Fund
- Mega Cap 300 Index Fund
- Mega Cap 300 Growth Index Fund
- Mega Cap 300 Value Index Fund
- U.S. Growth Fund
- Consumer Discretionary Index Fund
- Consumer Staples Index Fund
- Energy Index Fund
- Financials Index Fund
- Health Care Index Fund
- Industrials Index Fund
- Information Technology Index Fund
- Materials Index Fund
- Telecommunication Services Index Fund
- Utilities Index Fund
Original Board Approval: July 21, 2000 Last Updated: February 10, 2012
Institutional, Institutional Plus, ETFInvestor, Institutional Investor, Admiral Institutional, ETF
Institutional, ETF Institutional, ETF Investor, Admiral Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF Admiral, ETF
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SCHEDULE B to
VANGUARD FUNDS MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN
Vanguard 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. These policies are reviewed and monitored on an ongoing basis in conjunction with Vanguard’s Compliance Department.
Investor Shares - Eligibility Requirements
Investor Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $3,000. Particular Vanguard Funds may, from time to time, establish higher or lower minimum amounts for Investor Shares. Vanguard also reserves 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 in index funds and $50,000 for retail clients in actively managed funds. Financial intermediary and other institutional clients may hold Admiral Shares of actively managed funds without restriction. Vanguard Funds may, from time to time, establish higher or lower minimum amounts for Admiral Shares and Vanguard reserves 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 to403(b)(7) custodial accounts and SIMPLE IRAs held directly with Vanguard.
Signal Shares – Eligibility Requirements
Signal Shares generally are intended for institutional and financial intermediary clients who meet the then-current eligibility requirements. Eligibility criteria are subject to the discretion of Vanguard management, and Vanguard reserves the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors and to change such requirements at any time. Signal Share class eligibility also is subject to the following rules:
- Previously held Admiral Shares or Investor Shares. Admiral Shares orInvestor Shares held by institutional and financial intermediary clients prior tothe effective date of Signal Shares may be converted at the discretion ofVanguard management into Signal Shares.
- Institutional intermediary clients. Institutional clients that are financialintermediaries generally may hold Signal Shares without restriction.
- Mutual fund supermarkets. Signal Shares generally are not available tofinancial intermediaries that serve as mutual fund supermarkets. Generally,mutual fund supermarkets means a program or platform offered by anintermediary or an underlying intermediary through which its individualinvestors (person), on a self-directed basis, may purchase and sell mutualfunds offered by a variety of independent fund families. This definition maybe changed or amended at any time and without prior notice as may bedetermined in the discretion of management.
- Vanguard Brokerage Services. Nothing in the definition of mutual fundsupermarket, or any other eligibility requirements, should be construed toprohibit Vanguard Brokerage Services (VBS) from offering Signal Shares toits clients.
- Institutional clients whose accounts are not recordkept by Vanguard.Institutional clients, including but not limited to financial intermediary anddefined benefit and contribution plan clients, endowments, and foundationswhose accounts are not recordkept by Vanguard may hold Signal Shareswithout restriction.
- Institutional clients whose accounts are recordkept by Vanguard.Institutional clients whose accounts are recordkept by Vanguard may holdSignal Shares without an investment minimum. Additional recordkeepingcosts may also be charged.
Institutional Shares – Eligibility Requirements
Institutional Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $5,000,000. However, Vanguard also reserves the right to establish higher or lower minimum amounts for certain investors or a group of investors. Institutional Share class eligibility also is subject to the following special rules:
- Individual clients. Individual clients may hold Institutional Shares byaggregating up to 3 accounts held by the same client (same tax I.D. number)in a single Fund.
- Institutional intermediary clients. Institutional clients that are financialintermediaries generally may hold Institutional Shares for the benefit of theirunderlying clients provided that each underlying client account invests at least$5 million (or such higher minimum required by the individual fund) in theFund.
- Institutional clients whose accounts are not recordkept by Vanguard.Institutional clients, including but not limited to financial intermediary anddefined benefit and contribution plan clients, endowments, and foundationswhose accounts are not recordkept by Vanguard may hold Institutional Sharesif the total amount aggregated among all accounts held by such client andinvested in the Fund is at least $5 million (or such higher minimum requiredby the individual fund). Such institutional clients must disclose to Vanguardon behalf of their accounts the following: (1) that each account has a commondecision-maker; and (2) the total balance in each account held by the client inthe Fund.
- Investment by Vanguard Target Retirement Collective Trust.A VanguardTarget Retirement Trust that is a collective trust exempt from regulation underthe Investment Company Act and that seeks to achieve its investmentobjective by investing in underlying Vanguard Funds (a “TRT”) may holdInstitutional Shares of an underlying Fund whether or not its investment meetsthe minimum investment threshold specified above.
- Accumulation Period¯Accounts funded through regular contributions (e.g.employer sponsored participant contribution plans), whose assets are expectedto quickly achieve eligibility levels,may qualify for Institutional Shares uponaccount creation, rather than undergoing the conversion process shortly afteraccount set-up if Vanguard management determines that the account willbecome eligible for Institutional Shares within a limited period of time(generally 90 days). The accumulation period eligibility is subject to thediscretion of Vanguard management.
Institutional Plus Shares - Eligibility Requirements
Institutional Plus Shares generally require a minimum initial investment and ongoing account balance of $100,000,000. However, Vanguard also reserves 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:
| Financial Intermediaries- Institutional Plus Shares are not available to |
| financial | intermediaries who would meet the eligibility requirements by |
| aggregating | the holdings of underlying investors. However, a financial |
| intermediary | may hold Institutional Plus Shares in an omnibus account if: |
| (1) | each underlying investor in the omnibus account 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 Vanguard and the financial |
| intermediary | for the omnibus account allows Vanguard to monitor compliance |
with the eligibility requirements established by Vanguard.- Account Aggregation– Vanguard clients may hold Institutional Plus Sharesby aggregating up to three separate accounts within the same Vanguard Fund,provided that the total balance of the aggregated accounts in the Fund meetsthe minimum investment for the Fund’s Institutional Plus Shares. Forpurposes of this rule, Vanguard management is authorized to permitaggregation of a greater number of accounts in the case of clients whoseaggregate assets within the Vanguard Funds are expected to generatesubstantial economies in the servicing of their accounts. The aggregation ruledoes not apply to clients receiving special recordkeeping or sub-accountingservices from Vanguard, nor does it apply to nondiscretionary omnibusaccounts maintained by financial intermediaries.
- Accumulation Period- Accounts funded through regular contributions e.g.employer sponsored participant contribution plans), whose assets are expectedto quickly achieve eligibility levels, may qualify for Institutional Plus Sharesupon account creation, rather than undergoing the conversion process shortlyafter account set-up if Vanguard management determines that the account willbecome eligible for Institutional Plus Shares within a limited period of time(generally 90 days).
- Asset Allocation Models- Vanguard clients with defined asset allocationmodels whose assets meet eligibility requirements may qualify forInstitutional Plus Shares if such models comply with policies and proceduresthat have been approved by Vanguard management.
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.
Original Board Approval: July 21, 2000
Last Approved by Board: May 18, 2012