Vanguard Quantitative Funds Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
Trust Agreement • May 27th, 1998 • Vanguard Quantitative Portfolios Inc • Delaware
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED FUNDS’ SERVICE AGREEMENT
Funds’ Service Agreement • November 29th, 2011 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds /

This Fifth Amended and Restated Funds’ Service Agreement, made as of the 8th day of June, 2009 (the “Agreement”), between and among the investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”), whose names are set forth on the signature page of this Agreement, which together with any additional investment companies which may become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.4 and 5.5 are collectively called the “Funds”; and The Vanguard Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“Service Company”).

AMENDMENT NO. 2
Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust • January 31st, 2020 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • Delaware

This Amendment No. 2 (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Vanguard Quantitative Funds (the "Trust") amends, effective on February 28, 2017, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of November 19, 2008, as amended (the "Agreement").

AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust • January 22nd, 2009 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds / • Delaware
FORM OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • September 30th, 2011 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds / • Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this ____ day of Month, YYYY, between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and ABC Asset Management LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company.

MASTER CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
Master Custodian Agreement • January 26th, 2017 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds / • New York

This Agreement is made as of September 23, 2010 by and among each management investment company identified on Appendix A hereto (each such management investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 19.5 below, shall hereinafter be referred to as (the “Fund”), and STATE STREET BANK and TRUST COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Custodian”).

SCHEDULE II – AMENDMENT #13
Custody Agreement • January 26th, 2017 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds /

The following is an amended and restated Schedule II (“Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement, dated June 19, 2001 (the “Agreement”), by and between The Bank of New York Mellon (previously The Bank of New York) (“Custodian”) and each open-end management investment company listed on Schedule II thereto (each, a “Fund”). This Amendment serves to update Schedule II. Custodian and the Funds hereby agree that all of the terms and conditions as set forth in the Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference with respect to the Funds listed below.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • August 28th, 2023 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 28th day of August 2023, between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and Wellington Management Company LLP, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Advisor").

AGREEMENT
Fund Management Agreement • July 26th, 2007 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds /

Made as of this 13th day of December, 2002, by and among VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND, VANGUARD WINDSOR FUNDS, VANGUARD WORLD FUNDS, VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND, VANGUARD MORGAN GROWTH FUND, VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND, VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS, VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES, VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS, VANGUARD STAR FUNDS, VANGUARD PRIMECAP FUND, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD TRUSTEES ' EQUITY FUND, VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS, VANGUARD CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD NEW YORK TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD PENNSYLVANIA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD OHIO TAX- FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD FLORIDA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND, VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS, VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD FENWAY FUNDS, VANGUARD NEW JERSEY TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS, VANGUARD MALVERN FUNDS, VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUND, VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUND, VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS, VANGUARD WH

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • November 29th, 2011 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds / • Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 30th day of September, 2011 between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS
Amendment and Declaration of Trust • November 24th, 2025 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • Delaware

This Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Vanguard Quantitative Funds (the “Trust”) amends the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of November 19, 2008, as amended (the “Agreement”).

ADDENDUM TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • May 26th, 2023 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds

This ADDENDUM amends the Investment Advisory Agreement dated September 30, 2011, as amended on October 1, 2019, between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, on behalf of Vanguard Growth and Income Fund, and Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • May 26th, 2023 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds

This AMENDMENT NO. 1, effective as of October 1, 2019, (this "Amendment") to the Investment Advisory Agreement by and between Vanguard Quantitative Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of its series Vanguard Growth and Income Fund (the "Fund") and Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. (the "Advisor").

AMENDED AND RESTATED GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Global Custody Agreement • December 2nd, 2025 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • New York

This Amended and Restated Agreement, dated August 14, 2017, is between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Bank”), a national banking association with a place of business at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179; and each of the open-end management investment companies listed on Exhibit 1 of this Agreement, registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), organized as Delaware statutory trusts (each a “Trust”), severally and for and on behalf of certain of their respective portfolios listed on Exhibit 1 (each a “Fund”), each Trust and their respective Funds with a place of business at P.O. Box 2600 Valley Forge, PA 19482. Each Trust for which Bank serves as custodian under this Agreement, shall individually be referred to as “Customer.”

AMENDMENT NO. 2
Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust • December 2nd, 2025 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • Delaware

This Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Vanguard Quantitative Funds (the “Trust”) amends, effective on February 28, 2017, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of November 19, 2008, as amended (the “Agreement”).

FORM OF RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Fund of Funds Investment Agreement • December 2nd, 2025 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • Pennsylvania

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of , [between/among] the [Trust Name(s)], on behalf of [itself/themselves] and [its/their] separate series listed on Schedule A (each, an “Investing Fund”), severally and not jointly, and the investment trusts listed on Schedule A, on behalf of themselves and their respective series also listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, a “Vanguard Fund” and together with the Investing Funds, the “Funds”).

AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • July 26th, 2007 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds /

Made this as of this 1st day of August, 1998, by and among VANGUARD WELLINGTON FUND, VANGUARD WINDSOR FUNDS, VANGUARD WORLD FUND, VANGUARD EXPLORER FUND, VANGUARD MORGAN GROWTH FUND, VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND, VANGUARD FIXED INCOME SECURITIES FUNDS, VANGUARD MONEY MARKET RESERVES, VANGUARD MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS, VANGUARD PREFERRED STOCK FUND, VANGUARD STAR FUNDS, VANGUARD PRIMECAP FUND, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD TRUSTEES' EQUITY FUND, VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS, VANGUARD CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD NEW YORK TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD PENNSYLVANIA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD OHIO TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD FLORIDA TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND, VANGUARD QUANTITATIVE FUNDS, VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD EQUITY INCOME FUND, VANGUARD NEW JERSEY TAX-FREE FUNDS, VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS, VANGUARD ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, VANGUARD VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS, VANGUARD BALANCED INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS, VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • November 29th, 2011 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds / • Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 30th day of September, 2011 between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc., a California corporation (the “Advisor”).

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • May 26th, 2023 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds

This AMENDMENT NO. 1, effective as of October 1, 2019, (this "Amendment") to the Investment Advisory Agreement by and between Vanguard Quantitative Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of its series Vanguard Growth and Income Fund (the "Fund") and D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C. (the "Advisor").

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Agreement • January 31st, 2025 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • Delaware

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 1st day of January, 2024 between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Los Angeles Capital Management LLC, a California corporation (the “Advisor”).

AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT
Authorized Participant Agreement • December 2nd, 2025 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds • New York

This Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Vanguard Marketing Corporation (the “Distributor”) and __________________

FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
Fee Waiver Agreement • August 28th, 2023 • Vanguard Quantitative Funds

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 28th day of August 2023, between Vanguard Quantitative Funds, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), and Wellington Management Company LLP, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Advisor").