Custody Agreement Sample Contracts

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • December 5th, 2022 • Volatility Shares Trust • Minnesota

THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the last day written on the signature page by and between VOLATILITY SHARES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a Wisconsin limited liability company (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • October 1st, 2021 • Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund • New York

AGREEMENT, dated as of DATE between FUND NAME, a fund organized and existing under the laws of the State of Name of Fund having its principal office and place of business at 227 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (the “Fund”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at 101 Barclay 11E, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT dated as of , 2022 by and between INVESTCORP US INSTITUTIONAL PRIVATE CREDIT FUND (“Company”) and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Custodian”)
Custody Agreement • December 8th, 2022 • Investcorp US Institutional Private Credit Fund • New York

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of , 2022 and is by and between INVESTCORP US INSTITUTIONAL PRIVATE CREDIT FUND (and any successor or permitted assign, the “Company”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (or any successor or permitted assign acting as custodian hereunder, the “Custodian”), a national banking association.

EXECUTION CUSTODY AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN WINTON DIVERSIFIED OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Custody Agreement • February 26th, 2016 • Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund • New York
OXFORD PARK INCOME FUND, INC. CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • March 24th, 2023 • Oxford Park Income Fund, Inc. • Minnesota

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the last date on the signature page by and between OXFORD PARK INCOME FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America with its principal place of business at Minneapolis, Minnesota (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • January 26th, 2023 • Federated Hermes International Series, Inc.

AGREEMENT, dated as of June 7, 2005 between the registered investment companies, on behalf of each Series of such registered investment companies, if any, listed on Schedule I to this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time (each standalone registered investment company and each Series a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian” or “Bank”).

FORM OF JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT CUSTODY AGREEMENT Between THE BANK OF NEW YORK and FIDELITY FUNDS Dated as of: ________ __, 200_
Custody Agreement • February 28th, 2006 • Fidelity Investment Trust

AGREEMENT dated as of ________ __, 200_ by and between The Bank of New York (hereinafter referred to as the "Custodian") and each of the entities listed on Schedules A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 hereto, acting on behalf of itself or, (i) in the case of a series company, on behalf of one or more of its portfolios or series listed on Schedule A-1 or A-2 hereto, (ii) in the case of the accounts listed on Schedule A-3 hereto, acting through Fidelity Management & Research Company, and (iii) in the case of the commingled or individual accounts listed on Schedule A-4 hereto, acting through Fidelity Management Trust Company (collectively, the "Funds" and each, a "Fund").

SECTION PAGE
Custody Agreement • November 25th, 2008 • World Funds Trust
CUSTODY AGREEMENT by and between THE FUNDS LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 HERETO and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Custody Agreement • January 27th, 2012 • Dreyfus Stock Funds • New York

CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated as of January 1, 2011 (“Agreement”) between each investment company identified on Schedule 1 hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time (each such investment company and each investment company made subject to this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.12 below, the “Fund”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a bank organized under the laws of the state of New York (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • March 29th, 2018 • American Pension Investors Trust • Ohio

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of February 1, 2013, is entered into by and between THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national bank organized under the laws of the United States (the “Custodian” or “Bank”), and American Pension Investors Trust, a business trust formed under the laws of the State of Massachusetts (“Trust”).

AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • January 28th, 2020 • Provident Mutual Funds, Inc. • Minnesota

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 10th day of September 2019, by and between PROVIDENT MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Wisconsin corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK SGM FUNDS
Custody Agreement • February 6th, 2009 • SGM Funds • Ohio

This agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of the _2nd day of January 2009 , by and between SGM Funds, an Ohio statutory trust (the "Trust") and The Huntington National Bank, (the "Custodian"), a national banking association having its principal office at 41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • January 25th, 2017 • Dreyfus Opportunity Funds • New York

This Amendment to the Custody Agreement (defined below) is made as of October 1, 2013 by and between each investment company identified on Schedule 1 hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time (each such investment company and each investment company made subject to the Custody Agreement in accordance with Section 10.12 thereof, the "Fund"), and The Bank of New York Mellon (the "Custodian"). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Custody Agreement.

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • February 19th, 2016 • Virtus ETF Trust II • New York

AGREEMENT, dated as of December 17, 2015 between VIRTUS ETF TRUST II, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 1540 Broadway, 16th Floor, Suite 920, New York, New York 10036 (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • March 15th, 2021 • Advisers Investment Trust • Illinois

AGREEMENT dated as of December 9, 2020, between ADVISERS INVESTMENT TRUST (the “Trust”), a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, on behalf of the series managed by State Farm Investment Management Corp. the “Fund”), and THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY (the “Custodian”), an Illinois corporation.

AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • February 27th, 2023 • Vanguard Whitehall Funds

AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated as of August 29, 2017 between each open-end management investment company listed on Schedule II hereto as amended from time to time (each such investment company, a “Fund”), each a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on behalf of certain of their series (each a “Series”) having their principal office and place of business at P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19482, and The Bank of New York Mellon, a bank organized under the laws of the State of New York and authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • March 6th, 2020 • ProShares Trust II • Commodity contracts brokers & dealers • New York

AGREEMENT, dated as of September 13, 2018 and effective as of October 1, 2018, by and between ProShares Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal office and place of business at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000E, Bethesda, MD 20814 (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series listed on Schedule II hereto and all future series of the Trust, and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business, having its principal office and place of business at 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT Dated September 1, 2022 Between UMB BANK, N.A. and CARLYLE ALPINVEST PRIVATE MARKETS FUND
Custody Agreement • October 5th, 2022 • Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets Fund

This agreement (the “Agreement”) made as of the date first set forth above between UMB Bank, n.a., a national banking association with its principal place of business located in Kansas City, Missouri (hereinafter “Custodian”) and Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT by and between SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Custody Agreement • May 7th, 2021 • Simplify Exchange Traded Funds • New York

CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto, between each fund listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each a “Fund”), each organized as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a bank organized under the laws of the state of New York (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • June 8th, 2020 • Cross Shore Discovery Fund • Ohio

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made as of 11/12/19, by and between CROSS SHORE DISCOVERY FUND a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio banking corporation (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT By and Between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON And STEPSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LLC
Custody Agreement • February 17th, 2023 • Stepstone Private Credit Fund LLC

This Custody Agreement is made and entered into as of the latest date set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Effective Date”) by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York state chartered bank (“BNY Mellon”), and STEPSTONE PRIVATE CREDIT FUND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Customer”). BNY Mellon and Customer are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.

WITNESSETH:
Custody Agreement • April 12th, 2001 • Aim Variable Insurance Funds • New York
WITNESSETH:
Custody Agreement • April 25th, 2008 • Bny Hamilton Funds Inc • New York
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • March 30th, 2021 • MSS Series Trust • Ohio

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of January 7, 2020, is entered into by and between THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national bank organized under the laws of the United States (the “Custodian” or “Bank”), and Wrona Investment Management, LLC, an LLC formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”).

DEFINITIONS
Custody Agreement • April 23rd, 2002 • Morgan Stanley Small Mid Special Value Fund • New York
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • December 29th, 2022 • Kingsbarn Parallel Income Fund • Ohio

THIS AGREEMENT, is made as of , 20 (the “Agreement”), by and between , a organized under the laws of the State of (the “Company”), and Fifth Third Bank, National Association (“Fifth Third Bank”) (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT dated as of March 1, 2023 by and between STONE RIDGE TRUST VIII, on behalf of its series, STONE RIDGE ART RISK PREMIUM FUND and MILLENNIUM TRUST COMPANY, LLC
Custody Agreement • March 17th, 2023 • Stone Ridge Trust VIII • New York

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of March 1, 2023 by and between STONE RIDGE TRUST VIII, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, STONE RIDGE ART RISK PREMIUM FUND, having its principal place of business at One Vanderbilt Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, NY 10017 (together with the Trust, the “Fund”) and any Subsidiary (as defined below) of the Fund, and MILLENNIUM TRUST COMPANY, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, having its principal place of business at 2001 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (the “Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • January 28th, 2020 • Federated International Series Inc

THIS AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is by and between the registered investment companies listed on Schedule II to the Agreement, as may be amended from time to time, (each standalone registered investment company and each Series a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”).

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
Custody Agreement • November 10th, 2005 • Greater China Fund Inc • New York
AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT by and between POWERSHARES and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Custody Agreement • July 3rd, 2017 • PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II • New York

CUSTODY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 17, 2013 (“Agreement”) between each PowerShares trust listed on Schedule I attached hereto, each a business trust, having its principal office and place of business at 3500 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove, IL 60515 (the “Fund”), on behalf of itself and its Series, and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT by and between THE FUNDS LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1 HERETO and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Custody Agreement • November 4th, 2015 • BNY Mellon Absolute Insight Funds, Inc. • New York