Custody Agreement Sample Contracts

EXECUTION CUSTODY AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN WINTON DIVERSIFIED OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Custody Agreement • February 26th, 2016 • Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund • New York
CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • May 9th, 2025 • Tortoise Capital Series Trust • Delaware
CUSTODY AGREEMENT Dated December 5th , 2024 Between UMB BANK, N.A. and FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series B2 CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • May 8th, 2025 • FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series B2

This agreement (this “Agreement”) is 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 FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series B2, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Fund").

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • February 26th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust

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”).

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • June 27th, 2024 • Voya Credit Income Fund

AGREEMENT, dated as of January 6, 2003 between each entity listed in Exhibit A hereto (each 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").

AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • March 28th, 2025 • Muzinich BDC, Inc. • New York

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)is made and entered into as of March 6, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), by and between MUZINICH BDC, INC., a Delaware Corporation (the “BDC”), MUZINICH BDC HOLDINGS, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the “Subsidiary”) (collectively, 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 dated as of April 28, 2025 by and between BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. (“Company”) and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Custodian”)
Custody Agreement • May 2nd, 2025 • Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. • New York

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of April 28, 2025 and is by and between BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. (and any successor or permitted assign, the “Company”), a Delaware statutory corporation, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (and any successor or permitted assign acting as custodian hereunder, the “Custodian”), a national banking association.

CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • April 23rd, 2025 • Coatue Innovation Fund • Massachusetts
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”).

April 30, 2010 Ms. Mary Jean Milner Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon One Wall Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10286 Dear Ms. Milner:
Custody Agreement • September 24th, 2010 • Ing Equity Trust

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule, and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio, and ING Solution Conservative Portfolio (together, the “Portfolios”), effective April 30, 2010, to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated April 30, 2010 in which ING DFA Global Allocation Portfolio, a new series of ING Investors Trust, was added to the Agreement.

July 14, 2017 Michael Rothemeyer The Bank of New York Mellon
Custody Agreement • April 26th, 2018 • Voya STRATEGIC ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS INC
CUSTODY AGREEMENT By and Between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON And WISDOMTREE DIGITAL TRUST
Custody Agreement • November 26th, 2024 • WisdomTree Digital Trust • New York
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
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.

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.

AMENDED AND RESTATED CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Custody Agreement • May 24th, 2024 • Vanguard Specialized 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").

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.

October 15, 2012 Mr. Wayne D. Weaver Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager BNY Mellon Asset Servicing 4th Floor Wilmington, DE 19810 Dear Mr. Weaver:
Custody Agreement • October 31st, 2012 • Ing Funds Trust

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, and Fund Accounting Agreement, each dated January 6, 2003, the Cash Reserve Agreement, dated March 31, 2003, the Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule For ING Funds and the Global Securities Fee Schedule For ING Funds, each effective January 1, 2008, and the Letter of Instruction and Indemnification Agreement In Connection With Signature Guarantees and Signature Verifications, dated January 12, 2011, (collectively, the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund and ING Strategic Income Fund (together, the “Funds”), each a newly established series of ING Mutual Funds and ING Funds Trust, respectively, effective on October 15, 2012, to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements, as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A, dated July 20, 2012.

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”).

WITNESSETH:
Custody Agreement • April 25th, 2008 • Bny Hamilton Funds Inc • New York
Exhibit (h)(3)(i)
Custody Agreement • April 28th, 2010 • Ing Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule, and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio, and ING Solution Conservative Portfolio (together, the “Portfolios”), effective April 30, 2010, to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated April 30, 2010 in which ING DFA Global Allocation Portfolio, a new series of ING Investors Trust, was added to the Agreement.

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
Custody Agreement • December 17th, 2024 • OneAscent Capital Opportunities Fund • Ohio

THIS CUSTODY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of, is entered into by and between THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States (the “Custodian” or “Bank”), and OneAscent Capital Opportunities Fund, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Company”).

October 15, 2007 Ms. Mary Jean Milner Vice President The Bank of New York One Wall Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10286 Dear Ms. Milner:
Custody Agreement • November 5th, 2007 • Ing Investors Trust

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Asia-Pacific Real Estate Fund and ING European Real Estate Fund, two newly established series of ING Mutual Funds, effective October 15, 2007 and ING American Funds Bond Portfolio and ING LifeStyle Conservative Portfolio, two newly established series of ING Investors Trust, respectively, effective November 9, 2007 and October 17, 2007 (the “Funds”), to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated May 11, 2007.

October 31, 2008 Ms. Mary Jean Milner Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon One Wall Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10286 Dear Ms. Milner:
Custody Agreement • December 17th, 2008 • Ing Series Fund Inc

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule, and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING U.S. Government Money Market Fund and ING U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio, each a newly established series of ING Series Fund, Inc. and ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., respectively, to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated October 22, 2008.