AMENDMENT NUMBER 4 TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
Exhibit (j)(1)(i)
AMENDMENT NUMBER 4
TO
This Amendment Number 4 (the “Amendment”) to the Custodian Agreement by and between each Fund listed on Appendix A hereto (the “Funds”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”) is made as of this 30 day of September 2019.
WHEREAS, the Funds and the Custodian have entered into a Custodian Agreement dated as of December 31, 2014 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Funds and the Custodian wish to Amend and Restate Appendix A of the Agreement in order to revise the list of Funds covered by the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and adequate consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Fund and the Custodian agree as follows:
1. | Effective as of September 30, 2019, Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust, is added as a party to the Agreement. |
2. | Appendix A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Amended and Restated Appendix A attached hereto. |
3. | Except as modified hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC. HARTFORD SERIES FUND, INC. HARTFORD HLS SERIES FUND II, INC. HARTFORD FUNDS MASTER FUND HARTFORD FUNDS EXCHANGE-TRADED TRUST LATTICE STRATEGIES TRUST HARTFORD FUNDS NEXTSHARES TRUST |
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Name: | Xxx X. Xxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer, Duly Authorized | Title: | Executive Vice President, Duly Authorized |
AMENDED AND RESTATED APPENDIX A
List of Investment Companies
This Amended and Restated Appendix A to that certain Custodian Agreement dated December 31, 2014, is effective as of September 30, 2019.
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
Hartford AARP Balanced Retirement Fund
The Hartford Balanced Income Fund
The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund
The Hartford Checks and Balances Fund
The Hartford Conservative Allocation Fund
Hartford Core Equity Fund
The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund
Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
Hartford Environmental Opportunities Fund (renamed Hartford Climate Opportunities Fund effective on November 8, 2019)
The Hartford Equity Income Fund
The Hartford Floating Rate Fund
The Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund
The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund1
Hartford Global Impact Fund
The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund
The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund
The Hartford Healthcare Fund
The Hartford High Yield Fund
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund
Hartford International Equity Fund
The Hartford International Growth Fund
The Hartford International Opportunities Fund
The Hartford International Small Company Fund2
The Hartford International Value Fund
The Hartford MidCap Fund
The Hartford MidCap Value Fund
Hartford Moderate Allocation Fund
Hartford Multi-Asset Income and Growth Fund
Hartford Municipal Income Fund
The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund
Hartford Municipal Short Duration Fund
The Hartford Quality Bond Fund
The Hartford Short Duration Fund
Hartford Small Cap Value Fund
The Hartford Small Company Fund
The Hartford Strategic Income Fund
The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund
1 | This fund will merge into Hartford AARP Balanced Retirement Fund on or about September 20, 2019. |
2 | This fund will merge into Hartford Global Impact Fund on or about November 22, 2019. |
2 |
The Hartford World Bond Fund
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund
Hartford Multifactor International Fund
Hartford Multifactor Large Cap Value Fund
Hartford Quality Value Fund
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund
Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund
Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund
Hartford Schroders Securitized Income Fund
Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund
Hartford Schroders US MidCap Opportunities Fund
Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund
The Hartford Small Cap Growth Fund
HARTFORD SERIES FUND, INC.
Hartford Balanced HLS Fund
Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund
Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund
Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund
Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund
Hartford Healthcare HLS Fund
Hartford High Yield HLS Fund
Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund
Hartford MidCap HLS Fund
Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund
Hartford Small Company HLS Fund
Hartford Stock HLS Fund
Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund
Hartford Ultrashort Bond HLS Fund
Hartford Value HLS Fund
HARTFORD HLS SERIES FUND II, INC.
Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund
Hartford Mid Cap Growth HLS Fund
Hartford Small Cap Growth HLS Fund
Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund
HARTFORD FUNDS MASTER FUND
Global Impact Master Portfolio3
HARTFORD FUNDS EXCHANGE-TRADED TRUST
Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF
Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond ETF
3 | This fund will unwind on or about October 4, 2019. |
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Hartford Short Duration ETF
Hartford Total Return Bond ETF
LATTICE STRATEGIES TRUST
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF
Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
Hartford Multifactor Global Small Cap ETF (renamed Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF effective on November 6, 2019)
Hartford Multifactor Low Volatility International Equity ETF (renamed Hartford Multifactor Diversified International ETF effective on November 6, 2019)
Hartford Multifactor Low Volatility US Equity ETF
Hartford Multifactor REIT ETF
Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF
Hartford Funds NextShares Trust
Hartford Global Impact NextShares Fund
Hartford schroders
opportunisTic income fund
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AMENDED AND RESTATED APPENDIX A-1
List of ETF Funds
This Amended and Restated Appendix A-1 to that certain Custodian Agreement dated December 31, 2014, is effective as of September 30, 2019.
HARTFORD FUNDS EXCHANGE-TRADED TRUST
Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF
Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond ETF
Hartford Short Duration ETF
Hartford Total Return Bond ETF
LATTICE STRATEGIES TRUST
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF
Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
Hartford Multifactor Global Small Cap ETF (renamed Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF effective on November 6, 2019)
Hartford Multifactor Low Volatility International Equity ETF (renamed Hartford Multifactor Diversified International ETF effective on November 6, 2019)
Hartford Multifactor Low Volatility US Equity ETF
Hartford Multifactor REIT ETF
Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF
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