May 18, 2022
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: Scott Shirrell
| Re: | Each Thrivent exchange-traded fund identified on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Thrivent ETF Fund” or “Fund”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 20.6.1, the Additional Fund provision of the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 1, 2017 (as amended, the “Agreement”) between each management investment company identified on Appendix A thereto and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), each undersigned Thrivent ETF Fund hereby requests that your bank act as its Custodian under the terms of the Agreement. In connection with such request, each Thrivent ETF Fund hereby confirms to you, as of the date hereof, its representations and warranties set forth in Section 20.7.1 of the Agreement. An updated Appendix A to the Agreement reflecting the addition of the Thrivent ETF Funds is attached.
With respect to the Thrivent ETF Funds, the following new Section 11 shall be added to the Agreement and shall replace the currently existing Section 11:
“SECTION 11. PROVISION OF ETF SERVICES
| SECTION | 11.1 ETF FUNDS. Each Thrivent ETF Fund is an exchange-traded fund that will issue and redeem shares only in aggregations of a specified number of shares, each called a “Creation Unit,” generally in exchange for a basket of securities and/or instruments and a specified cash payment, as more fully described in the Fund’s currently effective prospectus and statement of additional information (collectively, the “Prospectus”). Capitalized terms used in this Section 11 without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 11 will only apply with respect to the ETF Funds identified on Appendix A hereto. |
| SECTION | 11.2 DETERMINATION OF FUND DEPOSIT, ETC. Subject to and in accordance with the directions of the Investment Manager, the Custodian shall determine for each Fund after the end of each trading day on the NYSE Arca (the “Exchange”), in accordance with Board policies and the procedures set forth in the Prospectus, (i) the identity and weighting of the securities in the Deposit Securities and the Fund Securities, (ii) the cash component, and (iii) the amount of cash redemption proceeds (all as described in the Prospectus) required for the issuance or redemption, as the case may be, of Creation Units on such date. The Custodian shall provide or cause to be provided this information to the Fund’s distributor and other persons as instructed according to Board policies and shall disseminate such information on each day that the Exchange is open, including through the facilities of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (the “NSCC”), prior to the opening of trading on the Exchange. |
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| SECTION | 11.3 ALLOCATION OF DEPOSIT SECURITY SHORTFALLS. Each Fund acknowledges that the Custodian maintains only one account on the books of the NSCC for the benefit of all exchange traded funds for which the Custodian serves as custodian, including the Fund (collectively, the “ETF Custody Clients”). In the event that (a) two or more ETF Custody Clients require delivery of the same Deposit Security in order to purchase a Creation Unit, and (b) the NSCC, pursuant to its Continuous Net Settlement system, delivers to the Custodian’s NSCC account less than the full amount of such Deposit Security necessary to satisfy in full each affected ETF Custody Client’s required amount (a “Common Deposit Security Shortfall”), then, until all Common Deposit Security Shortfalls for a given Deposit Security are satisfied in full, the Custodian will allocate to each affected ETF Custody Client, on a pro rata basis, securities and/or cash received in the Custodian’s NSCC account relating to such shortfall, first to satisfy any prior unsatisfied Common Deposit Security Shortfall, and then to satisfy the current Common Deposit Security Shortfall. |
| SECTION | 11.4 CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS. |
The Custodian shall receive and deposit into the Fund’s account such payments as are received for Fund shares issued or sold in Creation Units. The Custodian will provide timely notification to the Fund and the Transfer Agent of any receipt of such payments by the Custodian.
Upon receipt of instructions from the Fund’s Transfer Agent, the Custodian shall set aside funds and securities of the Fund to the extent available for payment to, or in accordance with the instructions of, Authorized Participants who have delivered to the Transfer Agent a request for redemption of their shares, in Creation Units, which shall have been accepted by the Transfer Agent, the applicable Fund Securities (or such securities in lieu thereof as may be designated by the Investment Advisor in accordance with the Prospectus) for such Fund and the Cash Redemption Amount, if applicable, less any applicable Redemption Transaction Fee. The Custodian will transfer the applicable Fund Securities to or on the order of the Authorized Participant. Any cash redemption payment (less any applicable Redemption Transaction Fee) due to the Authorized Participant on redemption shall be effected through the DTC system or through wire transfer in the case of redemptions effected outside of the DTC system.”
Attached as Appendix A hereto is a replacement of “Appendix A” to the Agreement, effective as of the date set forth below. The attached Appendix A is marked to reflect the addition of the Thrivent ETF Funds.
Kindly indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by signing below.
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| Sincerely, | ||
| EACH INVESTMENT COMPANY IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT A HERETO | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael W. Kremenak | |
| Name: | Michael W. Kremenak | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
| Agreed and Accepted: | ||
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael A. Foutes | |
| Name: Michael A. Foutes | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President | ||
| Effective Date: May 18, 2022 | ||
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Exhibit A
Thrivent ETF Funds
Thrivent ETF Trust
Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF
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Appendix A
List of Funds
APPENDIX A
TO
Master Custodian Agreement
Management Investment Companies Registered with the SEC and Portfolios thereof, if any
Thrivent Mutual Funds
Thrivent Diversified Income Plus Fund
Thrivent Multidimensional Income Fund
Thrivent Aggressive Allocation Fund
Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Fund
Thrivent Opportunity Income Plus Fund
Thrivent Government Bond Fund
Thrivent High Yield Fund
Thrivent Income Fund
Thrivent Large Cap Growth Fund
Thrivent Global Stock Fund (f/k/a Thrivent Large Cap Stock Fund)
Thrivent Large Cap Value Fund
Thrivent Limited Maturity Bond Fund
Thrivent Mid Cap Growth Fund
Thrivent Mid Cap Value Fund
Thrivent Mid Cap Stock Fund
Thrivent Moderate Allocation Fund
Thrivent Moderately Aggressive Allocation Fund
Thrivent Moderately Conservative Allocation Fund
Thrivent Money Market Fund
Thrivent Municipal Bond Fund
Thrivent International Allocation Fund (f/k/a Thrivent Partner Worldwide Allocation Fund)
Thrivent Small Cap Stock Fund
Thrivent Low Volatility Equity Fund
Thrivent Small Cap Growth Fund
Thrivent High Income Municipal Bond Fund
Thrivent Series Fund, Inc.
Thrivent Aggressive Allocation Portfolio
Thrivent Balanced Income Plus Portfolio
Thrivent Government Bond Portfolio
Thrivent Diversified Income Plus Portfolio
Thrivent ESG Index Portfolio
Thrivent High Yield Portfolio
Thrivent Income Portfolio
Thrivent Large Cap Growth Portfolio
Thrivent Large Cap Index Portfolio
Thrivent Global Stock Portfolio (f/k/a Thrivent Large Cap Stock Portfolio)
Thrivent Large Cap Value Portfolio
Thrivent Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
Thrivent Mid Cap Index Portfolio
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Thrivent Mid Cap Stock Portfolio
Thrivent Moderate Allocation Portfolio
Thrivent Moderately Aggressive Allocation Portfolio
Thrivent Moderately Conservative Allocation Portfolio
Thrivent Money Market Portfolio
Thrivent Opportunity Income Plus Portfolio
Thrivent All Cap Portfolio (f/k/a Thrivent Partner All Cap Growth Portfolio)
Thrivent Partner Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
Thrivent Partner Healthcare Portfolio
Thrivent International Allocation Portfolio (f/k/a Thrivent Partner Worldwide Allocation Portfolio)
Thrivent International Index Portfolio
Thrivent Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Thrivent Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Thrivent Real Estate Securities Portfolio
Thrivent Small Cap Index Portfolio
Thrivent Small Cap Stock Portfolio
Thrivent Low Volatility Equity Portfolio
Thrivent Multidimensional Income Portfolio
Thrivent Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Thrivent Core Funds
Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund
Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Thrivent Core International Equity Fund
Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity Fund
Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Thrivent Core Small Cap Value Fund
Thrivent Cash Management Trust
Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund
Thrivent ETF Trust
Thrivent Small-Mid Cap ESG ETF
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