How to Transfer from Vanguard to Fidelity DAF

Genericized 29 OCT 2022 (last tested November 2022)

This process has been tested by contributing Vanguard Mutual Fund shares from a Vanguard Brokerage Account to a Fidelity Donor Advised Fund. It may be appropriate (and slightly different questions in the securities sections) if you are contributing 3rd party Mutual Funds, ETFs or Common Stocks (I just haven't tested those use cases.)

Historical Timing Experience

I am going to list my personal experience with transfer times as I do this annually, any other users of this process can let me know their timing for different types of securities and I will report here. I am most likely only going to be transferring Vanguard Mutual fund assets in the foreseeable future.

  • November 2022 - Transfer shares of VIGAX (Vanguard Growth Index Fund)

    • Forms submitted: 10/31/22 (Sunday)

    • Funds left Vanguard: 11/3/22 (Thursday)

    • Funds arrive at Fidelity: 11/3/22 (Thursday)

    • Funds sold into DAF allocation: 11/4/22 (Friday) - Settlement date: 11/7/22 (Monday)

Process Involves Four Steps

  1. Identify the shares you wish to donate to Fidelity Charitable.

  2. Fill out the form at Fidelity to identify the source and details of the shares to be donated.

    • This creates a record of an incoming donation at Fidelity.

    • Print the form as a reference only, no need to mail to Vanguard.

  3. Use the online form at Vanguard to make the donation, this allows for specifying lots, etc. and controls the date of execution a bit.

    • There is a PDF version that can be a bit faster if time is of the essence, must be submitted via secure message to our Flagship Representative.

  4. Follow the status on both sites until transaction completes.

1. Identify Shares to be donated from Vanguard Brokerage

General rules: pick the shares that are the most appreciated, have at least 1 year holding period and are most overweight in the portfolio asset allocation.

Fund Ticker: ___________

Fund Share Count: ___________

Date Shares were acquired: ____________

2. Fill out the Fidelity Form

How to access the Fidelity DAF LOI Form

  • Login to fidelity.com

  • Select the Account and Positions form and click on Fidelity Charitable

  • Select “Fund your Giving Account”

  • Select “From a Non-Fidelity brokerage account”

  • Fill out the form with the data below

Delivering firm name:

Vanguard Brokerage Services

Broker name:

Vanguard

Email:

n/a

Phone: (Vanguard Phone Number)

877-347-1689

Fax:

n/a

Street address: (Vanguard - Overnight)

455 Devon Park Drive

Wayne, PA 19087-1815

Account # at Delivering Firm

<<Use your Vanguard Brokerage Account #>>

This is an account that is owned by an entity (e.g., a corporation, LLC, or trust)

No – leave unchecked (as appropriate)

Complete the form, click next,

Securities to contribute

Enter the Security Information collected in Step 1 of this document.

Click next, and save a PDF copy of the LOI, just save for reference, do not forward to Vanguard (Step 3 initiates the process at Vanguard).

3. Fill out Vanguard Form

How to find the Vanguard Gifting Form

  • Login to Vanguard.com

  • In the search box enter the following string:

      • Give Shares or Securities to an Individual or Organization

  • Select the online form for this activity and follow steps to do an online form

Do you want to continue? (for completing a gift transfer?)

Yes, click next.

Tell us about recipient

Other financial institution,

DTC Number?

0226, click next.

Do you want to continue?

Yes, click next.

Verify your information.

If correct, choose, yes, click next.

Choose a non-retirement brokerage account to gift from

<<Choose the brokerage account as appropriate >>

Assets to Gift

1 (or however many) and chose the fund and shares identified in Step 1 of this document.

Are you gifting to Charity?

Yes,

Would you like to reveal your identity to the charity?

Yes

Is your gift valued over $1M?

<<yes or no>>

Please select you receiving type firm.

Brokerage firm

Name of Receiving brokerage firm

National Financial Services LLC

Name of Individual, Trust or Organization (Name of Charity aka For Benefit of)

Fidelity Charitable Giving Account XXXXXXX

Brokerage DTC

0226

Account Number

Z97–000442

Review and submit form.

Note: this is the public account number for all DAF transfers. See this form for details.

Backup information, Just in case (but not on online form)

Fidelity Charitable Phone

800-952-4438

Fax: 877-665-4274

US Mail

Fidelity Charitable

PO Box 770001

Cincinnati, OH 45277-0053

Overnight Mail

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

100 Crosby Parkway

Mail Zone KC1D-FCS

Covington, KY 41015-9325

4. Transfer Request Status

The status of the Vanguard form can be checked at

My accounts > Balance and holdings > Cost basis accounting > Gifted Shares

It may take up to two days for status to show on this page after submittal. This request is the action that makes the transfer happen.

The status for the Fidelity LOI can be checked on Fidelity Charitable at:

History > Contribution History

Note, this form does not trigger any action at Fidelity, it only prepares the account to receive the transfer from Vanguard. The initiation of the transfer is performed by Vanguard. Fidelity only responds to the transfer request.