CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 1, 2010, between FIRST TRUST SERIES FUND, a business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the...Custodian Agreement • December 23rd, 2010 • First Trust Series Fund • New York
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WITNESSETH:Investment Management Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
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SCHEDULE B (Dated: September 30, 2011 Amended: November 1, 2012, November 6, 2015) THIS SCHEDULE B is Schedule B to that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011 and amended November 1, 2012 and November 6, 2015,...Transfer Agency Services Agreement • November 6th, 2015 • First Trust Series Fund
Contract Type FiledNovember 6th, 2015 CompanyTHIS SCHEDULE B is Schedule B to that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011 and amended November 1, 2012 and November 6, 2015, between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and First Trust Series Fund.
ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of November 1, 2012 by and between BNY MELLON INVESTMENT SERVICING (US) INC., a Massachusetts corporation ("BNY") and FIRST TRUST SERIES FUND, a Massachusetts business trust...Administration and Accounting Services Agreement • February 28th, 2014 • First Trust Series Fund
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MUTUAL FUND SERVICES AGREEMENT Transfer Agency ServicesMutual Fund Services Agreement • December 23rd, 2010 • First Trust Series Fund • Delaware
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RECITALS:Subscription Agreement • October 5th, 2012 • First Trust Series Fund
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BLANKET BOND INSURANCE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 15th day of April, 2015, by and among the investment companies listed in Appendix A (collectively referred to herein as the "Funds"), First Trust Advisors L.P. (the "Advisor") and First...Blanket Bond Insurance Agreement • April 22nd, 2015 • First Trust Series Fund
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BACKGROUNDTransfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement • February 28th, 2012 • First Trust Series Fund
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EXPENSE CAP (% OF AVERAGE NET NAME OF FUND ASSETS) EFFECTIVE DATE EXPENSE CAP TERM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- First Trust Preferred Securities and Income...Expense Cap Agreement • November 6th, 2015 • First Trust Series Fund
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RECITALS:Expense Reimbursement, Fee Waiver and Recovery Agreement • February 26th, 2016 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
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Investment Sub-Advisory AgreementInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • October 2nd, 2024 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
Contract Type FiledOctober 2nd, 2024 Company JurisdictionThis Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of October 2, 2024, by and among First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership (the “Manager”) and a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and WCM Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a registered investment adviser with the SEC (the “Sub-Adviser”).
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this 22nd day of December, 2010 by and among the First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • December 23rd, 2010 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONSCustody Agreement • February 28th, 2014 • First Trust Series Fund • New York
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this ____ day of ______________, 20__ by and among the First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • November 6th, 2015 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this 5th day of November, 2015, by and among the First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • June 28th, 2016 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
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BACKGROUNDTransfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement • February 28th, 2014 • First Trust Series Fund
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONSCustody Agreement • October 5th, 2012 • First Trust Series Fund • New York
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FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • February 28th, 2022 • First Trust Series Fund • Delaware
Contract Type FiledFebruary 28th, 2022 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022 between First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, First Trust Series Fund, and First Trust Variable Insurance Trust, on behalf of each of their existing and future series that invest in an Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule as such terms are defined below, severally and not jointly, (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) that is operating as an exchange-traded fund (each, an “ETF”) and advised by Aberdeen Standard Investments ETF Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) that is listed on Appendix A hereto (as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each an “Acquired Fund”).
SCHEDULE BTransfer Agency Services Agreement • October 2nd, 2024 • First Trust Series Fund
Contract Type FiledOctober 2nd, 2024 CompanyTHIS SCHEDULE B is Schedule B to that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011 between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and First Trust Series Fund.
EXHIBIT AAdministration and Accounting Services Agreement • June 14th, 2022 • First Trust Series Fund
Contract Type FiledJune 14th, 2022 CompanyTHIS EXHIBIT A, dated as of November 1, 2012, is Exhibit A to that certain Administration and Accounting Services Agreement dated as of November 1, 2012 between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and First Trust Series Fund.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT A First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund First Trust/Confluence Small Cap Value Fund First Trust Short Duration High Income FundDistribution Agreement • October 5th, 2012 • First Trust Series Fund
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DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT This Distribution Agreement ("Agreement") dated December 22, 2010 shall be entered into by and between First Trust Series Fund (the "Trust") and First Trust Portfolios L.P. (the "Distributor"). WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end...Distribution Agreement • December 23rd, 2010 • First Trust Series Fund
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SCHEDULE BTransfer Agency Services Agreement • June 14th, 2022 • First Trust Series Fund
Contract Type FiledJune 14th, 2022 CompanyTHIS SCHEDULE B is Schedule B to that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011 between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and First Trust Series Fund.
Investment Management AgreementInvestment Management Agreement • October 2nd, 2024 • First Trust Series Fund
Contract Type FiledOctober 2nd, 2024 CompanyInvestment Management Agreement made this 2nd day of October, 2024, by and between First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership (the “Adviser”).
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT, FEE WAIVER AND RECOVERY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT AExpense Reimbursement, Fee Waiver and Recovery Agreement • October 5th, 2012 • First Trust Series Fund
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INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT made as of this 22nd day of December, 2010 by and among the First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited...Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement • December 23rd, 2010 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
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Fee Waiver AgreementFee Waiver Agreement • June 14th, 2022 • First Trust Series Fund • Illinois
Contract Type FiledJune 14th, 2022 Company JurisdictionThis Fee Waiver Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into between First Trust Series Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of First Trust Managed Municipal Fund (the “Fund”), and First Trust Advisors L.P., an Illinois limited partnership (“FTA”), as of June 14, 2022.