Money Manager Agreement
Exhibit (d)(25)
Execution copy
This agreement (the “Money Manager Agreement”) is between TIFF Investment Program (“TIP”), a Delaware statutory trust, for its TIFF Multi-Asset Fund (the “Fund”), and Strategy Capital, LLC (the “Manager”), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”) and is effective as of January 1, 2019 (the “Effective Date”).
Recitals
TIP is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and
TIP wishes to retain the Manager to render advisory services to the Fund and the Manager is willing to render those services.
The parties therefore agree as follows:
| 1. | Managed Assets |
The Manager will provide investment management services with respect to assets placed with the Manager on behalf of the Fund from time to time. Such assets, as changed by investment, reinvestment, additions, disbursements of expenses, and withdrawals, are referred to in this Agreement as the “Managed Assets.” The Fund may make additions to or withdraw all or any portion of the Managed Assets from this management arrangement at any time.
| 2. | Appointment and Powers of Manager; Investment Approach |
(a) Appointment. TIP, acting on behalf of the Fund, hereby appoints the Manager to manage the Managed Assets for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Manager hereby accepts this appointment and agrees to render the services herein described in accordance with the requirements described in Section 3(a).
(b) Powers. Subject to the supervision of the board of trustees of TIP and subject to the supervision of TIFF Advisory Services, Inc. (“TAS”) as Investment Adviser to the Fund, the Manager shall direct investment of the Managed Assets in accordance with the requirements of Section 3(a). TIP, acting on behalf of the Fund, grants the Manager authority to:
| (i) | acquire (by purchase, exchange, subscription, or otherwise), hold, and dispose of (by sale, exchange, or otherwise) securities and other investments and provide the necessary instructions on behalf of the Fund to brokers and custodians to effect the transactions; |
| (ii) | determine what portion of the Managed Assets will be held uninvested; and |
| (iii) | enter into such agreements and make such representations (including representations regarding the purchase of securities and other instruments for investment) as may be necessary or proper in connection with the performance by the Manager of its duties hereunder. |
(c) Power of Attorney. To enable the Manager to exercise fully the discretion granted hereunder, TIP appoints the Manager as its attorney-in-fact to invest, sell, and reinvest the Managed Assets as fully as TIP itself could do. The Manager hereby accepts this appointment.
(d) Voting. The Manager shall be authorized to vote on behalf of the Fund any proxies relating to the Managed Assets, provided, however, that the Manager shall comply with any instructions received from the Fund as to the voting of securities and handling of proxies.
(e) Independent Contractor. Except as expressly authorized herein, the Manager shall for all purposes be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for or to represent TIP, the Fund, or TAS in any way, or otherwise to be an agent of any of them.
(f) Reporting. The Manager shall furnish to TIP upon reasonable request such information that TIP may reasonably require to complete documents, reports, or regulatory filings.
| 3. | Requirements; Duties |
(a) Requirements. In performing services for the Fund and otherwise discharging its obligations under this Agreement, the Manager shall act in conformity with the following requirements (the “Requirements”):
| (i) | the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations which apply to the Manager in conjunction with performing services for the Fund, if any; |
| (ii) | TIP’s Registration Statement under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-1A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Fund and the shares of beneficial interest in the Fund, as such Registration Statement may be amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”); |
| (iii) | the Manager’s Investment Guidelines, which may be amended from time to time through mutual agreement by TAS and the Manager in writing; |
| (iv) | written instructions and directions of the board of trustees of TIP; and |
| (v) | written instructions and directions of TAS. |
(b) Responsibility with Respect to Actions of Others. TIP may place the investment portfolio of each of its funds, including the Fund, with one or more investment managers. To the extent the applicability of, or conformity with, the Requirements depends upon investments made by, or activity of, the managers other than the Manager, the Manager agrees to comply with such Requirements: (i) to the extent that such compliance is within the Manager’s Investment Guidelines; and (ii) to the extent that the Manager is provided with information sufficient to ascertain the applicability of such Requirements. If it appears to the Fund at any time that the Fund may not be in compliance with any Requirement and the Fund or TAS so notifies the Manager, the Manager shall promptly take such actions not inconsistent with applicable law or regulation as the Fund or TAS may reasonably specify to effect compliance.
(c) Responsibility with Respect to Performance of Duties. In performing its duties under this Agreement, the Manager will act solely in the interests of the Fund and shall use reasonable care and its best judgment in matters relating to the Fund. The Manager will not deal with the Managed Assets in its own interest or for its own account.
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(d) Valuation. The Manager shall not be responsible for calculating the Net Asset Value of the Fund’s portfolio or making final decisions on the value of portfolio securities used to calculate such net asset value, but must review regularly the pricing of the Managed Assets as made available by or on behalf of the Fund. The Manager agrees to notify the Fund promptly if the Manager reasonably believes that the value of any portfolio security comprising the Managed Assets may not reflect fair value. The Manager agrees to provide upon request any pricing information of which the Manager is aware to the Fund, to TAS, or to the Fund’s administrator to assist in the determination of the fair value of any portfolio security for which market quotations are not readily available or as otherwise required in accordance with the 1940 Act or the Fund’s valuation procedures for the purpose of calculating the Fund’s Net Asset value in accordance with procedures and methods established by the board of trustees of TIP.
| 4. | Recordkeeping and Reporting |
(a) Records. The Manager shall maintain proper and complete records relating to the furnishing of investment management services under this Agreement, including records with respect to the securities transactions for the Managed Assets required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act. All records maintained pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to examination by the Fund and by persons authorized by it during reasonable business hours upon reasonable notice. Records required by Rule 31a-1 maintained as specified above shall be the property of the Fund; the Manager will preserve such records for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act and shall surrender such records promptly at the Fund's request. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Manager shall promptly return records that are the Fund's property and, upon demand, shall make and deliver to the Fund true and complete and legible copies of such other records maintained as required by this Section 4(a) as the Fund may request. The Manager may retain copies of records furnished to the Fund.
(b) Reports to Custodian. The Manager shall provide to the Fund's custodian and to the Fund, on each business day, information relating to all transactions concerning the Managed Assets.
(c) Other Reports. The Manager shall render to the board of trustees of TIP and to TAS such periodic and special reports as the board or TAS may reasonably request.
| 5. | Purchase and Sale of Securities |
(a) Selection of Brokers. The Manager shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of securities on behalf of the Fund with brokers or dealers selected by the Manager in conformity with the policy respecting brokerage set forth in the Registration Statement. Neither the Manager nor any of its officers, employees, nor any of its "affiliated persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, will act as principal with respect to the Managed Assets nor will the Manager execute any portfolio transactions for the Managed Assets with a broker or dealer which is (i) an affiliated person of the Fund; (ii) principal underwriter of the Fund's shares; or (iii) an affiliated person of such an affiliated person, unless such transactions are: (a) exempt under applicable law or regulation, including under Rule 10f-3(b) or Rule 17a-10; (b) exempt under applicable law or regulation and executed in accordance with the Fund’s procedures adopted thereunder, including the exemptions provided by Rule 10f-3(c) or Rule 17a-7, and the Fund’s Rule 10f-3 procedures or Rule 17a-7 procedures, as the case may be; or (c) executed in accordance applicable law or regulation and executed in accordance with the Fund’s procedures adopted thereunder, including Rule 17e-1 and the Fund's Rule 17e-1 procedures. TIP agrees that it will provide the Manager with a written list of such brokers and dealers and will, from time to time, update such list as necessary. The Manager agrees that it will provide TIP or TAS with a written list of brokers and dealers that are affiliates of the Manager and will, from time to time, update such list as necessary.
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In placing such orders, the Manager will give primary consideration to obtaining the most favorable price and efficient execution reasonably available under the circumstances and in accordance with applicable law. In evaluating the terms available for executing particular transactions for the Fund and in selecting broker-dealers to execute such transactions, the Manager may consider, in addition to commission cost and execution capabilities, those factors that it deems relevant, such as the financial stability and reputation of broker-dealers and the brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) provided by such broker-dealers. The Manager is authorized to pay a broker-dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a transaction which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Manager determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker-dealer in discharging responsibilities with respect to the Fund or to other client accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion.
(b) Aggregating Orders. On occasions when the Manager deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of the Fund as well as other advisory clients of the Manager, the Manager, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, may, but shall be under no obligation to, aggregate the securities to be so sold or purchased in order to obtain the most favorable price or lower brokerage commissions and efficient execution. In such event, allocation of securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expense incurred in the transaction, will be made by the Manager in the manner it considers to be most equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to the Fund and its other clients.
| 6. | Management Fees; Expenses |
(a) Fees. Schedule I attached hereto sets out the fees to be paid by the Fund to the Manager and the times for payment.
(b) Expenses. The Manager shall furnish at its own expense all of its own office facilities, equipment and supplies, and shall perform at its own expense all routine and recurring functions necessary to render the services required under this Agreement including administrative, bookkeeping and accounting, clerical, statistical, and correspondence functions. The Fund shall pay directly, or, if the Manager makes payment, reimburse the Manager for, (i) custodial fees for the Managed Assets, (ii) brokerage commissions, issue and transfer taxes and other costs of securities transactions to which the Fund is a party, including any portion of such commissions attributable to research and brokerage services; and (iii) interest and taxes, if any, payable by the Fund. In addition, the Fund shall pay directly, or, if the Manager makes payment, reimburse the Manager for, such non-recurring special out-of-pocket costs and expenses as may be authorized in advance by the Fund.
| 7. | Non-Exclusivity of Services |
The Manager is free to act for its own account and to provide investment management services and advice to others. The Fund acknowledges that the Manager and its affiliates, officers and employees, and the Manager's other clients, may at any time have, acquire, increase, decrease or dispose of positions in the same investments which are at the same time being held, acquired or disposed of under this Agreement for the Fund. Neither the Manager nor any of its officers or employees shall have any obligation to effect a transaction under this Agreement simply because such a transaction is effected for his or its own account or for the account of another client. The Fund agrees that the Manager may refrain from providing any advice or services concerning securities of companies for which any officers, directors, partners or employees of the Manager or any of the Manager’s affiliates act as financial adviser, investment manager or in any capacity that the Manager deems confidential, unless the Manager determines in its sole discretion that it may appropriately do so. The Fund appreciates that, for good commercial and legal reasons, material nonpublic information which becomes available to affiliates of the Manager through these relationships cannot be passed on to Fund and that the Manager may be restricted from trading the securities of issuers about which it is in possession of material nonpublic information.
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| 8. | Liability |
The Manager shall not be liable to the Fund, TIP, or TAS for any error of judgment, but the Manager shall be liable to the Fund for any loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence by the Manager in providing services under this Agreement or from reckless disregard by the Manager of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights that the Fund, TIP, or TAS may have under applicable state or federal laws.
| 9. | Representations |
(a) The Manager hereby represents to the Fund that the Manager is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act, that it has full power and authority to enter into and perform fully the terms of this Agreement and that the execution of this Agreement on behalf of the Manager has been duly authorized and, upon execution and delivery, this Agreement will be binding upon the Manager in accordance with its terms.
(b) The Manager represents that it is in material compliance with all applicable laws, both federal and state.
(c) TIP hereby represents to the Manager that it has full power and authority to enter into and perform fully the terms of this Agreement and that the execution of this Agreement on behalf of the Fund has been duly authorized and, upon execution and delivery, this Agreement will be binding upon TIP in accordance with its terms.
(d) TIP acknowledges receipt of Parts 2A and B of the Manager’s Form ADV.
(e) TIP represents that TIP and the Fund are in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, both federal and state.
| 10. | Term |
This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of two (2) years from the date hereof and shall thereafter be automatically renewed for successive periods of one (1) year each, provided such renewals are specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated without the payment of any penalty, by (a) the Fund, if a decision to terminate is made by the board of trustees of TIP or by a vote of a majority of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), or (b) the Manager, in each case with at least 30 days' written notice from the terminating party and on the date specified in the notice of termination.
The rights and obligations that are provided in section (f) of Xxxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx 8 and Paragraph 16 shall survive the cancellation, expiration, or termination of this Agreement.
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This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).
| 11. | Amendment |
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended by mutual consent, but the consent of the Fund must be approved in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act and any order of the Securities and Exchange Commission that may address the applicability of such requirements in the case of the Fund. Any such amendment must be in writing and signed by each party.
| 12. | Notices |
Notices or other communications required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed duly given when delivered electronically, in writing, or sent by fax or three business days after mailing registered mail postage prepaid as follows:
| Fund: | TIFF Investment Program |
c/o TIFF Advisory Services, Inc.
Attn: Chief Legal Officer
000 X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: xxxxx@xxxx.xxx with a copy to xxxxx@xxxx.xxx
| Manager: | Strategy Capital, LLC |
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Email: Xxxxxxxx.Xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Each party may change its address by giving notice as herein required.
| 13. | Sole Instrument |
This instrument constitutes the sole and only agreement of the parties to it relating to its object and correctly sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of each party to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect.
| 14. | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
| 15. | Applicable Law |
This Agreement shall be governed by, and the rights of the parties arising hereunder construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to principles of conflict of laws. Nothing herein shall be construed to require either party to do anything in violation of any applicable law or regulation.
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| 16. | Confidential Information |
Any information or recommendations supplied by any party to this Agreement, which are not otherwise in the public domain or previously known to another party in connection with the performance of obligations hereunder, including securities or other assets held or to be acquired by the Fund, transactions in securities or other assets effected or to be effected on behalf of the Fund, or financial information or any other information relating to a party to this Agreement, are to be regarded as confidential (“Confidential Information”).
No party may use or disclose to others Confidential Information about the other party, except solely for the legitimate business purposes of the Fund for which the Confidential Information was provided if such disclosure is made in compliance with TIP’s procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings, when applicable; as may be required by applicable law or rule or compelled by judicial or regulatory authority having competent jurisdiction over the party; or as specifically agreed to in writing by the other party to which the Confidential Information pertains. Further, no party may trade in any securities issued by another party while in possession of material non-public information about that party. Lastly, the Manager may not consult with any other money managers for the Fund about transactions in securities or other assets of the Fund, except for purposes of complying with the 1940 Act or SEC rules or regulations applicable to the Fund. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent the Manager from lawfully giving other entities investment advice about, or trading on their behalf in, shares issued by the Fund or securities or other assets held or to be acquired by the Fund.
In witness whereof, the parties hereto execute this Agreement on and make it effective on the Effective Date specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
| TIFF Investment Program | Strategy Capital, LLC | |
| on behalf of the Fund | ||
| /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Signature | Signature | |
| Xxxxxx Xxxx, VP/COO | Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Managing Member | |
| Print Name/Title | Print Name/Title |
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Schedule I
to the
Money Manager Agreement (the “Agreement”)
Dated as of January 1, 2019
between
Strategy Capital LLC (the “Manager”) and
TIFF Investment Program for its TIFF Multi-Asset Fund (the “Fund”)
Fee Calculation
Compensation
As compensation for the services performed and the facilities and personnel provided by the Manager for the Fund pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund will pay to the Manager (i) an asset based fee (the “Investment Management Fee”) plus (ii) a performance based fee (the “Performance Fee”), each as described below.
Certain Defined Terms
Benchmark: S&P 500 Total Return Index, Net Dividends Reinvested ticker: ^SPXTR
Calculation Period means the period commencing as of the inception of the Account (or, alternatively, as agreed to between the Client and the Adviser), and thereafter each period commencing as of the day following the last day of the preceding Calculation Period, and ending as of the close of business on the first to occur of the following after the relevant commencement date:
| (1) | December 31; |
| (2) | the withdrawal of all or a portion of the Managed Assets (but only with respect to the portion withdrawn); or |
| (3) | termination of this Agreement. |
For the avoidance of doubt, withdrawals made to pay the Investment Management and Performance Fees will not constitute the end of a Calculation Period.
Excess Return, for any Calculation Period, means an amount equal to the net return of the Managed Assets during such Calculation Period (with appropriate adjustments to reflect any additional contributions to, or withdrawals of, the Managed Assets; but before any accrual for the Performance Fee for that Calculation Period) minus the Hurdle for the same Calculation Period. The Excess Return cannot be less than zero.
Hurdle, for any Calculation Period, means an amount equal to Initial Amount, as of the first day of such Calculation Period (with appropriate time weighted adjustments to reflect any additional contributions to, or withdrawals of, the Managed Assets) multiplied by the change (expressed as a percentage) in the Benchmark for the full length of such Calculation Period.
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Initial Amount, for any Calculation Period, means the net asset value of the Managed Assets as of the first day of such Calculation Period.
Management Fee Rate means the percentage, per annum, calculated with reference to the Total Manager Assets as set forth in the table below.
| Total Manager Assets | Management Fee Rate | Formula | ||
| Less than or equal to $100 million | 0.7500% | N/A | ||
| More than $100 million and less than $400 million | Blended rate between 0.7500% and 0.3375% | The sum of (a) 0.75% * ($100 million/Total Manager Assets) plus (b) 0.34% * ((Total Manager Assets minus $100 million)/Total Manager Assets). | ||
| $400 million | 0.3375% | N/A | ||
| More than $400 million and less than $2 billion | Blended rate between 0.3375% and 0.1875% | The sum of (a) 0.3375% * ($400 million/Total Manager Assets) plus (b) 0.1875% * ((Total Manager Assets minus $400 million)/Total Manager Assets). | ||
| $2 billion | 0.1875% | N/A | ||
| More than $2 billion | Blended rate between 0.1875% and 0.10% | The sum of (a) 0.1875% * ($2 billion/Total Manager Assets AUM) plus (b) 0.10% * ((Total Manager Assets minus $2 billion)/Total Manager Assets). |
Performance Fee Rate means the percentage calculated with reference to the Average Manager Assets as set forth in the table below.
| Average Manager Assets | Performance Fee Rate | |||
| Less than or equal to $100 million | 10 | % | ||
| More than $100 million and less than or equal to $200 million | 15 | % | ||
| More than $200 million and less than or equal to $2 billion | 20 | % | ||
| More than $2 billion and less than or equal to $2.5 billion | 15 | % | ||
| More than $2.5 billion | 10 | % | ||
Total Manager Assets means, as of any specified date, the total assets under management of the Manager and its affiliates, excluding assets of funds advised by TIFF Advisory Services, Inc., or its affiliates, and excluding the assets of all Manager Parties.
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Average Manager Assets means, for any Calculation Period, (a) Total Manager Assets as of the beginning of the Calculation period, plus Total Manager Assets as of the end of the last day of the Calculation Period (b) divided by two.
Manager Party means (i) the Manager, (ii) each of the Manager’s affiliates, (iii) each present or former owner, equity holder, officer, director or employee of the Manager or any of the Manager’s affiliates (each, a “Manager Insider”), (iv) each member of the family of any Manager Insider, (v) each fund or account managed by any of the foregoing persons described in clause (iii) or (iv) for the principal use or benefit of any of the foregoing persons described in clause (iii) or (iv), or (vi) a trust or other entity established for the benefit of any Manager Insider or any member of the family of any Manager Insider.
Underperformance Carryforward Amount shall have an initial value of zero and shall be adjusted as follows:
| (1) | as of the close of each Calculation Period, the value of the Underperformance Carryforward Amount shall be increased or decreased (but not below zero) by adding the amount (positive or negative) equal to (a) the Hurdle for such Calculation Period minus (b) the net return of the Managed Assets for such Calculation Period; and |
| (2) | if as of any Calculation Period end at which there is a positive Underperformance Carryforward Amount, the Managed Assets are reduced by a partial withdrawal, then the Underperformance Carryforward Amount as of the beginning of the next Calculation Period will be equal to (a) such prior Calculation Period ending amount minus (b) the amount determined by multiplying such prior Calculation Period ending amount by a fraction of which (x) the numerator is equal to the amount so withdrawn, and (y) the denominator is equal to the net asset value of the Managed Assets immediately before giving effect to the withdrawal. |
Investment Management Fee: The Fund will pay the Manager an asset based fee at the Management Fee Rate, calculated monthly as of the last day of the calendar month based on the average daily net assets of the Managed Assets completed as described in the Fund’s Registration Statement, for the month to which the fee relates. The Investment Management Fee will be paid no later than the last day of the month immediately following the end of the month to which the fee relates and will be prorated for any period that is less than a full calendar month. The Investment Management Fee will be paid from the Managed Assets.
Calculation and Payment of Performance Fee: For each Calculation Period, the Fund will pay the Manager a Performance Fee equal to (1) the Performance Fee Rate applicable to that Calculation Period multiplied by (2) an amount equal to the greater of (a) the Excess Return, if any, for the Calculation Period minus the Underperformance Carryforward Amount as of the end of that Calculation Period or (b) zero. Performance Fees will be payable in arrears in the month that follows the last calendar month of the Calculation Period. Performance Fees will be paid from the Managed Assets.
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