SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
SEVENTH AMENDMENT
TO
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT is made as of this 19th day of August, 2021, between the AQR Funds (“Trust”), on behalf of its series listed on Appendix A hereto (each, a “Fund”), and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into a Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement dated as of December 10, 2008, as amended (the “Original Agreement”) in order to reduce the investment advisory fees charged to the Funds described in the Investment Advisory Agreement (as defined below), waive other fees it is entitled to receive from the Funds and/or reimburse certain operating expenses for the Funds to keep net expenses at specified levels as set forth in Appendix A; and
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a 3rd Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement with respect to certain Funds dated as of January 29, 2017 (“Management Agreement”) and an Investment Management Agreement II with respect to certain Funds dated as of November 13, 2015 (“Management Agreement II”) (together, the Management Agreement and Management Agreement II shall be referred to herein as, the “Investment Advisory Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, as of May 18, 2011, the parties amended and restated the Original Agreement (the “A&R Agreement”) in order to clarify certain exclusions included in Section 1 thereto; and
WHEREAS, as of April 1, 2014, the parties amended and restated the A&R Agreement (the “2nd A&R Agreement”) in order to clarify certain fee waivers included in Section 1 thereto; and
WHEREAS, as of May 12, 2016, the parties amended and restated the 2nd A&R Agreement (the “3rd A&R Agreement”) in order to reflect the amending and restating of certain agreements as referenced in these recitals; and
WHEREAS, as of November 17, 2017, the parties amended and restated the 3rd A&R Agreement (the “4th A&R Agreement”) in order to clarify certain exclusions included in Section 1 and to reflect the amending and restating of certain agreements as referenced in these recitals; and
WHEREAS, as of January 29, 2019, the parties amended and restated the 4th A&R Agreement (the “5th A&R Agreement”) in order to change the expense limits set by this agreement from a limit on each Fund’s total annual operating expenses to a limit on each Fund’s other operating expenses; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend Appendix A of the 5th A&R Agreement in order to extend the term of the 5th A&R Agreement for certain Funds included therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, Trust and AQR agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX A. Appendix A of the 5th A&R Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the Appendix A attached hereto.
2. Except as modified hereby, the 5th A&R Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.
| AQR FUNDS | AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx XxxXxxx | |||||||||
| Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx XxxXxxx | |||||||||
| Title: | Secretary | Title: | Managing Director, Head of Registered Products | |||||||||
APPENDIX A
FUNDS AND EXPENSE CAPS
| Name of Fund |
Class |
Expense Cap |
Date | |||
| Active Funds: |
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| AQR Global Equity Fund |
N | 0.20%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR International Equity Fund |
N | 0.20%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund |
I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund |
I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR International Momentum Style Fund |
I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Multi-Asset Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 |
| * | Limit is on Class’ other operating expenses, as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement. |
| AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR International Defensive Style Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Small Cap Multi-Style Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR International Multi-Style Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Long-Short Equity Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund |
N | 0.15%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
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R6 | 0.05%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 |
| * | Limit is on Class’ other operating expenses, as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement. |
| AQR Global Macro Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2023 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2023 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2023 | ||||
| AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund |
N | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | May 1, 2019 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Core Plus Bond Fund |
N | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | January 29, 2019 – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR High Yield Bond Fund |
N | 0.15%* | [ ] – January 28, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.15%* | [ ] – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.05%* | [ ] – January 28, 2022 | ||||
| AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund |
N | 0.20%* | June 8, 2020 – April 30, 2022 | |||
| I | 0.20%* | June 8, 2020 – April 30, 2022 | ||||
| R6 | 0.10%* | June 8, 2020 – April 30, 2022 |
| * | Limit is on Class’ other operating expenses, as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement. |
