AMENDMENT TO THE ETF SERIES SOLUTIONS FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS AMENDMENT dated as of the 6th day of October, 2014, to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, as amended (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between ETF SERIES SOLUTIONS, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust") and U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company ("USBFS").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF; and
WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
Amended Exhibit D is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit D attached hereto.
Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
| ETF SERIES SOLUTIONS | U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC |
| By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
| Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
| Title: Vice President | Title: Senior Vice President |
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Amended Exhibit D to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
Name of Series
Vident International Equity Fund
Vident Core US Equity Fund
Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF
Base fee for USBFS Fund Accounting, Fund Administration, Chief Compliance Officer, Transfer Agent/Shareholder & Account Services, Custody and Distribution at August, 2013
Based on average net assets (i.e. “AUM”) of the ETF, the greater of…
__basis points on the first $__ million
__basis points on the balance
Or,
$__ (Year 1 __% discount minimum fee of $__)
$__ (Year 2 __% discounted minimum fee of $__)
Pricing Services**
Pricing Services**
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$__ - Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs
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$__Foreign Securities
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$__- Domestic Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates,
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$__- CMOs, Municipal Bonds, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporate/Convertible/Gov’t/Agency Bonds, Asset Backed Securities, Mortgage Backed Securities, High Yield Bonds
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$__- Bank Loans
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$__- Credit Default Swaps
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$__- Swaptions, Index Swaps
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$__- Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
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Corporate Action & Manual Pricing Services
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$__/Foreign Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
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$__/Domestic Equity Security per Month for Corporate Action Service
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$__ /Month Manual Security Pricing (>__/day)
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Fair Value Services (Charged at the Complex Level)**
The lesser of per Fund, $__annually or
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$__on the First __ Securities
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$__on the Balance of Securities
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Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees, corporate action services, fair value pricing services, factor services, SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc), postage, stationery, programming and development, web maintenance and data feeds, special reports, proxies, insurance, XXXXX/XBRL filing, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses from Board of directors meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, telephone toll-free lines, service/data conversion, special reports, record retention, disaster recovery charges, NSCC activity charges, data communication and implementation charges, postage/stationary charges, reverse stock splits, tender offers, travel, and conversion expenses (if necessary).
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
** Per security per fund per pricing day.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
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Amended Exhibit D (continued) to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement at August, 2013
Additional Services
Subsequent New Fund Launch:
§ $__/fund
The Fund start-up and registration services project fee is paid for by the advisor and not the Fund(s). This fee is not able to be recouped by the advisor under an expense waiver limitation or similar agreement. Fund startup and registration service fees are billed __% following the selection of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services and __% at SEC effectiveness.
External legal costs are included in the above fee, unless otherwise stated, for the first fund(s) launched by advisor. Additional reviews by Trust counsel for extraordinary circumstances are billed at cost.
Out-of-pocket expenses, including but not limited to:
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Postage, if necessary
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Federal and state regulatory filing fees
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Expenses from Board of Trustee meetings
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Third party auditing and legal expenses
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XXXXX/XBRL filing
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All other out-of-pocket expenses
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Ongoing Annual Legal Administration
Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements:
§ $__additional minimum
Daily Compliance Services (Xxxxxxx River)
§ Base fee – $__/fund per year
§ Setup – $__/fund group
Section 15(c) Reporting
§ $__/fund per report – first class
§ $__ /additional class report
Non-Standard Intraday Indicative Value (IIV) Calculation
§ Negotiated based upon specific requirements
Customized Benchmarking
§ Negotiated based upon specific requirements
NOTE: Additional Services Provided and Negotiated Upon Request
*Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
Advisor’s Signature not required as fees are not changing; only the Vident Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF is being added.
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