AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit (d)(17)
AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO
AMENDMENT is made as of the 30th day of July 2021 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 5, 2018, as amended (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) and AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”).
WHEREAS, the parties desire to revise Schedule A to the Agreement to reflect the addition of the AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
(1) Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby replaced with Schedule A attached hereto; and
(2) All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect and are incorporated herein by reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers as of the date set forth above.
on behalf of each series set forth on Schedule A
| /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Treasurer and Secretary
ADVISORSHARES INVESTMENTS, LLC
| /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director/COO
SCHEDULE A
DATED JULY 30, 2021
to the
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2018
between
and
ADVISORSHARES INVESTMENTS, LLC
The Trust will pay to the Adviser, as compensation for the Adviser’s services rendered, a fee computed daily at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the respective Fund in accordance with the following fee schedule:
| Fund | Rate | |
| AdvisorShares Xxxxxx Xxxxxx ADR ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF | 1.50% | |
| AdvisorShares FolioBeyond Smart Core Bond ETF | 0.50% | |
| AdvisorShares DoubleLine Value Equity ETF | 0.70% | |
| AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF | 1.35% | |
| AdvisorShares Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF | 0.50% | |
| AdvisorShares Sage Core Reserves ETF | 0.30% | |
| AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF | 0.75% plus performance fee adjustment* | |
| AdvisorShares Vice ETF | 0.60% | |
| AdvisorShares Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Micro-Cap ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Short ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF | 0.60% | |
| AdvisorShares Xxxxxx Xxxxxx FSM US Core ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Xxxxxx Xxxxxx FSM All Cap World ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Alpha Equal Weight ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF | 0.60% | |
| AdvisorShares Q Portfolio Blended Allocation ETF | 0.74% plus performance fee adjustment* | |
| AdvisorShares Q Dynamic Growth ETF | 1.00% plus performance fee adjustment* | |
| AdvisorShares Alpha DNA Equity Sentiment ETF | 0.76% | |
| AdvisorShares Hotel ETF | 0.60% | |
| AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF | 0.60% | |
| AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki ETF | 0.75% | |
| AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF | 0.60% |
| * | The Adviser’s advisory fee has two components – the base fee and the performance fee adjustment. The base fee is the pre-determined rate at which the Adviser is paid when the Fund’s net performance is in line with Fund’s pre-determined performance benchmark. The base fee is subject to an upward or downward adjustment by the performance fee. If the Fund outperforms the performance benchmark, the Adviser may receive an upward fee adjustment. If the Fund underperforms the performance benchmark, the Adviser may receive a downward fee adjustment. The Adviser’s annual base fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The performance fee adjustment is derived by comparing the Fund’s performance over a rolling twelve-month period to its performance benchmark, which is set forth in the table below. The base fee is adjusted at a rate of 0.02% for every 0.25% to 0.50% of out-performance or under-performance compared to the performance benchmark, but only up to 2.00% of the performance benchmark. As a result, the maximum possible performance fee adjustment, up or down, to the base fee is 0.10%. Accordingly, the Adviser’s annual advisory fee may range as follows, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets: |
| Fund | Performance Benchmark | Annual Advisory Fee Range |
| AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF | S&P 500 Index | 0.65% to 0.85% |
| AdvisorShares Q Portfolio Blended Allocation ETF |
Blended 60% S&P 500 Index/ 40% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index |
0.64% to 0.84% |
| AdvisorShares Q Dynamic Growth ETF | S&P 500 Index | 0.90% to 1.10% |
New funds and advisory fee changes appear in bold; fund name changes appear in italics.
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