AMENDMENT NO. 2 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(15)(iii)
AMENDMENT NO. 2
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 2, dated March 16, 2023 (“Amendment No. 2”), to the Fund of Funds Investment Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022 (“Agreement”), by and between EQ Advisors Trust and 1290 Funds (“EQ Trusts”) and ProShares Trust (“ProShares”).
WHEREAS, the EQ Trusts and ProShares desire to update the Agreement to add the EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond Portfolio and 1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund (“Acquiring Funds”) to the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the EQ Trusts and ProShares desire to update the Agreement to remove references to EQ/AXA Investment Managers Moderate Allocation Portfolio, EQ/First Trust Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio, EQ/Franklin Growth Allocation Portfolio, 1290 VT Low Volatility Global Equity Portfolio, EQ/Franklin Strategic Income Portfolio and EQ/Invesco International Growth Portfolio.
WHEREAS, Section 8(i) of the Agreement provides for the amendment or modification of the Agreement by a written document signed by an authorized representative of each party in accordance with Section 5 of the Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, the EQ Trusts and ProShares agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, which sets forth the Acquiring Funds, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Schedule A attached hereto. |
| 2. | Except as modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. |
| 3. | This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be executed in either original or electronically transmitted form, and the Parties hereby adopt as original any signatures received via electronically transmitted form. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 2 as of the date first above set forth.
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1290 Funds |
ProShares Trust | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | Title: Chief Investment Officer | |||||||
SCHEDULE A
FUND OF FUNDS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
List of Funds to Which Timing/Advance Notice of Redemptions Applies
| Acquired Fund(s) | Definition of Large Redemption | |||
| None | N/A |
Acquiring Funds
1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio
1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio
1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio
1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
1290 VT Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio
1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio
1290 VT Real Estate Portfolio
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio
1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG Portfolio
1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio
ATM International Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio
EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio
EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio
EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG Portfolio
EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio
EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS Portfolio
EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio
EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Moderate Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond Portfolio
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio
EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
EQ/Long-Term Bond Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value Portfolio
EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio
EQ/MFS Utilities Series Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Money Market Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Small Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Total Return ESG Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio
EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio
EQ/X. Xxxx Price Growth Stock Portfolio
EQ/X. Xxxx Price Health Sciences Portfolio
EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Value Equity Portfolio
EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio
Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio
Equitable Growth MF/ETF Portfolio
Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF Portfolio
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio
Multimanager Technology Portfolio
1290 FUNDS
1290 Diversified Bond Fund
1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund
1290 GAMCO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
1290 High Yield Bond Fund
1290 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Multi-Asset Income Fund
1290 Multi-Alternative Strategies Fund
1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund
1290 Retirement 2020 Fund
1290 Retirement 2025 Fund
1290 Retirement 2030 Fund
1290 Retirement 2035 Fund
1290 Retirement 2040 Fund
1290 Retirement 2045 Fund
1290 Retirement 2050 Fund
1290 Retirement 2055 Fund
1290 Retirement 2060 Fund
