Amended June 8, 2018 to the TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT Dated July 16, 2009 between ADVISORSHARES TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Exhibit (H)(5)

APPENDIX I

Amended June 8, 2018

to the

TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

Dated July 16, 2009 between

ADVISORSHARES TRUST

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Series of AdvisorShares Trust:

Xxxxxx Xxxxxx ADR ETF

Peritus High Yield ETF

Ranger Equity Bear ETF

Madrona Domestic ETF

Madrona International ETF

Madrona Global Bond ETF

Wilshire Buyback ETF

STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF

Sage Core Reserves ETF

Treesdale Rising Rates ETF

Pacific Asset Enhanced Floating Rate ETF

Cornerstone Small Cap ETF

XXX Korea Equity ETF

Focused Equity ETF

New Tech and Media ETF

Vice ETF

Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Micro-Cap ETF

Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Short ETF

ADVISORSHARES TRUST
By:	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
Name:	Xxx Xxxxxx
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx