FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
EX-28.h.v
FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of the 12th day of August, 2024, between Dimensional ETF Trust,
a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of certain portfolios of the Trust, as identified below (each, an “ETF,” and together, the “ETFs”), and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, a Delaware limited
partnership (“Dimensional”).
WHEREAS, Dimensional has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Trust, on behalf of each ETF, pursuant to which Dimensional provides investment
management services for the ETF, and for which Dimensional is compensated based on the average net assets of the ETF; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and Dimensional have determined that it is appropriate and in the best interests of each ETF and its shareholders to limit the expenses of the
ETF;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Fee Waiver and Expense Assumption by Dimensional.
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Dimensional agrees to waive all or a portion of its management fee and assume the ordinary operating expenses of each ETF in the table below (excluding the expenses that an ETF incurs indirectly through its
investment in other investment companies) (“ETF Expenses”) to the extent necessary to limit the ETF Expenses of each ETF, on an annualized basis, to the rate listed below as a percentage of the respective ETF’s average net assets (the
“Expense Limitation Amount”).
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ETF
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Expense Limitation Amount
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Dimensional US Vector Equity ETF
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0.28%
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Dimensional International Vector Equity ETF
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0.34%
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Dimensional Emerging Markets ex China Core Equity ETF
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0.43%
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Duty to Reimburse Dimensional. If, at any time, the ETF Expenses are less than the Expense Limitation Amount for an ETF, the Trust, on behalf of the ETF, shall reimburse Dimensional for any fees previously
waived and/or expenses previously assumed to the extent that such reimbursement will not cause the annualized ETF Expenses for the ETF to exceed the Expense Limitation Amount. There shall be no obligation of the Trust, on behalf of an ETF, to
reimburse Dimensional for fees waived or expenses previously assumed by Dimensional more than thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of such reimbursement.
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Assignment. No assignment of this Agreement shall be made by Dimensional without the prior consent of the Trust.
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Duration and Termination. This Agreement shall begin on August 12, 2024, and shall continue in effect until February 28, 2026, and shall continue in effect from year to year thereafter, unless and until the
Trust or Dimensional notifies the other party to the Agreement, at least thirty days (30) prior to the end of the one-year period for an ETF, of its intention to terminate the Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically terminate
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
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DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
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By: DIMENSIONAL HOLDINGS INC., General Partner
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. O
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. O
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Title: Vice President
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Title: Vice President
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