FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFunds Investment Agreement • April 28th, 2023 • First Trust Variable Insurance Trust • Delaware
Contract Type FiledApril 28th, 2023 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022 between First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III, First Trust Exchange- Traded Fund IV, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund V, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, First Trust Series Fund, and First Trust Variable Insurance Trust, on behalf of each of their existing and future series that invest in an Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule as such terms are defined below, severally and not jointly, (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each open-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) that is operating as an exchange-traded fund (each, an “ETF”) and advised by Aberdeen Standard Investments ETF Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) that is listed on Appendix A hereto (as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each an “Acquired Fund”)
RULE 12d1-4 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST OF CLOSED-END FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFunds Investment Agreement • January 24th, 2022 • Ft 9857 • New York
Contract Type FiledJanuary 24th, 2022 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022, is between FT Series (the “Trust”) on behalf of each of its existing and future series that invests in the Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule as such terms are defined below, severally and not jointly, (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund, a business trust formed under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Acquired Fund” and, together with an Acquiring Fund, the “Funds”).
RULE 12d1-4 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST OF CLOSED-END FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFunds Investment Agreement • January 19th, 2022 • Ft 9909 • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJanuary 19th, 2022 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022, between FT Series (the “Trust”) on behalf of each of its existing and future series that invests in an Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule as such terms are defined below, severally and not jointly, (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that is listed on Appendix A hereto (as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each an “Acquired Fund”).