FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • New York
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) by and between each Acquiring Fund listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and ProShares Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, on behalf of each of its current and future series other than those series identified under the caption “Precautionary Notes: Funds Not Covered by the Agreement” on https://www.proshares.com/investment_agreement.html, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund”). Each Acquiring Fund and each Acquired Fund is referred to as a “Fund”.
APPENDIX A To Master Distribution Agreement dated January 13, 2010 (As amended February 28, 2022)Master Distribution Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio Share Classes: DWS Government & Agency Money Fund, DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares, Government Cash Managed Shares, and Service Shares January 13, 2010 September 30, 2010
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • Massachusetts
This Fund of Funds Investment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made among the Deutsche DWS trusts, on behalf of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquiring Fund”), and The Select Sector SPDR Trust, on behalf of each of its series listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • New York
This Fund of Funds Investment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made among the Deutsche DWS trusts (each referred to as the “Trust”), on behalf of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquiring Fund”), and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • Delaware
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each registered open-end investment company (each, a “Registrant”), on behalf of each portfolio series of each such Registrant listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or if the relevant Registrant has no portfolio series, then the relevant Registrant (as applicable, each an “Acquiring Fund” or “Acquired Fund” pursuant to the applicable schedule ), each severally and not jointly.
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • Massachusetts
This Fund of Funds Investment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made among the Deutsche DWS trusts, on behalf of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquiring Fund”), and SPDR Series Trust, SPDR Index Shares Funds and SSGA Active Trust (each, a “Trust”), each on behalf of their series listed on Schedule B, severally and not jointly (each, the “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • New York
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each investment company (each, an “Acquiring Registrant”), for itself, and on behalf of each of its portfolio series listed on Schedule A (the “Acquiring Funds”), and each investment company (each, an “Acquired Registrant”), for itself, and on behalf of each of its portfolio series listed on Schedule B (the “Acquired Funds”), each severally and not jointly.
RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (“Effective Date”), is made among each of the Deutsche DWS trusts listed in Schedule A, on behalf of each of their series listed in Schedule A (each, an “Acquiring Fund”) and the Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, Invesco India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Trust, Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Commodity Fund Trust and Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust, on behalf of each of their series (except such series listed on Schedule B, as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” and together with the Acquiring Funds, the “Funds”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, between each of the Deutsche DWS trusts listed on Schedule A (each an “Acquiring Trust”), on behalf of each of their series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and AdvisorShares Trust (the “Acquired Trust”), on behalf of each of its series listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, an “Acquired Fund” ).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • April 25th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Variable Series Ii • Pennsylvania
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 19, 2022, among the Deutsche DWS trusts listed on Schedule A, on behalf of themselves and their separate series listed on Schedule A (each, a “DWS Fund” or an “Investing Fund”), severally and not jointly, and the investment trusts listed on Schedule A, on behalf of themselves and their respective series also listed on Schedule A, severally and not jointly (each, a “Vanguard Fund” and together with the Investing Funds, the “Funds”).
