VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
Virtus Equity Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end investment company of the series type registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), and is subject to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The shares of the Trust are offered or may be offered in several series (sometimes hereafter referred to as the “Series”), including Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund.
THIRTIETH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT VIRTUS EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
This Thirtieth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective as of December 7, 2020, amends and restates that certain Twenty-Ninth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement effective as of November 16, 2020, by and between Virtus Equity Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Registrant”), on behalf of each series of the Registrant listed in Appendix A (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and the Adviser of each of the Funds, Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”).
AMENDMENT TO FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust • New York
This Amendment (“Amendment”) dated November 13, 2020 (“Effective Date”) is by and between Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Midstream Energy Fund Inc., Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, VATS Offshore Fund, Ltd., Virtus Asset Trust, Virtus Equity Trust, Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund, Virtus Opportunities Trust, Virtus Retirement Trust, Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. and Virtus Variable Insurance Trust, (each, the “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).
SUB-ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES AGREEMENTSub-Administration and Accounting Services Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust
This Amendment and Joinder (“Amendment”) dated November 16, 2020 (“Effective Date”) is by and among Virtus Fund Services, LLC (“Company”), Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, VATS Offshore Fund, Ltd., Virtus Asset Trust, Virtus Equity Trust, Virtus Opportunities Trust, Virtus Retirement Trust and Virtus Variable Insurance Trust (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).
to AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust
THIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 7th day of December, 2020 amends that certain amended and restated administration agreement, dated as of January 1, 2010, as amended, between the Trusts listed on Schedule A including the Funds listed under each Trust and Virtus Fund Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (such party, the “Administrator” and such agreement, the “Agreement”) as herein below provided.
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust • New York
This Amendment (“Amendment”) dated November 16, 2020 (“Effective Date”) is by and among Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, Virtus Asset Trust, Virtus Equity Trust, Virtus Opportunities Trust, Virtus Retirement Trust, Virtus Variable Insurance Trust and VATS Offshore Fund, Ltd. (each, the “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).
Amendment To Sub-Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services AgreementSub-Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust
This Amendment To Sub-Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services Agreement (“Amendment”), dated as of November 13, 2020 (“Effective Date”), is being entered into by and among BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNYM”), Virtus Fund Services, LLC (“Company”) and each of the “Funds”, which is hereby defined to mean each of the Investment Companies and each Portfolio of each such Investment Company listed on Schedule B to the Amended Agreement (as defined below).
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • December 7th, 2020 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
THIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 7h day of December, 2020 amends that certain Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of November 20, 2002, and amended as of October 21, 2004, July 29, 2005, July 13, 2007, March 10, 2008, June 22, 2009, January 1, 2010, June 25, 2010, May 8, 2017, March 6, 2018, December 1, 2018, May 5, 2019, June 12, 2019, January 28, 2020 and November 16, 2020 (the “Agreement”), by and between Virtus Equity Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”), as follows:
