VIRTUS EQUITY TRUST Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Growth Fund SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 Company JurisdictionVirtus 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, including Virtus SGA Emerging Markets Growth Fund (sometimes hereafter referred to as the “Series”).
TWENTY-FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT VIRTUS EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 Company JurisdictionThis Twenty-First Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”), effective as of June 12, 2019, amends and restates that certain Twentieth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement effective as of January 28, 2019, 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 Sub-Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services AgreementSub-Transfer Agency and Shareholder Services Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 CompanyThis Amendment To Sub-Transfer Agency And Shareholder Services Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2019 ("Amendment"), 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).
to AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 CompanyTHIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 3rd day of May, 2019 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.
to AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 CompanyTHIS AMENDMENT made effective as of the 12th day of June, 2019 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.
FOREIGN CUSTODY MANAGER AGREEMENTForeign Custody Manager Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust • New York
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 Company JurisdictionThis Amendment (“Amendment”) dated May 22, 2019 is by and between Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, Virtus Equity Trust, Virtus Opportunities Trust, Virtus Asset Trust, Virtus Retirement Trust, Virtus Variable Insurance Trust, Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Midstream Energy Fund Inc., Virtus Total Return Fund Inc., Virtus Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. and Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (each, the “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).
TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust • Delaware
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 Company JurisdictionTHIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 12th day of June, 2019 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 and May 5, 2019 (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:
FORM OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 CompanyTHIS AMENDMENT effective as of the 4th day of June, 2019, amends that certain Subadvisory Agreement effective November 2, 2016, (the “Agreement”) among Virtus Equity Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust on behalf of its series Virtus Strategic Allocation Fund and Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund (the “Series”), Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Adviser”) and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Subadviser”) as follows:
CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • June 12th, 2019 • Virtus Equity Trust • New York
Contract Type FiledJune 12th, 2019 Company JurisdictionThis Amendment (“Amendment”) dated May 22, 2019 is by and between Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust, Virtus Equity Trust, Virtus Opportunities Trust, Virtus Asset Trust, Virtus Retirement Trust and Virtus Variable Insurance Trust, (each, the “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).