SUBADVISORY AGREEMENTSubadvisory Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective the 6 day of September, 2021, by and among NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, NATIONWIDE FUND ADVISORS (the “Adviser”) a Delaware business trust registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and INSIGHT NORTH AMERICA LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of New York (the “Subadviser”), and also registered under the Advisers Act.
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT FOR MASTER-FEEDER FUNDS NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
This EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT, effective as of November 12, 2021, by and between NATIONWIDE FUND MANAGEMENT LLC (“NFM”) and NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of certain of its series (each, a “Fund”).
BLACKROCK RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust • 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.
BLACKROCK VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust • Delaware
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (the “Acquiring Trust”), on behalf of the NVIT BlackRock Managed Global Allocation Fund, a series thereof (the “Acquiring Fund”); BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. (the “Acquired Trust”), on behalf of the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, a series thereof (the “Acquired Fund”); and BlackRock Advisors, LLC, the investment adviser to the Acquired Fund (“BlackRock”).
FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTFund of Funds Investment Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust • Delaware
THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its series, severally and not jointly, identified on Exhibit A, as such Exhibit A shall be amended from time to time(each such fund, an “Acquiring Fund” and together, the “Acquiring Funds”); Nationwide Fund Advisors (the “Advisor”), the investment adviser to each Acquiring Fund; American Funds Insurance Series (the “Series”), on behalf of each fund, severally and not jointly, listed on Exhibit B under the heading “Series Funds” or “Retail Funds”, as applicable, as such Exhibit B shall be amended from time to time (each such fund listed under the heading “Series Funds”, a “Series Fund”, each such fund listed under the heading “Retail Funds”, a “Retail Fund”, and collectively, the “Acquired Funds”, and each of them, an “Acquired Fund”); and Capital Research and Management Company, the i
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
This EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT, effective as of November 12, 2021, by and between NATIONWIDE FUND ADVISORS (the “NFA”) and NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of certain of its series (each, a “Fund”).
Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC One Nationwide Plaza Columbus, OH 4321512b-1 Fee Waiver Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) agrees that, with respect to the NVIT International Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust, the Distributor shall waive a portion of the Rule 12b-1 fees for the Class VIII Shares of the Fund in an amount equal to 0.05%, for the period from the date of this Agreement through April 30, 2022. The Distributor acknowledges that it shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, waived fees at any time in the future.
AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AGREEMENTFee Waiver Agreement • January 12th, 2022 • Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of December 8, 2021, by and between NATIONWIDE FUND ADVISORS (“NFA”) and NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the following series (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”):
