INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
AGREEMENT made as of the 5th day of February 2018 by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 150, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
AGREEMENT made as of the 12th day of February 2018 by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 150, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, and Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Virginia limited liability company with its principal place of business at 1011 Boulder Springs Drive, Suite 150, Richmond, Virginia 23225.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
AMENDMENT made as of the 16th day of February 2018 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 5, 2018, as amended (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) and AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”).
SCHEDULE A as revised June 5, 2018 to the THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 between ADVISORSHARES TRUST and ADVISORSHARES INVESTMENTS, LLC MAXIMUM ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITSExpense Limitation Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
* The Maximum Annual Operating Expense Limit is equal to the annual rate of the Adviser’s contractual advisory fee, which can range from 0.65% to 0.85%.
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTEtf Distribution Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
This fourth amendment (the “Amendment”) to the ETF Distribution Agreement dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Fund Company”), and Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), is entered into as of June 4, 2018 (the “Effective Date”).
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
AMENDMENT made as of the 6th day of March 2018 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 5, 2018, as amended (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) and AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”).
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
AMENDMENT is made as of the 5th day of June 2018 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 5, 2018, as amended (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) and AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”).
THIRD AMENDMENT TO ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTEtf Distribution Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
This third amendment (the “Amendment”) to the ETF Distribution Agreement dated as of May 31, 2017 (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Fund Company”), and Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the “Distributor”), is entered into as April 2, 2018 (the “Effective Date”).
Amended June 8, 2018 to the TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT Dated July 16, 2009 between ADVISORSHARES TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
to the FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENT Dated July 16, 2009 between ADVISORSHARES TRUST and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONAdministration and Accounting Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • June 8th, 2018 • AdvisorShares Trust
This Amendment (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 11, 2017 by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the "Trust") and The Bank of New York Mellon (“Custodian”).
