ADVISORSHARES TRUST INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
AGREEMENT made as of the 11th day of January 2021 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 Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business at 8860 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suite 301, Columbia, Maryland 21045.
SUB-ADVISER EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENTSub-Adviser Expense Limitation Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust
AGREEMENT effective as of January 11, 2021, by and between AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”) and Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), on behalf of each series of the Trust set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).
THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO ETF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTEtf Distribution Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust • Delaware
This thirteenth amendment (the “Amendment”) to the ETF Distribution Agreement dated as of May 31, 2017 as novated (the “Agreement”), is entered into on January 11, 2021 (the “Execution Date”) by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) and Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), with an effective date of January 11, 2021 (the “Effective Date”).
AMENDMENT TO FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTFund Administration and Accounting Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust
This Amendment (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 30, 2020 by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).
AMENDMENT TO TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust
This Amendment (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 30, 2020 by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”).
SCHEDULE A as revised January 11, 2021 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 • January 11th, 2021 • 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%.
AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust
AMENDMENT is made as of the 11th day of January 2021 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 5, 2018, as amended (the “Agreement”), by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) and AdvisorShares Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”).
AMENDMENT TO CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • January 11th, 2021 • AdvisorShares Trust
This Amendment (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 30, 2020 by and between AdvisorShares Trust (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“Custodian”).
