Investment Management Agreement Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT made this 8th day of February, 2023, by and between DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), on behalf of the DFA World ex U.S. Government Fixed Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a separate series of the Fund, and DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Manager”), amending and restating the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement dated January 22, 2020, to lower the fee rate paid to the Manager.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Management Agreement”), dated as of February 1, 2024, is between MML Investment Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”), and MassMutual Advantage Funds, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series MassMutual Clinton Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”).

Investment Management Agreement • November 26th, 2019 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Viii • Illinois

Investment Management Agreement • April 25th, 2024 • Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust • California

THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 9, 2023, is made between FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE VIP FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Manager”).

THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2023, is made between FRANKLIN MUTUAL SERIES FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN MUTUAL INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), and amends and restates the prior Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, dated as of July 1, 2014.

AGREEMENT, dated as of June 1, 2006, and revised as of October 1, 2016, September 28, 2017, February 12, 2018, and October 1, 2023, respectively, among Deutsche Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Funds listed on Schedule I to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”), effective with respect to each Fund as of the date set out with respect to such Fund on Schedule I to this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, made as of the 30th day of July, 2020, by and between T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. (the “Manager”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

Investment Management Agreement • February 26th, 2008 • Franklin Templeton International Trust • California

Investment Management Agreement • July 28th, 2022 • BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust • New York

AGREEMENT, dated [●], 2022, between BlackRock 2037 Municipal Target Term Trust (the “Fund”), a Maryland statutory trust, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, made as of the 1st day of February, 2023, by and between T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. (the “Manager”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

Investment Management Agreement • April 15th, 2011 • Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3

This Agreement made this 31st day of July 2008 by and between Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and Nuveen Asset Management, a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”), to be effective August 1, 2008.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Management Agreement”), is between Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Manager”), and MML Series Investment Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), effective this 9th day of August, 2010.

AGREEMENT, effective as of November 18, 2014, between Voya Senior Income Fund (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter called the “Fund”), and Voya Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arizona (the “Agreement”);

Investment Management Agreement • August 18th, 2014 • Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 • Illinois

AGREEMENT made this 13th day of November 2007, by and between Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT, a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”).

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of January 25, 2023 (the “Agreement”), is between Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”), and Stone Ridge Trust VIII, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, Stone Ridge Art Risk Premium Fund (the “Fund”).

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated August 31, 2007 by and between MML Series Investment Fund (the “Trust”) on behalf of MML Moderate Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the “Adviser”).

AGREEMENT, dated January 31, 2024, between BlackRock Private Investments Fund (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company.

To Schedule A of the Investment Management Agreement, dated April 27, 2001, by and between USAllianz Advisers, LLC (now Allianz Investment Management LLC) and USAllianz Variable Insurance Products Trust (now Allianz Variable Insurance Products Trust).

AGREEMENT made as of the 6th day of September, 2023, by and between Dimensional ETF Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the DIMENSIONAL GLOBAL EX US CORE FIXED INCOME ETF (the “ETF”), a separate series of the Trust, and DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Manager”).

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 30th day of October, 2017, by and between T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE FUNDS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Corporation”), and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Manager”).

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, made as of the 21st day of October, 2014, by and between T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. (the “Manager”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

Investment Management Agreement • August 31st, 2020 • Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund • Illinois

AGREEMENT made this1st day of October 2014, by and between Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and NUVEEN FUND ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

Investment Management Agreement • July 23rd, 2010 • Liberty Mutual Agency Corp • Fire, marine & casualty insurance • Massachusetts

This Investment Management Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of January 2010 by and between Safeco Lloyds Insurance Company (the “Company”), a Texas Lloyd’s plan company and Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (the “Advisor”), a Massachusetts corporation.

Investment Management Agreement • November 30th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund, Inc. • Maryland

AGREEMENT, dated as of June 1, 2006 and revised as of October 1, 2007, June 23, 2008, October 1, 2008, December 1, 2008, October 1, 2013, October 1, 2014, October 1, 2015, July 1, 2017, October 1, 2017, and October 1, 2022, respectively, among Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Funds listed on Schedule I to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”), effective with respect to each Fund as of the date set out with respect to such Fund on Schedule I to this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.

AGREEMENT effective as of this 31st day of May, 2023, by and between First Trust Hedged Strategies Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Fund”), and First Trust Capital Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Advisor”).