TIDAL TRUST I OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Tidal Trust I 485BPOS
Exhibit 99(h)(xvii)
OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT
THIS OPERATING EXPENSES LIMITATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 2nd day of June 2025, by and between Tidal Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the series of the Trust listed on Schedule A, which may be amended from time to time (the “Fund”), and Tidal Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Adviser renders advice and services to the Fund pursuant to the terms and provisions of an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser dated as of the 2nd day of June 2025 (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Fund is the successor to the ATAC Rotation Fund, a series of Managed Portfolio Series (the “Predecessor Fund”); and
WHEREAS, the Adviser served as the investment adviser to the Predecessor Fund and paid Predecessor Fund expenses in an amount necessary to ensure that the annual operating expenses of each class of the Predecessor Fund did not exceed the amount set forth in the Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement between the Adviser and Managed Portfolio Series on behalf of the Predecessor Fund (the “Predecessor Fund Expenses Limitation Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, each of the Trust and the Adviser agree that the amount subject to reimbursement under Section 3 of this Agreement shall include excess expense payments made by the Adviser to the Predecessor Fund pursuant to the Predecessor Fund Expenses Limitation Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Fund, and each of its respective classes, is responsible for all of its operating expenses unless expressly assumed by the Adviser; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser desires to limit the Fund’s Operating Expenses (as that term is defined in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement) pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, and the Trust (on behalf of the Fund) desires to allow the Adviser to implement those limits;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, mutually agree as follows:
1. LIMIT ON OPERATING EXPENSES. The Adviser hereby agrees to limit each class of the Fund’s current Operating Expenses to an annual rate, expressed as a percentage of each class’s respective average annual net assets to the amounts listed in Appendix A (the “Annual Limits”). In the event that the annualized Operating Expenses of a class of the Fund, as accrued each day through the last calendar day of each month, exceed its Annual Limit, the Adviser will pay to that class of the Fund an amount equal to the excess expense within fifteen (15) calendar days, or such other period as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”), of being notified in writing that an excess expense payment is due. In the event that the Board of Trustees of the Trust determines that an excess expense payment due date be other than fifteen (15) calendar days, the Trust will provide the Adviser with ten (10) calendar days’ written notice prior to the implementation of such other excess expense payment due date.
2. DEFINITION. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Operating Expenses” with respect to each class of the Fund, is defined to include all expenses necessary or appropriate for the operation of the Fund and each of its classes, including the Adviser’s investment advisory or management fee detailed in the Investment Advisory Agreement, any Rule 12b-1 fees and other expenses described in the Investment Advisory Agreement, but does not include any front-end, level-, or contingent deferred sales loads, taxes, leverage interest, interest expense and dividends paid on short sales, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation.
3. REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES. The Adviser retains its right to receive reimbursement of any excess expense payments paid by it pursuant to this Agreement under the same terms and conditions as it is permitted to receive reimbursement of reductions of its investment advisory fee under the Investment Advisory Agreement.
4. TERM. This Agreement shall become effective on the date specified herein and shall remain in effect indefinitely and for a period of not less than two years, unless sooner terminated as provided in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect thereafter for additional periods of one year, or such other period as may be agreed upon by the Trust and the Adviser, so long as such continuation is approved for the Fund at least annually by the Board of Trustees.
5. TERMINATION. After this Agreement has been in effect for at least two (2) years from the effective date of the Fund’s prospectus, or such other period as approved by resolution of the Board, this Agreement may be terminated at any time upon sixty (60) days’ written notice, and without payment of any penalty prior to the completion of its term: (i) by the Board, on behalf of the Fund, or (ii) by the Adviser, with the consent of the Board, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Agreement will automatically terminate if the Investment Advisory Agreement is terminated, with such termination effective upon the effective date of the Investment Advisory Agreement’s termination.
6. ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement and all rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned without the written consent of the other party.
7. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute or rule, or shall be otherwise rendered invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
8. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof; provided that nothing herein shall be construed to preempt, or to be inconsistent with, any federal law, regulation or rule, including the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and attested by their duly authorized officers, all on the day and year first above written.
| TIDAL TRUST I | TIDAL INVESTMENTS LLC | ||||
| on behalf of the series listed on Schedule A | |||||
| By: | /s/▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | By: | /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | ||
| Title: | President and Principal Executive Officer | Title: | Co-Founder & Chief of Staff | ||
Series and Class of |
Operating Expense Limit as a Percentage of Average Daily Net Assets |
| ATAC Rotation Fund | |
| Investor Class | 1.69% |
| Institutional Class | 1.44% |