Investment Advisory Contract Sample Contracts

INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • May 29th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust

This Contract is made this 1st day of December, 2002, between Passport Research, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), Federated Income Securities Trust, a Massachusetts business trust, on behalf of its portfolio, Federated Capital Income Fund, having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).

FEDERATED ADVISER SERIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • February 25th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Adviser Series

This Contract is made this 1st day of September, 2018, between Federated Global Investment Management Corp., a Delaware business corporation having its principal place of business in New York, New York (the “Adviser”), and Federated Adviser Series (formerly, Federated MDT Equity Trust), a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).

FEDERATED SHORT-INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • April 25th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Short-Term Government Trust

This Contract is made between FEDERATED MANAGEMENT, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as 'Adviser'), and FEDERATED SHORT-INTERMEDIATE GOVERNMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as the 'Trust'), and is based on the following premises:

FEDERATED HERMES ETF TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • June 3rd, 2025 • Federated Hermes ETF Trust

This investment advisory contract (the “Contract”) is made this 1st day of September, 2022, between Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania corporation having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Adviser”), and Federated Hermes ETF Trust, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).

INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT LETTER AGREEMENT
Investment Advisory Contract • April 29th, 2008 • Huntington Funds

Under the Investment Advisory Contract between Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc. (the "Adviser") and The Huntington Funds (the "Trust"), dated June 23, 2006, the Adviser agrees to contractually waive all or a portion of its investment advisory fee (based on average daily net assets) to which it is otherwise entitled to receive from the Funds listed below and/or to reimburse certain operating expenses of the Funds in order to limit each Fund's total direct operating expenses (i.e. exclusive in indirect underlying fund operating expenses) to not more than 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets, for the period starting May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST
Investment Advisory Contract • May 16th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust

This Contract is made this 1st day of March, 1995, between Federated Administrative Services, a business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Adviser”), and Money Market Obligations Trust, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).

FEDERATED INCOME SECURITIES TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • May 29th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust

This Contract is made this 31st day of December, 1991, between FEDERATED MANAGEMENT, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and FEDERATED INCOME SECURITIES TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Trust").

INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • June 24th, 2022 • Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund II, Inc. • Puerto Rico

Investment Advisory Contract (this “Contract”) made as of May , 2021, between Puerto Rico Residents Tax-Free Fund II, Inc. (the “Fund”), a Puerto Rico corporation and a management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and Popular Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser”), the Fund’s investment adviser, registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

MH Elite Portfolio of Funds Trust Scotch Plains NJ 07076
Investment Advisory Contract • April 30th, 2024 • Mh Elite Portfolio of Funds Trust

AGREEMENT, made by and between the MH Elite Portfolio of Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter called 'Fund') and MH Investment Management, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation (hereinafter called "Investment Adviser"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Fund will consist of four funds, MH Elite Small Cap Fund of Funds, MH Elite Fund of Funds, MH Elite Select Portfolio of Funds and MH Elite Income Fund of Funds. Fund engages in the business of investing and reinvesting its assets and property in various mutual funds and Investment Adviser engages in the business of providing investment advisory services.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • April 14th, 2025 • Northquest Capital Fund Inc

AGREEMENT, made by and between The NorthQuest Capital Fund, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (hereinafter called "Fund") and Emerald Research Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (hereinafter called "Investment Adviser")

FEDERATED TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC. INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • May 29th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

This Contract is made between FEDERATED ADVISERS, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as “Adviser”), and FEDERATED TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”), and is based on the following premises:

FEDERATED INCOME SECURITIES TRUST AMENDED & RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • May 29th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Income Securities Trust

This Contract is made this 1st day of January, 2004, between FEDERATED EQUITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, a Delaware statutory trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and FEDERATED INCOME SECURITIES TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Trust").

FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS (Formerly, Federated Growth Trust) INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • January 27th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Equity Funds

This Contract is made this June 1, 1995, between Federated Management, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and Federated Equity Funds (formerly, Federated Growth Trust), a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”).

ASSIGNMENT of INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT and SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS Federated Equity Funds
Investment Advisory Contract • October 15th, 2004 • Federated Equity Funds

THIS ASSIGNMENT is entered into as of January 1, 2004 by and between FEDERATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware statutory trust ("FIMC"), and FEDERATED EQUITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, a Delaware statutory trust ("FEMCOPA").

SCHEDULE A to the Investment Advisory Contract
Investment Advisory Contract • August 22nd, 2003 • Vision Group of Funds • Pennsylvania
FEDERATED INSURANCE SERIES INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT (CO-ADVISERS FORM)
Investment Advisory Contract • April 25th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Insurance Series

This Investment Advisory Contract (the “Contract”) is made this 15th day of August, 2014, among Federated Insurance Series, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Trust”), Federated Global Investment Management Corp., a Delaware business corporation having its principal place of business in New York, New York (“FGIMC”), Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania, a Delaware statutory trust located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“FEMCOPA”) and Federated Investment Management Company, a Delaware business trust located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“FIMCO”).

AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • March 1st, 2021 • Pax World Funds Series Trust Iii

Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Contract (this "Contract") dated as of January 18, 2018, March 15, 2018, June 13, 2019, June 11, 2020 and September 11, 2020 between PAX WORLD FUNDS SERIES TRUST III, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Leadership Fund (the “Fund”), and IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”).

CCMI Funds
Investment Advisory Contract • December 13th, 2004 • Ccmi Funds • Indiana
INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT PIMCO FUNDS Newport Beach, California 92660 May 5, 2000 (as restated August 19, 2003)
Investment Advisory Contract • December 19th, 2006 • Pimco Funds

This will confirm the agreement between the undersigned (the “Trust”) and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (the “Adviser”) as follows:

COLUMBIA FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL TRUST CMG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • October 2nd, 2007 • Columbia Funds Institutional Trust

This Agreement is made the 27th day of March, 2006 between COLUMBIA FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust, (the “Fund”) and COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”). The Fund is registered as an open-end investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”). The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Fund has established a second series of shares, referred to as “CMG International Stock Fund” (the “Series”), and this Agreement relates to services to be performed by the Adviser with respect to that Series.

EXHIBIT 99.d MH Elite PortFolio of Funds, Inc. 220 Russell Ave. Rahway, NJ 07065 1-800-318-7969
Investment Advisory Contract • February 23rd, 2011 • Mh Elite Portfolio of Funds Inc
INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • April 27th, 2020 • Bread & Butter Fund Inc.

AGREEMENT, made by and between the Bread & Butter Fund Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, (hereinafter called "Fund") and Potkul Capital Management, LLC. a New Jersey Limited Liability Company (hereinafter called "Adviser")

LIBERTY HIGH INCOME BOND FUND, INC. INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • May 28th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Sustainable High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.

The Contract is made between FEDERATED ADVISERS, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as "Adviser"), and LIBERTY HIGH INCOME BOND FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), and is based on the following premises:

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, INC. INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • January 28th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Fixed Income Securities, Inc.

This Contract is made this 24th day of December, 1991, between FEDERATED ADVISERS, a Delaware business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Corporation").

MDT FUNDS
Investment Advisory Contract • July 27th, 2006 • Federated MDT Series • Pennsylvania
Insurance Management Series INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • April 25th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Insurance Series

This Contract is made this 1st day of December, 1993, between FEDERATED ADVISERS, a Delaware business trust, having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and Insurance Management Series, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Trust").

Federated Total Return Series, Inc. INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • January 28th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Total Return Series, Inc.

This Contract is made this June 1, 1995, between Federated Management, a Delaware Business Trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and Federated Total Return Series, Inc., a Maryland Corporation having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Corporation”).

Federated Insurance Series AMENDED & RESTATED INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT
Investment Advisory Contract • April 25th, 2025 • Federated Hermes Insurance Series

This Contract is made this 1st day of January, 2004, between FEDERATED EQUITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA, a Delaware statutory trust, having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Adviser"), and FEDERATED INSURANCE SERIES, a Massachusetts business trust having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the "Trust").

EXHIBIT A to the Investment Advisory Contract
Investment Advisory Contract • January 10th, 2002 • Federated Core Trust Ii • Pennsylvania