EX-99.D4III 3 d422700dex99d4iii.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT Amended and Restated Master Investment Advisory Agreement

AMENDMENT TO

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

This Amendment to Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of November 1, 2022 between RBC Funds Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of its series listed on Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Adviser”).

WHEREAS, the Trust and the Adviser previously entered into that certain Investment Advisory Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2021 (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Trust and the Adviser wish to amend the Agreement to reflect the addition of each of RBC Emerging Markets ex-China Equity Fund, RBC International Equity Fund and RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:

 

  1.

Exhibit A of the Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with the updated Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

  2.

The Agreement, as modified herein, shall continue in full force and effect, and nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver or modification of existing rights under the Agreement, except as such rights are expressly modified hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their respective authorized officers or representatives as of the date first above written.

 

RBC FUNDS TRUST
By:  

 

Name: Kathy Hegna
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (U.S.) INC.
By:  

 

Name: Carol Kuha
Title: Chief Operating Officer


EXHIBIT A

 

Name of Fund

   Annual
Fee Rate
    Effective Date    Initial Term
Through*

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

     0.35   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

RBC BlueBay Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.35   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

RBC BlueBay Strategic Income Fund

     0.53   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

RBC China Equity Fund

     0.80   April 4, 2022    April 3, 2024

RBC Emerging Markets ex-China Equity Fund

     0.80   November 1, 2022    October 31, 2024

RBC Global Equity Leaders Fund

     0.65   December 15, 2021    December 14, 2023

RBC Impact Bond Fund

     0.35   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

RBC International Equity Fund

     0.69   November 1, 2022    October 31, 2024

RBC International Small Cap Equity Fund

     0.89   November 1, 2022    October 31, 2024

RBC Short Duration Fixed Income Fund

     0.30   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

RBC Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund

     0.23   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     0.10   November 1, 2021    October 31, 2023

 

   

After the Initial Term, the Agreement may continue in effect for successive one-year terms as provided in Section 7.