EX-99.(H)(I)(B) 4 exhib-beyondxexlltofun.htm EXHIBIT LL TO FUND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT Document


AMENDMENT TO THE
ETF SERIES SOLUTIONS
FUND ADMINISTRATION SERVICING AGREEMENT

    THIS AMENDMENT to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 16, 2012, as amended (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between ETF SERIES SOLUTIONS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company (“USBFS”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the series of the Trust to add funds and fees; and

WHEREAS, Section 11 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree to amend the Agreement and add the following series of ETF Series Solutions:
         
    Exhibit LL, the US Vegan Climate ETF, is hereby added and attached hereto.

This amendment will become effective upon the commencement of operations of the US Vegan Climate ETF. Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year last written below.

ETF SERIES SOLUTIONSU.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
By:/s/ Michael D. BarolskyBy:/s/ Anita M. Zagrodnik
Name:Michael D. BarolskyName:Anita M. Zagrodnik
Title:Vice President and SecretaryTitle:Senior VP
Date:8/19/19Date:8/20/19



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Exhibit LL to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - Beyond Investing, LLC

US Vegan Climate ETF
Fund Start-up & Registration Services Project Fee Schedule at August 2019
Legal Administration Service Proposal – In support of external legal counsel
(Subject to services provided; if applicable)
$[ ] per project – one fund
$[ ] per project – two funds
$[ ] per project – three funds
$[ ] per project – four funds
Negotiated Fee – five funds and above

Additional fee of $[ ] per sub-advisor for 2 or more sub-advisors

Note: External legal costs are included in the above fee, unless otherwise stated, for the first fund(s) launched by advisor. Additional reviews by Trust counsel for extraordinary circumstances are billed at cost.
Additional Legal Administration Services
Subsequent new fund launch – $[ ] per fund or as negotiated

Drafting SEC exemptive order application for active and/or passively-managed ETF(s), multi-manager relief or other requested relief.
$[ ] passive relief
Ongoing Annual Legal Administration Services
Add the following for legal administration services in support of external legal counsel, including annual registration statement update and drafting of supplements
$[ ] first fund
$[ ] each additional fund up to 5 funds
Fees negotiated for funds 6+

All other miscellaneous fees and expenses, including but not limited to the following, will be separately billed as incurred:
Postage, if necessary
Federal and state regulatory filing fees
Expenses from Board of Trustee meetings
Third party auditing
EDGAR/XBRL filing
All other Miscellaneous expenses

Fund startup and registration services project fee is paid for by the advisor and not the Fund(s). This fee is not able to be recouped by the advisor under the expense waiver limitation or similar agreement. Fund startup and registration fees are billed [ ]% following the selection of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services and [ ]% 75 days after the preliminary registration statement is filed with the SEC filings.

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Exhibit LL (continued) to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - Beyond Investing, LLC
Base Fee for Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services at August 2019

The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or annual minimum1 where Beyond Investing, LLC name acts as Adviser to the fund in the ETF Series Solutions (ESS) ETF Trust.

Annual Minimum per Fund2
Basis Points on Trust AUM2
Funds 1-5$[ ]First $250m[ ] bps
Funds 6-10$[ ]Next $250m[ ] bps
Funds 11-15$[ ]Next $500m[ ] bps
Funds 16+$[ ]Balance[ ] bps




1Each fund, regardless of asset size, will have fees allocated to it equal to the per fund minimum. Should the complex level basis point fee calculation exceed the complex level minimum fee level calculation, the fees in excess of the minimum will be allocated to each fund based on the percent on AUM.

Once a Fund is operational, should “The Adviser” terminate this service agreement with USBFS prior to the end of the initial two year period, “The Advisor” will be responsible for the balance of the minimum fees for the remainder of the service agreement’s 12-month period beginning with the Fund’s launch or any anniversary of launch. To avoid doubt, if “The Advisor” launched a Fund on March 1, 2018 and terminated the relationship on June 30, 2019, “The Adviser” would owe would owe USBFS up to [ ]% of $[ ] ($[  ] admin/acct/ta + $[ ] Custody + $[ ] Distributor)

In addition to the fees described above, additional fees may be charged to the extent that changes to applicable laws, rules or regulations require additional work or expenses related to services provided (e.g., compliance with new liquidity risk management and reporting requirements).

2 Subject to annual CPI increase – All Urban Consumers – U.S. City Average.
Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly

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Exhibit LL (continued) to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - Beyond Investing, LLC

Accounting, Administration, Transfer Agent & Account Services
(in addition to the Base Fee)
Pricing Services
For daily pricing of each securities (estimated 252 pricing days annually)
$[ ] – Domestic Equities, Options, ADRs, Foreign Equities, Futures, Forwards, Currency Rates, Total Return Swaps
$[ ] – Domestic Corporates, Domestic Convertibles, Domestic Governments, Domestic Agencies, Mortgage Backed, Municipal Bonds
$[ ] – CMOs, Money Market Instruments, Foreign Corporates, Foreign Convertibles, Foreign Governments, Foreign Agencies, Asset Backed, High Yield
$[ ] – Interest Rate Swaps, Foreign Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Total Return Bullet Swaps
$[ ] – Bank Loans
$[ ] – Swaptions
$[ ] – Intraday money market funds pricing, up to 3 times per day
$[ ] – Credit Default Swaps
$[ ] per Month Manual Security Pricing (>25per day)

NOTE: Prices are based on using U.S. Bancorp primary pricing service which may vary by security type and are subject to change. Use of alternative and/or additional sources may result in additional fees. Pricing vendors may designate certain securities as hard to value or as a non-standard security type, such as CLOs and CDOs, which may result in additional fees. All schedules subject to change depending upon the use of unique security type requiring special pricing or accounting arrangements.
Corporate Action Services
Fee for IDC data used to monitor corporate actions
$[ ] per Foreign Equity Security per Month
$[ ] per Domestic Equity Security per Month
$[ ] per CMOs, Asset Backed, Mortgage Backed Security per Month
ESS Trust Chief Compliance Officer Annual Fee (subject to board approval)
$[ ] for the first fund
$[ ] for each additional fund
$[ ] per sub-advisor per fund
Additional $[ ] per distributor other than Quasar Distributors, LLC
Third Party Administrative Data Charges (descriptive data for analytics, reporting and compliance)
$[ ] per security per month for fund administrative
SEC Modernization Requirements
Form N-PORT – $[ ] per year, per Fund
Form N-CEN – $[ ] per year, per Fund



Exhibit 1 (continued) to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - Beyond Investing, LLC
Section 15(c) Reporting
    $[ ] per fund per standard reporting package*
    Additional 15c reporting is subject to additional charges
*Standard reporting packages for annual 15(c) meeting
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-    Expense reporting package: 2 peer comparison reports (adviser fee) and (net expense ratio w classes on one report) OR Full 15(c) report
-    Performance reporting package: Peer Comparison Report
    Standard data source – Morningstar; additional charges will apply for other data services

Miscellaneous Expenses
All other miscellaneous fees and expenses, including but not limited to the following, will be separately billed as incurred: SWIFT processing, customized reporting, third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc.), postage, stationary, programming, special reports, proxies, insurance, EDGAR/XBRL filing, retention of records, federal and state regulatory filing fees, expenses related to and including travel to and from Board of Trustee meetings, third party auditing and legal expenses, wash sales reporting (GainsKeeper), tax e-filing, PFIC monitoring, conversion expenses (if necessary), and travel related costs .

In addition to the fees described above, additional fees may be charged to the extent that changes to applicable laws, rules or regulations require additional work or expenses related to services provided (e.g., compliance with new liquidity risk management and reporting requirements).

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly


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Exhibit LL (continued) to the ETF Series Solutions Fund Administration Servicing Agreement - Beyond Investing, LLC

OPTIONAL Supplemental Services for Fund Accounting, Fund Administration & Portfolio Compliance (provided by USBFS upon client request and/or need)
Daily Compliance Services
Base fee – $[ ] per fund per year
Setup – $[ ] per fund group
Section 18 Daily Compliance Testing (for derivatives and leverage)
$[ ] set up fee per fund complex
$[ ] per fund per month
C- Corp Administrative Services
1940 Act C-Corp – USBFS Fee Schedule plus $[ ]
1933 Act C-Corp – USBFS Fee Schedule plus $[ ]
Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC)
USBFS Fee Schedule plus $[ ]

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly










Adviser’s signature below acknowledges approval of the schedules on this Exhibit LL.

Beyond Investing, LLC


By:/s/ Claire Smith
Printed Name:Claire Smith
Title:CEODate:16/8/2019

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