Exhibit (H)(5)

APPENDIX I

Amended _______, 2018

to the

TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

Dated July 16, 2009 between

ADVISORSHARES TRUST

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Series of AdvisorShares Trust:

  Dorsey Wright ADR ETF

  Peritus High Yield ETF

  Ranger Equity Bear ETF

  Madrona Domestic ETF

  Madrona International ETF

  Madrona Global Bond ETF

  DoubleLine Value Equity ETF

  STAR Global Buy-Write ETF

  Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF

  Sage Core Reserves ETF

  Treesdale Rising Rates ETF

  Pacific Asset Enhanced Floating Rate ETF

  Cornerstone Small Cap ETF

  Focused Equity ETF

  New Tech and Media ETF

  Vice ETF

  Dorsey Wright Micro-Cap ETF

  Dorsey Wright Short ETF

  AdvisorShares Sabretooth ETF

ADVISORSHARES TRUST

By:

Name:

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

By:

Name: