EX-99.(D)(4)(IV) 2 d368916dex99d4iv.htm 3RD AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT II 3rd Amendment to Investment Management Agreement II

THIRD AMENDMENT

TO

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT II

This third amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Investment Management Agreement II is made as of the 17th day of November, 2017 by and between AQR Funds (“Trust”), on behalf of each Fund listed on Exhibit A, and AQR Capital Management, LLC (“AQR”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into an Investment Management Agreement II dated and effective as of November 13, 2015, as amended (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement in order to add the AQR Core Plus Bond Fund and AQR High Yield Bond Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and adequate consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Trust and AQR agree as follows:

 

1. AMENDMENT OF EXHIBIT A. Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

2. Except as modified hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

AQR FUNDS      AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:   

/s/ Nicole DonVito

              By:   

/s/ Brendan Kalb

Name: Nicole DonVito      Name: Brendan Kalb
Title: Chief Legal Officer & Vice President      Title: Managing Director & General Counsel


EXHIBIT A

(Amended as of November 17, 2017)

 

Name of Series

   Commencement Date    Advisory Fee
Each fee will be based on the
average daily net assets of the  Fund
managed by the Adviser, and
calculated as described in Section 7
of the Agreement.
 

AQR Style Premia Alternative II Fund

   [    ], 2016      1.15

AQR Large Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund

   December 14, 2016      0.60

AQR Small Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund

   December 14, 2016      0.80

AQR International Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund

   December 14, 2016      0.75

AQR Emerging Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund

   December 14, 2016      0.95

AQR Alternative Risk Premia Fund

   September 19, 2017      1.20

AQR Core Plus Bond Fund

   [    ], 2017      0.32

AQR High Yield Bond Fund

   [    ], 2017      0.55