EX-99.(D)(1)(VI) 3 d27684dex99d1vi.htm FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement

FIFTH AMENDMENT

TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

This FIFTH amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement is made as of the March 15, 2021 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 a Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement dated and effective as of January 29, 2017, as amended (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to amend Exhibit A of the Agreement in order to remove certain series of the Trust that have been merged into other series of the Trust.

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/ John Hadermayer                                    

Name: John Hadermayer

  

By: /s/ Nicole DonVito                            

Name: Nicole DonVito

Title:   Secretary   

Title:   Managing Director, Head of Registered

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EXHIBIT A

(Amended as of March 15, 2021)

 

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 Multi-Asset Fund        June 10, 2010        0.60%    
AQR Diversified Arbitrage Fund        October 1, 2010        1.00%    
AQR Long-Short Equity Fund        July 16, 2013        1.10%    
AQR Managed Futures Strategy HV Fund        July 16, 2013        1.45%    
AQR Style Premia Alternative Fund        October 30, 2013        1.35%    
AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund        January 5, 2010        1.05%    
AQR Risk Parity II MV Fund        November 5, 2012        0.60%    
AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund        July 9, 2012        0.80%    
AQR Global Macro Fund        April 8, 2014        1.00%    
AQR Equity Market Neutral Fund        September 17, 2014        1.10%    
AQR Large Cap Momentum Style Fund        July 9, 2009 (Class L); December 17, 2012 (Class N)        0.25%    
AQR Small Cap Momentum Style Fund        July 9, 2009 (Class L); December 17, 2012 (Class N)        0.45%    


AQR International Momentum Style Fund         July 9, 2009 (Class L); December 17, 2012 (Class N)         0.40%     
AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund        July 9, 2012        0.25%    
AQR International Defensive Style Fund        July 9, 2012        0.40%    
AQR Large Cap Multi-Style Fund        March 26, 2013        0.25%    
AQR Small Cap Multi Style Fund        March 26, 2013        0.45%    
AQR International Multi-Style Fund        March 26, 2013        0.40%    
AQR Emerging Multi-Style II Fund        February 12, 2015        0.55%    
AQR Global Equity Fund        December 31, 2009        0.60%    
AQR International Equity Fund        August 28, 2009        0.65%