EX-99.(D)(1)(VIII) 3 d938611dex99d1viii.htm SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Seventh Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement

SEVENTH AMENDMENT

TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

This SEVENTH amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement is made as of the May 29, 2025 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 the AQR Risk Parity II MV 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/ Henry Parkin

  Name: Nicole DonVito       Name: Henry Parkin
  Title: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Vice President       Title: Managing Director


EXHIBIT A

(Amended as of May 29, 2025)

 

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     1.30%

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

     January 5, 2010     1.05%

AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund

     July 9, 2012     0.80%

AQR Macro Opportunities 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    0.50%

AQR Global Equity Fund

   December 31, 2009    0.60%

AQR International Equity Fund

   August 28, 2009    0.65%