EX-99.(D)(3)(IX) 4 d938611dex99d3ix.htm EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MGMT AGREEMENT II BETWEEN REGISTRANT AND AQR Eighth Amendment to Investment Mgmt Agreement II between Registrant and AQR

EIGHTH AMENDMENT

TO

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT II

This eighth amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Investment Management Agreement II is made as of the 29th day of May, 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 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 LSE Fusion Fund, AQR CVX Fusion Fund, AQR MS Fusion Fund and AQR MS Fusion HV 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 Alternative Risk Premia Fund

     September 19, 2017      1.20%

AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund

     June 8, 2020      0.00%

AQR Trend Total Return Fund

     December 15, 2021      1.05%

AQR LSE Fusion Fund

     [     ]      1.95%

AQR CVX Fusion Fund

     [     ]      0.95%

AQR MS Fusion Fund

     [     ]      1.85%

AQR MS Fusion HV Fund

     [     ]      3.50%