EX-99.G2 5 ca.htm AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT ca.htm

 
SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT


THIS SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of this 16th date of  October, 2014, to the Custody Agreement dated as of September 12, 2012, as amended January 25, 2013 (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between FACTORSHARES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust and U.S. BANK, N.A., a national banking association (the "Custodian").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Custodian desire to amend the Agreement to add the ISE Cyber Security ETF and to amend the fees; and

WHEREAS, Article XV, Section 15.02 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit B is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit B attached hereto.

Amended Exhibit C is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with Amended Exhibit C attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.
 
 
 FACTORSHARES TRUST   U.S. BANK, N.A.
   
 By: /s/ Samuel Masucci, III       By: /s/ Michael R. McVoy
 Name: Samuel Masucci, III  Name: Michael R. McVoy
 Title: President   Title: Senior Vice President
 
 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit B to the Custody Agreement

Separate Series of FactorShares Trust

Name of Series
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
 

10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement -
FactorShares Trust - PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
 
Exchange Traded Funds
DOMESTIC CUSTODY SERVICES - FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013

Annual Fee Based Upon Market Value Per Fund*
__basis point on average daily market value
Minimum annual fee per fund - $__
Plus portfolio transaction fees
 
Portfolio Transaction Fees
$__/book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal paydown
$__/U.S. Bank repo agreement transaction
$__/short sale
$__/option/future contract written, exercised or expired
$__/mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
$__/physical transaction
$__ /segregated account per year

§  
A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
§  
No charge for the initial conversion free receipt.
§  
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus __.
 
Chief Compliance Officer Support Fee*
 
§  
$__/year
 
Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Including but not limited to expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.

* Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.
Fees are billed monthly.

 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Custody Agreement
GLOBAL SUB-CUSTODIAL SERVICES
ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE at January, 2013- PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
 
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
­­__
__
 
Lithuania
All
__
__
Australia
All
__
__
 
Luxembourg
All
__
__
Austria
All
__
__
 
Malaysia
All
__
__
Bahrain
All
__
__
 
Mali*
All
__
__
Bangladesh
All
__
__
 
Malta
All
__
__
Belgium
All
__
__
 
Mauritius
All
__
__
Benin*
All
__
__
 
Mexico
All
__
__
Bermuda
All
__
__
 
Morocco
All
__
__
Botswana
All
__
__
 
Namibia
All
__
__
Brazil
All
__
__
 
Netherlands
All
__
__
Bulgaria
All
__
__
 
New Zealand
All
__
__
Burkina Faso*
All
__
__
 
Niger*
All
__
__
Canada
All
__
__
 
Nigeria
All
__
__
Cayman Islands*
All
__
__
 
Norway
All
__
__
Channel Islands*
All
__
__
 
Oman
All
__
__
Chile
All
__
__
 
Pakistan
All
__
__
China“A” Shares
All
__
__
 
Palestinian Autonomous Area*
All
__
__
China“B” Shares
All
__
__
 
Peru
All
__
__
Columbia
All
__
__
 
Philippines
All
__
__
Costa Rica
All
__
__
 
Poland
All
__
__
Croatia
All
__
__
 
Portugal
All
__
__
Cyprus*
All
__
__
 
Qatar
All
__
__
Czech Republic
All
__
__
 
Romania
All
__
__
Denmark
All
__
__
 
Russia
Equities
__
__
Ecuador
All
__
__
 
Russia
MINFINs
__
__
Egypt
All
__
__
 
Senegal*
All
__
__
Estonia
All
__
__
 
Serbia*
All
__
__
Euromarkets**
All
__
__
 
Singapore
All
__
__
Finland
All
__
__
 
Slovak Republic
All
__
__
France
All
__
__
 
Slovenia
All
__
__
Germany
All
__
__
 
South Africa
All
__
__
Ghana
All
__
__
 
South Korea
All
__
__
Greece
All
__
__
 
Spain
All
__
__
Guinea Bissau*
All
__
__
 
Sri Lanka
All
__
__
Hong Kong
All
__
__
 
Swaziland
All
__
__
Hungary
All
__
__
 
Sweden
All
__
__
Iceland
All
__
__
 
Switzerland
All
__
__
India
All
__
__
 
Taiwan
All
__
__
Indonesia
All
__
__
 
Thailand
All
__
__
Ireland
All
__
__
 
Togo*
All
__
__
Israel
All
__
__
 
Trinidad & Tobago*
All
__
__
Italy
All
__
__
 
Tunisia
All
__
__
Ivory Coast
All
__
__
 
Turkey
All
__
__
Jamaica*
All
__
__
 
UAE
All
__
__
Japan
All
__
__
 
United Kingdom
All
__
__
Jordan
All
__
__
 
Ukraine
All
__
__
Kazakhstan
All
__
__
 
Uruguay
All
__
__
Kenya
All
__
__
 
Venezuela
All
__
__
Latvia
Equities
__
__
 
Vietnam*
All
__
__
Latvia
Bonds
__
__
 
Zambia
All
__
__
Lebanon
All
__
__
         
*    Additional customer documentation and indemnification will be required prior to establishing accounts in these markets.
** Tiered by market value:<$__billion: __bp, >$__ billion and <$__ billion: __bps; >$__billion:  __ bps.

 
10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) to the Custody Agreement  FactorShares Trust -
PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF
 
Annual Base Fee - $__per account (fund) will apply.
§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge.
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Cash Transactions:
§  
3rd Party Foreign Exchange – a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3rd party will be charged $__.

Tax Reclamation Services: Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $__ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A.  for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§  
A surcharge may be added to certain out-of-pocket expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees.


10/2014
 

 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement – FactorShares Trust
Base Fee (1) for Custody Services at October, 2014  - ISE Cyber Security ETF
 
The following reflects the greater of the basis point fee or minimum per fund-

 
Custody
Basis Points on AUM per Fund
Annual Minimum per Fund
$0-500m
+$500m
+$1b
$__
 
__
__
__

Note: MLP Funds pricing may vary from the above annual fees and are TBD per investment strategy

The Following Fees are in Addition to the Base Fee-

NOTE: Additional Global Sub-Custodial services and safe keeping fees apply as required (see following page)

Portfolio Transaction Fees- Domestic custody transaction fees associate with Sponsor Trades(2)
§  
$__– Book entry DTC transaction/Federal Reserve transaction/principal pay down
§  
$__- Short Sales
§  
$__–  US Bank Repo agreement/reverse repurchase agreement/time deposit/CD or other non-depository transaction
§  
$__– Option/ SWAPS/future contract written, exercised or expired
§  
$__– Mutual fund trade/Fed wire/margin variation Fed wire
§  
$__– Physical transaction
§  
$__– Check disbursement (waived if U.S. Bancorp is Administrator)
§  
$__– Segregated account per year
§  
A transaction is a purchase/sale of a security, free receipt/free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange.
§  
No charge for initial conversion free receipts
§  
Overdrafts – charged to the account at prime interest rate plus 2.

Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
§  
Intraday indicative value (IIV) agent fees
§  
Corporate action services
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees
§  
Customized reporting
§  
Third-party data provider costs (including GICS, MSCI, Lipper, etc),
§  
Supplemental programming and development
§  
Cost associated with setting up data feeds
§  
Expenses incurred in the safekeeping, delivery and receipt of securities, shipping, transfer fees, deposit withdrawals at custodian (DWAC) fees, and extraordinary expenses based upon complexity.
 
(1)
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.

(2)
“Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and  their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process.  Cash-in-Lieu proceeds  received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 

10/2014
 
6

 
 
Amended Exhibit C (continued) – Custody Agreement - FactorShares Global
Sub-Custodial Services Fee Schedule at October, 2014 – ISE Cyber Security ETF

Annual Base Fee (1) - a monthly charge per account (fund) will apply based on the number of foreign securities held.
§  
1-25 foreign securities: $__
§  
26-50 foreign securities: $__
§  
Over 50 foreign securities: $__
§  
Euroclear – Eurobonds only.  Eurobonds are held in Euroclear at a standard rate, but other types of securities (including but not limited to equities, domestic market debt and mutual funds) will be subject to a surcharge.  In addition, certain transactions that are delivered within Euroclear or from a Euroclear account to a third party depository or settlement system, will be subject to a surcharge.
§  
For all other markets specified above, surcharges may apply if a security is held outside of the local market.

Plus:

Global Custody Transaction Fees- global custody transaction fees associate with Sponsor Trades (2)
(see schedule following page)
§  
A transaction is defined as any purchase, sale, free receipt, free delivery, maturity, tender or exchange of a security

Global Safekeeping Fees-
(see schedule following page)

Cash (Fx) Transactions:
§  
3rd Party Foreign Exchange – a Foreign Exchange transaction undertaken through a 3rd party will be charged $__.

Tax Reclamation Services:
§
Tax reclaims that have been outstanding for more than 6 (six) months with the client will be charged $__ per claim.

Out of Pocket Expenses- including but not limited to:
§  
Charges incurred by U.S. Bank, N.A.  for local taxes, stamp duties or other local duties and assessments, stock exchange fees, postage and insurance for shipping, facsimile reporting, extraordinary telecommunications fees, proxy services and other shareholder communications or other expenses which are unique to a country in which the client or its clients is investing will be passed along as incurred.
§  
A surcharge may be added to certain out-of-pocket expenses listed herein to cover handling, servicing and other administrative costs associated with the activities giving rise to such expenses.  Also, certain expenses are charged at a predetermined flat rate.
§  
SWIFT reporting and message fees.
 
(1)
Subject to annual CPI increase, Milwaukee MSA.

(2)
“Sponsor trades” are defined as any trades put through the Portfolio, on behalf of the Fund by any portfolio manager/sub advisor and  their affiliates authorized by the BOT to act on behalf of the Fund, outside of the create/redeem process.  Cash-in-Lieu proceeds  received as part of the create/redeem process, and their related transactions are not considered to be “Sponsor trades.”

Fees are calculated pro rata and billed monthly.
 

10/2014
 

 
 
 
Amended Exhibit C to the Custody Agreement – FactorShares Global Sub-Custodial Fees
at October, 2014 – ISE Cyber Security ETF
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Country
Instrument
Safekeeping
(BPS)
Transaction
Fee
Argentina
All
__
$__
Estonia
All
__
$__
Australia
All
__
$__
Euromarkets**
All
__
$__
Austria
All
__
$__
Finland
All
__
$__
Bahrain
All
__
$__
France
All
__
$__
Bangladesh
All
__
$__
Germany
All
__
$__
Belgium
All
__
$__
Ghana
All
__
$__
Bermuda
All
__
$__
Greece
All
__
$__
Botswana
All
__
$__
Hong Kong
All
__
$__
Brazil
All
__
$__
Hungary
All
__
$__
Bulgaria
All
__
$__
Iceland
All
__
$__
Canada
All
__
$__
India
All
__
$__
Cayman Islands*
All
__
$__
Indonesia
All
__
$__
Channel Islands*
All
__
$__
Ireland
All
__
$__
Chile
All
__
$__
Israel
All
__
$__
China“A” Shares
All
__
$__
Italy
All
__
$__
China “B” Shares
All
__
$__
Jamaica*
All
__
$__
Columbia
All
__
$__
Japan
All
__
$__
Costa Rica
All
__
$__
Jordan
All
__
$__
Croatia
All
__
$__
Kazakhstan
All
__
$__
Cyprus*
All
__
$__
Kenya
All
__
$__
Czech Republic
All
__
$__
Latvia
Equities
__
$__
Denmark
All
__
$__
Latvia
Bonds
__
$__
Ecuador
All
__
$__
Lebanon
All
__
$__
Egypt
All
__
$__
Lithuania
All
__
$__
Luxembourg
All
__
$__
Slovak Republic
All
__
$__
Malaysia
All
__
$__
Slovenia
All
__
$__
Malta
All
__
$__
South Africa
All
__
$__
Mauritius
All
__
$__
South Korea
All
__
$__
Mexico
All
__
$__
Spain
All
__
$__
Morocco
All
__
$__
Sri Lanka
All
__
$__
Namibia
All
__
$__
Swaziland
All
__
$__
Netherlands
All
__
$__
Sweden
All
__
$__
New Zealand
All
__
$__
Switzerland
All
__
$__
Nigeria
All
__
$__
Taiwan
All
__
$__
Norway
All
__
$__
Thailand
All
__
$__
Oman
All
__
$__
Trinidad & Tobago*
All
__
$__
Pakistan
All
__
$__
Tunisia
All
__
$__
Palestinian Autonomous Area*
All
__
$__
Turkey
All
__
$__
Peru
All
__
$__
UAE
All
__
$__
Philippines
All
__
$__
United Kingdom
All
__
$__
Poland
All
__
$__
Ukraine
All
__
$__
Portugal
All
__
$__
Uruguay
All
__
$__
Qatar
All
__
$__
Venezuela
All
__
$__
Romania
All
__
$__
Vietnam*
All
__
$__
Russia
Equities
__
$__
Zambia
All
__
$__
Russia
MINFINs
__
$__
       
Serbia*
All
__
$__
       
Singapore
All
__
         
 

 
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