EX-7 7 exh11.htm EX-7

 

Exhibit (h)(11)

 

EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT

 

GRANITESHARES ETF TRUST

 

This Agreement is made and entered into effective as of August 08, 2025, by and between the Funds detailed in Appendix 1, each a series of shares of GraniteShares ETF Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and GraniteShares Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).

 

WHEREAS, the Trust is a Delaware statutory trust organized under the Certificate of Trust dated November 7, 2016, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management company of the series type;

 

WHEREAS, each Fund is a series of the Trust;

 

WHEREAS, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Advisor entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 10, 2025, (“Advisory Agreement”), which continues in effect, pursuant to which the Advisor provides investment advisory services to each Fund; and

 

WHEREAS, each Fund and the Advisor have determined that it is appropriate and in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders to set forth and approve the terms by which the Advisor limits the expenses of each Fund, and, therefore, have entered into this Agreement in order to maintain each such Fund’s respective expense ratios within the Operating Expense Limit, as defined below, through December 31, 2026.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Expense Limitation.

 

(a) Applicable Expense Limit. To the extent that the aggregate expenses of every character, including but not limited to investment advisory fees of the Advisor (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, expenses related to short sales, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund’s business, and amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a plan adopted in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act) incurred by a Fund in any fiscal year (“Fund Operating Expenses”), exceed the Operating Expense Limit, as defined in Section 1(b) below, such excess amount (the “Excess Amount”) shall be the liability of the Advisor.

 

(b) Operating Expense Limit. The maximum operating expense limits (“Operating Expense Limit”) in any year for each Fund are detailed in Appendix 2.

 

 
 

 

(c) Method of Computation. To determine the Advisor’s liability with respect to the Excess Amount, each month the Fund Operating Expenses for a Fund shall be annualized as of the last day of the month. If the annualized Fund Operating Expenses for any month exceed the Operating Expense Limit of such Fund, the Advisor shall first waive or reduce its investment advisory fee for such month by an amount sufficient to reduce the annualized Fund Operating Expenses to an amount no higher than the Operating Expense Limit. If the amount of the waived or reduced investment advisory fee for any such month is insufficient to pay the Excess Amount, the Advisor may also remit to the Fund an amount that, together with the waived or reduced investment advisory fee, is sufficient to pay such Excess Amount.

 

(d) Year-End Adjustment. If necessary, on or before the last day of the first month of each fiscal year, an adjustment payment shall be made by the appropriate party in order that the amount of the investment advisory fees waived or reduced and other payments remitted by the Advisor to a Fund with respect to the previous fiscal year shall equal the Excess Amount.

 

2. Deferred Expenses

 

If in any month during which the Advisory Agreement is in effect the estimated annualized Fund Operating Expenses of a Fund for that month are less than the Operating Expense Limit, the Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement by such Fund of any investment advisory fees waived or reduced, and any additional payments remitted by the Advisor, pursuant to this Agreement (the “Deferred Expenses”) during the previous thirty-six months, to the extent that such Fund’s annualized Fund Operating Expenses plus the amount so reimbursed does not exceed, for such month, the Operating Expense Limit, provided that such amount paid to the Advisor will in no event exceed the total Deferred Expenses and will not include any amounts previously reimbursed to the Advisor.

 

3. Term and Termination of Agreement.

 

This Agreement with respect to each Fund shall continue in effect until the Limit Expiration Date, which shall be December 31, 2026, and from year to year thereafter, provided each such continuance is specifically approved by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who (i) are not “interested persons” of the Trust or any other party to this Agreement, as defined in the 1940 Act, and (ii) have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this Agreement (“Non-Interested Trustees”). Nevertheless, this Agreement may be terminated, without payment of any penalty, (a) by the Trust at any time, and (b) by the Advisor upon written notice ninety (90) days’ prior to the end of the then-current term of the Agreement to the other party at its principal place of business; provided that, in the case of termination by the Trust, such action shall be authorized by resolution of a majority of the Non-Interested Trustees of the Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust. Any termination pursuant to this paragraph 3 shall become effective, unless otherwise specifically agreed upon, on the last day of the then-current term of the Agreement; provided that in no event shall the Agreement be terminated before December 31, 2025.

 

4. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect.

 

(b) Interpretation. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the Trust or any Fund to take any action contrary to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust or by-laws, or any applicable statutory or regulatory requirement to which it is subject or by which it is bound, or to relieve or deprive the Trust’s Board of Trustees of its responsibility for and control of the conduct of the affairs of the Trust or the Funds.

 

(c) Definitions. Any question of interpretation of any term or provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to the investment advisory fee, the computations of net asset values, and the allocation of expenses, having a counterpart in or otherwise derived from the terms and provisions of the Advisory Agreement or the 1940 Act, shall have the same meaning as and be resolved by reference to such Advisory Agreement or the 1940 Act.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed, as of the day and year first above written.

 

GRANITESHARES ETF TRUST  
ON BEHALF OF THE FUNDS  
     
/s/ William Rhind  
By: William Rhind  
Title: President  

 

GRANITESHARES ADVISORS LLC  
     
/s/ William Rhind  
By: William Rhind  
Title: CEO  

 

 
 

 

APPENDIX 1 - THE FUNDS

 

Product  Ticker
GraniteShares 1.25x Long TSLA Daily ETF  TSL
GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF  NVDL
GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF  CONL
GraniteShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF  BABX
GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF  FBL
GraniteShares 2x Long GOOGL Daily ETF  GOOL
GraniteShares 2x Long AMZN Daily ETF  AMZZ
GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF  AAPB
GraniteShares 2x Long MSFT Daily ETF  MSFL
GraniteShares 2x Long AMD Daily ETF  AMDL
GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF  PTIR
GraniteShares 2x Long UBER Daily ETF  UBRL
GraniteShares 2x Long DIS Daily ETF  DISL
GraniteShares 2x Long F Daily ETF  FRDL
GraniteShares 2x Long AAL Daily ETF  AALL
GraniteShares 1x Short AAL Daily ETF  AALS
GraniteShares 2x Short AAL Daily ETF  ALSD
GraniteShares 1x Short AAPL Daily ETF  APLI
GraniteShares 2x Short AAPL Daily ETF  APSD
GraniteShares 1x Short AMD Daily ETF  AMDS
GraniteShares 2x Short AMD Daily ETF  AMSS
GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF  CONI
GraniteShares 2x Long JPM Daily ETF  JPML
GraniteShares 1x Short JPM Daily ETF  JPMI
GraniteShares 2x Short JPM Daily ETF  JPMS
GraniteShares 2x Long LCID Daily ETF  LCDL
GraniteShares 1x Short LCID Daily ETF  LCDI
GraniteShares 2x Short LCID Daily ETF  LCDD
GraniteShares 1x Short META Daily ETF  METY
GraniteShares 2x Short META Daily ETF  FBIS
GraniteShares 1x Short NVDA Daily ETF  NVDI
GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF  NVD
GraniteShares 2x Long RIVN Daily ETF  RVNL
GraniteShares 1x Short RIVN Daily ETF  RVNI
GraniteShares 2x Short RIVN Daily ETF  RVND
GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF  TSLR
GraniteShares 1x Short TSLA Daily ETF  TSS
GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF  TSDD

 

 
 

 

Product  Ticker
GraniteShares 2x Long XOM Daily ETF  XOML
GraniteShares 1x Short XOM Daily ETF  XOMI
GraniteShares 2x Short XOM Daily ETF  XOMD
GraniteShares 2x Long ADBE Daily ETF  ADBL
GraniteShares 2x Short ADBE Daily ETF  ADBS
GraniteShares 2x Long AMC Daily ETF  AMCL
GraniteShares 2x Long ARM Daily ETF  AMRL
GraniteShares 2x Long AVGO Daily ETF  AVGU
GraniteShares 2x Short AVGO Daily ETF  AVGS
GraniteShares 2x Long CCL Daily ETF  CCLU
GraniteShares 2x Short CCL Daily ETF  CCLS
GraniteShares 2x Long CRWD Daily ETF  CRWL
GraniteShares 2x Short CRWD Daily ETF  CRWQ
GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF  DLLL
GraniteShares 2x Short DELL Daily ETF  DLLS
GraniteShares 2x Long GME Daily ETF  GMEL
GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF  INTW
GraniteShares 2x Short INTC Daily ETF  INTD
GraniteShares 2x Long LLY Daily ETF  LLYL
GraniteShares 2x Short LLY Daily ETF  LLYD
GraniteShares 2x Long MSTR Daily ETF  MSTP
GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF  MULL
GraniteShares 2x Short MU Daily ETF  MULS
GraniteShares 2x Long NFLX Daily ETF  NFLL
GraniteShares 2x Short NFLX Daily ETF  NFLS
GraniteShares 2x Long NVO Daily ETF  NVOL
GraniteShares 2x Short NVO Daily ETF  NVOD
GraniteShares 2x Long PANW Daily ETF  PANU
GraniteShares 2x Short PANW Daily ETF  PANS
GraniteShares 2x Long QCOM Daily ETF  QCML
GraniteShares 2x Short QCOM Daily ETF  QCMS
GraniteShares 2x Long SMCI Daily ETF  SMCL
GraniteShares 2x Short SMCI Daily ETF  SMCS
GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF  TSMU
GraniteShares 2x Short TSM Daily ETF  TSMS
GraniteShares 2x Long IONQ Daily ETF  IONL
GraniteShares 2x Long XYZ Daily ETF  XYZL
GraniteShares 2x Long MARA Daily ETF  MRAL
GraniteShares 2x Short MSTR Daily ETF  MSDD
GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF  MVLL
GraniteShares 2x Long PDD Daily ETF  PDDL

 

 
 

 

Product  Ticker
GraniteShares 2x Long RDDT Daily ETF  RDTL
GraniteShares 2x Long RIOT Daily ETF  RIOL
GraniteShares 2x Long HOOD Daily ETF  HOOL
GraniteShares 2x Long NOW Daily ETF  NOWL
GraniteShares 2x Long SNOW Daily ETF  SNWL
GraniteShares 2x Long VRT Daily ETF  VRTL
GraniteShares 2x ABNB Daily Leverage ETF  ABNB
GraniteShares 2x APP Daily Leverage ETF  APP
GraniteShares 2x CVNA Daily Leverage ETF  CVNA
GraniteShares 2x KO Daily Leverage ETF  KO
GraniteShares 2x COST Daily Leverage ETF  COST
GraniteShares 2x FSLR Daily Leverage ETF  FSLR
GraniteShares 2x HIMS Daily Leverage ETF  HIMS
GraniteShares 2x ISRG Daily Leverage ETF  ISRG
GraniteShares 2x MCD Daily Leverage ETF  MCD
GraniteShares 2x MELI Daily Leverage ETF  MELI
GraniteShares 2x NKE Daily Leverage ETF  NKE
GraniteShares 2x PM Daily Leverage ETF  PM
GraniteShares 2x RGTI Daily Leverage ETF  RGTI
GraniteShares 2x SNAP Daily Leverage ETF  SNAP
GraniteShares 2x SPOT Daily Leverage ETF  SPOT
GraniteShares 2x SBUX Daily Leverage ETF  SBUX
GraniteShares 2x UNH Daily Leverage ETF  UNH
GraniteShares 2x WMT Daily Leverage ETF  WMT
GraniteShares 2x BULL Daily Leverage ETF  BULL
GraniteShares 2x Long CRWV Daily ETF  CRWV
GraniteShares 2x Long CEG Daily ETF  CEG
GraniteShares 2x Long ETOR Daily ETF  ETOR
GraniteShares 2x Long GLXY Daily ETF  GLXY
GraniteShares 2x Long MELI Daily ETF  MELI
GraniteShares 2x Long NBIS Daily ETF  NBIS
GraniteShares 2x Long OKLO Daily ETF  OKLO

 

 
 

 

APPENDIX 2 – OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITS

 

Product  Ticker  Mgt Fees   TER 
GraniteShares 1.25x Long TSLA Daily ETF  TSL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF  NVDL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF  CONL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF  BABX   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF  FBL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long GOOGL Daily ETF  GOOL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long AMZN Daily ETF  AMZZ   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF  AAPB   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long MSFT Daily ETF  MSFL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long AMD Daily ETF  AMDL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long PLTR Daily ETF  PTIR   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long UBER Daily ETF  UBRL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long DIS Daily ETF  DISL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long F Daily ETF  FRDL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long AAL Daily ETF  AALL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 1x Short AAL Daily ETF  AALS   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short AAL Daily ETF  ALSD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 1x Short AAPL Daily ETF  APLI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short AAPL Daily ETF  APSD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 1x Short AMD Daily ETF  AMDS   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short AMD Daily ETF  AMSS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF  CONI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Long JPM Daily ETF  JPML   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 1x Short JPM Daily ETF  JPMI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short JPM Daily ETF  JPMS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long LCID Daily ETF  LCDL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 1x Short LCID Daily ETF  LCDI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short LCID Daily ETF  LCDD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 1x Short META Daily ETF  METY   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short META Daily ETF  FBIS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 1x Short NVDA Daily ETF  NVDI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF  NVD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long RIVN Daily ETF  RVNL   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 1x Short RIVN Daily ETF  RVNI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short RIVN Daily ETF  RVND   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF  TSLR   0.95%   0.95%
GraniteShares 1x Short TSLA Daily ETF  TSS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF  TSDD   0.95%   0.95%

 

 
 

 

Product  Ticker   Mgt Fees    TER 
GraniteShares 2x Long XOM Daily ETF  XOML   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 1x Short XOM Daily ETF  XOMI   0.99%   1.15%
GraniteShares 2x Short XOM Daily ETF  XOMD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long ADBE Daily ETF  ADBL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short ADBE Daily ETF  ADBS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long AMC Daily ETF  AMCL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long ARM Daily ETF  AMRL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long AVGO Daily ETF  AVGU   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short AVGO Daily ETF  AVGS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long CCL Daily ETF  CCLU   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short CCL Daily ETF  CCLS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long CRWD Daily ETF  CRWL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short CRWD Daily ETF  CRWQ   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF  DLLL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short DELL Daily ETF  DLLS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long GME Daily ETF  GMEL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF  INTW   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short INTC Daily ETF  INTD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long LLY Daily ETF  LLYL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short LLY Daily ETF  LLYD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long MSTR Daily ETF  MSTP   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF  MULL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short MU Daily ETF  MULS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long NFLX Daily ETF  NFLL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short NFLX Daily ETF  NFLS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long NVO Daily ETF  NVOL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short NVO Daily ETF  NVOD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long PANW Daily ETF  PANU   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short PANW Daily ETF  PANS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long QCOM Daily ETF  QCML   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short QCOM Daily ETF  QCMS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long SMCI Daily ETF  SMCL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short SMCI Daily ETF  SMCS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long TSM Daily ETF  TSMU   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short TSM Daily ETF  TSMS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long IONQ Daily ETF  IONL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long XYZ Daily ETF  XYZL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long MARA Daily ETF  MRAL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Short MSTR Daily ETF  MSDD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF  MVLL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long PDD Daily ETF  PDDL   1.30%   1.50%

 

 
 

 

Product  Ticker   Mgt Fees    TER 
GraniteShares 2x Long RDDT Daily ETF  RDTL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long RIOT Daily ETF  RIOL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long HOOD Daily ETF  HOOL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long NOW Daily ETF  NOWL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long SNOW Daily ETF  SNWL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long VRT Daily ETF  VRTL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x ABNB Daily Leverage ETF  ABNB   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x APP Daily Leverage ETF  APP   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x CVNA Daily Leverage ETF  CVNA   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x KO Daily Leverage ETF  KO   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x COST Daily Leverage ETF  COST   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x FSLR Daily Leverage ETF  FSLR   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x HIMS Daily Leverage ETF  HIMS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x ISRG Daily Leverage ETF  ISRG   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x MCD Daily Leverage ETF  MCD   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x MELI Daily Leverage ETF  MELI   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x NKE Daily Leverage ETF  NKE   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x PM Daily Leverage ETF  PM   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x RGTI Daily Leverage ETF  RGTI   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x SNAP Daily Leverage ETF  SNAP   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x SPOT Daily Leverage ETF  SPOT   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x SBUX Daily Leverage ETF  SBUX   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x UNH Daily Leverage ETF  UNH   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x WMT Daily Leverage ETF  WMT   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x BULL Daily Leverage ETF  BULL   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long CRWV Daily ETF  CRWV   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long CEG Daily ETF  CEG   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long ETOR Daily ETF  ETOR   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long GLXY Daily ETF  GLXY   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long MELI Daily ETF  MELI   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long NBIS Daily ETF  NBIS   1.30%   1.50%
GraniteShares 2x Long OKLO Daily ETF  OKLO   1.30%   1.50%