EX-99.H11 3 ex-h11.htm EX-99.H11

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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%

 

 

 

 

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%

 

 

 

 

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%