CUSTODY AGREEMENTCustody Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • New York
AGREEMENT, dated as of October 8, 2008, between IndexIQ ETF Trust, a business trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware having its principal office and place of business at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N611, Rye Brook, NY 10573 (the “Fund”) and The Bank of New York, a New York corporation authorized to do a banking business having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (“Custodian”).
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • New York
This Investment Advisory Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into on , 2009, and to be effective upon the commencement of operations of the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Composite ETF, by and between IndexIQ ETF Trust, a Delaware trust (the “Trust”), and IndexIQ Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Advisor”).
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTSub-Advisory Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • California
AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2009, to be effective upon the commencement of operations of the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Composite ETF, by and between IndexIQ Advisors LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company having its principal place of business at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N611, Rye Brook, New York 10573, and Mellon Capital Management Corporation (the “Sub-Adviser”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 50 Fremont Street, Suite 3900, San Francisco, California 94105.
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENTTransfer Agency and Service Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • New York
AGREEMENT made as of the 26th day of January, 2009, by and between each Trust listed on Appendix I hereto (collectively, the “Trust”) and each Series of the Trust listed on Appendix I hereto (as such Appendix be amended from time to time), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking company having its principal office and place of business at One Wall Street, New York, New York 10286 (the “Bank”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • Colorado
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of September 25, 2008, between IndexIQ ETF Trust, a Delaware trust (the “Fund”), and ALPS Distributors, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“ALPS”).
SUB-LICENSE AGREEMENTSub-License Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • New York
THIS SUB-LICENSE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of , , (the “Effective Date”) is by and between IndexIQ Advisors LLC, whose principal place of business is 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite N-611 Rye Brook, New York 10573 (“Advisor”), and IndexIQ ETF Trust, a Delaware trust (the “Trust”).
FUND ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING AGREEMENTFund Administration and Accounting Agreement • February 4th, 2009 • IndexIQ ETF Trust • New York
AGREEMENT made as of October 8, 2008, by and between each entity listed on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking organization (“BNY”).
