Investment Management Agreement Sample Contracts

Exhibit (g)(1) INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT SCUDDER STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
Investment Management Agreement • February 22nd, 2007 • DWS Strategic Income Trust • Massachusetts
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC. INTERNATIONAL VECTOR EQUITY PORTFOLIO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • February 28th, 2025 • Dfa Investment Dimensions Group Inc • Texas

AGREEMENT made as of the 2nd day of January, 2025, by and between DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Fund”), on behalf of the International Vector Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a separate series of the Fund, and DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Manager”), amending and restating the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement dated January 31, 2022, to lower the fee rate paid to the Manager.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT for the MML Invesco Discovery Large Cap Fund
Investment Management Agreement • April 24th, 2025 • MML Series Investment Fund II • Massachusetts

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Management Agreement”), dated as of April 25, 2025, is between MML Investment Advisers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”), and MML Series Investment Fund II, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series MML Invesco Discovery Large Cap Fund (the “Fund”).

FRANKLIN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE VIP FUND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • April 25th, 2024 • Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust • California

THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 9, 2023, is made between FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE VIP FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Manager”).

FRANKLIN DYNATECH VIP FUND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • April 28th, 2025 • Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust • California

THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2021, is made between FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of FRANKLIN DYNATECH VIP FUND (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust, and FRANKLIN ADVISERS, INC., a California corporation (the “Adviser”), and amends and restates the prior Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreements between the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, dated as of May 1, 2013 and December 29, 2017.

AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • February 11th, 2025 • Deutsche DWS Securities Trust

AGREEMENT, dated as of June 1, 2006 and revised as of October 1, 2011, October 1, 2016, December 1, 2016, May 1, 2017, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, October 1, 2020, October 1, 2023, and February 14, 2025, respectively, among Deutsche DWS Securities Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Funds listed on Schedule I to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”), effective with respect to each Fund as of the date set out with respect to such Fund on Schedule I to this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Between
Investment Management Agreement • August 14th, 2020 • T. Rowe Price Index Trust, Inc.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, made as of the 30th day of July, 2020, by and between T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. (the “Manager”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

WITNESSETH:
Investment Management Agreement • July 19th, 2018 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund • Illinois
SUPPLEMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT PIMCO ETF Trust 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 May 23, 2011 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 RE: PIMCO Foreign...
Investment Management Agreement • August 26th, 2011 • PIMCO ETF Trust

SUPPLEMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT PIMCO ETF Trust 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660 May 23, 2011 Pacific Investment Management Company LLC 840 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, California 92660

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Between
Investment Management Agreement • April 23rd, 2025 • T. Rowe Price Retirement Funds, Inc.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, made as of the 6th day of February, 2025, by and between T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. (the “Manager”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • March 25th, 2025 • Blackrock Municipal Income Fund, Inc. • New York

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of [ ], 2025, is made and entered into by and between BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL CREDIT ALPHA PORTFOLIO, INC. (the “Fund”), a Maryland corporation, and BLACKROCK ADVISORS, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company.

NUVEEN CALIFORNIA DIVIDEND ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL FUND 3 RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • April 15th, 2011 • Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3

This Agreement made this 31st day of July 2008 by and between Nuveen California Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and Nuveen Asset Management, a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”), to be effective August 1, 2008.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Agreement Voya SENIOR INCOME FUND
Investment Management Agreement • April 29th, 2015 • Voya SENIOR INCOME FUND • New York

AGREEMENT, effective as of November 18, 2014, between Voya Senior Income Fund (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust (hereinafter called the “Fund”), and Voya Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”), a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arizona (the “Agreement”);

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT for MML PIMCO Total Return Fund
Investment Management Agreement • August 9th, 2010 • MML Series Investment Fund

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Management Agreement”), is between Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation (the “Manager”), and MML Series Investment Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), effective this 9th day of August, 2010.

AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • March 17th, 2025 • BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust • New York

AGREEMENT, dated July 1, 2024, between BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company.

WITNESSETH:
Investment Management Agreement • November 26th, 2019 • First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund Viii • Illinois
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • August 18th, 2014 • Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 • Illinois

AGREEMENT made this 13th day of November 2007, by and between Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and NUVEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT, a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”).

DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • February 28th, 2025 • Dimensional ETF Trust • Texas

AGREEMENT made as of the 2nd day of January, 2025, by and between DIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the DIMENSIONAL US LARGE CAP VECTOR ETF (the “ETF”), a separate series of the Trust, and DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Manager”), amending and restating the Investment Management Agreement dated April 26, 2023, to lower the fee rate paid to the Manager.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • March 17th, 2023 • Stone Ridge Trust VIII • New York

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated and effective as of January 25, 2023 (the “Agreement”), is between Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”), and Stone Ridge Trust VIII, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, Stone Ridge Art Risk Premium Fund (the “Fund”).

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT for MML Series Investment Funds
Investment Management Agreement • August 22nd, 2007 • MML Series Investment Fund

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated August 31, 2007 by and between MML Series Investment Fund (the “Trust”) on behalf of MML Moderate Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the “Adviser”).

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT FT VEST TOTAL RETURN INCOME FUND: SERIES B2
Investment Management Agreement • May 8th, 2025 • FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series B2 • Delaware

AGREEMENT effective as of this 5th day of December, 2024 by and between FT Vest Total Return Income Fund: Series B2, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Fund"), and First Trust Capital Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Advisor").

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT between
Investment Management Agreement • October 24th, 2017 • T. Rowe Price State Tax-Free Income Trust

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 30th day of October, 2017, by and between T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE FUNDS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Corporation”), and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Manager”).

JAMES ALPHA FUNDS TRUST d/b/a EASTERLY FUNDS TRUST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT EASTERLY ROCMUNI HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
Investment Management Agreement • March 31st, 2025 • James Alpha Funds Trust • Delaware

THIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is made as of the 4th day of October 2024, by and between James Alpha Funds Trust d/b/a Easterly Funds Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of the Easterly RocMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund, a series of the Trust (the “Fund”), and Easterly Investment Partners LLC (the “Manager”).

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT Between
Investment Management Agreement • November 7th, 2014 • T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc.

This INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, made as of the 21st day of October, 2014, by and between T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC. (the “Manager”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • August 31st, 2020 • Nuveen Taxable Municipal Income Fund • Illinois

AGREEMENT made this1st day of October 2014, by and between Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Fund”), and NUVEEN FUND ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”).

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • July 23rd, 2010 • Liberty Mutual Agency Corp • Fire, marine & casualty insurance • Massachusetts

This Investment Management Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of January 2010 by and between Safeco Lloyds Insurance Company (the “Company”), a Texas Lloyd’s plan company and Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (the “Advisor”), a Massachusetts corporation.

AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Investment Management Agreement • November 30th, 2022 • Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund, Inc. • Maryland

AGREEMENT, dated as of June 1, 2006 and revised as of October 1, 2007, June 23, 2008, October 1, 2008, December 1, 2008, October 1, 2013, October 1, 2014, October 1, 2015, July 1, 2017, October 1, 2017, and October 1, 2022, respectively, among Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each of the Funds listed on Schedule I to this Agreement (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Adviser”), effective with respect to each Fund as of the date set out with respect to such Fund on Schedule I to this Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.