October 1, 2023
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Channel Center, CCB7
One Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: Patrick Arthur, VP
| Re: | ALPS ETF TRUST (the “Fund”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please be advised that the undersigned Trust has established a new series (the “Portfolio”) of shares to be known as follows:
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF
In accordance with Section 19.6, the Additional Portfolio provision, of the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of June 30, 2015, as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”), by and among each registered investment company party thereto, and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the undersigned Fund hereby requests that State Street act as Custodian for the new Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement. In connection with such request, the undersigned Fund hereby confirms, as of the date hereof, its representations and warranties set forth in Section 19.7 of the Agreement. Appendix A to the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with Appendix A attached herein.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing two copies of this letter agreement, returning one to the Fund and retaining one for your records.
| Sincerely, | |||
| ALPS ETF TRUST | |||
| on behalf of: | |||
| ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | |||
| By: | /s/ Erich Rettinger | ||
| Name: | Erich Rettinger | ||
| Title: | Treasurer | ||
| By: | /s/ Scott Shirrell | |
| Name: | ||
| Title: | Managing Director |
Effective Date: October 1, 2023
Information Classification: Limited Access
Schedule A
LIST OF PORTFOLIOS
ALPS ETF Trust
| Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| Alerian MLP ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| ALPS Active REIT ETF | Effective 2/1/2021 |
| ALPS Clean Energy ETF | Effective 6/29/2018 |
| ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF | Effective 12/29/2017 |
| ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF | Effective 8/24/2021 |
| ALPS Hillman Active Value ETF | Effective 7/1/2021 |
| ALPS Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF | Effective 5/19/2022 |
| ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF | Effective 6/21/2022 |
| ALPS | O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | Effective 6/21/2022 |
| ALPS | O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF | Effective 6/21/2022 |
| ALPS | O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF | Effective 6/21/2022 |
| ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF | Effective 10/1/2023 |
| ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| Barron's 400 ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| ALPS REIT Dividend DOGS ETF | Effective 8/3/2015 |
| Level Four Large Cap Growth Active ETF | Effective 8/22/2023 |
| RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | Effective 6/10/2016 |
| RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | Effective 6/3/2016 |
| ALPS Active Equity Opportunity ETF (f/k/a | |
| RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF) | Effective 6/3/2016 |
| Riverfront Strategic Income Fund | Effective 8/3/2015 |
Information Classification: Limited Access