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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Optimum Fund Trust of our report dated May 30, 2025, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of Optimum Large Cap Growth Fund, Optimum Large Cap Value Fund, Optimum Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund, Optimum Small-Mid Cap Value Fund, Optimum International Fund and Optimum Fixed Income Fund, which appears in Optimum Fund Trust’s Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended March 31, 2025. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 29, 2025