Exhibit 99.6(a)(2)
Amendment No. 2 to
Investment Advisory Agreement
Amendment No. 2 dated November 6, 2025 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated February 1, 2021 and amended August 12, 2021 (the “Agreement”) made by and between FORETHOUGHT VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and GLOBAL ATLANTIC INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (the “Advisor”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the definition set out in the Agreement.
In accordance with Section 12 of the Agreement, effective May 1, 2025, the parties hereby amend and restate Exhibit A of the Agreement as attached hereto.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement to be effective upon the date above.
| Forethought Variable Insurance Trust | ||
| By its authorized officer, | ||
| By: | /s/ Deborah Schunder | |
| Name: | Deborah Schunder | |
| Title: | President | |
| Global Atlantic Investment Advisors, LLC | ||
| By its authorized officer, | ||
| By: | /s/ Cameron Jeffreys | |
| Name: | Cameron Jeffreys | |
| Title: | President | |
Exhibit A
Fees
Global Atlantic American Funds® Managed Risk Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.900 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.875 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.850 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Balanced Managed Risk Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.550 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.525 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.500 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Allocation Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $1 billion | 0.22 | % | ||
| Next $1 billion | 0.21 | % | ||
| Over $2 billion | 0.20 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Core Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $1 billion | 0.39 | % | ||
| Next $1 billion | 0.37 | % | ||
| Over $2 billion | 0.35 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Growth Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $250 million | 0.37 | % | ||
| Next $250 million | 0.35 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.34 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.32 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined International Core Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.60 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.58 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.55 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $250 million | 0.54 | % | ||
| Next $250 million | 0.53 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.51 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.48 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Disciplined Value Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $1 billion | 0.45 | % | ||
| Next $1 billion | 0.43 | % | ||
| Over $2 billion | 0.41 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock Selects Managed Risk Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.550 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.525 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.500 | % | ||
Global Atlantic BlackRock High Yield Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $1 billion | 0.50 | % | ||
| Next $1 billion | 0.48 | % | ||
| Over $2 billion | 0.46 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Franklin Tactical Allocation Managed Risk Portfolio (1)
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.850 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.825 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.800 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $250 million | 0.34 | % | ||
| Next $250 million | 0.32 | % | ||
| Over $500 million | 0.26 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Moderately Aggressive Managed Risk Portfolio (2)
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.550 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.525 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.500 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Moderate Managed Risk Portfolio (3)
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.550 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.525 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.500 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Select Advisor Managed Risk Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.900 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.875 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.850 | % | ||
Global Atlantic Wellington Research Managed Risk Portfolio
| Management Fee as a percentage | ||||
| Asset Level | of average daily net assets | |||
| First $500 million | 0.850 | % | ||
| Next $500 million | 0.825 | % | ||
| Over $1 billion | 0.800 | % | ||
| (1) | Formerly known as Global Atlantic Franklin Dividend and Income Managed Risk Portfolio prior to May 1, 2025 |
| (2) | Formerly known as Global Atlantic Growth Managed Risk Portfolio prior to May 1, 2025 |
| (3) | Formerly known as Global Atlantic Moderate Growth Managed Risk Portfolio prior to May 1, 2025 |