July 29, 2026
 
Institutional Investment Strategy Fund
2261 Market Street, # 5190
San Francisco, CA 94114
 
Re:
Institutional Investment Strategy Fund (the “Fund”)
File Nos. 333-271745, 812-15580
 
Dear Trustees:
A legal opinion (the “Legal Opinion”) that we prepared was filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 the Fund’s Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”).  We hereby give you our consent to incorporate by reference the Legal Opinion into Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 (the “Amendment”) to the Registration Statement and consent to all references to us in the Amendment.
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Thompson Hine LLP
 
Thompson Hine LLP
 
 
 
 
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