FORM OF

AMENDMENT NUMBER 3

TO THE

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 (the “Amendment”) amends that certain INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, dated September 12, 2025, by and between Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC (the “Adviser”), and Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust (the “Trust”) (the “Agreement”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each series listed on Schedule A hereto (each a “Portfolio”), and is effective as of September 22, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Trust desire to amend Schedule A and Schedule B to the Agreement to reflect the addition of two new Portfolios, Hartford Alpha Capture International Growth ETF and Hartford Alpha Capture SMID Cap ETF, as described herein and approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) at its meeting held on August 4-5, 2026;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to the Agreement hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

Pursuant to Section 14 of the Agreement, Schedules A and B are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the attached amended Schedule A and Schedule B to the Agreement.

 

2.

The changes to Schedules A and B of the Agreement reflected in this Amendment shall become effective as of the Effective Date reflected in this Amendment.

 

3.

Except as amended by this Amendment, the terms of the Agreement remain unchanged and may be further modified only by mutual written agreement of the parties and, where required, the approval of the Board.

 

4.

This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date written below.

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

This Schedule A to that certain Investment Management Agreement by and between Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC and Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust is effective as of September 22, 2026.

List of Portfolios

Hartford Alpha Capture Growth ETF¹

Hartford Alpha Capture International Growth ETF²

Hartford Alpha Capture SMID Cap ETF²

Hartford Dynamic Bond ETF³

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF⁴

 

 

 

 

 

¹ Effective May 26, 2026. Approved by written consent of the sole initial shareholder on May 22, 2026.

² Effective September 22, 2026. Approved by written consent of the sole initial shareholder on September 18, 2026.

³ Effective September 12, 2025. Approved by written consent of the sole initial shareholder on September 12, 2025.

⁴ Effective November 28, 2025. Approved by written consent of the sole initial shareholder on November 26, 2025.

 

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SCHEDULE B

Fee Schedule

This Schedule B to that certain Investment Management Agreement by and between Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC and Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust is effective as of September 22, 2026.

As compensation for the services rendered by the Adviser, each Portfolio shall pay to the Adviser as promptly as possible after the last day of each month during the term of this Agreement, a fee accrued daily and paid monthly based upon the following annual rates calculated based on the average daily net asset value of the applicable Portfolio:

Hartford Alpha Capture Growth ETF

 

Average Daily Net Assets		Annual Rate
First    $1 billion		0.3700%
Over     $1 billion		0.3600%

Hartford Alpha Capture International Growth ETF

 

Average Daily Net Assets		Annual Rate
First    $1 billion		0.5000%
Over     $1 billion		0.4900%

Hartford Alpha Capture SMID Cap ETF

 

Average Daily Net Assets		Annual Rate
First    $1 billion		0.4700%
Over     $1 billion		0.4600%

Hartford Dynamic Bond ETF

 

Average Daily Net Assets		Annual Rate
First    $1 billion		0.5500%
Over    $1 billion		0.5400%

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF

 

Average Daily Net Assets		Annual Rate
First    $1 billion		0.4400%
Over    $1 billion		0.4300%

 

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