EQ ADVISORS TRUST AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Exhibit (d)(10)(ii)

EQ ADVISORS TRUST

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1, effective as of March 1, 2022 (“Amendment No. 1”), to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated as of July 16, 2020 (“Agreement”) between Equitable Investment Management Group, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (“EIM” or “Adviser”) and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc., a corporation organized in the State of New York (“GAMCO” or “Sub-Adviser”).

EIM and GAMCO agree to modify the Agreement as follows:

1. Appendix A. Appendix A to the Agreement setting forth the portfolio(s) (or an allocated portion thereof) (“Portfolios”) of EQ Advisors Trust for which GAMCO is appointed as the Sub-Adviser and the fee payable to the Sub-Adviser with respect to the Portfolios is hereby replaced in its entirety by Appendix A attached hereto.

2. Ratification. Except as modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first set forth above.

EQUITABLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC						GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer				By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Title: President & COO

APPENDIX A

TO

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser monthly compensation computed daily at an annual rate equal to the following:

Portfolio(s)		Annual Sub-Advisory Fee Rate*
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio		0.40% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to and including $1 billion; and 0.30% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion.
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio		0.45% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets up to and including $100 million; and 0.40% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.

* The daily sub-advisory fee for the Portfolios is calculated by multiplying the aggregate net assets of the Portfolios at the close of the immediately preceding business day by the Annual Sub-Advisory Fee Rate calculated as set forth above and then dividing the result by the number of days in the year.