THE MAINSTAY FUNDS MAINSTAY FUNDS TRUST MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit d 2 b
THE MAINSTAY FUNDS
MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST
AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement, is made as of the 25th day of March, 2016, between New York Life Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”) and Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Subadvisor”).
WHEREAS, the Manager and the Subadvisor are parties to an Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement, as amended (“Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereby wish to amend Schedule A to reflect a fee change for the MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund, a series of MainStay Funds Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
| (i) | Schedule A is hereby revised to reflect the revised fee of the MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund, as shown in the Schedule attached hereto. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to be effective as of the date first written above.
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NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
EPOCH INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
SCHEDULE
As compensation for services provided by Subadvisor with respect to each of the following Series, the Manager will pay the Subadvisor and Subadvisor agrees to accept as full compensation for services rendered hereunder, an annual subadvisory fee with respect to such Series equal to the following:
| SERIES | Annual Rate |
| MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund |
0.35% up to $500 million; and 0.345% in excess of $500 million |
The fee based upon the average daily net assets of the respective Series, unless otherwise noted, shall be accrued daily at the rate of l/(number of days in calendar year) of the annual rate applied to the daily net assets of the Series.
Payment will be made to the Subadvisor on a monthly basis.
