AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit (h)(6)(a) 

AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made effective as of the June 18, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, (“Bank”), and INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST (the “Client”), with respect to each of the funds identified on Attachment 1 to the Agreement (as defined below), as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”).

WHEREAS, the Client and Bank have entered into a certain Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated as of November 20, 2013 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Client and Bank desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects as hereinafter provided:

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1.       From and after the Effective Date, the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Attachment 1 therefrom in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Attachment 1 identical to that which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

2       Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the provisions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect; and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, all references in the Agreement to “this Agreement” (and all indirect references such as “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and “hereof”) shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

3.       This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one agreement.

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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON By:                                                                  Name:                                                             Title:	INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST By:                                                                  Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Title: Executive Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON By:                                                                  Name:                                                             Title:

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EXHIBIT A

to

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

which Amendment is made and effective as of June 18, 2021, by and between
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST (the “Client

ATTACHMENT 1

to

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

dated November 20, 2013

by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST (the “Client”), with respect to each of the funds identified therein, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”) (the “Agreement”)

LIST OF LENDERS

The following is the list of the “Lenders” referred to in the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated November 20, 2013, by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON and the INDEXIQ ACTIVE ETF TRUST, as Client.

Lender	Ticker	CUSIP	XXX #	XXX Xxxx #	Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
XX XxxXxx XXX Core Plus Bond ETF	ESBG	00000X000	00-0000000	943872	6/18/2021

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