AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

New York Life Investments ETF Trust 485BPOS

Exhibit (h)(6)(a)

Execution Version

AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made as of August 20, 2024, by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, (“Bank”), and INDEXIQ 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 February 13, 2012 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Client has informed Bank that IndexIQ ETF Trust on or about August 28, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) it will change its legal name to New York Life Investments ETF Trust:

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 all references to “IndexIQ ETF Trust” and replacing them with references to “New York Life Investments ETF Trust”.

2           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.

3.          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.

4.          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.

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

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

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON					INDEXIQ ETF TRUST
By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx				By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
					Name:			Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:			/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx		Title:		Vice President
Title:		/s/ Director
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:			Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:		Managing Director

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EXHIBIT A

to 

AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

which Amendment is effective as of August 28, 2024, by and between
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and INDEXIQ ETF TRUST (the “Client”)

ATTACHMENT 1

to

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

dated February 13, 2012

by and between 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and INDEXIQ ETF TRUST (the “Client”)

on behalf of various Lenders identified therein

LIST OF LENDERS

The following is the list of the “Lenders” referred to in the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated February 13, 2012, by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON and the INDEXIQ ETF TRUST, as Client.

Current Lender Name	New Lender Name	Ticker	CUSIP	EIN #	BNY Acct #	Inception Date
IQ Hedge Multi - Strategy Tracker ETF	NYLI Hedge Multi - Strategy Tracker ETF	QAI	00000X000	00-0000000	263076	3/25/2009
IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF	NYLI Merger Arbitrage ETF	MNA	00000X000	00-0000000	212156	11/17/2009
IQ CBRE NextGen Real Estate ETF	NYLI CBRE NextGen Real Estate ETF	ROOF	00000X000	00-0000000	261571	6/14/2011
IQ Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF	NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF	IQSM	00000X000	00-0000000	240413	10/25/2022
IQ FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF	NYLI FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF	HFXI	00000X000	00-0000000	447594	7/16/2015
IQ 500 International ETF	NYLI 500 International ETF	IQIN	00000X000	00-0000000	478995	12/13/2018
IQ Candriam U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF	NYLI Candriam US Large Cap Equity ETF	IQSU	00000X000	00-0000000	139522	12/17/2019
IQ Candriam International Equity ETF	NYLI IQ Candriam International Equity ETF	IQSI	00000X000	00-0000000	139473	12/17/2019
IQ Healthy Hearts ETF	NYLI Healthy Hearts ETF	XXXX	00000X000	00-0000000	156481	1/12/2021
IQ Engender Equality ETF	NYLI Engender Equality ETF	EQUL	00000X000	00-0000000	465824	10/07/21
IQ Cleaner Transport ETF	NYLI Cleaner Transport ETF	CLNR	00000X000	00-0000000	465826	10/07/21
IQ Clean Oceans ETF	NYLI Clean Oceans ETF	OCEN	00000X000	00-0000000	465852	10/07/21
IQ U.S. Large Cap R&D Leaders ETF	NYLI U.S. Large Cap R&D Leaders ETF	LRND	00000X000	00-0000000	222959	12/14/21
IQ Global Equity R&D Leaders ETF	NYLI Global Equity R&D Leaders ETF	WRND	00000X000	00-0000000	222963	12/14/21

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