AMENDMENT NO. 17 AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit (d)(1)(xxxiii)

AMENDMENT NO. 17

AMENDED AND RESTATED

Amendment No. 17, dated as of September 29, 2009 (“Amendment No. 17”) to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000, as amended (“Agreement”), between EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust”) and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, a New York stock life insurance company (“AXA Equitable” or “Manager”).

The Trust and AXA Equitable agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:

Removed Portfolios: Effective September 11, 2009, the following Portfolios of the Trust are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Agreement: EQ/Ariel Appreciation II Portfolio, EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Equity Portfolio, EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Value Portfolio and EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio. Effective September 18, 2009 the following Portfolios of the Trust are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Agreement: EQ/Common Stock Index II Portfolio and EQ/Small Company Index II Portfolio are hereby deleted in their entirety from the Agreement.

Name Changes: Effective September 11, 2009 the name of EQ/Focus PLUS Portfolio will change to EQ/Equity Growth PLUS Portfolio. Effective September 18, 2009 the names of the EQ/AXA Franklin Income Core Portfolio, EQ/AXA Mutual Shares Core Portfolio and EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Growth Core Portfolio will change to EQ/Franklin Core Balanced Portfolio, EQ/Mutual Large Cap Equity Portfolio and EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Global Equity Portfolio, respectively.

Appendix A: Appendix A to the Agreement, which sets forth the Portfolios of the Trust for which AXA Equitable is appointed investment manager is hereby replaced in its entirety by Appendix A attached hereto, and

Appendix B: Appendix B to the Agreement, which sets forth the fees payable to AXA Equitable with respect to each Portfolio is hereby replaced in its entirety by Appendix B attached hereto.

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. 17 as of the date first above set forth.


EQ ADVISORS TRUST		AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
	Xxxxx Xxxxx Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer		Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Senior Vice President

APPENDIX A

AMENDMENT NO. 17

AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Portfolios


AXA Tactical Manager 2000 Portfolio-I, II, III AXA Tactical Manager 400 Portfolio-I, II, III AXA Tactical Manager 500 Portfolio-I, II, III AXA Tactical Manager International Portfolio-I, II, III EQ/AllianceBernstein International Portfolio EQ/AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio EQ/AXA Franklin Small Cap Value Core Portfolio EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible Portfolio EQ/Capital Guardian Growth Portfolio EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio EQ/Xxxxx New York Venture Portfolio EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio EQ/Equity Growth PLUS Portfolio *(formerly, EQ/Focus PLUS Portfolio)* EQ/Franklin Core Balanced Portfolio *(formerly, EQ/AXA Franklin Income Core Portfolio)* EQ/Global Bond PLUS Portfolio EQ/Global Multi-Sector Equity Portfolio EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Index Portfolio		EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio EQ/International ETF Portfolio EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS Portfolio EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Growth and Income Portfolio EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Large Cap Core Portfolio EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio EQ/Mid Cap Value PLUS Portfolio EQ/Money Market Portfolio EQ/Mutual Large Cap Equity Portfolio (*formerly, EQ/AXA Mutual Shares Core Portfolio) EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Global Portfolio EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Global Equity Portfolio* (*formerly, EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Growth Core Portfolio*) EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Portfolio EQ/Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Omega Growth Portfolio

APPENDIX B

AMENDMENT NO. 17

TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

The Trust shall pay the Manager, at the end of each calendar month, compensation computed daily at an annual rate equal to the following:


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Index Portfolios
EQ/Common Stock Index	0.350	%
EQ/Core Bond Index	0.350	%
EQ/Equity 500 Index	0.250	%
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Index	0.350	%
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index	0.350	%
EQ/Large Cap Value Index	0.350	%
EQ/Mid Cap Index	0.350	%
EQ/Small Company Index	0.250	%


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Debt Portfolios	First $750 Million		Next $750 Million		Next $1 Billion		Next $2.5 Billion		Thereafter

EQ/Money Market	0.350	%	0.325	%	0.280	%	0.270	%	0.250	%


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Equity Portfolios	First $1 Billion		Next $1 Billion		Next $3 Billion		Next $5 Billion		Thereafter

EQ/AllianceBernstein International	0.750	%	0.700	%	0.675	%	0.650	%	0.625	%
EQ/AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth	0.750	%	0.700	%	0.675	%	0.650	%	0.625	%
EQ/AXA Franklin Small Cap Value Core	0.700	%	0.650	%	0.625	%	0.600	%	0.575	%
EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity	0.600	%	0.550	%	0.525	%	0.500	%	0.475	%
EQ/BlackRock International Value	0.850	%	0.800	%	0.775	%	0.750	%	0.725	%
EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%
EQ/Capital Guardian Growth	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%
EQ/Capital Guardian Research	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%
EQ/Xxxxx New York Venture	0.850	%	0.800	%	0.775	%	0.750	%	0.725	%
EQ/Franklin Core Balanced *(formerly, EQ/AXA Franklin Income Core)*	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%
EQ/Global Multi-Sector Equity	0.750	%	0.700	%	0.675	%	0.650	%	0.625	%
EQ/International ETF	0.400	%	0.400	%	0.400	%	0.400	%	0.400	%
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities	0.600	%	0.550	%	0.525	%	0.500	%	0.475	%
EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Growth and Income	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Equity Portfolios	First $1 Billion		Next $1 Billion		Next $3 Billion		Next $5 Billion		Thereafter
EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Large Cap Core	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%
EQ/Mutual Large Cap Equity (*formerly, EQ/AXA Mutual Shares Core)*	0.700	%	0.650	%	0.625	%	0.600	%	0.575	%
EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Global	0.950	%	0.900	%	0.875	%	0.850	%	0.825	%
EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Global Equity *(formerly, EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Growth Core)*	0.700	%	0.650	%	0.625	%	0.600	%	0.575	%
EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%
EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth	0.700	%	0.650	%	0.625	%	0.600	%	0.575	%
EQ/Xxxxx Fargo Advantage Omega Growth	0.650	%	0.600	%	0.575	%	0.550	%	0.525	%


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
PLUS Portfolios	First $2 Billion		Next $1 Billion		Next $3 Billion		Next $5 Billion		Thereafter

EQ/Equity Growth PLUS *(formerly, EQ/Focus PLUS)*	0.500	%	0.450	%	0.425	%	0.400	%	0.375	%
EQ/International Core PLUS	0.600	%	0.550	%	0.525	%	0.500	%	0.475	%
EQ/Mid Cap Value PLUS	0.550	%	0.500	%	0.475	%	0.450	%	0.425	%
EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS	0.500	%	0.450	%	0.425	%	0.400	%	0.375	%
EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS	0.500	%	0.450	%	0.425	%	0.400	%	0.375	%
EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS	0.500	%	0.450	%	0.425	%	0.400	%	0.375	%


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
PLUS Portfolio	First $4 Billion		Next $4 Billion		Thereafter
EQ/Global Bond PLUS	0.55	%	0.53	%	0.51	%
EQ/Quality Bond PLUS	0.40	%	0.38	%	0.36	%


(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Tactical Portfolios
AXA Tactical Manager 500 Portfolio-I, II, III	0.450	%
AXA Tactical Manager 2000 Portfolio-I, II, III	0.450	%
AXA Tactical Manager 400 Portfolio-I, II, III	0.450	%
AXA Tactical Manager International Portfolio-I, II, III	0.450	%

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