AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

Exhibit (h)(1)(1)(xxix)

AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
TRANSFER AGENCY AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (“Amendment”) is effective as of the 28^th day of February, 2021, by and among The MainStay Funds, a Massachusetts business trust, and MainStay VP Funds Trust and MainStay Funds Trust, each a Delaware statutory trust (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and NYLIM Service Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having its principal office and place of business at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 (“NSC”).

WHEREAS, the Funds and NSC are parties to an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated October 1, 2008, as amended (“Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 2.01 and Article 11 of the Agreement, the parties hereby wish to amend the Agreement to:

a. change the names of the following Funds:

Former Name	New Name
Effective February 28, 2021
MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund	MainStay MacKay Strategic Bond Fund
Effective March 5, 2021
MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund	MainStay WMC Enduring Capital Fund
MainStay MacKay Growth Fund	MainStay WMC Growth Fund
MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund	MainStay WMC International Research Equity Fund
MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund	MainStay WMC Small Companies Fund
Effective April 26, 2021
MainStay MAP Equity Fund	MainStay WMC Value Fund

b. remove MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund and MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund, effective April 26, 2021.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in the Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule A attached hereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers.

THE MAINSTAY FUNDS
By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:	Treasurer and Principal Financial and
	Accounting Officer
MAINSTAY FUNDS TRUST
By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:	Treasurer and Principal Financial
	and Accounting Officer
MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST
By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:	Treasurer and Principal Financial
	and Accounting Officer
NYLIM SERVICE COMPANY LLC
By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:	President

SCHEDULE A
Effective Date: February 28, 2021
(unless otherwise indicated)

The MainStay Funds MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund MainStay Income Builder Fund MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund MainStay MacKay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund MainStay MacKay International Equity Fund MainStay MacKay Strategic Bond Fund
(formerly MainStay MacKay Unconstrained Bond Fund)
MainStay MacKay Tax Free Bond Fund MainStay MacKay U.S. Infrastructure Bond Fund MainStay Money Market Fund
MainStay Xxxxxxx Large Cap Growth Fund
MainStay WMC Enduring Capital Fund
Name change effective March 5, 2021
(formerly MainStay MacKay Common Stock Fund) MainStay WMC Value Fund
Name change effective April 26, 2021
(formerly MainStay MAP Equity Fund) MainStay VP Funds Trust all currently available VP Portfolios MainStay Funds Trust MainStay Balanced Fund MainStay Candriam Emerging Markets Equity Fund MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund MainStay CBRE Real Estate Fund MainStay Conservative Allocation Fund MainStay Conservative ETF Allocation Fund MainStay Defensive ETF Allocation Fund MainStay Xxxxxxx MLP Premier Fund MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund
to be removed effective April 26, 2021 MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund MainStay Equity Allocation Fund MainStay Equity ETF Allocation Fund MainStay Floating Rate Fund MainStay Growth Allocation Fund MainStay MacKay California Tax Free Opportunities Fund MainStay MacKay High Yield Municipal Bond Fund MainStay MacKay Intermediate Tax Free Bond Fund MainStay MacKay New York Tax Free Opportunities Fund MainStay MacKay S&P 500 Index Fund MainStay MacKay Short Duration High Yield Fund MainStay MacKay Short Term Municipal Fund MainStay MacKay Total Return Bond Fund MainStay MacKay U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
to be removed effective April 26, 2021 MainStay Moderate Allocation Fund MainStay Moderate ETF Allocation Fund MainStay Short Term Bond Fund MainStay U.S. Government Liquidity Fund
MainStay WMC Growth Fund
Name change effective March 5, 2021
(formerly MainStay MacKay Growth Fund)
MainStay WMC International Research Equity Fund
Name change effective March 5, 2021
(formerly MainStay MacKay International Opportunities Fund)
MainStay WMC Small Companies Fund
Name change effective March 5, 2021
(formerly MainStay MacKay Small Cap Core Fund)