ECLIPSE FUNDS, ECLIPSE FUNDS INC., THE MAINSTAY FUNDS, MAINSTAY FUNDS TRUST AND MAINSTAY VP SERIES FUND, INC. AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

Exhibit D 2 a

ECLIPSE FUNDS, ECLIPSE FUNDS INC., THE MAINSTAY FUNDS,

MAINSTAY FUNDS TRUST AND MAINSTAY VP SERIES FUND, INC.

AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

This Amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement, is made as of the 10th day of November 2009, 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 a Subadvisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2009, as amended (“Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the parties hereby wish to amend the Agreement to add the MainStay Epoch Global Choice Fund, MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund, MainStay Epoch International Small Cap Fund and MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Fund, each a series of the MainStay Funds Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

(i) Schedule A is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the Schedule attached hereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to be effective as of the date first written above.

NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

By:	/s Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:   Executive Vice President

EPOCH INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:  Chief Operating Officer

SCHEDULE A

(Revised as of November 10, 2009)

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 Global Choice Fund		0.50% on all assets
MainStay Epoch Global Equity Yield Fund		0.35% on all assets
MainStay Epoch International Small Cap Fund		0.55% on all assets
MainStay Epoch U.S. All Cap Fund2		0.425% on assets up to $500 million; 0.4125% on assets from $500 million to $1 billion; and 0.40% on assets over $1 billion
MainStay Epoch U.S. Equity Fund		0.40% on all assets
MainStay Small Cap Growth Fund1, 2		0.425% on assets up to $1 billion; and 0.40% on assets over $1 billion
MainStay U.S. Small Cap Fund1, 2 (formerly Small Company Value Fund)		0.425% on assets up to $1 billion; and 0.40% on assets over $1 billion
MainStay Income Builder Fund2, 3 (formerly Total Return Fund)		50% of the effective gross management fee
MainStay VP Developing Growth Portfolio2		0.400% on assets up to $200 million;   0.375% on assets from $200 million to $500 million; 0.3625% on assets from $500 million to $1 billion; and 0.350% on assets over $1 billion

SERIES		ANNUAL RATE
MainStay VP Total Return Portfolio2,4		50% of the effective gross management fee

The fee based upon the average daily net assets of the respective Series, unless otherwise noted, shall be accrued daily at the rate of 1/(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.

1 With respect to the MainStay Small Cap Growth Fund and MainStay U.S. Small Cap Fund, to the extent that the net management fee ratio for the Fund is less than the subadvisory fee ratio due to total net expense limitation reimbursements, the Subadvisor has agreed to receive an amount equal to the net management fees.

2 Effective three years after the date of this Agreement, the Subadvisor will equally share in any modifications to the management fee or management fee breakpoints for the Series that are implemented subsequent to the date of this Agreement.

3 Based on the percentage of the Subadvisor’s Allocated Assets constituting the Series’ average daily net assets. For reference, the management fee schedule for MainStay Income Builder Fund is 0.64% on assets up to $500 million; 0.60% on assets between $500 million and $1 billion; and 0.575% on assets in excess of $1 billion.

4 Based on the percentage of the Subadvisor’s Allocated Assets constituting the Series’ average daily net assets.  For reference, the management fee schedule for MainStay VP Total Return Portfolio is 0.57% on assets up to $1 billion and 0.55% on assets in excess of $1 billion.