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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WEC Energy Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300IGLYTZUK3PVP70</lei>
        <title>WEC Energy Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92939U106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92939U1060"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>53273.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5829131.66000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.484004708703</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Walmart, Inc.</name>
        <lei>Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25</lei>
        <title>Walmart, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>931142103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9311421039"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>148146.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>16473835.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.367856187213</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Watsco, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300F1Y3LN5BX5WN75</lei>
        <title>Watsco, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>942622200</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9426222009"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17511.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5416152.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.449714188863</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Wells Fargo &amp; Co.</name>
        <lei>PBLD0EJDB5FWOLXP3B76</lei>
        <title>Wells Fargo &amp; Co.</title>
        <cusip>949746101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9497461015"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>172986.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14954639.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.241714281638</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TotalEnergies SE</name>
        <lei>529900S21EQ1BO4ESM68</lei>
        <title>TotalEnergies SE</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="FR0000120271"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>116391.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10226113.26000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.849095072520</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Accenture plc</name>
        <lei>5493000EWHDSR3MZWH98</lei>
        <title>Accenture plc, Class A</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00B4BNMY34"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54336.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9015429.12000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.748569495351</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc</name>
        <lei>549300LTH67W4GWMRF57</lei>
        <title>Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BDCPN049"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>79579.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>8710717.34000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.723268653833</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Eaton Corp. plc</name>
        <lei>549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71</lei>
        <title>Eaton Corp. plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00B8KQN827"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32352.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13432550.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.115332097937</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Linde plc</name>
        <lei>5299003QR1WT0EF88V51</lei>
        <title>Linde plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000S9YS762"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>22298.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>10666917.24000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.885695927395</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Medtronic plc</name>
        <lei>549300GX3ZBSQWUXY261</lei>
        <title>Medtronic plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BTN1Y115"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>169435.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14468054.65000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.201312131005</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>
        
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
      <explntrNote note="Country classifications may be different than those used for compliance monitoring purposes." noteItem="C.5.a"/>
      
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-08-31</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>NYLIM FUNDS TRUST</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Jack Benintende</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Jack Benintende</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
