Exhibit (h)(17)(vii)

AMENDMENT NO. 6

FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

Amendment No. 6, dated April 30, 2026 (“Amendment No. 6”), to the Fund of Funds Investment Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022 (“Agreement”), among EQ Advisors Trust and 1290 Funds (“EQ Trusts”) and SPDR Series Trust, SPDR Index Shares Funds and SSGA Active Trust (“SPDR Trusts”).

WHEREAS, the EQ Trusts and the SPDR Trusts desire to update the Agreement to remove references to the EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio and EQ/Franklin Moderate Allocation Portfolio;

NOW THEREFORE, the EQ Trusts and the SPDR Trusts agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:

Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, which sets forth the Acquiring Funds, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Schedule A 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. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 6 as of the date first above set forth.

 

 

EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Funds

  

SPDR Series Trust

SPDR Index Shares Funds

SSGA Active Trust

  By:   

/s/ Kenneth Kozlowski

      By:  

/s/ Ann M. Carpenter

        Name: Kenneth Kozlowski         Name: Ann M. Carpenter
    

Title: Chief Investment Officer and

     Senior Vice President

        Title: President


SCHEDULE A

AMENDMENT NO. 6

FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

Acquiring Funds

EQ ADVISORS TRUST

1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio

1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio

1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio

1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio

1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio

1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio

1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio

1290 VT Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio

1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio

1290 VT Real Estate Portfolio

1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio

1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG Portfolio

1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio

ATM International Managed Volatility Portfolio

ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio

ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio

ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth Portfolio

EQ/AB Dynamic Growth Portfolio

EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio

EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio

EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio

EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio

EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio

EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio

EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG Portfolio

EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio

EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio

EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio

EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio

EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS Portfolio

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio

EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap Portfolio


EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Goldman Sachs Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Portfolio

EQ/Goldman Sachs Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio

EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond Portfolio

EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio

EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Comstock Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio

EQ/JPMorgan Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock Portfolio

EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

EQ/Long-Term Bond Portfolio

EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth Portfolio

EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio

EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value Portfolio

EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth Portfolio

EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio

EQ/MFS Utilities Series Portfolio

EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio

EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio

EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

EQ/PIMCO Total Return ESG Portfolio

EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

EQ/T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio

EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio

EQ/Value Equity Portfolio

EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio

Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio

Equitable Growth MF/ETF Portfolio


Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF Portfolio

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

Multimanager Technology Portfolio

1290 FUNDS

1290 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund

1290 Diversified Bond Fund

1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund

1290 GAMCO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

1290 High Yield Bond Fund

1290 Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund

1290 Multi-Alternative Strategies Fund

1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund