Exhibit (h)(5)(a)

FORM OF

AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made effective as of the 12th day of January, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, (“Bank”), and INDEXIQ ETF TRUST (the “Client”), with respect to each of the funds identified on Attachment 1 to the Agreement (as defined below), as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”).

WHEREAS, the Client and Bank have entered into a certain Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated as of February 13, 2012 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Client and Bank desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects as hereinafter provided:

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1. From and after the Effective Date, the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Attachment 1 therefrom in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new Attachment 1 identical to that which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

2 Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the provisions of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect; and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, all references in the Agreement to “this Agreement” (and all indirect references such as “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and “hereof”) shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

3. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute but one agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	INDEXIQ ETF TRUST
By:	By:
	Name:
Name:	Title:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
By:
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT A

to

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

which Amendment is made and effective as of January 12, 2021, by and between

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and INDEXIQ ETF TRUST (the “Client

ATTACHMENT 1

to

SECURITIES LENDING AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT

dated February 13, 2012

by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and INDEXIQ ETF TRUST

(the “Client”), with respect to each of the funds identified therein, as amended, modified or supplemented

from time to time (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”) (the “Agreement”)

LIST OF LENDERS

The following is the list of the “Lenders” referred to in the Securities Lending Authorization Agreement dated February 13, 2012, by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON and the INDEXIQ ETF TRUST, as Client.

					Inception
Lender	Ticker	CUSIP	EIN #	BNY Acct #	Date
IQ Hedge Multi - Strategy Tracker ETF	QAI	45409B107	26-3104022	263076	3/25/2009
IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF	MCRO	45409B206	26-3104184	263073	6/9/2009
IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF	MNA	45409B800	90-0458077	212156	11/17/2009
IQ Global Resources ETF	GRES	45409B883	90-0458081	212157	10/27/2009
IQ Real Return ETF	CPI	45409B602	90-0458064	212154	10/27/2009
IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF	ROOF	45409B628	45-2218149	261571	6/14/2011
IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF	QMN	45409B503	26-3104631	263075	10/4/2012
IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF	QLS	45409B305	47-2794168	177329	2/16/2015
IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF	QED	45409B404	47-2779077	177330	2/16/2015
IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE International ETF	HFXI	45409B560	47-3906297	447594	7/16/2015
IQ Enhanced Core Plus Bond US ETF	AGGP	45409B479	81-2006408	741635	5/6/2016
IQ S&P High Yield Volatility Bond ETF	HYLV	45409B 412	81-4167547	358306	2/15/2017
IQ Chaikin U.S. Small Cap ETF	CSML	45409B 396	82-1090604	657250	5/15/2017
IQ Chaikin U.S Large Cap ETF	CLRG	45409B 388	82-1318422	198801	12/13/2017
IQ 500 International ETF	IQIN	45409B362	83-2325216	478995	12/13/2018
IQ Candriam ESG US Equity ETF	IQSU	45409B461	84-3671975	139522	12/17/2019
IQ Candriam ESG International Equity ETF	IQSI	45409B453	84-3652172	139473	12/17/2019
IQ Healthy Hearts ETF	HART	45409B 321	85-3460385	156481	1/12/2021

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