C000028740 Performance — Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio, Service Shares

Data updated: 2026-08-26

C000028740 returned +34.72% year to date and +48.27% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +35.32% over 3 years and +17.32% over 5 years. Against its Global Technology Equity category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $248, against $233 for the category, and to $148 over one year, against $158. Volatility over the past three years was 22.04% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund took in a net $109.5M, and assets reached $1.88B.

C000028740 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Technology Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodC000028740Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$148$158
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$248$233
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$222$204
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$429$377

C000028740 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+34.72%
1 year+48.27%
3 years (annualised)+35.32%
5 years (annualised)+17.32%

C000028740 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+34.72%
2025+24.83%
2024+31.74%
2023+54.27%
2022−37.12%
2021+17.75%
2020+50.73%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+12.59%

C000028740 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.2%−2.0%−7.2%+19.6%+16.6%+3.9%——————
2025+1.9%−3.6%−8.6%+3.8%+11.2%+9.2%+4.3%−0.5%+5.2%+5.6%−5.2%+0.7%
2024+2.7%+8.1%+4.9%−4.8%+7.0%+7.1%−3.1%+2.0%+1.6%−0.9%+5.5%−1.3%
2023+8.9%−0.1%+12.0%+4.5%+10.0%−1.6%−5.5%−1.4%+3.3%+4.6%+13.8%−2.2%
2022+0.4%−4.6%−11.0%−10.5%−3.5%−14.3%−10.7%−5.5%+13.9%−7.0%+7.9%+3.3%
2021−0.5%+2.4%0.0%+7.0%−1.6%+6.1%−5.9%+3.5%+1.8%−0.8%−0.9%+6.1%
2020−10.2%−4.4%+2.9%+7.9%+8.0%+14.2%−4.1%+9.9%+7.5%+4.6%+10.1%−1.7%
2019——————0.0%0.0%0.0%+3.9%+4.9%+3.2%

C000028740 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 22.04%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.40 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +19.60% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −8.56% (Mar 2025)

C000028740 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $109.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $423.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.35×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$203.7M$38.3M$165.5M
May 2026$17.9M$26.1M−$8.1M
Apr 2026$27.2M$19.0M$8.3M
Mar 2026$14.5M$19.7M−$5.1M
Feb 2026$17.2M$20.2M−$2.9M
Jan 2026$33.5M$33.9M−$427K
Dec 2025$13.3M$20.3M−$7.0M
Nov 2025$22.4M$22.9M−$534K
Oct 2025$17.3M$19.1M−$1.8M
Sep 2025$15.6M$17.8M−$2.2M
Aug 2025$18.8M$40.3M−$21.5M
Jul 2025$21.5M$36.2M−$14.7M

C000028740 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Janus Henderson Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$1.88B
2026-03-31$1.29B
2025-12-31$1.40B
2025-09-30$1.40B
2025-06-30$1.32B
2025-03-31$1.04B
2024-12-31$1.17B
2024-09-30$1.14B
2024-06-30$1.15B
2024-03-31$1.06B
2023-12-31$908.35M
2023-09-30$780.75M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.