LVIP MFS International Growth Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-06
C000043855 — LVIP MFS International Growth Fund. Developed ex-US Mid Cap Growth Materials Equity · $1.48B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000043855 Fund Overview
LVIP MFS International Growth Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust, categorised as Developed ex-US Mid Cap Growth Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
- Category: Developed ex-US Mid Cap Growth Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $1.48B
- 1-year return: 3.1%
- SEC CIK: 0000914036
- SEC series ID: S000015970
- Share class ID: C000043855
C000043855 Investment Objective and Strategy
LVIP MFS International Growth Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust.
Investment objective
The investment objective of the LVIP MFS International Growth Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
The Fund pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity and equity-related securities (including Depositary Receipts). The Fund normally invests its assets primarily in foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities. The Fund may invest in securities of companies of any size, including small and medium capitalization companies, throughout the world. The Fund expects to invest in various issuers or securities from at least four different foreign countries. Some issuers or securities in the Fund may be based in or economically tied to the United States. The sub-adviser focuses on investing the funds assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies). Growth companies tend to have stock prices that are high relative to their earnings, dividends, book value, or other financial measures.
The sub-adviser normally invests the fund's assets across different industries, sectors, countries, and regions, but the sub-adviser may invest a significant percentage of the funds assets in issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region. The sub-adviser uses an active bottom-up investment approach to buying and selling investments for the Fund. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of individual issuers and their potential in light of their financial condition, and market, economic, political, and regulatory conditions. Factors considered may include analysis of an issuer's earnings, cash flows, competitive position, and management ability. Quantitative models that systematically evaluate an issuer's valuation, price and earnings momentum, earnings quality, and other factors may also be considered.
C000043855 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of LVIP MFS International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Schneider Electric SE | 4.69% |
| Resonac Holdings Corp | 3.96% |
| Nestle SA | 3.53% |
| Novartis AG | 3.15% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 3.13% |
| AIA Group Ltd | 3.12% |
| Sap SE | 3.04% |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd | 2.93% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 2.91% |
| Linde PLC | 2.83% |
C000043855 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of LVIP MFS International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.9% |
| Fixed Income | 1.6% |
C000043855 Performance
Total returns for C000043855 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.1% |
| 1 year | 3.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 9.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.4% |
C000043855 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000043855, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 12.6%
C000043855 Costs and Fees
C000043855 costs about $79 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.79%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.89%
- Portfolio turnover: 13%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.45 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000043855 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, LVIP MFS International Growth Fund had net inflows of $136.73M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$3.28M |
| 2026-05 | $41.03M |
| 2026-04 | −$5.95M |
| 2026-03 | −$8.21M |
| 2026-02 | $1.90M |
| 2026-01 | −$11.08M |
C000043855 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of LVIP MFS International Growth Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Freddie Mac Discount Nt | 1.55% |
C000043855 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official LVIP MFS International Growth Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-30
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2023-04-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-06
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-18
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-06
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-06
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-07
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.