LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-06
C000043868 — LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000043868 Fund Overview
LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust, categorised as Global (incl. US) Large Cap Blend / Core 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: Global (incl. US) Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $966.66M
- 1-year return: 10.7%
- SEC CIK: 0000914036
- SEC series ID: S000015976
- Share class ID: C000043868
C000043868 Investment Objective and Strategy
LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility 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 Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund (the “Fund”) is to seek to provide long-term capital growth, which it seeks to achieve through a flexible policy of investing primarily in stocks of companies organized in the United States or in any foreign nation. A portion of the Fund may also be invested in debt obligations of companies and governments of any nation. Any income realized will be incidental.
Principal investment strategy
The Fund pursues its objective through a flexible policy of investing primarily in stocks of companies organized in the United States or in any foreign nation. The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities issued by companies of any nation, including countries in emerging markets. Investments are primarily made in common stocks and may include those of companies of any size. The Funds investments will generally be selected from among many different industries. As a general matter, the Fund will invest in a minimum of five different foreign countries. Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation (Adviser) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser has selected Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC (TIC); Franklin Advisers Inc. (FA); Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (FAS); and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (FMA) to serve as the Funds sub-advisers.
Each sub-adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the portion of the Funds assets that the Adviser allocates to such sub-adviser. The Adviser may change the allocation at any time, in its sole discretion and the percentage of each sub-advisers share of the Funds assets may change over time. TIC emphasizes a value approach to selecting stocks with the goal of identifying those companies selling at the greatest discount to future intrinsic value. TIC employs a bottom-up selection process which focuses on the financial condition and competitiveness of individual companies. While historical value measures (e.g., P/E ratios, operating profit margins, liquidation value) are important to this process, the primary factor in selecting individual stocks is a companys current price relative to its future or long-term earnings potential, or real book value, whichever is appropriate.
Under normal market conditions, FA seeks investments primarily in equity securities of companies that FA believes are leaders in innovation, take advantage of new technologies, have superior management, and benefit from new industry conditions in the dynamically changing global economy. The Fund may invest in companies in any economic sector or of any market capitalization and may invest in companies both inside and outside of the United States. FA uses fundamental, bottom-up research to seek companies meeting its criteria of growth potential, quality and valuation. In seeking sustainable growth characteristics, FA looks for companies it believes can produce sustainable earnings and cash flow growth, evaluating the long-term market opportunity and competitive structure of an industry to target leaders and emerging leaders.
Under normal market conditions, FAS focuses on long-term capital appreciation and preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the rising dividends strategy invests primarily in equity securities of companies that the investment manager believes have a history of consistent and substantial dividend increases. The rising dividends strategy portion of the Fund may invest in companies of any size, across the entire market spectrum and may invest up to 25% of the strategys total assets in foreign securities. FMA employs a research driven, fundamental value strategy for the Fund. FMA invests primarily in undervalued equity securities (securities trading at a discount to intrinsic value), including convertible securities. Investments are generally selected based on FMAs own analysis of the securitys intrinsic value, including an analysis of book value, cash flow potential, long-term earnings and multiples of earnings.
FMA examines each investment separately and there are no set criteria as to specific value parameters, asset size, earnings or industry type. The Adviser intends to allocate approximately 50% of the portion of the Funds assets not subject to the overlay to Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC; approximately 10% of the portion of the Funds assets not subject to the overlay to Franklin Advisers, Inc.; approximately 30% of the portion of the Funds assets not subject to the overlay to Franklin Advisory Services, LLC and approximately 10% of the portion of the Funds assets not subject to the overlay to Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC. Such allocations are subject to change at the discretion of the Adviser. Managed Volatility Strategy. The Funds Adviser has retained SSGA Funds Management, Inc. (SSGA FM or overlay manager) as sub-adviser to the Fund to implement the managed volatility strategy within the parameters stated below.
This managed volatility strategy consists of selling (short) positions in exchange-traded futures contracts to manage overall portfolio volatility and seek to reduce the impact on the Funds portfolio of significant market downturns during periods of high volatility. SSGA FM, as identified by the adviser, buys or sells (shorts) individual futures contracts on equity indices of domestic and foreign markets that it believes are highly correlated to the Funds equity exposure. Although up to 20% of the Funds net assets may be used by SSGA FM to implement the managed volatility strategy, under normal market conditions it is expected that less than 10% of the Funds net assets will be used for the strategy. SSGA FM uses a proprietary volatility forecasting model to manage the assets allocated to this strategy.
The managed volatility strategy is separate and distinct from any riders or features of your insurance contract. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price on a future date. A short position would represent a contractual obligation to sell an equity index at a future date at a particular price. In contrast, a long position would represent a contractual obligation to buy an equity index at a future date at a particular price. A short position is generally used to protect against the possible decline in value of financial instruments. SSGA FM will regularly adjust the level of exchange-traded futures contracts to seek to manage the Funds overall net risk level, i.e., volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of the Funds investment returns.
SSGA FMs investment in exchange-traded futures and their resulting costs could limit the upside participation of the Fund in strong appreciating markets relative to un-hedged funds. In situations of extreme market volatility, the exchange-traded futures could potentially reduce the Funds net economic exposure to equity securities to a substantial degree. The amount of exchange-traded futures may fluctuate frequently based upon market conditions. SSGA FM may take a long position in futures for the purpose of providing an equity exposure generally comparable to the holdings of cash. This allows the Fund to be fully invested in the market by turning cash into an equity position while still maintaining the liquidity provided by the cash. The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) and the rules and interpretations under the 1940 Act impose certain limitations on the Funds ability to use leverage.
C000043868 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund | 5.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.29% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.87% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.18% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.10% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.51% |
| MercadoLibre Inc | 2.50% |
| Shopify Inc | 2.18% |
| Roche Holding AG | 1.97% |
| Novartis AG | 1.96% |
C000043868 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 93.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 5.5% |
| Loans | 0.6% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
| Fixed Income | 0.1% |
C000043868 Performance
Total returns for C000043868 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.5% |
| 1 year | 10.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 10.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.7% |
C000043868 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000043868, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 12.3%
C000043868 Costs and Fees
C000043868 costs about $97 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.97%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.98%
- Portfolio turnover: 27%
- Brokerage commissions: 4.56 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000043868 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund had net outflows of $39.11M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$13.02M |
| 2026-05 | −$8.98M |
| 2026-04 | −$8.07M |
| 2026-03 | −$9.35M |
| 2026-02 | −$13.51M |
| 2026-01 | −$13.31M |
C000043868 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. | 0.10% |
| Neptune Bidco US, Inc. | 0.02% |
C000043868 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility 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.