NVIT Short Term Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-26
C000059827 — NVIT Short Term Bond Fund. Short Corporate Bond · $1.24B AUM · 0.40% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000059827 Fund Overview
NVIT Short Term Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust, categorised as Short Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
- Category: Short Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $1.24B
- 1-year return: 3.8%
- SEC CIK: 0000353905
- SEC series ID: S000021040
- Share class ID: C000059827
C000059827 Investment Objective and Strategy
NVIT Short Term Bond Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust.
Investment objective
The NVIT Loomis Short Term Bond Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income while preserving capital and minimizing fluctuations in share value.
Principal investment strategy
The Fund invests primarily in bonds (or fixed-income securities) which include: ? U.S. government securities; ? Corporate bonds issued by U.S. or foreign companies that are investment grade (i.e., rated in the four highest rating categories of a nationally recognized statistical ratings organization such as Moodys or Standard & Poors or, if unrated, which the subadviser determines to be of comparable quality); ? Investment grade debt securities backed by the interest and principal payments of various types of mortgages, known as mortgage-backed securities and ? Investment grade debt securities backed by the interest and principal payments on loans for other types of assets, such as automobiles, houses, or credit cards, known as asset-backed securities. In addition to these, the Fund may invest in other types of bonds.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds. For these purposes, bonds are debt securities and other fixed-income securities that represent an obligation by the issuer to pay a specified rate of interest or dividend at specified times. Foreign securities in which the Fund invests are denominated in U.S. dollars. The Fund typically maintains an average portfolio duration that is within one year of the average duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond 1-3 Year Index (the Index), although it reserves the right to deviate further from the average duration of the Index when the subadviser believes it to be appropriate in light of the Fund's investment objective. As of December 31, 2025, the average duration of the Index was 1.79 years. In deciding which securities to buy or sell, the subadviser considers a number of factors related to the bond issue and the current market, for example, including: ?
the financial strength of the issuer; ? current interest rates and valuations; ? the stability and volatility of a countrys bond markets and ? expectations regarding general trends in interest rates and currency considerations. The subadviser also considers how purchasing or selling a bond would impact the Funds overall portfolio risk profile (for example, its sensitivity to currency risk, interest rate risk and sector-specific risk) and potential return (income and capital gains). The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities.
C000059827 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of NVIT Short Term Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States of America | 6.93% |
| United States of America | 4.97% |
| Fhlmc | 1.22% |
| Fhlmc | 0.61% |
| Bnp Paribas | 0.57% |
| National Australia Bank Ltd. | 0.51% |
| Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc. | 0.51% |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | 0.50% |
| Lseg US Fin Corp. | 0.50% |
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 0.50% |
C000059827 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of NVIT Short Term Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 72.8% |
| Securitized | 25.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.4% |
C000059827 Performance
Total returns for C000059827 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 1.1% |
| 1 year | 3.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.5% |
C000059827 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000059827, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.1%
C000059827 Costs and Fees
C000059827 costs about $40 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.40%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.40%
- Portfolio turnover: 195%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.12 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000059827 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, NVIT Short Term Bond Fund had net inflows of $90.86M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$4.65M |
| 2026-05 | −$3.42M |
| 2026-04 | −$8.03M |
| 2026-03 | −$25.11M |
| 2026-02 | −$3.95M |
| 2026-01 | −$6.16M |
C000059827 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of NVIT Short Term Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States of America | 6.93% |
| United States of America | 4.97% |
| National Australia Bank Ltd. | 0.51% |
| Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc. | 0.51% |
| Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | 0.50% |
| Lseg US Fin Corp. | 0.50% |
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 0.50% |
| Societe Generale SA | 0.50% |
| ING Bank NV | 0.50% |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 0.50% |
C000059827 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official NVIT Short Term Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-16
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-18
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-04-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-18
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-23
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-09
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-05
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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.