NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-26
C000060397 — NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund. Alternative · $336.33M AUM · 0.99% expense ratio · 20.2% 1-yr return. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000060397 Fund Overview
NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust, categorised as Alternative. 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: Alternative
- Assets under management: $336.33M
- 1-year return: 20.2%
- SEC CIK: 0000353905
- SEC series ID: S000021213
- Share class ID: C000060397
C000060397 Investment Objective and Strategy
NVIT Cardinal Aggressive 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 Blueprint Aggressive Fund (Aggressive Fund or the Fund) seeks maximum growth of capital consistent with a more aggressive level of risk as compared to other Blueprint Funds.
Principal investment strategy
The Fund is a fund-of-funds that invests primarily in affiliated mutual funds representing a variety of asset classes. The Fund aims to provide diversification across traditional asset classesU.S. stocks, international stocks, and bondsby investing primarily in mutual funds offered by Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust and unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (each, an Underlying Fund or collectively, Underlying Funds). Each Underlying Fund invests directly in equity or fixed-income securities, as appropriate to its investment objective and strategies. Some Underlying Funds use futures, forwards, swaps and options, which are derivatives, either to hedge against investment risks, to obtain exposure to certain securities or groups of securities, to take short positions in certain securities, or otherwise to increase returns.
Although the Fund seeks to provide diversification across major asset classes, the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a small number of issuers (i.e., Underlying Funds). However, the Fund may invest directly in securities and derivatives in addition to investing in Underlying Funds. Further, most of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests are diversified. The Fund pursues its objective of maximum growth of capital with an aggressive level of risk by investing heavily in Underlying Funds that invest in equity securities, such as common stocks of U.S. and international companies (including smaller companies), that the investment adviser believes offer opportunities for capital growth. It also invests a portion of its assets in Underlying Funds that invest in fixed-income securities, such as bonds.
Consistent with this investment strategy, as of February 27, 2026, the Fund allocated approximately 77% of its net assets in U.S. stocks, approximately 15% in international (including emerging market) stocks and approximately 8% in bonds. The investment adviser generally sells shares of Underlying Funds in order to meet target allocations or shareholder redemption activity. The Fund is designed for aggressive investors who are comfortable with assuming the risks associated with investing in a high percentage of stocks, including international stocks. The Fund is also designed for investors who have long time horizons, who want to maximize long-term returns and who have a high tolerance for possible short-term losses.
C000060397 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| NVIT U.S. 130/30 Equity Fund | 21.60% |
| Nationwide Large Cap Equity Portfolio | 21.40% |
| NVIT GS Large Cap Equity Fund | 11.16% |
| NVIT J.P. Morgan U.S. Equity Fund | 10.98% |
| NVIT GS International Equity Insights Fund | 10.89% |
| NVIT GS Small Cap Equity Insights Fund | 7.08% |
| NVIT Loomis Core Bond Fund | 7.04% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 4.93% |
| NVIT GS Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fund | 3.45% |
| Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund | 0.97% |
C000060397 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.0% |
C000060397 Performance
Total returns for C000060397 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 9.4% |
| 1 year | 20.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 17.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 9.9% |
C000060397 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000060397, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 11.7%
C000060397 Costs and Fees
C000060397 costs about $99 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.99%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.25%
- Portfolio turnover: 51%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.01 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000060397 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund had net inflows of $14.99M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $3.27M |
| 2026-05 | $548.19K |
| 2026-04 | $208.58K |
| 2026-03 | $3.32M |
| 2026-02 | $456.68K |
| 2026-01 | −$174.30K |
C000060397 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000060397 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official NVIT Cardinal Aggressive Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-16
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-17
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-18
- 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.