Guardian International Value VIP Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-14
C000169891 — Guardian International Value VIP Fund. Europe Mid Cap Value Equity · $192.30M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000169891 Fund Overview
Guardian International Value VIP Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Guardian Variable Products Trust, categorised as Europe Mid Cap Value Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Guardian Variable Products Trust
- Category: Europe Mid Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $192.30M
- 1-year return: 15.9%
- SEC CIK: 0001668512
- SEC series ID: S000054039
- Share class ID: C000169891
C000169891 Investment Objective and Strategy
Guardian International Value VIP Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Guardian Variable Products Trust.
Investment objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
"Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) in equity securities. Equity securities in which the Fund may invest include common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and warrants of companies. The Fund invests principally in common stocks of large- and mid-capitalization foreign companies with market capitalizations in the range of companies included in the MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East (""EAFE"") Index (the ""Index"") at the time of purchase. Schroder Investment Management North America Inc., the Fund's subadviser (""SIMNA""), and Schroder Investment Management North America Limited, the Fund's sub-subadviser (""SIMNA Ltd."") (collectively, the ""Subadvisers"") select investments for the Fund that they believe are undervalued or have the potential for growth based on their earnings, cash flow, or asset values.
Although expected to change frequently, the market capitalization range of the Index was approximately $3.4 billion to $1.4 trillion as of March 31, 2026. The Subadvisers will generally seek to diversify the Fund's portfolio by investing in issuers located in at least three foreign countries. However, the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in just one foreign country. An issuer of a security will be deemed to be located in a particular country if: (i) the principal trading market for the security is in such country; (ii) the issuer is organized under the laws of such country; or (iii) the issuer derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from such country or has at least 50% of its total assets situated in such country. In choosing securities for the Fund, the Subadvisers look for established companies in economically developed countries and may invest up to 15% of the Fund's assets in securities of companies whose principal business activities are located in emerging market countries.
The Subadvisers generally consider the countries included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to be emerging market countries, but may consider other factors in determining whether an issuer is situated in an emerging market country. The Subadvisers typically may sell investments when they believe that they no longer offer attractive future returns compared with other investment opportunities or that they present undesirable risks or in an attempt to limit losses on investments that may decline or have declined in value. In addition, the Subadvisers incorporate environmental, social and governance (""ESG"") factors into their investment process. The Subadvisers evaluate the impact and risk around issues such as climate change, environmental performance, labor standards and corporate governance, which they view as important in their assessment of a company's risk and potential for profitability."
C000169891 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Guardian International Value VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | 4.49% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 2.54% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 2.37% |
| Roche Holding AG | 2.15% |
| Shell PLC | 1.98% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.83% |
| Recruit Holdings Co Ltd | 1.82% |
| Cie Financiere Richemont SA | 1.75% |
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 1.74% |
| Schneider Electric SE | 1.73% |
C000169891 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Guardian International Value VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.2% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.2% |
C000169891 Performance
Total returns for C000169891 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 7.4% |
| 1 year | 15.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 13.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.2% |
C000169891 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000169891, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.1%
C000169891 Costs and Fees
C000169891 costs about $111 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.11%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.18%
- Portfolio turnover: 33%
- Brokerage commissions: 2.51 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000169891 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Guardian International Value VIP Fund had net outflows of $53.96M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$4.31M |
| 2026-05 | $2.16M |
| 2026-04 | −$4.15M |
| 2026-03 | −$4.29M |
| 2026-02 | −$11.11M |
| 2026-01 | −$4.04M |
C000169891 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Guardian International Value VIP Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000169891 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Guardian International Value VIP Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-14
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-18
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-06
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-06
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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.