Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-14
C000169895 — Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $97.28M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000169895 Fund Overview
Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Guardian Variable Products Trust, categorised as United States 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: Guardian Variable Products Trust
- Category: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $97.28M
- 1-year return: 25.1%
- SEC CIK: 0001668512
- SEC series ID: S000054043
- Share class ID: C000169895
C000169895 Investment Objective and Strategy
Guardian Diversified Research 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 capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
"The Fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of U.S. large-capitalization companies that Putnam Investment Management, LLC, the Fund's subadviser (the ""Subadviser""), believes have favorable investment potential. The Subadviser defines large-capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (the ""Index"") at the time of purchase. Although expected to change frequently, the market capitalization range of the Index was approximately $6.64 billion to $4.24 trillion as of March 31, 2026. In addition to common stocks, the Fund may invest in preferred stocks and convertible securities. The Fund may purchase securities of companies with stock prices that reflect a value lower than that which the Subadviser places on the company or security, as applicable.
The Fund may from time to time emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, such as the information technology sector. The Subadviser may consider, among other factors, a company's valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. The Subadviser typically may sell investments when it believes 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."
C000169895 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 6.78% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.94% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.59% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.35% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.08% |
| Lam Research Corp | 3.51% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.57% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.47% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 2.26% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.96% |
C000169895 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.3% |
C000169895 Performance
Total returns for C000169895 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 11.7% |
| 1 year | 25.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 22.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 13.9% |
C000169895 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000169895, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.4%
C000169895 Costs and Fees
C000169895 costs about $93 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.93%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.04%
- Portfolio turnover: 75%
- Brokerage commissions: 3.86 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000169895 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund had net outflows of $33.96M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$2.26M |
| 2026-05 | −$5.52M |
| 2026-04 | −$1.83M |
| 2026-03 | −$2.13M |
| 2026-02 | $466.96K |
| 2026-01 | −$1.30M |
C000169895 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Guardian Diversified Research VIP Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000169895 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Guardian Diversified Research 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.