Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-14
C000169899 — Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund. United States Mid Cap Value Equity · $91.69M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000169899 Fund Overview
Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Guardian Variable Products Trust, categorised as United States 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: United States Mid Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $91.69M
- 1-year return: 18.2%
- SEC CIK: 0001668512
- SEC series ID: S000054047
- Share class ID: C000169899
C000169899 Investment Objective and Strategy
Guardian Mid Cap Relative 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
"The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) in equity securities, or other investments with similar economic characteristics, of mid-capitalization companies. Allspring Global Investments, LLC, the Fund's subadviser (the ""Subadviser""), defines mid-capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell Midcap Index (the ""Index"") at the time of purchase. Although expected to change frequently, the market capitalization range of the Index was approximately $907 million to $109.9 billion as of March 31, 2026. The Subadviser looks for undervalued companies that it believes have the potential for above average capital appreciation, and, in some instances, below average risk.
Rigorous fundamental research drives the Subadviser's search for companies with favorable reward-to-risk ratios and that possess a long-term competitive advantage provided by a durable asset base, strong balance sheets, and sustainable and superior cash flows. Typical investments include securities of companies that are generally out of favor in the marketplace, or are undergoing reorganization or other corporate action that may create above-average price appreciation. The Subadviser regularly reviews the investments of the Fund and may sell a portfolio security when the security nears its price target, downside risks increase considerably, the company's fundamentals have deteriorated, or the Subadviser identifies a more attractive investment opportunity."
C000169899 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 3.41% |
| Qnity Electronics Inc | 3.31% |
| Labcorp Holdings Inc | 3.24% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 3.15% |
| FirstEnergy Corp | 3.07% |
| Republic Services Inc | 2.98% |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc | 2.96% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 2.63% |
| RPM International Inc | 2.63% |
| CDW Corp/DE | 2.52% |
C000169899 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.9% |
C000169899 Performance
Total returns for C000169899 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 12.8% |
| 1 year | 18.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 11.0% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 8.6% |
C000169899 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000169899, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 12.4%
C000169899 Costs and Fees
C000169899 costs about $109 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.09%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.15%
- Portfolio turnover: 33%
- Brokerage commissions: 3.34 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000169899 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund had net outflows of $27.64M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$2.23M |
| 2026-05 | −$11.83K |
| 2026-04 | −$1.83M |
| 2026-03 | −$1.89M |
| 2026-02 | −$7.56M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.69M |
C000169899 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Guardian Mid Cap Relative Value VIP Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000169899 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Guardian Mid Cap Relative 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.