Nomura VIP Total Return Series
Data updated: 2026-08-24
C000212995 — Nomura VIP Total Return Series. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $37.68M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000212995 Fund Overview
Nomura VIP Total Return Series is a US mutual fund managed by Delaware VIP 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: Delaware VIP Trust
- Category: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $37.68M
- 1-year return: 18.9%
- SEC CIK: 0000814230
- SEC series ID: S000065940
- Share class ID: C000212995
C000212995 Investment Objective and Strategy
Nomura VIP Total Return Series describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Delaware VIP Trust.
Investment objective
Nomura VIP Total Return Series seeks to provide sustainable current income with potential for capital appreciation with moderate investment risk.
Principal investment strategy
Nomura VIP Total Return Series allocates its assets among stocks (US and foreign companies), bonds and money market instruments. The Series does not use a fixed formula for allocating investments between stocks and bonds. While the percentage of assets allocated to each asset class is flexible rather than fixed, the Series normally invests at least 50% of its net assets in stocks, stock equivalents, and convertible securities with the remainder in bonds, cash and money market instruments. The percentage allocations within the above ranges may change due to, among other things, market fluctuations or reallocation decisions by the Manager. The Manager uses a dynamic asset-allocation framework to determine the proportion of the Series assets that will be allocated to the various asset classes, based on the market assessment and portfolio risk contribution for such asset classes.
Reallocations outside of the above ranges are expected to occur infrequently. The Series may also invest in high yield, below investment grade corporate bonds (commonly known as high yield or junk bonds). High yield bonds include bonds that are rated below Baa3 by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or below BBB- by Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC (S&P) as well as unrated bonds that are determined by the Manager to be of equivalent quality. The Manager will consider ratings assigned by ratings agencies in selecting high yield bonds but relies principally on its own research and investment analysis. In managing its portion of the Series, the Manager primarily focuses on investments it believes can generate attractive and consistent income. The Manager may sell a bond when it shows deteriorating fundamentals or it falls short of the Managers expectations.
The Series may invest in credit-linked securities, provided that no more than 10% of the Series net assets are invested in credit-linked securities. The Series may also invest in real estate related companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs). In connection with its dynamic asset-allocation framework, the Manager will also manage a tactical/completion sleeve and such sleeve will typically vary from 0% to 20% of the Series total assets and primarily hold derivatives and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Series may use a wide range of derivatives instruments, typically including forward foreign currency contracts, options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and credit default swaps. The Series will use derivatives for both hedging and non-hedging purposes; as a substitute for purchasing or selling securities; and to manage the Series portfolio characteristics.
For example, the Series may invest in: futures and options to manage duration and for defensive purposes, such as to protect gains or hedge against potential losses in the portfolio without actually selling a security, or to stay fully invested; forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign currency exposure; and credit default swaps to hedge against a credit event, to gain exposure to certain securities or markets, or to enhance total return. The Series 80% policy is nonfundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval. Series shareholders would be given at least 60 days notice prior to any such change.
C000212995 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Nomura VIP Total Return Series by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Index Funds | 5.82% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 4.17% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 4.08% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 3.60% |
| Ishares Trust | 2.92% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.92% |
| Vanguard Scottsdale Funds | 2.90% |
| Apple, Inc. | 2.70% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 2.51% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.42% |
C000212995 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Nomura VIP Total Return Series by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 69.5% |
| Fixed Income | 29.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.1% |
C000212995 Performance
Total returns for C000212995 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.0% |
| 1 year | 18.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 13.2% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 7.7% |
C000212995 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000212995, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 8.7%
C000212995 Costs and Fees
C000212995 costs about $76 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.76%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.13%
- Portfolio turnover: 77%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.45 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000212995 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Nomura VIP Total Return Series had net outflows of $3.59M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$370.35K |
| 2026-05 | −$469.25K |
| 2026-04 | $1.46M |
| 2026-03 | −$604.38K |
| 2026-02 | −$617.55K |
| 2026-01 | −$337.77K |
C000212995 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Nomura VIP Total Return Series by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 4.17% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 4.08% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.92% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.42% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 2.39% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.47% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.34% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.32% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.02% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 0.82% |
C000212995 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Nomura VIP Total Return Series filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-16
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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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.