Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series
Data updated: 2026-08-24
C000213004 — Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series. Short Total / Aggregate Bond · $14.96M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000213004 Fund Overview
Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series is a US mutual fund managed by Delaware VIP Trust, categorised as Short Total / Aggregate Bond. 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: Short Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $14.96M
- 1-year return: 3.1%
- SEC CIK: 0000814230
- SEC series ID: S000065948
- Share class ID: C000213004
C000213004 Investment Objective and Strategy
Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Delaware VIP Trust.
Investment objective
Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series seeks current income consistent with low volatility of principal.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade bonds (80% policy). For purposes of this 80% policy, investment grade bonds also include other investment grade fixed-income securities. Investment grade debt securities include those that are rated within the four highest ratings categories by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys) or Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC (S&P) or that are unrated but determined by the Manager to be of equivalent quality. The Series will maintain an average effective duration from one to three years. The Manager will determine how much of the Series assets to allocate among the different types of fixed income securities in which the Series may invest based on the Managers evaluation of economic and market conditions and its assessment of the returns and potential for appreciation that can be achieved from various sectors of the fixed income market.
The corporate debt obligations in which the Series may invest include bonds, notes, debentures, and commercial paper of US companies and, subject to the limitations described below, non-US companies. The Series may also invest in a variety of securities that are issued or guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the US government, and by various agencies or instrumentalities, which have been established or are sponsored by the US government, and, subject to the limitations described below, securities issued by foreign governments. Additionally, the Series may invest in mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the US government, its agencies or instrumentalities, government-sponsored corporations, and mortgage-backed securities issued by certain private, nongovernment entities.
The Series may also invest in securities that are backed by assets such as receivables on home equity and credit card loans, automobile, mobile home, recreational vehicle and other loans, wholesale dealer floor plans, and leases. The Series may invest up to 20% of its net assets in below-investment-grade securities (also known as high yield or junk bonds). The Series may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in securities of issuers located in emerging markets. The Series total non-US dollar currency will be limited, in the aggregate, to no more than 10% of its net assets. The Series may use a wide range of derivatives instruments, typically including options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward foreign currency contracts, and swaps.
The Series will use derivatives for both hedging and nonhedging purposes. 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; interest rate swaps to neutralize the impact of interest rate changes; credit default swaps to hedge against a credit event, to manage credit exposure, or to enhance total return; and index swaps to enhance return or to effect diversification. The Series will not use derivatives for reasons inconsistent with its investment objective and will limit its investments in derivatives instruments to 20% of its net assets.
C000213004 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 14.56% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 7.82% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 6.05% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 5.46% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 3.22% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.35% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.51% |
| Truist Bank | 1.43% |
| Pfs Financing Corp. | 1.34% |
| Nextgear Floorplan Master Owner Trust | 1.34% |
C000213004 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 74.0% |
| Securitized | 20.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.9% |
C000213004 Performance
Total returns for C000213004 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.9% |
| 1 year | 3.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.1% |
C000213004 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000213004, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.2%
C000213004 Costs and Fees
C000213004 costs about $53 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.53%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.35%
- Portfolio turnover: 247%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.60 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000213004 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond Series had net outflows of $716.19K, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $39.19K |
| 2026-05 | −$172.53K |
| 2026-04 | $437.80K |
| 2026-03 | −$158.73K |
| 2026-02 | −$92.84K |
| 2026-01 | −$262.80K |
C000213004 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond 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 | 14.56% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 7.82% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 6.05% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 5.46% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 3.22% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.35% |
| United States Of America - Bureau Of The Public Debt | 1.51% |
| Truist Bank | 1.43% |
| Ecolab, Inc. | 1.28% |
| Honeywell Aerospace, Inc. | 1.19% |
C000213004 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Nomura VIP Limited Duration Bond 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.