Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-26
C000223919 — Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Short Total / Aggregate Bond · $129.16M AUM · 0.47% expense ratio · 4.3% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
C000223919 Fund Overview
Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Guardian Variable Products 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: Guardian Variable Products Trust
- Category: Short Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $129.16M
- 1-year return: 4.3%
- SEC CIK: 0001668512
- SEC series ID: S000070435
- Share class ID: C000223919
C000223919 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury | 18.01% |
| FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certs. | 5.36% |
| Fannie Mae | 4.16% |
| Freddie Mac | 4.02% |
| Fannie Mae | 3.87% |
| Fannie Mae | 2.45% |
| CARDS II Trust | 2.33% |
| NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust | 2.33% |
| Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC | 2.26% |
| Verizon Master Trust | 2.25% |
C000223919 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 49.9% |
| Securitized | 48.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.0% |
C000223919 Performance
Total returns for C000223919 (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.4% |
| 1 year | 4.3% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.5% |
C000223919 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000223919, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.3%
C000223919 Costs and Fees
C000223919 costs about $47 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.47%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.62%
- Portfolio turnover: 169%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.07 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000223919 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund had net outflows of $21.75M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$1.75M |
| 2026-02 | $611.42K |
| 2026-01 | −$2.18M |
| 2025-12 | −$2.41M |
| 2025-11 | $1.01M |
| 2025-10 | −$2.07M |
C000223919 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury | 18.01% |
| Mars, Inc. | 2.24% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 2.22% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 2.19% |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.49% |
| Sprint Spectrum / Spec I | 1.46% |
| Carnival Corp. | 1.28% |
| Dell Int LLC / Emc Corp. | 1.13% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.09% |
| Molex Electronics Tech | 1.09% |
C000223919 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Guardian Short Duration Bond VIP Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.