Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust

04/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2024 12:23

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company - Form 497K

Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund
(Standard, Standard II, and Service Class)
Summary Prospectus
April 26, 2024
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at www.LincolnFinancial.com/lvip. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 877 ASK LINCOLN (877-275-5462). The Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated April 26, 2024, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
Investment Objective
The fund pursues long-term total return using a strategy that seeks to protect against U.S. inflation.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. This table does not reflect any variable contract expenses. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If variable contract expenses were included, the expenses shown would be higher.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(Expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Standard
Class
Standard
Class II
Service
Class
Management Fee
0.31%
0.31%
0.31%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees
None
None
0.25%
Other Expenses1
0.14%
0.24%
0.24%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.45%
0.55%
0.80%
Less Expense Reimbursement2,3
(0.03%)
(0.03%)
(0.03%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (After Expense Reimbursement)
0.42%
0.52%
0.77%
1
Other Expenses are based on estimates for the current fiscal year.
2
The Expense Reimbursement is based on estimates for the current fiscal year.
3
Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and Interest Expense) exceed 0.36% of the Fund's average daily net assets for the Standard Class (and 0.46% for the Standard Class II and 0.71% for the Service Class). Any reimbursements made by the Adviser are subject to recoupment from the Fund within three years after the occurrence of the reimbursement, provided that such recoupment shall not be made if it would cause annual Fund operating expenses of a class of the Fund to exceed the lesser of (a) the expense limitation in effect at the time of the reimbursement, or (b) the current expense limitation in effect, if any. The agreement will continue through at least April 30, 2026 and cannot be terminated before that date without the mutual agreement of the Fund's Board of Trustees and the Adviser.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example illustrates the hypothetical expenses that you would incur over the time periods indicated if you invest $10,000 in the Fund's shares. The example also assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower than this example. This example does not reflect any variable contract expenses. If variable contract expenses were included, the expenses shown would be higher. The results apply whether or not you redeem your investment at the end of the given period.
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Standard Class
$43
$138
$246
$561
Standard Class II
$53
$170
$301
$683
Service Class
$79
$249
$438
$984
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 28% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The fund invests substantially all of its assets in investment-grade debt securities. An investment-grade security is one that has been rated by an independent rating agency in its top four credit quality categories or, if unrated, determined by the advisor to be of comparable credit quality. To help protect against U.S. inflation, under normal conditions the fund will invest over 50% of its assets in inflation-indexed debt securities. These securities include inflation-indexed U.S. Treasury securities, inflation-indexed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities other than the U.S. Treasury, and inflation-indexed securities issued by other entities such as corporations and foreign governments. Inflation-indexed securities are designed to protect the future purchasing power of the money invested in them. The fund also may invest in debt securities that are not inflation-indexed such as corporate bonds and notes, bank loans, commercial paper, and mortgage- or asset-backed securities.
The fund also may invest in derivative instruments, provided that such investments are in keeping with the fund's investment objective. For example, the fund may use swap agreements to manage or reduce the risk of the effects of inflation with respect to the fund's position in non-inflation-indexed securities. The fund also may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions for hedging purposes or to enhance returns. The fund may also invest in collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, and similarly structured investments. Under normal conditions, collateral loan obligations owned by the Fund may include covenant light loans.
The portfolio managers are not limited to a specific weighted average maturity range. However, the portfolio managers monitor the fund's weighted average maturity and seek to adjust it as appropriate, taking into account market conditions, the current inflation rate and other relevant factors.
Principal Risks
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Market Risk. The value of portfolio investments may decline. As a result, your investment in the Fund may decline in value and you could lose money.
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Interest Rate Risk. When interest rates change, fixed income securities (i.e., debt obligations) generally will fluctuate in value. These fluctuations in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.
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Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a debt obligation will be unable or unwilling to make interest or principal payments on time. Credit risk is often gauged by "credit ratings" assigned by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs). A decrease in an issuer's credit rating may cause a decline in the value of the issuer's debt obligations. However, credit ratings may not reflect the issuer's current financial condition or events since the security was last rated by a rating agency. Credit ratings also may be influenced by rating agency conflicts of interest or based on historical data that are no longer applicable or accurate.
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Prepayment and Extension Risk. Mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities, or any debt instrument with an embedded call option are subject to prepayment risks because the principal on the security may be prepaid at any time. This could reduce the securities' yield and market value.
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Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund cannot meet requests to redeem Fund-issued shares without significantly diluting the remaining investors' interest in the Fund. This may result when portfolio holdings may be difficult to value and may be difficult to sell, both at the time or price desired. Liquidity risk also may result from increased shareholder redemptions in the Fund. Actions by governments and regulators may have the effect of reducing market liquidity, market resiliency and money supply. Liquidity risk also refers to the risk that the Fund may be required to hold additional cash or sell other investments in order to obtain cash to close out derivatives or meet the liquidity demands that derivatives can create to make payments of margin, collateral, or settlement payments to counterparties. The Fund may have to sell a security at a disadvantageous time or price to meet such obligations. The Fund's liquidity risk management program requires that the Fund invest no more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments.
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Derivatives Risk. Derivatives or other similar instruments (referred to collectively as "derivatives"), such as futures, forwards, options, swaps, structured securities and other similar instruments, are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivatives may involve costs and risks that are different from, or possibly greater than, the costs and risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. Derivatives prices can be volatile, may correlate imperfectly with price of the applicable underlying asset, reference rate or index and may move in unexpected ways, especially in unusual market conditions, such as markets with high volatility or large market declines. Some derivatives are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. Other risks include liquidity risk, which refers to the potential inability to terminate or sell derivative positions and for derivatives to create margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund. Further, losses could result if the counterparty to a transaction does not perform
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as promised. Derivatives that involve a small initial investment relative to the investment risk assumed can magnify or otherwise increase investment losses. This is referred to as financial "leverage" due to the potential for greater investment loss. Derivatives are also subject to operational and legal risks.
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Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs) Risk. The risks of an investment in a CDO depend largely on the type of collateral held by the special purpose entity (SPE) and the tranche of the CDO in which the Fund invests. Investment risk may also be affected by the performance of a CDO's collateral manager (the entity responsible for selecting and managing the pool of collateral securities held by the SPE), especially during a period of market volatility. CDOs may be illiquid securities and subject to the Fund's restrictions on investments in illiquid securities. The Fund's investment in CDOs will not receive the same investor protection as an investment in registered securities. Also, prices of CDO tranches can decline considerably.
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Foreign Investments Risk. Foreign investments have additional risks that are not present when investing in U.S. investments. Foreign currency fluctuations or economic or financial instability could cause the value of foreign investments to fluctuate. The value of foreign investments may be reduced by foreign taxes, such as foreign taxes on interest and dividends. Additionally, foreign investments include the risk of loss from foreign government or political actions including, for example, the imposition of exchange controls, the imposition of tariffs, economic and trade sanctions or embargoes, confiscations, and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody. Investing in foreign investments may involve risks resulting from the reduced availability of public information concerning issuers. Foreign investments may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than comparable investments in U.S. issuers. In addition, certain foreign countries may be subject to terrorism, governmental collapse, regional conflicts and war, which could negatively impact investments in those countries.
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Redemption Risk. The Fund may need to sell securities at times it would not otherwise do so in order to meet shareholder redemption requests. The Fund could experience a loss when selling securities, particularly if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining pricing for the securities sold or when the securities the Fund wishes to sell are illiquid. Selling securities to meet such redemption requests also may increase transaction costs. To the extent that a third-party insurance company has a large position in the Fund, the Fund may experience relatively large redemptions if such insurance company reallocates its assets.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of choosing to invest in the Fund. The information shows: (a) how the Fund's Standard Class II investment results have varied from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund's Standard II and Service Classes compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. Once the Standard Class of the Fund has had at least one full year of performance, average annual total returns will be included in this prospectus. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Standard Class II shares, but does not reflect the impact of variable contract expenses. If it did, returns would be lower than those shown. Performance in the average annual returns table does not reflect the impact of variable contract expenses. The Fund's past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Annual Total Returns (%)
Highest Quarterly Return
Q2 2020
6.04%
Lowest Quarterly Return
Q2 2013
(7.16%)
Average Annual Total Returns for periods ended 12/31/23
1 year
5 years
10 years
LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund - Standard Class
LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund - Standard II Class
3.60%
2.90%
2.16%
LVIP American Century Inflation Protection Fund - Service Class
3.40%
2.65%
1.90%
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (reflects no deductions
for fees, expenses or taxes)
3.90%
3.15%
2.42%
The Service Class of the Fund commenced operations on or about April 26, 2024.
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Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser
Investment Adviser: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation ("LFI")
Investment Sub-Adviser: American Century Investment Management, Inc. ("American Century")
Portfolio Managers
American Century
Portfolio Managers
Company Title
Experience with Fund
Robert V. Gahagan
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
Since January 2024
James E. Platz
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Since January 2024
Miguel Castillo
Portfolio Manager
Since January 2024
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Fund shares are available as underlying investment options for variable life insurance and variable annuity products issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company ("Lincoln Life"), Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York ("LNY"), and unaffiliated insurance companies. These insurance companies are the record owners of the separate accounts holding the Fund's shares. You do not buy, sell or exchange Fund shares directly - you choose investment options through your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. The insurance companies then cause the separate accounts to purchase and redeem Fund shares according to the investment options you choose. Fund shares also may be available for investment by certain funds of the Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust.
Tax Information
In general, contract owners are taxed only on Fund amounts they withdraw from their variable accounts. Contract owners should consult their contract Prospectus for more information on the federal income tax consequences to them regarding their indirect investment in the Fund. Contract owners also may wish to consult with their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of investments in variable contracts and the Fund, including application of state and local taxes.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and other Financial Intermediaries
Shares of the Fund are available only through the purchase of variable contracts issued by certain life insurance companies. Parties related to the Fund (such as the Fund's principal underwriter or investment adviser) may pay such insurance companies (or their related companies) for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest and may influence the insurance company to include the Fund as an investment option in its variable contracts. Such insurance companies (or their related companies) may pay broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries (such as banks) for the sale and retention of variable contracts that offer Fund shares. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealers or other financial intermediaries to recommend variable contracts that offer Fund shares. The prospectus or other disclosure documents for the variable contracts may contain additional information about these payments, if any. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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