NVIT Real Estate Fund
Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$197.13M
Holdings1
34
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 17, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The NVIT Real Estate Fund seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of real estate companies. Equity securities in which the Fund invests are primarily common stocks of companies of any size, including smaller companies, and include the securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Issuers of the equity securities in which the Fund invests are located primarily in the United States. The Fund does not invest in real estate directly. The Fund is nondiversified for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, which means that the Fund may hold larger positions in fewer securities than other funds. The Funds subadviser actively manages the Fund using a combination of bottom-up analysis of factors affecting individual … Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of real estate companies. Equity securities in which the Fund invests are primarily common stocks of companies of any size, including smaller companies, and include the securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Issuers of the equity securities in which the Fund invests are located primarily in the United States. The Fund does not invest in real estate directly. The Fund is nondiversified for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, which means that the Fund may hold larger positions in fewer securities than other funds. The Funds subadviser actively manages the Fund using a combination of bottom-up analysis of factors affecting individual securities and top-down analysis of the real estate market. Using multiple valuation metrics, the subadviser seeks to identify issuers evidencing short-term dislocations between stock prices and fundamentals, and ultimately invest at below-market valuations in real estate companies that the subadviser believes will be strong long-term performers. In seeking a diversified exposure to all major real estate sectors, the subadvisers top-down analysis studies macroeconomic, private real estate, industry and regional trends to influence the Funds sector and geographic weightings. The subadviser may sell a security when it believes it has become overvalued or no longer offers an attractive risk/reward profile, relative fundamentals have deteriorated, or to take advantage of other opportunities the subadviser believes to be more attractive. The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
WELLTOWER INC $27.55M 13.98%
PROLOGIS INC REIT $24.22M 12.28%
EQUINIX INC $20.87M 10.59%
SIMON PROPERTY $13.40M 6.80%
PUBLIC STORAGE $9.35M 4.74%
WP CAREY INC $9.28M 4.71%
SUN COMMUNITIES INC - REIT $6.87M 3.48%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC $6.39M 3.24%
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC $5.90M 2.99%
REGENCY CENTERS CORP REIT $5.89M 2.99%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
6
Exited
8
Increased
15
Decreased
13
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Wellington Management Company LLP Sub-adviser
Nationwide Fund Advisors Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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