Guardian Strategic Large Cap Core VIP Fund
Guardian Variable Products Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$177.59M
Holdings1
71
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Strategy. AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund's subadviser (the "Subadviser"), seeks to achieve the Fund's objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) in common stocks, or other investments that the Subadviser believes have similar economic characteristics, of companies with large market capitalizations. The Subadviser defines large capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (the "Index") at the time of purchase. Although expected to change frequently, the market capitalization range of the Index was approximately $5.3 billion to $3.3 trillion as of March 31, 2025. The Fund invests in companies that are determined by the Subadviser … AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund's subadviser (the "Subadviser"), seeks to achieve the Fund's objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of investment) in common stocks, or other investments that the Subadviser believes have similar economic characteristics, of companies with large market capitalizations. The Subadviser defines large capitalization companies as companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (the "Index") at the time of purchase. Although expected to change frequently, the market capitalization range of the Index was approximately $5.3 billion to $3.3 trillion as of March 31, 2025. The Fund invests in companies that are determined by the Subadviser to offer favorable long-term sustainable profitability, price stability, and attractive valuations. The Subadviser selects investments based on an integrated approach that combines both fundamental and quantitative research to identify attractive investment opportunities. Factors that the Subadviser considers include: a company's record and projections of profitability, accuracy and availability of information with respect to the company, success and experience of management, competitive advantage, low stock price volatility, and liquidity of the company's securities. The Subadviser compares these results to the characteristics of the general stock markets to determine the relative attractiveness of each company at a given time. The Subadviser weighs economic, political and market factors in making investment decisions. The Subadviser seeks to manage the Fund's portfolio so that it is subject to less share price volatility than many other U.S. mutual funds, although there can be no guarantee that the Subadviser will be successful in this regard. The Subadviser expects that normally the Fund's portfolio will primarily invest in securities issued by U.S. companies, although it may, at times, also invest in foreign securities. The Fund may, at times, invest in shares of exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") in lieu of making direct investments in securities or to seek to obtain desired exposures. The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps. The Fund may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of combinations of call and/or put options, including on individual securities and stock indices, futures contracts (including futures contracts on individual securities and stock indices) or shares of ETFs. Derivatives transactions may be used, for example, in an effort to earn extra income, to attempt to adjust exposure to individual securities or markets, or to seek to protect all, or a portion, of the Fund's portfolio from a decline in value, sometimes within certain ranges. The Subadviser typically may sell investments when it believes that they no longer offer attractive future returns compared with other investment opportunities or that they present undesirable risks or in an attempt to limit losses on investments that may decline or have declined in value.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MICROSOFT CORP $10.68M 6.02%
ALPHABET INC CL C $10.65M 5.99%
APPLE INC $9.73M 5.48%
NVIDIA CORP $8.79M 4.95%
BROADCOM INC $6.29M 3.54%
AMAZON.COM INC $5.69M 3.20%
MERCK & CO $4.05M 2.28%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC $3.89M 2.19%
TAIWAN SEMIC MFG CO LTD SP ADR $3.84M 2.16%
VISA INC-CLASS A $3.79M 2.14%
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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
4
Exited
7
Increased
22
Decreased
36
Unchanged
9

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
AllianceBernstein L.P. Sub-adviser
Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC Adviser

Footnotes

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

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