Guardian Equity Income VIP Fund
Guardian Variable Products Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$858.03M
Holdings1
77
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with growth of capital.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Subadviser") uses fundamental analysis to identify securities that it believes offer above average yields, below average valuations and the potential for dividend increases in the future. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations above $2 billion. Fundamental analysis of a company involves the Subadviser's assessment of a variety of factors, including the company's business environment, management quality, balance sheet, income statement, anticipated earnings, revenues and dividends, and other related measures or indicators of valuation and growth potential. At the time of investment, every equity security in which the … Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. Wellington Management Company LLP (the "Subadviser") uses fundamental analysis to identify securities that it believes offer above average yields, below average valuations and the potential for dividend increases in the future. The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of companies with market capitalizations above $2 billion. Fundamental analysis of a company involves the Subadviser's assessment of a variety of factors, including the company's business environment, management quality, balance sheet, income statement, anticipated earnings, revenues and dividends, and other related measures or indicators of valuation and growth potential. At the time of investment, every equity security in which the Fund invests must pay a dividend or be expected to pay a dividend within the next 12 months. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the equity securities of foreign issuers and non-dollar securities or through American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") or Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"). Based on market or economic conditions, the Fund may, through its stock selection process, focus in one or more sectors of the market.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
MERCK & CO $23.22M 2.71%
JOHNSON&JOHNSON $17.71M 2.06%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC $16.85M 1.96%
T-MOBILE US INC $16.43M 1.91%
CROWN CASTLE INC $15.93M 1.86%
UNILEVER PLC-SPONSORED ADR DEPOSITARY RECEIPT UL $15.70M 1.83%
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC $15.61M 1.82%
GAMING AND LEISURE PROPRTI INC $15.53M 1.81%
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC $14.80M 1.73%
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC $14.63M 1.70%
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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
11
Exited
13
Increased
32
Decreased
34
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
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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