LVIP
Nomura SMID Cap Core Fund
Formerly LVIP Macquarie SMID Cap Core Fund
(Standard and Service Class)
Summary Prospectus
May 1, 2026
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the LVIP Nomura SMID Cap Core Fund (the
“Fund”
) is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
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 |
Service
Class |
| Management Fee |
0.74% |
0.74% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
None |
0.30% |
| Other Expenses |
0.07% |
0.07% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.81% |
1.11% |
| Less Expense Reimbursement1
|
(0.01%) |
(0.01%) |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (After Expense Reimbursement) |
0.80% |
1.10% |
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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) exceed 0.80% of the Fund’s average
daily net assets for the Standard Class (and 1.10% 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, 2027 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 |
$82 |
$258 |
$449 |
$1,001 |
| Service Class |
$112 |
$352 |
$611 |
$1,351 |
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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 19% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Nomura Investments Fund Advisers (“NIFA” or “Sub-Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s sub-adviser.
The Fund invests primarily in stocks of small-and mid-capitalization companies that
the Sub-Adviser believes have a combination of attractive valuations, growth prospects, and strong cash flows. The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of
its assets in equity securities of small-and mid-capitalization companies (80% policy). For purposes of this Fund, small-capitalization companies are those whose market capitalization is within the range of the Russell 2000® Index at the time of purchase and mid-capitalization companies are those within the market capitalization range of the Russell
Midcap® Index at the time of purchase. The two indices listed above are for purposes of determining range and not for targeting portfolio management. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund employs bottom-up (stock-by-stock) security selection utilizing quantitative
screens, fundamental research, and risk control to evaluate stocks based on both growth and value characteristics. The Sub-Adviser typically uses a quantitative screen that
ranks the attractiveness of an investment based on a combination of valuation measures, earnings expectations, cash flow, and balance-sheet quality. In further evaluating the attractiveness of an investment, the Sub-Adviser considers factors such as business conditions in the company’s industry and its competitive position in that industry. The Sub-Adviser conducts fundamental research on certain investments, which often includes reviewing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, examining financial statements, and meeting with top-level company executives. When constructing the portfolio, the Sub-Adviser applies controls to ensure the portfolio has acceptable risk characteristics. These characteristics include, but are not limited to, size, valuation, growth, yield, and earnings consistency. The risk characteristics are then compared to the benchmark index as a way to ensure the portfolio does not have any unintended risk exposure.
The Fund’s 80% policy is nonfundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval. Fund shareholders would be given at least 60 days’ notice prior to any such change.
Principal Risks
All mutual funds carry risk. Accordingly, loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. The following
risks reflect the principal risks of the Fund.
•
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.
•
Stock/Equity Investing Risk. Stocks and other equities generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over
short time periods. Equity prices overall may decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices.
•
Issuer Risk. The prices of, and the income generated by, portfolio securities may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities.
•
Active Management Risk. The portfolio investments are actively-managed, rather than tracking an index or rigidly following certain
rules, which may negatively affect investment performance. Consequently, there is the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed in this
process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce desired results.
•
Small- and Medium-Cap Company Risk. The value of securities issued by small- and medium-sized companies may be subject to more abrupt market
movements and may involve greater risks than investments in larger companies. These less developed, lesser-known companies may experience greater risks than those normally
associated with larger companies. Small- and medium-sized companies also may be subject to interest rate risk, which is generally associated with fixed income securities,
because these companies often borrow money to finance their operations; therefore, they may be adversely affected by rising interest rates.
•
Foreign Currency Risk. Foreign currency risk is the risk that the U.S. dollar value of
foreign investments may be negatively affected by changes in foreign (non-U.S.) currency rates. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods
of time. In addition, currency management strategies may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could negatively affect the value of the Fund’s foreign investments, if currencies do not perform as expected. Currency management strategies also may reduce the Fund’s ability to benefit from favorable changes in currency exchange rates.
•
Real Estate Sector Risk. When a fund concentrates its investments in the real estate industry, it is not as diversified among other
industries, and therefore may experience price declines when conditions are unfavorable in the real estate industry.
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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.
Fund Performance
The Fund has adopted the historical performance of the Delaware
VIP® Smid Cap Core Series, a former series of Delaware
VIP® Trust, (the “Predecessor Fund”) as the result of a reorganization in which the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Predecessor Fund on May 1, 2021. The returns presented for periods prior to May 1, 2021 reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund and the Predecessor Fund have substantially similar investment goals and strategies.
Historical performance for Standard Class and Service Class shares is based on the previous performance of Standard Class and Service Class, respectively, of the Predecessor Fund. Historical performance prior to May 1, 2021 has not been adjusted to reflect fees and expenses of Standard Class shares and Service Class shares, respectively, of the Predecessor Fund.
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 investment results have varied from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total
returns of the Fund’s Standard and Service Classes compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. The bar chart shows historical performance of the Fund’s Standard Class 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 |
Q4 2020 |
26.74% |
| Lowest Quarterly Return |
Q1 2020 |
(30.10%) |
Average Annual Total Returns for periods ended 12/31/25
| |
1 year |
5 years |
10 years |
| LVIP Nomura SMID Cap Core Fund – Standard Class |
8.85% |
9.10% |
9.65% |
| LVIP Nomura SMID Cap Core Fund – Service Class |
8.53% |
8.77% |
9.34% |
| Morningstar US Market Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) |
17.35% |
13.29% |
14.40% |
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Investment Adviser and
Sub-Adviser
Investment Adviser: Lincoln Financial Investments
Corporation (“LFI”)
Investment Sub-Adviser: Nomura Investments Fund Advisers (“NIFA”)
Portfolio Managers
| NIFA
Portfolio Managers |
Company Title |
Experience with Fund |
| Christopher S. Adams, CFA |
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager – U.S. Core Equity |
Since April 2017 |
| Chad Bolen, CFA |
Executive Director, Associate Portfolio Manager |
Since March 2026 |
| William Mitchell III |
Executive Director, Associate Portfolio Manager |
Since March 2026 |
| Michael S. Morris, CFA |
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager – U.S. Core Equity |
Since April 2017 |
| Donald G. Padilla, CFA* |
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager – U.S. Core Equity |
Since April 2017 |
| David E. Reidinger |
Managing Director, Head of US Core Equity |
Since April 2017 |
| Christina Van Het Hoen, CFA |
Executive Director, Portfolio Manager – U.S. Core Equity |
Since July 2024 |
*
Effective July 1, 2026, Mr. Padilla will no longer be a portfolio manager of the Fund.
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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