Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust
04/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2026 13:49
Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)
LVIP Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund
Formerly LVIP Franklin Templeton Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund
(Standard and Service Class)
Summary Prospectus
May 1, 2026
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 May 1, 2026, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the LVIP Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund (the "Fund") is to seek to provide long-term capital growth, which it seeks to achieve through a flexible policy of investing primarily in stocks of companies organized in the United States or in any foreign nation. A portion of the Fund may also be invested in debt obligations of companies and governments of any nation. Any income realized will be incidental.
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)
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Standard
Class
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Service
Class
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Management Fee
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0.65%
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0.65%
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
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None
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0.25%
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Other Expenses
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0.08%
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0.08%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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0.73%
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0.98%
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Less Fee Waiver1
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(0.03%)
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(0.03%)
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (After Fee Waiver)
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0.70%
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0.95%
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Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive the following portion of its advisory fee: 0.03% of the Fund's average daily net assets. 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. This example reflects the net operating expenses with fee waiver for the one-year contractual period and the total operating expenses without fee waiver for the remaining time periods shown below. 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.
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1 year
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3 years
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5 years
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10 years
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Standard Class
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$72
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$230
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$403
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$904
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Service Class
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$97
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$309
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$539
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$1,199
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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 36% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund pursues its objective through investing primarily in equity securities, including common stocks and depositary receipts. Along with pursuing its investment objective, the Fund seeks to manage its overall portfolio volatility with a managed volatility strategy. This is a type of risk management sometimes referred to as an "overlay" because the risk management portion supplements the Fund's main investment portfolio.
Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (the "Adviser") serves as the Fund's investment adviser. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis") and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC ("FMA") serve as the Fund's sub-advisers. Each sub-adviser is responsible for the day-to-day management of the portion of the Fund's assets that the Adviser allocates to such sub-adviser. The Adviser intends to allocate approximately 50% of the portion of the Fund's assets not subject to the overlay to Loomis and approximately 50% of the portion of the Fund's assets not subject to the overlay to FMA. Such allocations are subject to change at the discretion of the Adviser.
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities issued by companies of any nation, including countries in emerging markets. Investments are primarily made in common stocks and may include those of companies of any size. The Fund's investments will generally be selected from among many different industries. The Fund will invest at least 40% of its assets (or, if conditions are not favorable, at least 30% of its assets) in securities of companies that maintain their principal place of business or conduct their principal business activities outside the U.S., companies that have their securities traded on non-U.S. exchanges or companies that have been formed under the laws of non-U.S. countries.
Loomis employs a growth style of equity management, seeking to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages as compared to other companies, long-term structural growth drivers that may lead to above-average future cash flow growth, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and management teams focused on creating long-term value for shareholders. Loomis also aims to invest in companies when they trade at a significant discount to the estimate of intrinsic value (i.e., companies with share prices trading significantly below what the portfolio manager believes the share price should be). The Fund will consider selling a security when Loomis believes an unfavorable structural change occurs within a given business or the markets in which it operates, a critical underlying investment assumption is flawed, when a more attractive reward-to-risk opportunity becomes available, when the current price fully reflects intrinsic value, or for other investment reasons which Loomis deems appropriate. The Fund may also engage in foreign currency transactions (including foreign currency forwards and foreign currency futures) for hedging purposes, invest in options for hedging and investment purposes and invest in securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. Under normal market conditions, Loomis does not intend to hedge currency risk, which may cause the Fund to incur losses that would not have been incurred had the risk been hedged. Except as provided above, the Fund is not limited in the percentage of its assets that it may invest in these instruments.
FMA employs a research-driven, fundamental value strategy for the Fund. FMA invests primarily in undervalued securities (securities trading at a discount to fundamental value), including convertible securities. Investments are generally selected based on FMA's own analysis of the security's fundamental value, including an analysis of book value, cash flow potential, long-term earnings and multiples of earnings. FMA examines each investment separately and there are no set criteria as to specific value parameters, asset size, earnings or industry type.
Managed Volatility Strategy. Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. and Schroder Investment Management North America Limited (collectively, "Schroders" or "overlay manager") serve as sub-adviser and sub-sub-adviser to the Fund, respectively, to implement the managed volatility strategy. This managed volatility strategy consists of selling (short) positions in exchange-traded equity futures contracts to manage overall portfolio volatility and seeks to reduce the impact on the Fund's portfolio of significant market downturns during periods of high volatility. Schroders buys or sells (shorts) individual futures contracts on equity indices of domestic and foreign markets that it believes are highly correlated to the Fund's equity exposure. Schroders may also buy and sell fixed income futures and foreign currency derivatives (futures and/or forwards) as part of this strategy. Although up to 20% of the Fund's net assets may be used by Schroders to implement the managed volatility strategy, under normal market conditions, it is expected that less than 10% of the Fund's net assets will be used for this strategy. Schroders uses a proprietary volatility forecasting model to manage the assets allocated to this strategy. The managed volatility strategy is separate and distinct from any riders or features of your insurance contract.
Schroders will regularly adjust the level of exchange-traded futures contracts and/or foreign currency derivatives to seek to manage the Fund's overall net risk level, i.e., volatility. "Volatility" is a statistical measure of the dispersion of the Fund's investment returns. Schroders will seek to manage currency risk involved in foreign futures contracts by buying or selling (shorting) foreign currency derivatives (futures and/or forwards). Schroders' investment in exchange-traded futures and their resulting costs could limit the upside participation of the Fund in strong appreciating markets relative to unhedged funds. In situations of extreme market volatility,
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the exchange-traded futures could potentially reduce the Fund's net economic exposure to equity securities and foreign currency or increase the Fund's net economic exposure to fixed income securities to a substantial degree. The amount of exchange-traded futures may fluctuate frequently based upon market conditions.
Schroders may take a long position in equity index futures and/or foreign currency derivatives for the purpose of providing an equity and/or currency exposure generally comparable to the holdings of cash. This allows the Fund to be fully invested in the market by turning cash into an equity and/or currency position while still maintaining the liquidity provided by the cash.
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Value Stocks Risk. Value stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks, such as growth stocks. Value stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time, may not ever realize their potential value, and may even go down in price.
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Growth Stocks Risk. Growth stocks, due to their relatively high market valuations, typically have been more volatile than value stocks. Growth stocks may not pay dividends, or may pay lower dividends, than value stocks and may be more adversely affected in a down market.
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Income Stocks Risk. Income from stocks may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of companies and the capital resources available for such payments at such companies. Depending upon market conditions, income producing common stock may not be widely available and/or may be highly concentrated in only a few market sectors, thereby limiting the ability to produce current income.
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Convertible Securities Risk. Convertible securities share investment characteristics of both fixed income and equity securities. The value of these securities may vary more with fluctuations in the value of the underlying common stock than with fluctuations in interest rates. The value of convertible securities also may be less volatile than the underlying common stock. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. The Fund could lose money if the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt.
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Regional Risk. The Fund will generally have more exposure to the specific market, currency, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other risks in the regions or countries in which it invests. As a result, the Fund could experience substantial illiquidity, volatility or reduction in the value of its investments, as compared to a more geographically-diversified fund.
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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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Emerging Markets Risk. Companies located in emerging markets tend to be less liquid, have more volatile prices, and have significant potential for loss in comparison to investments in developed markets.
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Depositary Receipts Risk. Depositary receipts are receipts issued by a bank or trust company and evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by foreign companies. Some foreign securities are traded in the form of American Depositary Receipts or Global Depositary Receipts. Depositary receipts are subject to the risks usually associated with foreign securities, including risks associated with investing in the particular country, including the political, regulatory, economic, social and other conditions or events occurring in the country, as well as fluctuations in its currency. In addition, depositary receipt holders may not have all the legal rights of shareholders and may experience difficulty in receiving shareholder communications.
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Foreign Currency Risk. Foreign currency risk is the risk that the U.S. dollar value of investments in foreign (non-U.S.) currencies or in securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies, may be negatively affected by changes in foreign (non-U.S.) currency rates. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time.
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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 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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Large Position Risk. Holding relatively large positions in companies may result in holding a significant part of a company's total outstanding stock. Accordingly, sales of the stock, by the fund or others, could adversely affect the stock's price, leading to greater volatility for the investment.
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Leverage Risk. Investment in certain derivatives, including certain futures contracts, may have the economic effect of creating financial leverage by creating additional investment exposure, as well as the potential for greater loss. Losses on derivatives may exceed the amount invested.
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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.
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Futures Risk. A futures contract is considered a derivative because it derives its value from the price of the underlying security or financial index. The prices of futures contracts can be volatile, and futures contracts may be illiquid. In addition, there may be imperfect or even negative correlation between the price of the futures contracts and the price of the underlying securities. Losses on futures contracts may exceed the amount invested.
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Managed Volatility Strategy Risk. The success of the Fund's managed volatility strategy depends in part on Schroders' ability, as the overlay manager, to effectively and efficiently implement its risk forecasts and to manage the strategy for the Fund's benefit. The managed volatility strategy may depend upon one or more of the overlay manager's proprietary forecasting models and information and data from one or more third parties to support the proprietary forecasting models. There is no guarantee that the models or the data the models are based on will be accurate or that the Fund can achieve or maintain optimal risk targets. The Fund's performance may be negatively impacted in certain underlying markets as a result of reliance on these models. The Fund's performance also may be impacted by the Fund's use of short or long futures positions to implement the managed volatility strategy. Certain markets could negatively impact the success of the risk management strategy, such as rapidly and unpredictably changing markets, "v-shaped" markets (a sharp market sell-off followed by a strong rally retracing such sell-off), or other extreme or disrupted markets, each of which could cause the Fund to be invested in the underlying market when it declines or to be uninvested when the underlying market appreciates. Schroders seeking to manage currency risk could result in losses if currencies do not perform as expected.
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Hedging Risk. The success of a hedging strategy cannot be guaranteed. Effective hedging requires correctly assessing the degree of correlation between the performance of the instruments used in the hedging strategy and the performance of the investments in the portfolio being hedged, as well as continual recalculation, readjustment, and execution of hedges in an efficient and timely manner. For example, futures contract short positions may not provide an effective hedge because changes in futures contract prices may not track those of the underlying securities or indices they are intended to hedge.
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ESG Integration Risk. The investment process for the Fund may incorporate a wide range of considerations, which may include certain environmental, social and governance ("ESG") factors. While the integration of ESG factors into the investment process has the potential to identify financial risks and contribute to long-term performance, ESG factors may not be considered for every investment decision. There is no guarantee that the integration of ESG factors will result in better performance.
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Rule 144A Securities Risk. Securities sold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 are commonly known as "144A securities" and only may be resold under certain circumstances to other institutional buyers. As a result of the resale restrictions on 144A securities, there is a greater risk that they will be less liquid than SEC-registered securities.
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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
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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 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 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 (%)
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Highest Quarterly Return
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Q4 2020
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14.86%
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Lowest Quarterly Return
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Q1 2020
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(13.05%)
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The Fund's performance prior to September 21, 2012 does not reflect the impact of the managed volatility strategy, which was implemented on that date and is currently used by the Fund.
Average Annual Total Returns for periods ended 12/31/25
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1 year
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5 years
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10 years
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LVIP Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund - Standard Class
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13.51%
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9.09%
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8.29%
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LVIP Global Equity Managed Volatility Fund - Service Class
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13.22%
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8.82%
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8.02%
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Morningstar Developed Markets Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or
taxes)
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21.18%
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11.52%
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11.79%
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Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers
Investment Adviser: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation ("LFI")
Investment Sub-Adviser: Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. ("Loomis Sayles")
Investment Sub-Adviser: Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC ("FMA")
Investment Sub-Adviser: Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. ("SIMNA")
Portfolio Managers
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LFI
Portfolio Managers
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Company Title
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Experience with Fund
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Michael Hoppe, CFA, CFP
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Senior Vice President
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Since June 2018
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Alex Zeng, Ph.D., CFA, CAIA
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Vice President and Managing Director
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Since November 2016
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Loomis
Portfolio Manager
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Company Title
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Experience with Fund
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Aziz V. Hamzaogullari, CFA
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Chief Investment Officer; Founder of the Growth Equity
Strategies Team; Portfolio Manager
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Since February 2026
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FMA
Portfolio Managers
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Company Title
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Experience with Fund
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Christian Correa, CFA
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President and Chief Investment Officer, Mutual Series
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Since January 2018
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Timothy Rankin, CFA
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Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Research
Analyst
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Since February 2016
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SIMNA
Portfolio Managers
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Company Title
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Experience with Fund
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Marcus Durell
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Head of Risk Managed Investments of Portfolio
Management
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Since May 2020
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Mallory Timmermans
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Head of RMI Portfolio Management
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Since February 2024
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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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