Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust

04/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2026 13:50

Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

LVIP American International Fund
(Service Class II)
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 American International Fund (the "Fund" ) is to seek long-term growth of capital.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell Service Class II 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)
Management Fee1
0.42%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.55%
Other Expenses2
0.12%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3
1.15%
1
Reflects the Management Fees paid by the Master Fund to its investment adviser. Because the Fund invests all of its investable assets (i.e., securities and cash) in the Master Fund, no advisory fees are charged to the Fund.
2
Reflects the aggregate expenses of the Fund and the Master Fund.
3
The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not correlate to the ratio of expenses to the average net assets appearing in the Financial Highlights table in the most recent shareholder report. The Financial Highlights table reflects only the operating expenses of the Fund and does not include the fees of the Master Fund.
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
$117
$365
$633
$1,398
Portfolio Turnover
The Feeder Fund (defined below) 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 Feeder Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund operates as a "feeder fund" which means that the Fund does not buy investment securities directly. Instead, it invests all of its assets in a separate underlying mutual fund (the "Master Fund"), which in turn purchases investment securities. The Fund has essentially the same investment objective and strategies as its corresponding Master Fund.
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The Master Fund is the EUPAC Fund, a series of American Funds Insurance Series®. The investment objective of the Master Fund is to provide long-term growth of capital. The Fund invests all of its assets in Class 1 shares of the Master Fund. The Master Fund invests primarily in common stocks of companies in Europe and the Pacific Basin that the Master Fund's investment adviser believes have the potential for growth. Growth stocks are stocks that the investment adviser believes have the potential for above-average capital appreciation.
Normally the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of issuers in Europe and the Pacific Basin. A country will be considered part of Europe if it is part of the MSCI European indexes, and part of the Pacific Basin if any of its borders touches the Pacific Ocean. In determining the domicile of an issuer, the fund's investment adviser will generally look to the determination of MSCI Inc. (MSCI) for equity securities and Bloomberg for debt securities. In certain limited circumstances (including where relevant data is unavailable or the nature of a holding warrants special considerations), the adviser may also take into account additional factors, as applicable, including where the issuer's securities are listed; where the issuer is legally organized, maintains principal corporate offices, conducts its principal operations, generates revenues and/or has credit risk exposure; and the source of guarantees, if any, of such securities. The fund may invest a portion of its assets in common stocks and other securities of companies in emerging markets.
Prior to May 1, 2026, the Master Fund was called International Fund.
The Master Fund's investment adviser uses a system of multiple portfolio managers in managing assets. Under this approach, the portfolio is divided into segments managed by individual managers.
The Master Fund relies on the professional judgment of its investment adviser, Capital Research and Management Company, to make decisions about the Master Fund's portfolio investments. The basic investment philosophy of the Master Fund's investment adviser is to seek to invest in attractively valued companies that, in its opinion, represent good, long-term investment opportunities. Securities may be sold when the Master Fund's investment adviser believes that they no longer represent relatively attractive investment opportunities.
For additional information regarding the Master Fund's principal investment strategies, please refer to the Master Fund's prospectus, which is delivered together with this prospectus.
Principal Risks
All mutual funds carry risk. Accordingly, loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund. Because the Fund invests its assets in shares of the Master Fund, the Fund indirectly owns the investments made by the Master Fund. By investing in the Fund, therefore, you indirectly assume the same types of risks as investing directly in the Master Fund. The Fund's investment performance is affected by the Master Fund's investment performance, and the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective depends, in large part, on the Master Fund's ability to meet its investment objective. The following risks reflect the Fund's principal risks, which include the Master Fund's principal risks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Securities Lending Risk. An underlying fund may lend portfolio securities to generate additional income, but is subject to the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities in a timely manner, or at all. An underlying fund may lose money if it does not recover the securities it lends. An underlying fund may also lose money if the value of the collateral posted for the loan declines.
Master-Feeder Risk. Other "feeder" funds also may invest in the Master Fund, which may negatively affect investment performance. A larger feeder fund could have more voting power than the Fund over the operations of the Master Fund. Also, a large-scale redemption by another feeder fund may increase the proportionate share of the costs of the Master Fund borne by the remaining feeder fund shareholders, including the Fund.
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 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 Service Class II investment results have varied from year to year; and (b) how the average annual total returns of the Fund's Service Class II compares with those of a broad measure of market performance. The bar chart shows performance of the Fund's Service Class II 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
21.60%
Lowest Quarterly Return
Q1 2020
(24.67%)
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Average Annual Total Returns for periods ended 12/31/25
1 year
5 years
10 years
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26.27%
3.01%
6.60%
Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or
taxes)
31.60%
7.78%
8.52%
Investment Adviser
The Fund operates as a "feeder fund" which means it invests all of its assets in the Master Fund, which is a separate mutual fund. The Master Fund is a series of American Funds Insurance Series.
Investment Adviser: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation ("LFI")
Master Fund Investment Adviser: Capital Research and Management Company
Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers of Master Fund
Company Title
Experience with Master Fund
Nicholas J. Grace
Partner, Capital Research Global Investors
Since 2021
Dawid Justus
Partner, Capital Research Global Investors
Since 2026
Carl M. Kawaja
Partner, Capital Research World Investors
Since 2026
Lawrence Kymisis
Partner, Capital Research Global Investors
Since 2026
Sung Lee, Senior Vice President
Partner, Capital Research Global Investors
Since 2005
Gerald Du Manoir
Partner, Capital International Investors
Since 2026
Samir Parekh
Partner, Capital International Investors
Since 2026
Lara Pellini
Partner, Capital World Investors
Since 2026
Andrew B. Suzman
Partner, Capital World Investors
Since 2026
Arun Swaminathan
Partner, Capital World Investors
Since 2026
Tomonori Tani
Partner, Capital World Investors
Since 2026
Lisa Thompson
Partner, Capital International Investors
Since 2026
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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