12/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/15/2025 11:51
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AuguStar® Variable Insurance Products Fund, Inc. |
SUMMARY PROSPECTUS |
December 5, 2025 |
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AVIP Bond Portfolio |
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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.avipfund.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-366-6654 or by sending an e-mail request to [email protected]. The fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated December 5, 2025, as may be supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. |
Investment Objective
Seeks high level of income and opportunity for capital appreciation consistent with preservation of capital.
Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Portfolio. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example below. The table does not reflect fees or expenses that may be charged in connection with variable annuities and variable life insurance policies issued by the insurance companies which offer the Portfolio as an underlying investment option. If such charges were included, the following fees and expenses would be higher.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment): N/A
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment): |
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Class I |
Class II |
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Management Fees |
0.54% |
0.54% |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees |
None |
0.15% |
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Other expenses |
0.07% |
0.07%(1) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
0.61% |
0.76% |
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Estimated for the current fiscal year. |
Example. This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing your variable contract assets in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The costs indicated below do not reflect the additional expenses of variable contracts. These costs would be higher if variable contract charges were added. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Class I |
$62 |
$195 |
$340 |
$762 |
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Class II |
$78 |
$244 |
$420 |
$945 |
Portfolio Turnover. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio's portfolio turnover rate was 21% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Portfolio invests primarily in intermediate-term and long-term fixed-income securities. These generally have a remaining maturity of 5 years or more when purchased. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio's net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) is invested in:
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publicly traded, investment grade, non-convertible corporate debt securities issued by United States corporations and assigned one of the four highest bond ratings by Moody's or Standard and Poor's ("S&P"); and |
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corporate debt securities used for short-term investment and limited to the top grade of these two rating services. |
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This Portfolio normally includes debt securities with varying maturities selected from various industries, depending upon the Adviser's evaluation of current and anticipated market conditions. This Portfolio may also invest in U.S. government securities as well as the debt securities of foreign issuers.
The portfolio manager considers a variety of factors in determining whether to sell a security, including changes in market conditions, changes in prospects for the security, alternative investment possibilities and other factors he believes to be relevant.
The Portfolio may invest in non-currency derivative contracts (such as, for example, futures options, credit default swaps, credit default swap indices ("CDX"), and CDX tranches) to implement its investment strategies. The Portfolio may also use derivative contracts to increase or decrease the Portfolio's exposure to the investments underlying the derivative contracts in an attempt to benefit from changes in the value of the underlying investments. There can be no assurance that the Portfolio's uses of derivatives contracts will work as intended. Derivative investments made by the Portfolio are included within the Portfolio's 80% policy and are calculated at market value.
A CDX is an index of credit default swaps designed to track a segment of the credit market (e.g., investment grade, high volatility, below investment grade or emerging markets) and provides investors with exposure to specific issuers of certain debt instruments. Standardized CDX tranches are created and administered by IHS Markit. Investment in CDX tranches provides exposure to certain segments of the CDX's potential loss distribution, and credit events affect the tranches according to the seniority of the tranche in the loss distribution. The Portfolio may have exposure to any tranche of a CDX, including the lowest level tranche which is referred to as the equity or "first loss" tranche.
Principal Risks
There is no assurance that the Portfolio will meet its investment objective. The value of your investment in the Portfolio and the amount of the return you receive on your investment may fluctuate significantly. You could lose money, or have less return than the market in general, by investing in the Portfolio. The principal risks of investing in the Portfolio are:
Market Risk - A security's price may change in response to changes in conditions in securities markets in general. Markets tend to move in cycles with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. They can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments domestically or abroad, tariffs or trade wars, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. In the case of debt securities, changes in the overall level of interest rates affect the security's price. A significant national or international event, natural disaster or widespread health crisis could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, severe market dislocations and liquidity constraints, impact the ability to complete redemptions, and affect the Portfolio's performance.
Liquidity Risk - The Portfolio may not be able to sell some or all of its securities at desired prices or may be unable to sell the securities at all, particularly during times of market turmoil. Markets may become illiquid when, for instance, there are few, if any, interested buyers or sellers or when dealers are unwilling or unable to make a market for certain securities. The Portfolio may not be able to sell a restricted or illiquid security at a favorable time or price, thereby decreasing the Portfolio's overall liquidity. Further, the lack of an established secondary market may make it more difficult to value illiquid securities. If the Portfolio is forced to sell an illiquid security to meet redemption requests or for other cash needs, the Portfolio may be forced to sell at a loss.
Interest Rate Risk - Prices of fixed-income securities rise and fall in response to changes in the interest rates paid by similar securities. Generally, when interest rates rise, prices of fixed-income securities fall. However, market factors, such as the demand for particular fixed-income securities, may cause the price of certain fixed-income securities to fall while the prices of other securities rise or remain unchanged. Interest rate changes have a greater effect on the price of fixed-income securities with longer maturities. A wide variety of market factors can affect interest rates. Recent and potential future changes in monetary policy made by central banks and/or their governments are likely to affect the level of interest rates. The Portfolio may be subject to heightened interest rate risk due to certain changes in monetary policy. Rising interest rates may expose fixed-income markets to increased volatility and may reduce the liquidity of certain Portfolio investments. These developments also could cause more fluctuation in the Portfolio's net asset value or make it more difficult for the Portfolio to accurately value its securities. These developments or others could also cause the Portfolio to face increased shareholder redemptions, which could force the Portfolio to liquidate investments at disadvantageous times or prices, therefore adversely affecting the Portfolio as well as the value of your investment. The amount of assets deemed illiquid remaining within the Portfolio may also increase, making it more difficult to meet shareholder redemptions and further adversely affecting the value of the Portfolio.
Credit Risk - The Portfolio may lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security is unable or unwilling to make scheduled interest or principal payments, which may reduce the Portfolio's income and market value.
Issuer Risk - The value of a security may decline for reasons related to the issuer, such as earnings stability, overall financial soundness, management performance and reduced demand for the issuer's goods or services.
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Call or Prepayment Risk - During periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer may "call" or repay its high-yielding bond before the bond's maturity date. If forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, the Portfolio would experience a decline in income. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.
Government Securities Risk - Not all obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Some obligations are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality, and, in some cases, there may be some risk of default by the issuer. Any guarantee by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities of a security the Portfolio holds does not apply to the market value of the security or to shares of the Portfolio. A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The risks associated with an investment in Credit Risk Transfer securities ("CRTs") differ from the risks associated with an investment in mortgage-backed securities issued by Government Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs") because, in CRTs, some or all of the credit risk associated with the underlying mortgage loans is transferred to the end-investor.
Sovereign Debt Risk - Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not pay.
Foreign Investments Risk - Foreign investments involve risks not normally encountered with domestic securities. These include political, regulatory and economic instability in some countries, the imposition of economic sanctions, changes in currency rates and market inefficiencies. The laws of some foreign countries may limit the Portfolio's ability to invest in securities of certain issuers organized under the laws of those countries. Trade tensions and economic sanctions on individuals and companies can contribute to market volatility. This may adversely impact the Portfolio's performance.
Derivatives Risk - Derivatives instruments (such as futures, options, swaps and structured securities) can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying referenced securities. Using derivatives can increase fund losses and reduce opportunities for gains when market prices, interest rates or the derivative instruments themselves behave in a way not anticipated by the Portfolio. Derivatives may be difficult to sell, unwind or value, and the counterparty may default on its obligations to the Portfolio. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index and the Portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition to investing in derivatives to implement its strategy, the Portfolio may also use derivative instruments for hedging purposes, in an attempt to reduce the risk of loss from falling stock prices or lower foreign currency valuations, increased interest rates or other adverse market developments. There can be no assurance that a hedging technique will work as intended. Portfolio performance may be diminished by the added cost of the derivative instruments.
Swap Risk - Swaps are subject to tracking risk because they may not be perfect substitutes for the instruments they are intended to hedge or replace. Over the counter swaps are subject to counterparty default. Leverage inherent in derivatives will tend to magnify the Portfolio's losses.
CDX Tranche Risk -The equity tranche, the riskiest tranche of a CDX, has exposure to the first losses experienced by the basket of issuers of debt instruments to which the CDX provides exposure. The mezzanine and senior CDX tranches are higher in the capital structure but may also be exposed to losses in value. Investment in a CDX is subject to liquidity risk, credit risk and counterparty risk. CDX tranches may experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, decrease of market value due to collateral defaults and exhaustion of subordinate tranches, market anticipation of defaults and investor aversion to CDX securities as a class.
Performance
The accompanying bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Portfolio. They show changes in the Portfolio's performance for each of the last ten years and the Portfolio's average annual returns for the last one year, five years and ten years compared to those of a broad-based securities market index and a secondary index. The Portfolio's past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. Variable contract charges are not reflected in the chart or table. If they were, the returns would be less than those shown.
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TABLE I
AVIP Bond Portfolio Year-by-Year Total Returns - Class I Shares(1)
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Because Class II Shares are new, the returns shown in the bar chart are for Class I Shares of the Portfolio. Class II Shares would have substantially similar annual returns because the shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities and the annual returns would differ only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses. The 12b-1 fee for Class II Shares is not reflected in the bar chart, and if this amount was reflected, returns would be less than those shown. |
During the period shown in the bar chart, the Portfolio's highest return for a quarter was 10.52%. That was the quarter ended on June 30, 2020. The lowest return for a quarter was -7.44%. That was the quarter ended on March 31, 2022. To obtain performance information up to the most recent month end, call toll free 877.781.6392.
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AVIP Bond Portfolio - Average Annual Total Returns
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Average Annual Total Returns |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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AVIP Bond Portfolio |
2.38% |
0.30% |
2.39% |
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ICE BofA US Broad Market Index* |
1.47% |
(0.34)% |
1.37% |
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ICE BofA U.S. Corporate Index** |
2.76% |
0.48% |
2.52% |
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Primary Benchmark. Effective December 31, 2024, the regulatory index for the Portfolio has been changed from ICE BofA U.S. Corporate Index to ICE BofA US Broad Market in accordance with new regulatory requirements. |
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Secondary benchmark. The return information shows how the Portfolio's performance compares with the returns of a securities index with similar investment objectives. |
Returns are shown for Class I Shares only and will be lower for Class II Shares due to the differing expenses for each class of shares.
Management
Constellation Investments, Inc. serves as the investment adviser for the Portfolio. Sachin Jain, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of ALIC, has served as portfolio manager since November 2024. From November 2024 to April 2025, Mr. Jain served as co-portfolio manager with Gary Rodmaker who retired in April 2025. From April 2025 through June 2025, he was the Portfolio's sole portfolio manager. In June 2025, Mark Kehoe was hired as a portfolio manager to the Portfolio, and Mr. Jain has served as a co-portfolio manager since that time. Mark Kehoe, Vice President - Corporate Credit of ALIC, has been co-portfolio manager for the Portfolio since June 2025. Each of Sachin Jain and Mark Kehoe is jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio.
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Portfolio are offered only to separate accounts of insurance companies, which use the Portfolio shares as an underlying investment for variable annuities and variable life insurance contracts, and to portfolios of the Fund in connection with ALIC, ALAC and NSLAC's variable contracts. You may select funds and make transfers among fund options as described in your variable contract prospectus. The separate accounts of the insurance companies may purchase and redeem Portfolio shares, at their net asset value next computed, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for unrestricted trading. Please read your variable contract prospectus for more information about your variable contract.
Tax Information
The tax treatment of payments made from a variable contract is described in the contract's prospectus. Generally, contract owners are not taxed on income or gains realized within their contract until they receive payments from the contract.
Payments to Insurance Companies and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you invest in the Fund through an insurance company, broker/dealer, financial representative or other financial intermediary, the Fund and its related companies may pay the financial intermediary for the investment in the Fund and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend a variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy and the Fund over another available investment option. Ask your financial intermediary or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
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