Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust

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Summary Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497K)

LVIP JPMorgan Select Mid Cap Value 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 JPMorgan Select Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility 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
0.71%
0.71%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
None
0.25%
Other Expenses
0.09%
0.09%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
0.80%
1.05%
Less Fee Waiver1
(0.02%)
(0.02%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (After Fee Waiver)
0.78%
1.03%
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Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive the following portion of its advisory fee: 0.015% 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.
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Standard Class
$80
$253
$442
$988
Service Class
$105
$332
$577
$1,281
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 50% of the average value of its portfolio.
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Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of medium-cap companies. JPMorgan defines medium-cap companies as companies with market capitalizations equal to those within the universe of the Russell Midcap® Value Index and/or between $1 billion and $20 billion at the time of purchase. In implementing its strategies, the Fund's investments are primarily in common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs) and while such investments are primarily in medium-cap companies, the Fund may also invest in equity securities of companies with other capitalizations, including large-cap. The Fund also 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 of the portfolio supplements the Fund's main investment portfolio.
Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (the "Adviser") serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMorgan") serves as sub-adviser to the Fund. JPMorgan is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's assets that the Adviser allocates to each investment strategy: "mid-cap value," "intrepid value," and "intrepid mid cap." The Adviser allocates approximately 70% of the portion of the Fund's assets not subject to the overlay to the "mid cap value" strategy, approximately 15% of the portion of the Fund's assets not subject to the overlay to the "intrepid value" strategy, and approximately 15% of the portion of the Fund's assets not subject to the overlay to the "intrepid mid cap" strategy. Such allocations are subject to change at the discretion of the Adviser.
For the "mid cap value" strategy, JPMorgan employs a bottom-up approach to stock selection, constructing portfolios based on company fundamentals, quantitative screening and proprietary fundamental analysis. JPMorgan looks for quality companies, which appear to be undervalued and to have the potential to grow intrinsic value per share. Quality companies generally have a sustainable competitive position, relatively lower levels of business cyclicality, high returns on invested capital and strong, experienced management teams.
For the "intrepid value" strategy, JPMorgan invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that JPMorgan believes have characteristics including, but not limited to, attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. In identifying high quality securities, JPMorgan looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, JPMorgan looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that JPMorgan believes will continue to increase.
For the "intrepid mid cap" strategy, JPMorgan invests primarily in a broad portfolio of equity securities that JPMorgan believes have characteristics including, but not limited to, attractive valuations, high quality and/or strong momentum that should lead to relative outperformance. In identifying high quality securities, JPMorgan looks for profitable companies with sustainable earnings and disciplined management. In identifying securities that have strong momentum, JPMorgan looks for securities which have prices and/or earnings that have been increasing and that JPMorgan believes will continue to increase.
As part of its investment process, JPMorgan seeks to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") factors on many issuers in the universe in which the Fund invests. JPMorgan's assessment is based on an analysis of key opportunities and risks across industries to seek to identify financially material issues with respect to the Fund's investments in securities and ascertain key issues that merit engagement with issuers. These assessments may not be conclusive and securities of issuers that may be negatively impacted by such factors may be purchased and retained by the Fund while the Fund may divest or not invest in securities of issuers that may be positively impacted by such factors.
The Fund may sell a security for several reasons. For example, a security may be sold due to a change in the company's fundamentals or if JPMorgan believes the security is no longer attractively valued. Investments may also be sold if JPMorgan identifies a stock that it believes offers a better investment opportunity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Risk. Investing in real estate securities (including REITs) is subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership and development of real estate. These risks include, among others, declines in real estate values, fluctuations in rental income (due in part to vacancies and rates), increases in operating costs and property taxes, increases in financing costs or inability to procure financing, potential environmental liabilities and changes in zoning laws and other regulations. Changes in interest rates also may affect the value of an investment in real estate securities. REITs whose underlying properties are concentrated in a particular industry or geographic region are subject to risks affecting such industries and regions. The securities of REITs involve greater risks than those associated with larger, more established companies and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements because of interest rate changes, economic conditions and other factors. Securities of such issuers may lack sufficient market liquidity to enable the Fund to effect sales at an advantageous time or without a substantial drop in price.
Momentum Style Risk. Momentum investing involves buying securities that have had recent positive returns. These securities may be more volatile than a broad cross-section of securities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 (%)
Highest Quarterly Return
Q4 2020
19.22%
Lowest Quarterly Return
Q1 2020
(20.03%)
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
1 year
5 years
10 years
LVIP JPMorgan Select Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Fund - Standard Class
1.51%
9.02%
7.33%
LVIP JPMorgan Select Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Fund - Service Class
1.26%
8.74%
7.06%
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-Advisers
Investment Adviser: Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation ("LFI")
Investment Sub-Adviser: J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM")
Investment Sub-Adviser: Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. ("SIMNA")
Portfolio Managers
LFI
Portfolio Managers
Company Title
Experience with Fund
Michael Hoppe, CFA, CFP
Senior Vice President
Since June 2018
Alex Zeng, Ph.D., CFA, CAIA
Vice President and Managing Director
Since November 2016
JPMorgan
Portfolio Managers
Company Title
Experience with Fund
Wonseok Choi, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Since November 2019
Akash Gupta, CFA, FRM
Executive Director
Since November 2019
Phillip D. Hart, CFA
Managing Director
Since February 2016
Robert A. Ippolito, CFA
Executive Director
Since November 2022
Lawrence Playford, CPA, CFA
Managing Director
Since September 2012
Andrew Stern, CFA
Executive Director
Since November 2019
Ryan Jones
Executive Director
Since March 2024
Jeremy Miller
Executive Director
Since March 2024
SIMNA Portfolio Managers
Company Title
Experience with Fund
Marcus Durell
Head of Risk Managed Investments of Portfolio
Management
Since May 2020
Mallory Timmermans
Head of RMI Portfolio Management
Since February 2024
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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