The Best of America® IV fund list
The underlying funds listed below are only available as investment options in variable insurance products issued by life insurance companies. They are not offered or made available directly to the public. These portfolios may contain different investments than the similarly named mutual funds offered by the money manager; therefore, investment results may differ. Fund holdings and investment strategies are subject to change. Investments in some funds may involve certain risks and may not be appropriate for all investors.
Before investing in a Best of America® IV fund, you should carefully consider its investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund's prospectus, which can be obtained from your investment professional or by contacting Nationwide. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Fund profiles must be read together with these IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES. For a more complete picture of any fund, you should also consult a current performance report and prospectus. Profiles may not be available for every fund.
Large-cap stocks
Large-cap blend
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| American Funds NVIT Growth-Income Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III |
| Neuberger Berman NVIT Multi Cap Opportunities Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Managed American Funds Growth-Income Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Nationwide Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT S&P 500 Index Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA — Service Shares | Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds |
Large-cap growth
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| American Funds NVIT Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Fidelity® VIP Growth Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III |
| Neuberger Berman NVIT Socially Responsible Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Large Cap Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Large-cap value
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| American Century NVIT Multi Cap Value Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| BlackRock NVIT Equity Dividend Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund |
| MFS® VIT Value Series — Service Class | MFS® Variable Insurance Trust |
| NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Value Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Mid-cap stocks
Mid-cap blend
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Dreyfus IP MidCap Stock Portfolio — Service Shares | Dreyfus Investment Portfolios |
| NVIT Mid Cap Index Fund — Class I | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Mid-cap growth
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Ivy VIP Mid Cap Growth — Class II | Ivy Funds Variable Insurance Portfolios, Inc. |
| NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Mid-cap value
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| AB VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio — Class B | AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. |
| American Century VP Mid Cap Value Fund — Class II | American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. |
| NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Small-cap stocks
Small-cap blend
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| NVIT Multi-Manager Small Company Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Small Cap Index Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund®/VA — Service Shares | Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds |
Small-cap growth
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| MFS® VIT New Discovery Series — Service Class | MFS® Variable Insurance Trust |
| NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Growth Fund — Class 2 | Wells Fargo Variable Trust |
Small-cap value
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Delaware VIPT Small Cap Value — Service Class | Delaware VIP Trust |
| NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
International stocks
Diversified emerging markets
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Fidelity® VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund |
Emerging markets
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio — Service Shares | Lazard |
| NVIT Emerging Markets Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Foreign large blend
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| MFS® VIT II International Value Portfolio — Service Class | MFS® Variable Insurance Trust |
| NVIT International Equity Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT International Index Fund — Class VIII | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Putnam VT International Equity Fund — Class IB | Putnam Variable Trust |
Foreign large growth
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Fidelity® VIP Overseas Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund |
| NVIT Multi-Manager International Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA — Service Shares | Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds |
Foreign large value
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| AB VPS International Value Portfolio — Class B | AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. |
| NVIT Multi-Manager International Value Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Templeton NVIT International Value Fund — Class I | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
World stock
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| American Funds NVIT Global Growth Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA — Service Shares | Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds |
Bonds
Emerging markets bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| PIMCO VIT Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio — Advisor Class | PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust |
High yield bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| BlackRock High Yield VI Fund — Class III | BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. |
| Columbia VP High Yield Bond Fund — Class 2 | Columbia Funds Management Company |
| Federated NVIT High Income Bond Fund — Class I | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Inflation-protected bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund — Class II | American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. |
Intermediate government bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| NVIT Government Bond Fund — Class I | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Intermediate-term bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| American Funds NVIT Bond Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| BlackRock Total Return VI Fund — Class III | BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. |
| DoubleLine NVIT Total Return Tactical Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| Fidelity® VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund II |
| Janus Henderson VIT Flexible Bond Portfolio: Service Shares | Janus Aspen Series |
| Lord Abbett Series Total Return Portfolio — Class VC | Lord Abbett Series Fund |
| NVIT Core Bond Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Core Plus Bond Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio — Advisor Class | PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust |
Multisector bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| NVIT Multi Sector Bond Fund — Class I | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
World bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (Unhedged) — Advisor Class | PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust |
| Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund — Class 2 | Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust |
Short-term bonds
Short-term bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| NVIT Short Term Bond Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| PIMCO VIT Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio — Advisor Class | PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust |
Ultrashort bond
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| PIMCO VIT Short-Term Portfolio — Advisor Class | PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust |
Cash
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| NVIT Government Money Market Fund — Class I | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Specialty
Equity sector
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Fidelity® VIP Energy Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
| Janus Henderson VIT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares | Janus Aspen Series |
| Morgan Stanley VIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio — Class II | MORGAN STANLEY |
| T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio – Class II | T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. |
Multialternative
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio — Service Shares | Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust |
| Guggenheim VF Multi-Hedge Strategies | Guggenheim Variable Funds |
Natural resources
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| VanEck VIP Trust Global Hard Assets Fund —Class S | VanEck Variable Insurance Products Trust |
Real estate
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Fidelity® VIP Real Estate Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund |
| NVIT Real Estate Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Asset allocation
Aggressive allocation
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Franklin Founding Funds Allocation VIP Fund — Class 2 | Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust |
| NVIT CardinalSM Aggressive Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT CardinalSM Moderately Aggressive Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Conservative allocation
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Franklin Income VIP Fund — Class 2 | Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust |
| NVIT Cardinal℠ Balanced Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Cardinal℠ Moderately Conservative Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Cardinal℠ Conservative Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Cardinal℠ Managed Growth & Income Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Investor Destinations Balanced Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| NVIT Investor Destinations Conservative Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
| VIT Investor Destinations Managed Growth & Income Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |
Moderate allocation
Tactical allocation
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio — Advisor Class | PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust |
Target date
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
| Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
| Fidelity® VIP Freedom Fund 2030 Portfolio — Service Class 2 | Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
World allocation
| Investment option fund profile (PDF) | Fund partner |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Global Allocation VI Fund — Class III | BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. |
| NVIT DFA Capital Appreciation Fund — Class II | Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust Funds |