Nomura VIP Asset Strategy Series uses a differentiated pairwise investment framework and proprietary risk-based portfolio construction process to actively manage its allocations across asset classes of varying correlations around the globe.
Multi-asset solution
Seeks to provide total return using a dynamic asset-allocation framework
Strategic diversification
Utilizes a strategic mix of less correlated assets, including global equity, fixed income, and commodities
Time-tested approach
Managed by an experienced team through their time-tested multi-asset approach
Asset allocation is the primary driver of long-term returns and portfolio stability. Diversified portfolios with well-defined and predictable risk and return attributes can ensure alignment to specific investment objectives.
Risk management embedded into the asset allocation process through a proprietary risk model that can help generate more stable outcomes for clients.
The team’s differentiated investment framework generates insights in a consistent and repeatable way, eliminating many systematic flaws of typical multi-asset investment processes.
Efficient teamwork across a range of investment expertise helps simplify the investment universe into asset class pairs and creates the potential for two uncorrelated sources of alpha from asset allocation and security selection.
The pairwise process can respond to paradigm shifts, create accountability, mitigate behavioral bias, and help to avoid error-prone return forecasts.
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The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.
Total returns may reflect waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the manager and/or distributor (as applicable) for some or all of the periods shown. Performance would have been lower without such waivers and reimbursements.
Returns for less than one year are not annualized.
The performance and expense ratio information shown represent the performance and fees as they relate to actual shares of the Series. These examples do not include any fees or sales charges imposed by the variable insurance contract for which the Series is an investment option. If they were included, your costs would be higher and performance would be lower. Investors should consult the contract prospectus or disclosure documents for more information.
Index performance returns do not reflect any management fees, transaction costs, or expenses. Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index.
Benchmark since inception returns are as of the Fund's inception date.
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Risk Disclosures
Carefully consider the Series' investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Series' prospectus and its summary prospectus, which may be obtained by visiting nomuraassetmanagement.com/vip-literature or calling 800 523-1918. Investors should read the prospectus and the summary prospectus carefully before investing.
Employees of the Manager's affiliates outside the US participate in the management of certain Series as “associated persons” of DMC under DMC's oversight, in accordance with SEC guidance as to “participating affiliate” arrangements. These associated persons may, on behalf of DMC, provide discretionary investment management services, trading, research and related services directly or indirectly to the Series.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.
International investing (particularly in emerging markets) may be adversely affected by political instability; changes in currency exchange rates; inefficient markets and higher transaction costs; foreign economic conditions; the imposition of economic or trade sanctions; or inadequate or different regulatory and accounting standards. Investing in emerging markets involves greater risk than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets may have less stable political and economic environments, information about issuers may be less available or of a lesser quality, and securities markets may be smaller, less liquid, and subject to greater price volatility.
Investments in derivatives may involve additional expenses and are subject to significant loss if they perform differently than anticipated. Derivatives are also subject to the risk that the counterparty may fail to perform its obligations.
Fixed income securities can lose value, including the possible loss of principal. Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a fixed income security may be unable to make interest payments and/or repay principal in a timely manner. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Fixed income securities with longer maturities or duration generally are more sensitive to interest rate changes.
High yield securities (“junk bonds”) are subject to reduced creditworthiness of issuers, increased risk of default, and a more limited and less liquid secondary market. High yield securities may also be subject to greater price volatility and risk of loss of income and principal than higher-rated securities.
Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk and may also be subject to prepayment risk and extension risk. In addition, MBS and ABS may decline in value, become more volatile, face difficulties in valuation, or experience reduced liquidity due to changes in interest rates or general economic conditions. Certain MBS, such as collateralized mortgage obligations, real estate mortgage investment conduits, and stripped MBS may be more susceptible to these risks than other MBS.
The value of commodities investments will generally be affected by overall market movements and factors specific to a particular industry or commodity, which may include weather, embargoes, tariffs, and economic health, political, international regulatory and other developments. Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Nomura VIP funds are not available for direct investment except for issuers of variable insurance product contracts. They are available only through the purchase of certain variable insurance products.
Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
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