# Guardian Small Cap Core VIP Fund — new fund registration

Guardian Variable Products Trust registered 6 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2018-02-13. Featured series: Guardian Small Cap Core VIP Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: Guardian Variable Products Trust
- CIK: 0001668512
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2018-02-13
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0001193125-18-042277
- Reported net assets: $147.4M

## Series & classes (6)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guardian Small Cap Core VIP Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000061838) | Guardian Small Cap Core VIP Fund | — | Yes |
| [Guardian Small Cap Value VIP Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000061839) | Guardian Small Cap Value VIP Fund | — | Yes |
| [Guardian Global Utilities VIP Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000061840) | Guardian Global Utilities VIP Fund | — | Yes |
| [Guardian Multi-Sector Bond VIP Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000061841) | Guardian Multi-Sector Bond VIP Fund | — | Yes |
| [Guardian Total Return Bond VIP Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000061842) | Guardian Total Return Bond VIP Fund | — | Yes |
| [Guardian U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000061843) | Guardian U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund | — | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.09%
- Management fee: 0.69%
- Net expense ratio: 1.05%
- Other expenses: 0.15%

## Investment objective

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

## Advisers

- [Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/175101)
- [Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/124982)

## Other filings by this registrant (12)

- [485APOS — 2026-02-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-26-021253)
- [485APOS — 2025-02-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-25-018295)
- [485APOS — 2023-02-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-23-025790)
- [485APOS — 2022-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-22-028075)
- [485APOS — 2020-10-07 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-20-113098)
- [485APOS — 2020-03-31 (5 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-20-040963)
- [485APOS — 2020-02-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-052437)
- [N-1A/A — 2016-08-25](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-690263)
- [N-1A/A — 2016-08-24](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-689101)
- [N-1A/A — 2016-08-10](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-677913)
- [N-1A/A — 2016-05-31](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-607452)
- [N-1A — 2016-03-15 (11 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-504903)

## More

- [Registrant profile: Guardian Variable Products Trust](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1668512)
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