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VIT Forty Portfolio

We believe our differentiated view from the market identifies growth where growth is scarce, positioning our investments to outperform the index over time

NAV
$46.65
As of 04/25/2025

1-Day Change
$0.51 (1.11%)
 As of 04/25/2025

YTD Return
-8.64%
As of 04/25/2025

Overview

About This Portfolio

Concentrated large-cap growth portfolio, leveraging our three decades of experience in high-conviction investing. By investing in our best wide-moat ideas, the Portfolio seeks to add excess returns over the long term. Given its concentrated nature, the Portfolio may exhibit moderately higher volatility than its benchmark.

Why Invest in This Portfolio

High-Conviction Approach
Fundamental research-driven approach, investing with conviction in 30 to 40 of our best large-cap growth ideas where we believe we have a differentiated view from the market.

Innovative Wide-Moat Companies
Seeks companies with sustainable competitive advantages that capitalize on their competitive moat to grow market share globally over a multi-year period. Emphasizes dominant companies driving innovation and change through disruptive technologies, products or business models.

Stock Selection Drives Return
Stock picker’s portfolio designed to deliver long-term growth of capital with a high-conviction approach. Seeks to use risk wisely, leveraging our best ideas in a concentrated portfolio to drive potential outperformance of the index over time.

Portfolio Management

Nick Schommer, CFA: Portfolio Manager
Nick Schommer, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Industry since 2007. Joined Firm in 2013.

Brian Recht: Portfolio Manager | Research Analyst
Brian Recht

Portfolio Manager | Research Analyst

Industry since 2011. Joined Firm in 2015.

Performance

RETURNS (%) (As of 03/31/2025)
VIT Forty Portfolio Service Class Russell 1000® Growth Index S&P 500® Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
(05/01/1997)
VIT Forty Portfolio Service Class -8.81 -8.81 3.63 6.94 16.11 13.45 11.84
Russell 1000® Growth Index -9.97 -9.97 7.76 10.10 20.09 15.12 9.70
S&P 500® Index -4.27 -4.27 8.25 9.06 18.59 12.50 9.21
Returns quoted are past performance and do not guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment returns and principal value will vary; there may be a gain or loss when shares are sold.

Returns include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Returns greater than one year are annualized.

Mutual fund performance for some periods may incorporate returns from older share classes, adjusted for fees and expenses. Visit janushenderson.com/synthetic for specific details.
RETURNS (%) (As of 03/31/2025)
VIT Forty Portfolio Service Class Russell 1000® Growth Index S&P 500® Index
 
3M YTD 1YR 3YR 5YR 10YR Since Inception
(05/01/1997)
VIT Forty Portfolio Service Class -8.81 -8.81 3.63 6.94 16.11 13.45 11.84
Russell 1000® Growth Index -9.97 -9.97 7.76 10.10 20.09 15.12 9.70
S&P 500® Index -4.27 -4.27 8.25 9.06 18.59 12.50 9.21
Returns quoted are past performance and do not guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment returns and principal value will vary; there may be a gain or loss when shares are sold.

Returns include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Returns greater than one year are annualized.

Mutual fund performance for some periods may incorporate returns from older share classes, adjusted for fees and expenses. Visit janushenderson.com/synthetic for specific details.
Calendar Year Returns (%)
VIT Forty Portfolio Service Class Russell 1000® Growth Index
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
VIT Forty Portfolio Service Class 28.14 39.65 -33.73 22.60 39.03 36.85 1.72 29.99 1.94 11.94
Russell 1000® Growth Index 33.36 42.68 -29.14 27.60 38.49 36.39 -1.51 30.21 7.08 5.67
Returns quoted are past performance and do not guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Investment returns and principal value will vary; there may be a gain or loss when shares are sold.

Returns include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Returns greater than one year are annualized.

Mutual fund performance for some periods may incorporate returns from older share classes, adjusted for fees and expenses. Visit janushenderson.com/synthetic for specific details.

Morningstar Percentile

 (As of 03/31/2025)
1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE INCEPTION
Percentile Ranking 64 69 65 32 6
Large Growth | Rank/Count 643/1106 706/1064 637/1015 273/924 22/466
 (As of 03/31/2025)
1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR SINCE INCEPTION
Percentile Ranking 64 69 65 32 6
Large Growth | Rank / Count 643/1106 706/1064 637/1015 273/924 22/466

Returns-Based Statistics (As of 03/31/2025 Class SERVICE Shares)

RISK / REWARD
VS. Russell 1000 Growth TR Index		 3YR 5YR
Information Ratio -0.68 -0.78
Alpha -2.63 -2.82
Tracking Error 3.83 3.96
Beta 1.01 0.98
R-squared (%) 96.80 96.15
UP/DOWN MARKET CAPTURE (%)
Russell 1000 Growth TR Index		 3YR 5YR
Up Capture Ratio 96.46 90.68
Down Capture Ratio 105.00 101.31
STANDARD DEVIATION 3YR 5YR
Forty Portfolio 21.14 20.36
Russell 1000 Growth TR Index 20.48 20.30
SHARPE RATIO 3YR 5YR
Forty Portfolio 0.13 0.66
Russell 1000 Growth TR Index 0.26 0.84
Annual Fees & Expenses (As of the most recent prospectus)
SERVICE SHARES
Management Fees 0.48%
12b-1 Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses 0.07%
Total Gross Expenses 0.80%
Total Net Expenses 0.80%

Portfolio

Index represents the Russell 1000® Growth Index.

Top Holdings (As of 03/31/2025)
% of Fund
Microsoft Corp 10.64
Amazon.com Inc 8.32
NVIDIA Corp 6.01
Mastercard Inc 5.65
Apple Inc 5.49
Meta Platforms Inc 5.04
Alphabet Inc 4.68
Broadcom Inc 3.56
Eli Lilly & Co 3.54
Oracle Corp 3.37
TOTAL 56.30
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Portfolio Characteristics (As of 03/31/2025)
  PORTFOLIO INDEX
Number of Holdings
Equity Issues		 35 394
Market Capitalization
Weighted Average		 $1,077.43B $1,338.97B
Portfolio Turnover Rate
(1-year trailing)		 37.52% -
Price/Earnings Ratio
(1-year forward)		 25.15 24.98
Price/Book Ratio
 9.16 11.24
Earnings Growth Rate
(1-year forward)		 21.99% 17.91%
Sector Allocation % of Fund % of Index % of Fund % of Index As of 03/31/2025
Equity country, regional, sector and industry weights primarily based on MSCI and GICS classifications.
Regional Allocation % of Fund % of Index % of Fund % of Index As of 03/31/2025
Developed vs Emerging Markets % of Fund % of Index % of Fund % of Index As of 03/31/2025
Market Capitalization Range of Equity Holdings % of Fund % of Index % of Fund % of Index As of 03/31/2025

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