Bond Funds

American Funds Insurance Series® – U.S. Government Securities Fund (VIGVT)

Summary

A quality foundation.Invests primarily in securities guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government and manages allocations between government and mortgage securities. Seeks to outpace the Treasury and mortgage-backed securities markets while maintaining low correlation to equities and minimal credit risk.
Price at NAV
$9.87
as of 4/23/2025 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions)
$1,840.1
Portfolio Managers
4
Expense Ratio (Gross/Net %)
0.33 / 0.26%

Returns at NAV

5.53%
1-year return
-0.39%
5-year return
1.53%
10-year return
4.50%
30-Day SEC Yield
Returns as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly). Yield as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities
0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities
0.0%
U.S. Bonds
88.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
11.3%
As of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)
U.S. Equities
0.0%
Non-U.S. Equities
0.0%
U.S. Bonds
88.7%
Non-U.S. Bonds
0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
11.3%
As of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Volatility & Return

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Fixed Income
For Class 1 Shares,this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviationand 10-year annualized return of the fixed income funds.
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  • Bloomberg
    U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesIndex
  • Other
    AFfunds
Standard Deviation as of 03/31/2025 (updated monthly). Annualized return as of 03/31/2025 (updated monthly).
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Fund Statistics

6.7 years
Effective Duration
4.3%
Average Yield To Worst
4.0%
Average Coupon
% of net assets as of 3/31/25 (updated quarterly)

Description

Objective

The fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and preservation of capital.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Invests primarily in securities guaranteed or sponsored by the U.S. government and mortgage-backed securities.

Types of Investments

Primarily invests in direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury and securities issued by U.S. government agencies, and cash and equivalents.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 12/2/1985
Fund Assets (millions) $1,840.1
As of 3/31/2025
Companies/Issuers 32 +
Holdings are as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly).
Regular Dividends Paid 0Jun, Dec
Capital Gains Paid Jun
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 398%
Fiscal Year-End Dec
Prospectus Date 05/01/2024
CUSIP 030372 50 2
Fund Number 30

Returns

Month-End Returns as of 3/31/2025

VIGVT
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed Securities Index
ANNUAL RETURNS CHART

Quarter-End Returns as of 3/31/2025

Growth of 10K

For Class 1 Shares , this chart tracks a hypothetical investment with dividends reinvested, over the last 20 years, or, since inception date if the fund has been in existence under 20 years, through 12/31/2024.
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High & Low Prices

Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates 30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 4.24%4.5%
As of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)
Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
David J. Betanzos82226
Steven D. Lotwin622--
Fergus N. MacDonald132031
Ritchie Tuazon81324
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar RatingTM

Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated (217)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(217 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(206 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(171 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk
Average
LOW
HIGH
Category Intermediate Government
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
StandardDeviation
4.74
SharpeRatio
-0.07
For the 10 Years ending 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).
Insurance Series Benchmark
Morningstar Benchmark
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesIndex
Bloomberg US Agg Bond TRUSD
R-squared
9586.37
Beta
0.980.88
Capture Ratio(Downside/Upside)
93/10180.69/85.49
American Funds Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).
Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 3/31/2025 (updated monthly).

Quality Summary

  • U.S. Treasuries/Agencies
    38.5%
  • AAA/Aaa
    49.5%
  • AA/Aa
    0.6%
  • Unrated
    0.1%
  • Cash & equivalents
    10.7%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly).

Average Life Breakdown

  • 0-4.9 Years
    52.6%
  • 5-9.9 Years
    28.8%
  • 10-19.9 Years
    3.0%
  • 20-29.9 Years
    4.3%
  • 30+ Years
    0.0%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly).

Holdings

Bonds Breakdown

Bond Details

Total bond holdings
Mortgage-backed obligations + 50.1%
U.S. Treasury bonds & notes 38.4%
Cash & equivalents 11.3%
Corporate bonds, notes & loans 0.2%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated quarterly)

Top Fixed-Income Issuers

  • U.S. Treasury
    35.2%
  • Federal Home Loan Mortgage
    20.4%
  • Fannie Mae
    14.2%
  • UMBS
    10.2%
  • Ginnie Mae II
    2.9%
% of net assets as of 3/31/2025 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

2025
historical-prices

Historical Prices Year-End

Historical Distributions

as of 12/11/2024
2025
Record DateCalculated DatePay Date Income Dividend Regular Income Dividend Special Cap. Gains Long-Term Cap. Gains Short-Term Reinvest NAV
No data available for 2025
Year-to-Date:Dividends Subtotal: --Cap Gains Subtotal: --
Total Distributions: --

Fees & Expenses

Fees

Annual Management Fees0.29%
Other Expenses0.04%
Service 12b-1--

As of each fund's most recent prospectus.

Expense Ratio

Gross Net
VIGVT0.33%0.26%
Fund as of most recent prospectus.

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