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Venerable Variable Insurance Trust
Summary Prospectus
December 17, 2025
Venerable International Equity Fund
Class/Ticker: V/VEQVX; I/VEQIX
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund's Prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) and most recent reports to shareholders (when available), at no cost online at https://docs.venerable.com/#/venerable-variable-insurance-trust. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-366-0066 or by sending an email request to [email protected]. The Fund's Prospectus and SAI, each dated December 17, 2025, as revised from time to time, and the Fund's most recent shareholder reports are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. This Summary Prospectus is intended for use in connection with a variable contract as defined in Section 817(d) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not intended for use by other investors.
Investment Objective
The Venerable International Equity Fund (the "Fund") seeks to provide long-term capital growth.
Fund Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees and expenses such as fees and expenses imposed under your variable annuity contracts or variable life insurance policies ("Variable Contract"), which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. If these fees or expenses were included in the table, the Fund's expenses would be higher. For more information on these charges, please refer to the documents governing your Variable Contract.
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
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Class V |
Class I |
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Management Fees |
0.80 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
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Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1 Fees) |
0.30 |
% |
0.00 |
% |
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Other Expenses1 |
0.15 |
% |
0.15 |
% |
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Total Annual Operating Expenses |
1.25 |
% |
0.95 |
% |
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Less Waivers and Reimbursements2 |
(0.26 |
%) |
(0.00 |
%) |
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Total Annual Operating Expenses Less Waivers and Reimbursements |
0.99 |
% |
0.95 |
% |
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1 Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
2 Until March 20, 2028, Venerable Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Adviser"), the distributor, and certain financial intermediaries have contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of fees (including management fee, administrative services fee, and/or distribution and/or service fee (12b-1 Fee), as applicable) and/or reimburse other operating expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding interest expenses, short sale expenses, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation expenses) to 0.99% for Class V shares and 0.95% for Class I shares. Termination or modification of these obligations prior to March 20, 2028, requires approval by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). To the extent these obligations terminate or are modified, the Fund's total annual operating expenses may increase.
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example does not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract. If the example were to reflect the deduction of such charges, the costs shown would be greater. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The example reflects the Fund's contractual fee waivers and reimbursement obligations only for the term of the fee waivers and reimbursement obligations. Although your actual costs and returns might be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 Year |
3 Years |
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Class V |
$ |
101 |
$ |
344 |
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Class I |
$ |
97 |
$ |
303 |
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Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example above, affect the Fund's performance. Because the Fund is new, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.
Principal Investment Strategy
The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities and in derivatives that have economic characteristics similar to such securities. Equity securities in which the Fund invests include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, rights, participation notes, convertible securities, and depositary receipts. The Fund also invests in derivatives that are equity-equivalent securities or instruments whose values are based on common stocks (i.e., synthetic foreign equity securities, convertible securities, rights, warrants or options to purchase common stock, futures contracts
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(stock or stock index), and index swaps and currency forwards). The fund invests principally in developed countries but may invest in emerging markets.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests principally in issuers located outside of the United States. The Fund considers an investment to be tied economically to a country if the issuer: (i) has a class of its securities whose principal securities market is in the country; (ii) is organized under the laws of, or has a principal office in, the country; (iii) derives 50% or more of its total revenue or profit from goods produced, sales made or services provided in the country; or (iv) maintains 50% or more of its assets in the country. The Fund is not limited in the amount of its total assets that may be denominated in a single currency or invested in securities of issuers located in a single country. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in emerging market countries. The Fund considers emerging market countries to include every country in the world except Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Fund invests principally in large and medium capitalization companies. The Fund defines large and medium capitalization companies as those companies represented by the MSCI EAFE Index (a widely recognized benchmark that measures the performance of mid- and large-cap companies across developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada).
The Fund may use derivatives to manage country and currency exposure and facilitate the implementation of its investment strategy. For example, the Fund may at times seek to protect a portion of its investments against adverse currency exchange rate changes by purchasing forward currency. The Fund may use derivatives to take both long and short positions. The Fund may invest in synthetic foreign equity securities, which may be international warrants, local access products, participation notes or low exercise price warrants. International warrants are a form of derivative security issued by foreign banks that either give holders the right to buy or sell an underlying security or securities for a particular price or give holders the right to receive cash payment relating to the value of the underlying security or securities. Local access products are similar to options in that they are exercisable by the holder for an underlying security or the value of that security but are generally exercisable over a longer term than typical options. Participation notes are a form of derivative issued by a bank or broker-dealer that provide the same exposure to an underlying security as buying the underlying security directly. A low exercise price warrant gives the holder the right to purchase an underlying security at a price lower than the current market price, which can be advantageous if the market price of the underlying security increases. The Fund may also invest in equity linked notes, which are notes whose return is tied to a single stock or a basket of stocks. Generally, upon the maturity of the note, the holder receives a return of principal based on the capital appreciation of the underlying linked securities.
The Fund may, from time to time, invest a significant portion of its total assets in securities of companies in a particular sector or sectors. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund expects to invest a significant portion of its assets in securities of companies in the financials sector.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), which are companies that own, operate, or finance properties.
The Adviser has engaged Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("FT") to provide the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio pursuant to a multi-style and multi-manager approach and investment guidelines provided by the Adviser. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets among a number of different investment strategies (or "sleeves"), each of which is advised by FT or by FT and a non-discretionary sub-adviser affiliated with FT that provides the Adviser and FT with investment recommendations in the form of a model portfolio, which FT utilizes to purchase and sell securities for the Fund. The non-discretionary sub-advisers utilize different investment strategies in providing investment recommendations for their respective sleeves, act independently from one another, and use their own methodologies for selecting investments. Non-discretionary sub-advisers may employ a fundamental investment approach, a quantitative investment approach, or a combination of both. The Fund's use of such model portfolios and the allocation of Fund assets may change at any time. FT also manages the Fund's cash balances and may manage portions of the Fund during transitions between non-discretionary sub-adviser strategies.
Principal Risks of Investing
As with all mutual funds, an investor is subject to the risk that his or her investment could lose money. In addition to this risk, the Fund is subject to the principal risks described below.
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• Equity Securities Risk. The value of equity securities will rise and fall in response to the activities of the company that issued them, general market conditions and/or economic conditions.
• Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Non-U.S. securities have risks relating to political, economic, social, and regulatory conditions in foreign countries. Non-U.S. securities may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information and less stringent investor protections and disclosure standards. In addition, the value of non-U.S. securities may be subject to foreign tax laws including withholding taxes, which may reduce the net amount available for distribution to the Fund's shareholders.
• Emerging Markets Equity Securities Risk. Investing in emerging market equity securities can pose some risks different from, and greater than, risks of investing in U.S. or developed markets equity securities. These risks include: a risk of loss due to political instability; exposure to economic structures that are generally less diverse and mature, and to political systems which may have less stability, than those of more developed countries; smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity (including as a result of a significant reduction in the number of market participants or transactions); significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; possible difficulties in the repatriation of investment income and capital including as a result of the closure of securities markets in an emerging market country; and, generally, less stringent investor protection standards as compared with investments in U.S. or other developed market equity securities. In addition, emerging market countries may be subject to less stringent requirements regarding accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and record keeping and therefore, all material information may not be available or reliable. U.S. regulatory authorities' ability to enforce legal and/or regulatory obligations against individuals or entities, and shareholders' ability to bring derivative litigation or otherwise enforce their legal rights, in emerging market countries may be limited.
• Preferred Stock Risk. Preferred stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock.
• Currency Risk. Non-U.S. securities that trade in, and receive revenues in, non-U.S. currencies are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. As a result, investments in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities and currencies may reduce the returns of the Fund.
• Derivatives Risk. Investments in a derivative instrument could lose more than the initial amount invested. Compared to conventional securities, derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in interest rates or to sudden fluctuations in market prices and thus the Fund's losses may be greater if it invests in derivatives than if it invests only in conventional securities. The use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in equity or fixed income securities, currencies, or other instruments. Derivatives are generally subject to a number of risks such as leveraging risk, liquidity risk (the risk that the investment cannot be sold quickly), market risk, credit risk, default risk, counterparty risk (the risk that the other party in an agreement will fail to perform its obligations), management risk, operational risk, and legal risk. Certain of these risks do not apply to derivative instruments entered into for hedging or cash equitization, certain cleared derivative instruments, and written options contracts. Derivatives also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of the derivative instrument may not correlate exactly with the change in the value of the underlying asset, rate, or index.
• Depositary Receipts Risk. Depositary receipts (including American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts) are securities traded on a local stock exchange that represent securities issued by a foreign publicly-listed company. Depositary receipts are generally subject to the same risks of investing in the foreign securities they evidence or into which they may be converted.
• Synthetic Foreign Equity Securities Risk. Investments in these instruments involve the risk that the issuer of the instrument may default on its obligation to deliver the underlying security or its value. These
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instruments may also be subject to liquidity risk, currency risk and the risks associated with investments in non-U.S. securities. In addition, the exercise or settlement date may be affected by certain market disruption events which could cause the local access products to become worthless if the events continue for a period of time.
• Equity Linked Notes Risk. Equity linked notes are generally subject to the risks associated with the debt securities of foreign issuers and with securities denominated in foreign currencies and, because they are equity linked, may return a lower amount at maturity because of a decline in value of the linked security or securities. Equity linked notes are also subject to default risk and counterparty risk (the risk that the other party in an agreement will fail to perform its obligations).
• Currency Trading Risk. Currency trading strategies may involve instruments that have volatile prices, are illiquid or less liquid or create economic leverage. Forward currency contracts are subject to the risk that, should forward prices increase, a loss will be incurred to the extent that the price of the currency agreed to be purchased exceeds the price of the currency agreed to be sold.
• Financials Sector Risk. The Fund may be susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting the financial sector, including with respect to U.S. and foreign banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies, finance companies (e.g., automobile finance) and related asset-backed securities. These developments may affect the value of the Fund's investments more than if the Fund were not invested to such a degree in this sector. Companies in the financials sector may be particularly susceptible to factors such as interest rate, fiscal, regulatory, and monetary policy changes.
• REITs Risk. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties owned by the REITs and by the quality of tenants' credit.
• Large and Medium Capitalization Companies Risk. More established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies. Investments in medium capitalization companies may involve greater risks than in larger companies because they may have narrower markets, more limited managerial and financial resources, and a less diversified product offering than larger companies. Some medium capitalization stocks may also be thinly traded and, thus, difficult to buy and sell in the market.
• Financial Markets Risk. Global economies and financial markets are increasingly interconnected and conditions (including volatility and instability) and events (including natural disasters, pandemics, and epidemics) in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region, or financial market. In addition, governmental and quasi-governmental organizations have taken a number of unprecedented actions designed to support the markets. Such events and conditions may adversely affect the value of the Fund's securities, result in greater market or liquidity risk or cause difficulty valuing the Fund's portfolio instruments or achieving the Fund's objective.
• Active Management Risk. Despite strategies designed to achieve the Fund's investment objective, the value of investments will change with market conditions, and so will the value of any investment in the Fund and you could lose money. The securities selected for the portfolio may not perform as expected. Additionally, securities selected may cause the Fund to underperform relative to other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. There is no guarantee that the Fund's adviser will effectively assess the Fund's portfolio characteristics, and it is possible that their judgments regarding the Fund's exposures may prove incorrect. In addition, actions taken to manage Fund characteristics, including risk, may be ineffective and/or cause the Fund to underperform.
• Multi-Manager Approach Risk. While the investment styles employed by the sub-advisers are intended to be complementary, they may not in fact be complementary. A multi-manager approach could result in more exposure to certain types of securities and higher portfolio turnover.
• Fundamental Investing Risk. A fundamental investment approach uses research and analysis of a variety of factors to create a forecast of company results, which is used to select securities. The process may result in an evaluation of a security's value that may be incorrect or, if correct, may not be reflected by the market. Security or instrument selection using a fundamental investment approach may also cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives and investment strategies even in a rising market.
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• Quantitative Investing Risk. Quantitative inputs and models use historical company, economic and/or industry data to evaluate prospective investments or to generate forecasts which could result in incorrect assessments of the specific portfolio characteristics or ineffective adjustments to the Fund's exposures. Securities selected using quantitative analysis may perform differently than analysis of their historical trends would suggest. Inputs or models may be flawed or not work as anticipated and may cause the Fund to underperform other funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.
• Non-Discretionary Implementation Risk. With respect to the portion of the Fund that is managed pursuant to model portfolios provided by non-discretionary sub-advisers, it is expected that trades will be effected on a periodic basis and, therefore, less frequently than would typically be the case if discretionary sub-advisers were employed. Given that values of investments change with market conditions, this could cause the Fund's return to be lower than if the Fund employed discretionary sub-advisers with respect to that portion of its portfolio.
• Impact of Large Redemptions (Including Possible Fund Liquidation) Risk. The Fund is used as an investment by certain funds of funds and may have a large percentage of its shares owned by such funds. Large redemption activity could result in the Fund incurring additional costs and being forced to sell portfolio securities at a loss to meet redemptions. Large redemptions may also result in increased expense ratios, higher levels of realized capital gains or losses with respect to the Fund's portfolio securities, higher Fund cash levels, higher brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, among other negative consequences such as reduced liquidity in the Fund's portfolio. As a result, large redemption activity could adversely affect the Fund's ability to conduct its investment program which, in turn, could adversely impact the Fund's performance or may result in the Fund no longer remaining at an economically viable size, in which case the Fund may cease operations.
An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Performance Information
The Fund is new and, therefore, has no performance history. Once the Fund has completed a full calendar year of operations, a bar chart and table will be included that will provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by comparing the Fund's return to a broad measure of market performance.
Investment Adviser
The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.
Sub-Advisers
Discretionary Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers
FT serves as discretionary investment sub-adviser to the Fund.
The individual members of the team jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund are:
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Title |
Date Began Managing the Fund |
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Jacqueline Hurley Kenney, CFA |
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Head of Direct Implementation |
March 2026 |
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Eric Johnson, CFA |
Vice President, Senior Research Analyst |
March 2026 |
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Nick Hooten, CFA |
Senior Vice President, Head of Client Investment Solutions |
March 2026 |
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Non-Discretionary Sub-Advisers
ClearBridge Investments, LLC and Putnam Investment Management, LLC, each an SEC-registered investment adviser, serve as non-discretionary investment sub-advisers to the Fund.
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
Shares of the Fund are not offered directly to the public. Purchase and sale of shares may be made only by separate accounts of insurance companies serving as investment options under Variable Contracts. Please refer to the prospectus for the appropriate Variable Contract for information on how to direct investments in, or sale from, an investment option corresponding to the Fund and any fees that may apply. Participating insurance companies and certain other designated organizations are authorized to receive purchase orders on the Fund's behalf.
Shares of the Fund also may be sold directly to other investment companies.
Tax Information
Distributions made by the Fund to a Variable Contract, and exchanges and redemptions of Fund shares made by a Variable Contract, ordinarily do not cause the corresponding contract holder or plan participant to recognize income or gain for federal income tax purposes. See the prospectus for the appropriate Variable Contract for information regarding the federal income tax treatment of the distributions to your Variable Contract and the holders of the Variable Contracts.
Payments to Insurance Companies and Other Financial Intermediaries
Class V shares and Class I shares of the Fund may be offered as investment options in Variable Contracts issued by affiliated and non-affiliated insurance companies. Fees derived from a Fund's 12b-1 Plan (if applicable) may be paid to insurance companies, broker-dealers, and other financial intermediaries for selling the Fund's shares to the clients of the insurance companies, broker-dealers, or other financial intermediaries. See "Distribution Plan."
In addition, the Adviser or its affiliated entities, out of their own resources and without additional cost to the Fund or its shareholders, may pay additional compensation to these insurance companies, broker-dealers, or other financial intermediaries. Payments of such additional compensation may provide an incentive for insurance companies to make the Fund available through Variable Contracts over other mutual funds or products. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Adviser and its affiliated entities have not entered into any such arrangements.
The Adviser and its affiliated entities may also share their profits with affiliated insurance companies or other affiliated entities through inter-company payments. The sharing of such profits may provide an incentive for affiliated insurance companies to make the Fund available through Variable Contracts over other mutual funds or products. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Adviser intends to share all of its profits with affiliated insurance companies.
The insurance companies issuing Variable Contracts may also pay fees to third parties in connection with distribution of the Variable Contracts and for services provided to the owners of Variable Contracts ("Contract Owners"). Neither the Fund, the Adviser, nor the Fund's distributor are parties to these arrangements. Contract Owners should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their Variable Contracts for a discussion of these payments and should consult with their agent or broker.
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