N-30B-2 1 d670010dn30b2.htm VLISEPACCT4/VLOB-0161 (811-08301) VLISepAcct4/VLOB-0161 (811-08301)

March 1, 2019

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

 

RE:   Nationwide VLI Separate Account - 4 (“Registrant”)
  File No. 811-08301
  Rule 30b2-1 Filing under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”)

Members of the Commission:

On behalf of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Nationwide VLI Separate Account - 4, we hereby acknowledge that the annual reports for the following underlying funds for the period ended December 31, 2018, have been submitted to contract owners. This filing is made pursuant to Rule 30b2-1(b).

Some of the funds included in each Fund Company’s annual report filing may not be available under every contract offered by the Registrant. We understand that the Fund Companies have filed (or will file) these reports with the Commission and, to the extent necessary, we incorporate these filings by reference.

 

Legal Fund Name

  

CIK

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio: Class A

   0000825316

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AB VPS Growth and Income Portfolio: Class A

   0000825316

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AB VPS International Value Portfolio: Class A

   0000825316

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AB VPS International Value Portfolio: Class B

   0000825316

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. - AB VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio: Class A

   0000825316

American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. - American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund: Class I

   0001124155

American Century Variable Portfolios II, Inc. - American Century VP Inflation Protection Fund: Class II

   0001124155

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Capital Appreciation Fund: Class I

   0000814680

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Income & Growth Fund: Class I

   0000814680

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP International Fund: Class I

   0000814680

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Mid Cap Value Fund: Class I

   0000814680

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Ultra(R) Fund: Class I

   0000814680

American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc. - American Century VP Value Fund: Class I

   0000814680

American Funds Insurance Series(R) - Asset Allocation Fund: Class 2

   0000729528

American Funds Insurance Series(R) - Bond Fund: Class 2

   0000729528

American Funds Insurance Series(R) - Global Small Capitalization Fund: Class 2

   0000729528

American Funds Insurance Series(R) - Growth Fund: Class 2

   0000729528

American Funds Insurance Series(R) - International Fund: Class 2

   0000729528

American Funds Insurance Series(R) - New World Fund: Class 2

   0000729528

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. - BlackRock Advantage Large Cap Core V.I. Fund: Class II

   0000355916

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. - BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund: Class II

   0000355916

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. - BlackRock High Yield V.I. Fund: Class I

   0000355916

Calvert VP S&P 500 Index Portfolio

   0000743773

Davis Variable Account Fund, Inc. - Davis Value Portfolio

   0001084060

Delaware Variable Insurance Product Trust - Delaware VIP Emerging Markets Series: Service Class

   0000814230

Delaware Variable Insurance Product Trust - Delaware VIP Small Cap Value Series: Service Class

   0000814230

Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds - DWS Small Cap Index VIP: Class A

   0001006373

Deutsche DWS Variable Series II - DWS CROCI(R) U.S. VIP: Class B

   0000764797

Deutsche DWS Variable Series II - DWS Global Income Builder VIP: Class A

   0000810573

Deutsche DWS Variable Series II - DWS Small Mid Cap Value VIP: Class B

   0000764797

Dimensional - DFA VA Global Moderate Allocation Portfolio

   0000355437

Dimensional - VA International Small Portfolio

   0000355437

Dimensional - VA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio

   0000355437

Dimensional - VIT Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio

   0000355437

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - MidCap Stock Portfolio: Initial Shares

   0001056707

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios - Small Cap Stock Index Portfolio: Service Shares

   0001056707

Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, Inc.: Initial Shares

   0000846800

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Appreciation Portfolio: Initial Shares

   0000813383

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - International Value Portfolio: Initial Shares

   0000813383

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Opportunistic Small Cap Portfolio: Initial Shares

   0000813383

Eaton Vance Variable Trust - Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund: Initial Class

   0001121746

Federated Insurance Series - Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II

   0000912577

Federated Insurance Series - Federated Managed Volatility Fund II: Primary Shares

   0000912577

Federated Insurance Series - Federated Quality Bond Fund II: Primary Shares

   0000912577

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products - Emerging Markets Portfolio: Service Class

   0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2005 Portfolio: Service Class

   0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2010 Portfolio: Service Class

   0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2015 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2020 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2025 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2030 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2035 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2040 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2045 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Fund 2050 Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Portfolio: Service Class

    0000823535

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio: Service Class

    0000831016

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Energy Portfolio: Service Class 2

    0000720318

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Equity-Income Portfolio: Service Class

    0000356494

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Government Money Market Portfolio: Initial Class

    0000356494

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Growth & Income Portfolio: Service Class

    0000927384

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio: Service Class

    0000927384

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Growth Portfolio: Service Class

    0000356494

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP High Income Portfolio: Service Class

    0000356494

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Index 500 Portfolio: Initial Class

    0000831016

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Service Class

    0000831016

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Mid Cap Portfolio: Service Class

    0000927384

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Overseas Portfolio: Service Class

    0000356494

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Real Estate Portfolio: Service Class

    0000720318

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund - VIP Value Strategies Portfolio: Service Class

    0000927384

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Founding Funds Allocation VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Income VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Rising Dividends VIP Fund: Class 1

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund: Class 1

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Foreign VIP Fund: Class 1

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Foreign VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund: Class 1

    0000837274

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund: Class 2

    0000837274

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Goldman Sachs Global Trends Allocation Fund: Service Shares

    0001046292

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund: Service Shares

    0001046292

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund: Institutional Shares

    0001046292

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Goldman Sachs Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio: Service Shares

    0001046292

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity Insights Fund: Institutional Shares

    0001046292

Guggenheim Variable Fund - Multi-Hedge Strategies

    0001064046

Invesco - Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. American Value Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. Small Cap Equity Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Invesco - Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund: Series I Shares

    0000896435

Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios - Asset Strategy: Class II

    0000810016

Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios - Growth: Class II

    0000810016

Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios - High Income: Class II

    0000810016

Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios - Mid Cap Growth: Class II

    0000810016

Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios - Science and Technology: Class II

    0000810016

Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios - Securian Real Estate Securities: Class II

    0000810016

Janus Henderson VIT Balanced Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Enterprise Portfolio: Institutional Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Enterprise Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Flexible Bond Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Forty Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Global Technology Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Mid Cap Value Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio: Service Shares

    0000906185

JPMorgan Insurance Trust - JPMorgan Insurance Trust Mid Cap Value Portfolio: Class 1

    0000909221

JPMorgan Insurance Trust - JPMorgan Insurance Trust Small Cap Core Portfolio: Class 1

    0000909221

Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. - Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio: Service Shares

    0001033669

Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust - ClearBridge Variable Small Cap Growth Portfolio: Class I

    0001176343

Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust - Baron Growth Opportunities Fund: Service Class

    0000914036

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. - Bond Debenture Portfolio: Class VC

    0000855396

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. - Mid Cap Stock Portfolio: Class VC

    0000855396

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. - Short Duration Income Portfolio: Class VC

    0000855396

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. - Total Return Portfolio: Class VC

    0000855396

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust - MFS Mid Cap Growth Series: Service Class

    0000918571

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust - MFS New Discovery Series: Intital Class

    0000918571

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust - MFS New Discovery Series: Service Class

    0000918571

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust - MFS Total Return Bond Series: Service Class

    0000918571

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust - MFS Value Series: Initial Class

    0000918571

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust - MFS Value Series: Service Class

    0000918571

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust II - MFS Blended Research(R) Core Equity Portfolio: Service Class

    0000719269

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust II - MFS Corporate Bond Portfolio: Service Class

    0000719269

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust II - MFS International Value Portfolio: Service Class

    0000719269

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust II - MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio: Initial Class

    0000719269

MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust II - MFS Research International Portfolio: Service Class

    0000719269

Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. - Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio: Class I

    0001011378

Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio: Class I

    0001011378

Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. - Global Real Estate Portfolio: Class II

    0001011378

Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. - Growth Portfolio: Class I

    0001011378

Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. - Mid Cap Growth Portfolio: Class I

    0001011378

Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. - U.S. Real Estate Portfolio: Class I

    0001011378

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Century NVIT Multi Cap Value Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Asset Allocation Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Bond Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Global Growth Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Growth Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - American Funds NVIT Growth-Income Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - BlackRock NVIT Equity Dividend Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - DoubleLine NVIT Total Return Tactical Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Federated NVIT High Income Bond Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Neuberger Berman NVIT Multi Cap Opportunities Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Neuberger Berman NVIT Socially Responsible Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Bond Index Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Aggressive Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Balanced Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Capital Appreciation Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Conservative Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Managed Growth & Income Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Managed Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Moderate Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Cardinal(SM) Moderately Conservative Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Bond Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Core Plus Bond Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT DFA Capital Appreciation Fund: Class P

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT DFA Moderate Fund: Class P

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Emerging Markets Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Government Bond Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Government Money Market Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Government Money Market Fund: Class V

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT International Equity Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT International Equity Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT International Index Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT International Index Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Aggressive Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Balanced Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Capital Appreciation Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Conservative Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Managed Growth & Income Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Managed Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Moderate Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Aggressive Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Investor Destinations Moderately Conservative Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Mid Cap Index Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi Sector Bond Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager International Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager International Value Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Large Cap Value Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund: Class II

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund: Class I

   0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Multi-Manager Small Company Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Nationwide Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Real Estate Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT S&P 500 Index Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Short Term Bond Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Short Term Bond Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - NVIT Small Cap Index Fund: Class II

    0000353905

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust - Templeton NVIT International Value Fund: Class I

    0000353905

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Guardian Portfolio: I Class Shares

    0000736913

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Large Cap Value Portfolio: I Class Shares

    0000736913

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Mid Cap Intrinsic Value Portfolio: I Class Shares

    0000736913

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio: I Class Shares

    0000736913

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio: S Class Shares

    0000736913

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Short Duration Bond Portfolio: I Class Shares

    0000736913

Neuberger Berman Advisers Management Trust - Sustainable Equity Portfolio: Class I Shares

    0000736913

Northern Lights Variable Trust - TOPS Managed Risk Balanced ETF Portfolio: Class 3

    0001352621

Northern Lights Variable Trust - TOPS Managed Risk Growth ETF Portfolio: Class 3

    0001352621

Northern Lights Variable Trust - TOPS Managed Risk Moderate Growth ETF Portfolio: Class 3

    0001352621

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000752737

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000752737

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000752737

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000752737

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer International Growth Fund/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000355411

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Main Street Fund(R)/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000752737

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds - Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund(R)/VA: Non-Service Shares

    0000752737

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - All Asset Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - CommodityRealReturn(R) Strategy Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Global Bond Opportunities Portfolio (Unhedged): Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - High Yield Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged): Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged): Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Long-Term U.S. Government Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Low Duration Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Real Return Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Total Return Portfolio: Administrative Class

    0001047304

Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust - Pioneer High Yield VCT Portfolio: Class I

    0000930709

Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT Equity Income Fund: Class IB

    0000822671

Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund: Class IB

    0000822671

Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT International Equity Fund: Class IB

    0000822671

Putnam Variable Trust - Putnam VT Small Cap Value Fund: Class IB

    0000822671

Royce Capital Fund - Royce Micro-Cap Portfolio: Investment Class

    0001006387

Royce Capital Fund - Royce Small-Cap Portfolio: Investment Class

    0001006387

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio

    0000918294

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio: II

    0000918294

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio: II

    0000918294

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio: II

    0000918294

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio: II

    0000918294

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price New America Growth Portfolio

    0000918294

T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc. - T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio

      0000918294  

T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc - T. Rowe Price Limited-Term Bond Portfolio

      0000920467  

The Dreyfus Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc.: Initial Shares

      0000890064  

VanEck VIP Trust - Emerging Markets Fund: Initial Class

      0000811976  

VanEck VIP Trust - Global Hard Assets Fund: Initial Class

      0000811976  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Balanced Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Capital Growth Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Diversified Value Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - International Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Real Estate Index Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Small Company Growth Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

      0000857490  

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Total International Stock Market Index Portfolio

      0000857490  

Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Discovery Fund: Class 2

      0001081402  

Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Opportunity Fund: Class 2

      0001081402  

Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Small Cap Growth Fund: Class 2

      0001081402  

You may direct any questions regarding this filing to the undersigned at {1-614-677-6084} or {Marascc2@Nationwide.com}.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Cathy Marasco
Cathy Marasco
Associate Vice President, Product Management