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WILSHIRE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
(the “Trust”)
Balanced Fund
Small Cap Fund

Supplement dated May 8, 2013, to the Trust’s Prospectus dated May 1, 2013, with respect to the Balanced Fund and the Small Cap Fund.
 
The following information replaces the information under the heading “Fund Summaries – Balanced Fund” and sub-headings “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Example” on page 8 of the Prospectus:

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table below does not reflect expenses that apply to separate accounts or related annuity contracts, and if such expenses were reflected, fees would be higher.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses* (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
 
Management Fees
0.00%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
0.16%
Other Expenses
0.19%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
1.15%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.50%
 

*
Estimated based on expected allocation as of April 2, 2013. The Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear, pro rata, the expenses of the Income Fund, the Large Company Growth Portfolio, the Large Company Value Portfolio, the Small Company Growth Portfolio, the Small Company Value Portfolio and the Wilshire International Equity Fund. These indirect expenses are based on actual expense ratios for the Income Fund, the Large Company Growth Portfolio, the Large Company Value Portfolio, the Small Company Growth Portfolio, the Small Company Value Portfolio and the Wilshire International Equity Fund. The Income Fund, the Large Company Growth Portfolio, the Large Company Value Portfolio, the Small Company Growth Portfolio, the Small Company Value Portfolio and the Wilshire International Equity Fund fees and expenses are not reflected in the Fund’s expense ratio as shown in the Financial Highlights table of this prospectus.
 
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 assumes that you invest $10,000 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 does not reflect expenses that apply to separate accounts or related annuity contracts, and if such expenses were reflected, fees would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$153
$474
$818
$1,791
 
 
 

 

The following information replaces the information under the heading “Fund Summaries – Small Cap Fund” and sub-headings “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Example” on page 20 of the Prospectus:

Fees and Expenses of the Fund
 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The table below does not reflect expenses that apply to separate accounts or related annuity contracts, and if such expenses were reflected, fees would be higher.
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses* (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
 
Management Fee
0.39%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25%
Other Expenses
0.24%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
0.52%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.40%
 

*
Estimated based on expected allocation as of April 2, 2013. The Fund’s shareholders indirectly bear, pro rata, the expenses of the Fund’s assets invested in the Small Company Growth Portfolio and the Small Company Value Portfolio. These indirect expenses are based on actual expense ratios for the Small Company Growth Portfolio and the Small Company Value Portfolio. The Management Fee charged to the Fund is based on the average daily net assets of the Fund that are not invested in the Small Company Growth Portfolio and the Small Company Value Portfolio. Accordingly, the Management Fee shown in the table is based on the Portfolio’s target allocation of 20% of assets invested in the Small Company Growth Portfolio and 20% of assets invested in the Small Company Value Portfolio. The Fund’s investments in the Small Company Growth Portfolio and the Small Company Value Portfolio are not reflected in the Fund’s expense ratio as shown in the Financial Highlights table of this Prospectus.
 
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 assumes that you invest $10,000 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 does not reflect expenses that apply to separate accounts or related annuity contracts, and if such expenses were reflected, fees would be higher. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
 
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$143
$443
$766
$1,680
 
INVESTORS SHOULD RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT WITH THE PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

 
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