0000202713 2025-11-14 2025-11-14 0000202713 nationwide:C000024492Member nationwide:NomuraHighIncomeFundInstitutionalClassMember 2025-11-14 2025-11-14 0000202713 nationwide:C000024492Member 2025-11-14 2025-11-14 pure iso4217:USD utr:Y Nationwide Variable Account 0000202713 false N-4 N-4 2025-11-14 <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The following underlying mutual funds are offered as investment options under the contract.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Effective on or about December 1, 2025, the name of each investment option, the name of the investment advisor, and the subadvisor(s) are updated as indicated below:</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:1pt;line-height:1pt;"> </span> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-left:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;empty-cells:show;width:541pt;"> <tr style="height:17.5pt;"> <td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-bottom:3.125pt;padding-top:3.125pt;vertical-align:Bottom;width:270.5pt;"> <div style="line-height:11.0pt;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Center;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT INFORMATION</span></div></div></td> <td style="border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-bottom:3.125pt;padding-top:3.125pt;vertical-align:Bottom;width:270.5pt;"> <div style="line-height:11.0pt;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-left:5.75pt;margin-right:3pt;text-align:Center;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">UPDATED INFORMATION</span></div></div></td></tr> <tr style="height:91.5pt;"> <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-bottom:1.5pt;padding-top:3.125pt;vertical-align:Top;width:270.5pt;"> <div style="line-height:11pt;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Macquarie High Income Fund - Institutional Class</span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Investment Advisor: Delaware Management Company, a series of </span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware </span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">statutory trust)</span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Investment Sub-Advisor: Macquarie Investment Management </span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Austria Kapitalanlage AG, Macquarie Investment Mangement </span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Europe Limited, and Macquarie Investment Management Global </span></div> <div style="margin-left:3pt;margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Limited</span></div></div></td> <td style="padding-bottom:1.5pt;padding-top:3.125pt;vertical-align:Top;width:270.5pt;"> <div style="line-height:11pt;text-align:left;"> <div style="margin-left:5.75pt;margin-right:3pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Nomura High Income Fund - Institutional Class</span></div> <div style="margin-left:5.75pt;margin-right:3pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Investment Advisor: </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Delaware Management Company, a series of </span></div> <div style="margin-left:5.75pt;margin-right:3pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware </span></div> <div style="margin-left:5.75pt;margin-right:3pt;text-align:Left;white-space:nowrap;"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">statutory trust)</span></div></div></td></tr></table> <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0.0pt;">Nomura High Income Fund - Institutional Class</span> <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Delaware Management Company, a series of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">Nomura Investment Management Business Trust (a Delaware </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0.0pt;">statutory trust)</span>