Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC One Nationwide Plaza Columbus, OH 43215

EX-28.h.26

Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC

One Nationwide Plaza

Columbus, OH 43215

May 1, 2024

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust

One Nationwide Plaza

Columbus, OH 43215 

Re: 12b-1 Fee Waiver

Ladies and Gentlemen:

By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) agrees that, with respect to the NVIT International Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust, the Distributor shall waive a portion of the Rule 12b-1 fees for the Class VIII Shares of the Fund in an amount equal to 0.05%, for the period from the date of this Agreement through April 30, 2025. The Distributor acknowledges that it shall not be entitled to collect on, or make a claim for, waived fees at any time in the future.

Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC
By:		/s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Title: President

Your signature below acknowledges

acceptance of this Agreement:

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust

By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
		Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
		Title: Assistant Secretary
		Date: May 1, 2024