Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC One Nationwide Plaza Columbus, OH 43215

EX-28.h.26

Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC

Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx

Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000

June 16, 2021

Nationwide Variable Insurance Trust

Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx

Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000    

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, 2022. 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: Senior Vice 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: June 16, 2021