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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9183736.470000</valUSD>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PIMCO FUNDS</name>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9217930.440000</valUSD>
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        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>PIMCO FUNDS</name>
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        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US72201M4463"/>
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        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7404904.860000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>N/A</name>
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        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>463000.000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.2610160</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>RA</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="See item: C_10_b_ii_name" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <repurchaseAgrmt>
          <transCat>Repurchase</transCat>
          <clearedCentCparty centralCounterparty="Fixed Income Clearing Corp" isCleared="Y"/>
          <isTriParty>N</isTriParty>
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          <maturityDt>2023-10-02</maturityDt>
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            <repurchaseCollateral>
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              <collateralVal>472317.380000</collateralVal>
              <collateralCd>USD</collateralCd>
              <invstCat>UST</invstCat>
            </repurchaseCollateral>
          </repurchaseCollaterals>
        </repurchaseAgrmt>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="A negative balance, which may be due to such circumstances as a net overdraft as of the reporting period-end, is reported as $0 in Item B.2.f - Cash and cash equivalents not reported in Parts C and D.  This is done in order to conform to the technical constraints of the XML type, which do not allow negative values in B.2.f." noteItem="B.2.f"/>
      <explntrNote note="Total returns do not deduct sales loads and redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
      <explntrNote note="To the extent an instrument's maturity date, termination date, expiration date, or settlement date does not exist or is not available as of period end, and is required for reporting, the registrant will disclose 12/31/2500." noteItem="C.11.c.vi"/>
      <explntrNote note="To the extent an instrument's maturity date, termination date, expiration date, or settlement date does not exist or is not available as of period end, and is required for reporting, the registrant will disclose 12/31/2500." noteItem="C.11.d.iii"/>
      <explntrNote note="To the extent an instrument's maturity date, termination date, expiration date, or settlement date does not exist or is not available as of period end, and is required for reporting, the registrant will disclose 12/31/2500." noteItem="C.11.e.iii"/>
      <explntrNote note="To the extent an instrument's maturity date, termination date, expiration date, or settlement date does not exist or is not available as of period end, and is required for reporting, the registrant will disclose 12/31/2500." noteItem="C.11.f.ii"/>
      <explntrNote note="The form requires the filer to report ISO country codes and certain supranational entities are not on the ISO country code list.  Instruments issued by or economic exposure to a supranational entity may be disclosed as N/A." noteItem="C.5.a"/>

    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2023-11-14</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/ Bijal Parikh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Bijal Parikh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
