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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
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        <name>Fidelity Covington Trust</name>
        <lei>549300JFYFTF85QAQR28</lei>
        <title>FIDELITY MATERIALS ETF</title>
        <cusip>316092881</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3160928814"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>55348.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1901026.69000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.095266210849</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vaneck Vectors Etf Trust</name>
        <lei>549300ZLFKNTXC51ZN76</lei>
        <title>VANECK VECTORS MORTGAGE R</title>
        <cusip>92189F452</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92189F4524"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>129650.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1804728.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.887815798196</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>ISHARES TRUST</name>
        <lei>5493000860OXIC4B5K91</lei>
        <title>ISHARES CORE S&amp;P MIDCAP E</title>
        <cusip>464287507</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4642875078"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10295.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1907766.45000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.109785266022</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Schwab Strategic T</name>
        <lei>549300NAZEQOIX80E226</lei>
        <title>SCHWAB U.S. TIPS ETF</title>
        <cusip>808524870</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8085248701"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>33150.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2043034.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.401185001484</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Returns are reported without deducting sales loads and redemption fees, if any." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2020-10-28</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Northern Lights Variable Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>James Colantino</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>James Colantino</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
