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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Vanguard Scottsdal</name>
        <lei>549300Y88GQ3VLJIBX57</lei>
        <title>VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREAS</title>
        <cusip>92206C102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92206C1027"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>42573.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2483283.09000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>13.55434139215</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>Spdr Series Trust</name>
        <lei>5493004JVD6CQEEJSS37</lei>
        <title>SPDR BLOOMBERG 1</title>
        <cusip>78468R663</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78468R6633"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27118.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2478314.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>13.52721904293</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>2024-01-26</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>
</edgarSubmission>
