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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>General Motors Co.</name>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>FedEx Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300E707U7WNPZN687</lei>
        <title>FedEx Corp.</title>
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          <isin value="US31428X1063"/>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Won</name>
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        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
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        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Crown Holdings, Inc.</name>
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        <title>Crown Holdings, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US2283681060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="228368106"/>
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        <balance>23380.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>STAG Industrial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300QWYX2W6FASVQ07</lei>
        <title>STAG Industrial, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>85254J102</cusip>
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          <isin value="US85254J1025"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="85254J102"/>
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        <balance>43290.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sanofi SA</name>
        <lei>549300E9PC51EN656011</lei>
        <title>Sanofi SA</title>
        <cusip>80105N105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US80105N1054"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="80105N105"/>
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        <balance>35611.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1715737.98000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Aptiv plc</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Aptiv plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="JE00BTDN8H13"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="SBTDN8H15"/>
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        <balance>53998.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3749621.12000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Dominion Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>ILUL7B6Z54MRYCF6H308</lei>
        <title>Dominion Energy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>25746U109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US25746U1097"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="25746U109"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>99195.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6132234.90000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.022505016440</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CVS Health Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300EJG376EN5NQE29</lei>
        <title>CVS Health Corp.</title>
        <cusip>126650100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1266501006"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="126650100"/>
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        <balance>51411.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3692338.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.217789645964</pctVal>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>529900NGGVF94UK6PG95</lei>
        <title>Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)</title>
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        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US14316J1088"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="14316J108"/>
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        <balance>27816.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1346016.24000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.</name>
        <lei>54930032LHW54PQUJD44</lei>
        <title>Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>34964C106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US34964C1062"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="34964C106"/>
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        <balance>119090.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4640937.30000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>British American Tobacco plc</name>
        <lei>213800FKA5MF17RJKT63</lei>
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          <isin value="US1104481072"/>
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        <balance>139271.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="8057166.00000000"/>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</name>
        <lei>6WQI0GK1PRFVBA061U48</lei>
        <title>Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>31620M106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US31620M1062"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="31620M106"/>
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        <balance>140686.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6599580.26000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Workday, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300J0DYC0N31V7G13</lei>
        <title>Workday, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>98138H101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US98138H1014"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="98138H101"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>26710.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>3470163.20000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.</name>
        <lei>9884007ER46L6N7EI764</lei>
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        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="KR7005930003"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="S67717207"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>73877.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="KRW" exchangeRt="1531.65000000"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>





      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in B.5.a have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-03-31</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc.</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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