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        <name>Western Digital Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300QQXOOYEF89IC56</lei>
        <title>Western Digital Corp.</title>
        <cusip>958102105</cusip>
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          <isin value="US9581021055"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="958102105"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2736.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1747537.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.564977785200</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>WESCO International, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900TXOGREY3WNJ434</lei>
        <title>WESCO International, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>95082P105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US95082P1057"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="95082P105"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>14513.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>5013225.59000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.620772320950</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>UnitedHealth Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300GHBMY8T5GXDE41</lei>
        <title>UnitedHealth Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>91324P102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US91324P1021"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="91324P102"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>17860.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7423151.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.399899776234</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>FedEx Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300E707U7WNPZN687</lei>
        <title>FedEx Corp.</title>
        <cusip>31428X106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US31428X1063"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="31428X106"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19576.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6129832.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.981770675505</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Crown Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>NYLWZIOY8PUNIT4JOE22</lei>
        <title>Crown Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>228368106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2283681060"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="228368106"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41848.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4679443.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.512860759841</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>STAG Industrial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300QWYX2W6FASVQ07</lei>
        <title>STAG Industrial, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>85254J102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US85254J1025"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="85254J102"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32143.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1223362.58000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.395512265018</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>
        </securityLending>
      </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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>111124.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>11495777.80000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.716576908727</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)</name>
        <lei>529900NGGVF94UK6PG95</lei>
        <title>Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)</title>
        <cusip>14316J108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US14316J1088"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="14316J108"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>27800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1170658.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.378472911229</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>QUALCOMM, Inc.</name>
        <lei>H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53</lei>
        <title>QUALCOMM, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>747525103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7475251036"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="747525103"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3780.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>698506.20000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.225826565082</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>
        </securityLending>
      </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"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41589.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>2283236.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.738168631480</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>EURO</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>EURO</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="EUR"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13.52000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.87519692"/>
        <valUSD>15.45000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000004994974</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>XX</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pound Sterling</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Pound Sterling</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="GBP"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>45167.17000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.75389197"/>
        <valUSD>59911.99000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.019369504392</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>British American Tobacco plc</name>
        <lei>213800FKA5MF17RJKT63</lei>
        <title>British American Tobacco plc</title>
        <cusip>110448107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1104481072"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="110448107"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>119448.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7377108.48000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.385014003136</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="7300032.00000000"/>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Lockheed Martin Corp.</name>
        <lei>DPRBOZP0K5RM2YE8UU08</lei>
        <title>Lockheed Martin Corp.</title>
        <cusip>539830109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5398301094"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="539830109"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2847.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1450432.62000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.468923849864</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Citizens Financial Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2138004JDDA4ZQUPFW65</lei>
        <title>Citizens Financial Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>174610105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1746101054"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="174610105"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>23966.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1679297.62000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.542915744019</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Texas Instruments, Inc.</name>
        <lei>WDJNR2L6D8RWOEB8T652</lei>
        <title>Texas Instruments, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>882508104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8825081040"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="882508104"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>5149.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1534762.43000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.496187618355</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CSX Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300JVQR4N1MMP3Q88</lei>
        <title>CSX Corp.</title>
        <cusip>126408103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US1264081035"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="126408103"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>14295.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>679441.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.219662912434</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>
        </securityLending>
      </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>2026-06-30</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>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
