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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp.</title>
        <cusip>04911A107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US04911A1079"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="238074"/>
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        <balance>20896.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>653626.88000000</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>AZZ, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300HD1X2NFLWPYC83</lei>
        <title>AZZ, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>002474104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0024741045"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="260781"/>
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        <balance>12000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1133760.00000000</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>Silgan Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>KAF673KJXD92C8KSLU49</lei>
        <title>Silgan Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>827048109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8270481091"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="237713"/>
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        <balance>14600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>791028.00000000</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tutor Perini Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300FHXYVPW8LJ6D98</lei>
        <title>Tutor Perini Corp.</title>
        <cusip>901109108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9011091082"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="19783"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>19100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>893498.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.838783155163</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>Ribbon Communications, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300L1E8Z8RL7CUL52</lei>
        <title>Ribbon Communications, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>762544104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US7625441040"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="817864"/>
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        <balance>318268.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1276254.68000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.198101089518</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>NRG Energy, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5E2UPK5SW04M13XY7I38</lei>
        <title>NRG Energy, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>629377508</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6293775085"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="294041"/>
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        <balance>3942.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>633006.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.594243156537</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>Core Natural Resources, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300YJCTPJBTK7IJ81</lei>
        <title>Core Natural Resources, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>218937100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US2189371006"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="819004"/>
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        <balance>15300.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1067022.00000000</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Unifi, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300MW5LPO0M2LNO04</lei>
        <title>Unifi, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>904677200</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9046772003"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30428"/>
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        <balance>86839.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>453299.58000000</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>J Jill, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900I19PJIF8MIDL12</lei>
        <title>J Jill, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>46620W201</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US46620W2017"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="803402"/>
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        <balance>52507.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>768702.48000000</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>
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          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="575352.00000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Valley National Bancorp</name>
        <lei>549300ET52S1UBIB9762</lei>
        <title>Valley National Bancorp</title>
        <cusip>919794107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9197941076"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="40801"/>
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        <balance>111700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>997481.00000000</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>Camping World Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300E828QQI7MWI432</lei>
        <title>Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A</title>
        <cusip>13462K109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US13462K1097"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="647504"/>
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        <balance>70275.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1208027.25000000</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>
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          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1096722.00000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Brixmor Property Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5299007UXW6Y0W2EGZ95</lei>
        <title>Brixmor Property Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>11120U105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US11120U1051"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="562985"/>
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        <balance>36600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>953064.00000000</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>
        <name>Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.</title>
        <cusip>591774104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US5917741044"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="817708"/>
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        <balance>19020.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1331400.00000000</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>V2X, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>V2X, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92242T101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US92242T1016"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="587725"/>
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        <balance>19416.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>942646.80000000</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>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900Y2VOV2LYV4OK68</lei>
        <title>American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>026948109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0269481091"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1469105"/>
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        <balance>45456.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>835935.84000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1839.00000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MiMedx Group, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>MiMedx Group, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>602496101</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US6024961012"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="555014"/>
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        <balance>145700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>890227.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Veracyte, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900ESWZRHXOW27Z37</lei>
        <title>Veracyte, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>92337F107</cusip>
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          <isin value="US92337F1075"/>
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        <balance>41213.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1113987.39000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kemper Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300FNI1JKTRY2PV09</lei>
        <title>Kemper Corp.</title>
        <cusip>488401100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4884011002"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="40798"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>851928.00000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
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    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2025-07-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Putnam Variable Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
