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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>FDJ United</name>
        <lei>969500R4CLSQFTYYI535</lei>
        <title>FDJ United</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="FR0013451333"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1024910"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>129046.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85091899"/>
        <valUSD>3572091.59000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.944363515956</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rightmove plc</name>
        <lei>2138001JXGCFKBXYB828</lei>
        <title>Rightmove plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BGDT3G23"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="363961"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>539015.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74186728"/>
        <valUSD>3765939.27000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.049878827406</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Prosus NV</name>
        <lei>635400Z5LQ5F9OLVT688</lei>
        <title>Prosus NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0013654783"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1007420"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>47095.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85091899"/>
        <valUSD>2916074.35000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.587279730404</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>HDFC Bank Ltd.</name>
        <lei>335800ZQ6I4E2JXENC50</lei>
        <title>HDFC Bank Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="INE040A01034"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="208348"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>377041.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="INR" exchangeRt="89.87940000"/>
        <valUSD>4165132.41000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.267167930353</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IN</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.</name>
        <lei>5493001NTNQJDH60PM02</lei>
        <title>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KYG017191142"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1022256"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>306800.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="HKD" exchangeRt="7.78270000"/>
        <valUSD>5633143.22000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.066236651878</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SK Square Co. Ltd.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>SK Square Co. Ltd.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="KR7402340004"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1176245"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>15296.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="KRW" exchangeRt="1440.55000000"/>
        <valUSD>3895254.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.120267799195</pctVal>
        <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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Universal Music Group NV</name>
        <lei>724500GJBUL3D9TW9Y18</lei>
        <title>Universal Music Group NV</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="NL0015000IY2"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1164543"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>221733.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85091899"/>
        <valUSD>5780543.11000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.146469468185</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>NL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Berkeley Group Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>2138009OQSSLVVHQAL78</lei>
        <title>Berkeley Group Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BP0RGD03"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="319338"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>54804.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74186728"/>
        <valUSD>2884400.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.570038997126</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Unilever plc</name>
        <lei>549300MKFYEKVRWML317</lei>
        <title>Unilever plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BVZK7T90"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="3019"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>41727.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74186728"/>
        <valUSD>2726324.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.483995083425</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Ryanair Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>635400BR2ROC1FVEBQ56</lei>
        <title>Ryanair Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BYTBXV33"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="203144"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>315919.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85091899"/>
        <valUSD>10892127.88000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>5.928811041769</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Cogeco Communications, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XHH6LJM6IAXV57</lei>
        <title>Cogeco Communications, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>19239C106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA19239C1068"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="218108"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>117790.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.37255000"/>
        <valUSD>5704346.87000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.104994274905</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Canadian Dollar</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Canadian Dollar</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="CAD"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>0.03000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="CAD" exchangeRt="1.37255000"/>
        <valUSD>0.02000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000010886</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>CA</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>71.97000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85091899"/>
        <valUSD>84.58000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000046038647</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>Liberty Global Ltd.</name>
        <lei>213800HRMKKTYH7SKA24</lei>
        <title>Liberty Global Ltd., Class A</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="BMG611881019"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1312194"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>395374.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>4404466.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.397442361673</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</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>-32.14000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.74186728"/>
        <valUSD>-43.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>-0.00002357997</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Short</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>Indian Rupee</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Indian Rupee</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="INR"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1.12000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="INR" exchangeRt="89.87940000"/>
        <valUSD>0.01000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000005443</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>IN</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Won</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Won</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="KRW"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>-6.94000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="KRW" exchangeRt="1440.55000000"/>
        <valUSD>0.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Short</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>KR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mexican Peso</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Mexican Peso</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="MXN"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>-0.01000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="MXN" exchangeRt="18.00750000"/>
        <valUSD>0.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Short</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>MX</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>New Taiwan Dollar</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>New Taiwan Dollar</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="TWD"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2.12000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="TWD" exchangeRt="31.42050000"/>
        <valUSD>0.07000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000038102</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>TW</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rand</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Rand</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="ISO Currency code" value="ZAR"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>-0.01000000</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Currencies</descOthUnits>
        <currencyConditional curCd="ZAR" exchangeRt="16.56000000"/>
        <valUSD>0.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.000000</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Short</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="Foreign currencies" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>ZA</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 Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-01-30</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>
