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        <title>Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US75886F1075"/>
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        <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>
        <name>Charles Schwab Corp. (The)</name>
        <lei>549300VSGCJ7E698NM85</lei>
        <title>Charles Schwab Corp. (The)</title>
        <cusip>808513105</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8085131055"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="27711"/>
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        <balance>428877.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>42849101.07000000</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>Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.</name>
        <lei>2138004GZ4H9TW6HK435</lei>
        <title>Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>83443Q103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US83443Q1031"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1534024"/>
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        <balance>33528.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>1628790.24000000</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>
        <name>Southwest Airlines Co.</name>
        <lei>UDTZ87G0STFETI6HGH41</lei>
        <title>Southwest Airlines Co.</title>
        <cusip>844741108</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8447411088"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="15562"/>
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        <balance>1016878.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>42027567.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.697637862995</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>State Street Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300ZFEEJ2IP5VME73</lei>
        <title>State Street Corp.</title>
        <cusip>857477103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8574771031"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="9507"/>
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        <balance>110229.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>14220643.29000000</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>T-Mobile US, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300QHIJYOHPACPG31</lei>
        <title>T-Mobile US, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>872590104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8725901040"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="547955"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>157214.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>31920730.56000000</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>Target Corp.</name>
        <lei>8WDDFXB5T1Z6J0XC1L66</lei>
        <title>Target Corp.</title>
        <cusip>87612E106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US87612E1064"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="434"/>
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        <balance>136310.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>13324302.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.538214358773</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>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</name>
        <lei>HCHV7422L5HDJZCRFL38</lei>
        <title>Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>883556102</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8835561023"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30383"/>
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        <balance>90253.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>52297100.85000000</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>United Rentals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5323X5O7RN0NKFCDRY08</lei>
        <title>United Rentals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>911363109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9113631090"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="55939"/>
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        <balance>29864.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>24169532.48000000</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>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>United States of America</name>
        <lei>254900HROIFWPRGM1V77</lei>
        <title>U.S. Treasury Bills</title>
        <cusip>912797SM0</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US912797SM07"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1535612"/>
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        <balance>200000.00000000</balance>
        <units>PA</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>197829.85000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>UST</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-04-23</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>None</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>0.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </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="12365"/>
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        <balance>100169.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>33066788.59000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.335681204901</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>Valero Energy Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300XTO5VR8SKV1V74</lei>
        <title>Valero Energy Corp.</title>
        <cusip>91913Y100</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US91913Y1001"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="47959"/>
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        <balance>152314.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>24795196.06000000</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>Vornado Realty Trust</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Vornado Realty Trust</title>
        <cusip>929042109</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9290421091"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="30454"/>
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        <balance>453813.00000000</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>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Walmart, Inc.</name>
        <lei>Y87794H0US1R65VBXU25</lei>
        <title>Walmart, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>931142103</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US9311421039"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1352"/>
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        <balance>537592.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>59893124.72000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.419289093454</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>Shell plc</name>
        <lei>21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70</lei>
        <title>Shell plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BP6MXD84"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1186612"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>742722.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85091899"/>
        <valUSD>27513438.89000000</valUSD>
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        <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>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Accenture plc</name>
        <lei>5493000EWHDSR3MZWH98</lei>
        <title>Accenture plc, Class A</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="IE00B4BNMY34"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="213758"/>
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        <balance>146104.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>39199703.20000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>CRH plc</name>
        <lei>549300MIDJNNTH068E74</lei>
        <title>CRH plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE0001827041"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1298658"/>
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        <balance>303123.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>37829750.40000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</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>Johnson Controls International plc</name>
        <lei>549300XQ6S1GYKGBL205</lei>
        <title>Johnson Controls International plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="IE00BY7QL619"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="592021"/>
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        <balance>327199.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>39182080.25000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</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>Seagate Technology Holdings plc</name>
        <lei>635400RUXIFEZSRU8X70</lei>
        <title>Seagate Technology Holdings plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
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          <isin value="IE00BKVD2N49"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1147692"/>
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        <balance>101709.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>28009641.51000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="1817574.00000000"/>
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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>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>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
