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          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into HCA Healthcare, Inc.</name>
        <lei>82VOJDD5PTRDMVVMGV31</lei>
        <title>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into HCA Healthcare, Inc.</title>
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          <isin value="US17332B8019"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1487910"/>
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        <balance>750.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>308112.12000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-04-16</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.50000000</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>National Bank of Canada into Hubbell, Inc.</name>
        <lei>BSGEFEIOM18Y80CKCV46</lei>
        <title>National Bank of Canada into Hubbell, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>63306B344</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US63306B3446"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1499488"/>
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        <balance>770.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>337421.13000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-07-31</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.00000000</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>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Ingersoll Rand, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Ingersoll Rand, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1505132"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3270.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>254821.06000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.439711225207</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-08-14</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>5.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Amazon.com, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300KHUXLS6Q30KT26</lei>
        <title>Mizuho Markets Cayman LP into Amazon.com, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>60701E410</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US60701E4109"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1506267"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1260.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>285894.40000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.493330405673</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-08-21</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>5.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Bank of Canada into Lennar Corp.</name>
        <lei>ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11</lei>
        <title>Royal Bank of Canada into Lennar Corp.</title>
        <cusip>78017L506</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78017L5066"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1523329"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2450.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>262907.92000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.453665657069</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-09-30</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Royal Bank of Canada into Schlumberger NV</name>
        <lei>ES7IP3U3RHIGC71XBU11</lei>
        <title>Royal Bank of Canada into Schlumberger NV</title>
        <cusip>78017L647</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US78017L6478"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1535271"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>7000.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>257944.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.445100331313</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-10-30</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>8.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</name>
        <lei>82VOJDD5PTRDMVVMGV31</lei>
        <title>Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. into Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>17333P809</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US17333P8095"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1536766"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>348708.05000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.601719669109</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-11-06</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
        </debtSec>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into United Rentals, Inc.</name>
        <lei>PT3QB789TSUIDF371261</lei>
        <title>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into United Rentals, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS2990358595"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1537751"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>320.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>266278.70000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.459482169267</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-06-12</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Barclays Bank plc into Parker-Hannifin Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Barclays Bank plc into Parker-Hannifin Corp.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1545977"/>
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        <balance>420.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>363687.42000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.627567599949</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-11-30</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>7.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Dell Technologies, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Dell Technologies, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1552691"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1250.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>163225.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.281656490409</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-12-18</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>9.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.</name>
        <lei>PT3QB789TSUIDF371261</lei>
        <title>Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) into BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="XS2990356201"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1555427"/>
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        <balance>2500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>227712.88000000</valUSD>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2026-12-29</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.00000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Charles Schwab Corp. (The)</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Wells Fargo Bank NA into Charles Schwab Corp. (The)</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1557308"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>3500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>351973.51000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.607354444419</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>SN</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <debtSec>
          <maturityDt>2027-01-08</maturityDt>
          <couponKind>Fixed</couponKind>
          <annualizedRt>6.50000000</annualizedRt>
          <isDefault>N</isDefault>
          <areIntrstPmntsInArrs>N</areIntrstPmntsInArrs>
          <isPaidKind>N</isPaidKind>
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        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Eaton Corp. plc</name>
        <lei>549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71</lei>
        <title>Eaton Corp. plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00B8KQN827"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="536896"/>
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        <balance>2558.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>814748.58000000</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>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Linde plc</name>
        <lei>5299003QR1WT0EF88V51</lei>
        <title>Linde plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000S9YS762"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1239901"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1787.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>761958.93000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.314812420403</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Medtronic plc</name>
        <lei>549300GX3ZBSQWUXY261</lei>
        <title>Medtronic plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE00BTN1Y115"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="596122"/>
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        <balance>8879.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>852916.74000000</valUSD>
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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>IE</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>TE Connectivity plc</name>
        <lei>6367003TB6K484NFHE54</lei>
        <title>TE Connectivity plc</title>
        <cusip>N/A</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="IE000IVNQZ81"/>
          <other otherDesc="Inhouse Asset ID" value="1398978"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>2559.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>582198.09000000</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>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </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"/>
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    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-01-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Monica Krogh</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Monica Krogh</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
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</edgarSubmission>
