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Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Fund

VCT Portfolio
Class I and II Shares
Schedule of Investments  |  March 31, 2022

Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 3/31/22 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 99.9%  
  Common Stocks — 97.9% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics — 3.8%  
4,586 FedEx Corp. $  1,061,155
22,181 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B   4,756,937
  Total Air Freight & Logistics   $5,818,092
  Banks — 6.4%  
85,071 Citizens Financial Group, Inc. $  3,856,269
66,056 Truist Financial Corp.    3,745,375
41,826 Wells Fargo & Co.   2,026,888
  Total Banks   $9,628,532
  Beverages — 1.5%  
36,844 Coca-Cola Co. $  2,284,328
  Total Beverages   $2,284,328
  Biotechnology — 1.7%  
3,772(a) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $  2,634,440
  Total Biotechnology   $2,634,440
  Building Products — 0.8%  
25,592 Carrier Global Corp. $  1,173,905
  Total Building Products   $1,173,905
  Capital Markets — 1.7%  
11,071 CME Group, Inc. $  2,633,348
  Total Capital Markets   $2,633,348
  Chemicals — 3.0%  
34,648 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. $  4,550,322
  Total Chemicals   $4,550,322
  Construction Materials — 2.2%  
8,829 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $  3,398,194
  Total Construction Materials   $3,398,194
  Energy Equipment & Services — 3.2%  
118,317 Schlumberger, Ltd. $  4,887,675
  Total Energy Equipment & Services   $4,887,675
  Entertainment — 5.8%  
29,568 Electronic Arts, Inc. $  3,740,648
35,197(a) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.    4,140,575
7,010(a) Walt Disney Co.     961,491
  Total Entertainment   $8,842,714
  Food & Staples Retailing — 1.4%  
3,597 Costco Wholesale Corp. $  2,071,332
  Total Food & Staples Retailing   $2,071,332
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%  
7,689 Medtronic Plc $    853,095
  Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies     $853,095
  Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%  
4,347 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. $  2,216,840
  Total Health Care Providers & Services   $2,216,840
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Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Shares           Value
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.2%  
1,316(a) Booking Holdings, Inc. $  3,090,560
28,832(a) Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A    2,435,728
11,409(a) Shake Shack, Inc., Class A     774,671
  Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   $6,300,959
  Interactive Media & Services — 7.9%  
4,310(a) Alphabet, Inc., Class A $ 11,987,618
  Total Interactive Media & Services  $11,987,618
  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.2%  
1,501(a) Amazon.com, Inc. $  4,893,185
  Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   $4,893,185
  IT Services — 7.5%  
21,496(a) Akamai Technologies, Inc. $  2,566,407
3,844 Mastercard, Inc., Class A    1,373,769
11,489(a) PayPal Holdings, Inc.    1,328,703
27,283 Visa, Inc., Class A   6,050,551
  Total IT Services  $11,319,430
  Life Sciences Tools & Services — 4.0%  
8,198 Agilent Technologies, Inc. $  1,084,841
7,614 Danaher Corp.    2,233,415
4,602 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   2,718,171
  Total Life Sciences Tools & Services   $6,036,427
  Machinery — 1.3%  
8,630 Caterpillar, Inc. $  1,922,937
  Total Machinery   $1,922,937
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.8%  
22,574 EOG Resources, Inc. $  2,691,498
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   $2,691,498
  Personal Products — 0.8%  
4,690 Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A $  1,277,181
  Total Personal Products   $1,277,181
  Pharmaceuticals — 4.4%  
168,768(a) Elanco Animal Health, Inc. $  4,403,157
8,074 Eli Lilly & Co.   2,312,151
  Total Pharmaceuticals   $6,715,308
  Road & Rail — 3.5%  
19,500 Union Pacific Corp. $  5,327,595
  Total Road & Rail   $5,327,595
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 10.6%  
40,956 Analog Devices, Inc. $  6,765,112
5,133 KLA Corp.    1,878,986
6,656 Lam Research Corp.    3,578,332
14,248 NVIDIA Corp.   3,887,709
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  $16,110,139
  Software — 7.4%  
4,079(a) Adobe, Inc. $  1,858,474
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Schedule of Investments 3/31/22 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Software — (continued)  
28,669 Microsoft Corp. $  8,838,939
2,772(a) Salesforce, Inc.     588,551
  Total Software  $11,285,964
  Specialty Retail — 1.0%  
5,091 Home Depot, Inc. $  1,523,889
  Total Specialty Retail   $1,523,889
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.6%  
48,173 Apple, Inc. $  8,411,488
  Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   $8,411,488
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.1%  
12,211 NIKE, Inc., Class B $  1,643,112
  Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   $1,643,112
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $97,687,771)
$148,439,547
 
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.0% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 2.0%  
3,018,237(b) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
  Institutional Shares, 0.19%
$  3,018,237
              $3,018,237
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $3,018,237)
  $3,018,237
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 99.9%
(Cost $100,706,008)
$151,457,784
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.1%     $112,987
  net assets — 100.0% $151,570,771
             
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the 7-day yield at March 31, 2022.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels below.
Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments).
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Portfolio's investments:
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $148,439,547 $$$148,439,547
Open-End Fund 3,018,237 3,018,237
Total Investments in Securities $151,457,784 $— $— $151,457,784
During the period ended March 31, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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