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Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Fund

VCT Portfolio
Class I and II Shares
Schedule of Investments  |  September 30, 2022

Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 9/30/22 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 99.5%  
  Common Stocks — 97.9% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics — 3.1%  
21,208 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B $  3,425,940
  Total Air Freight & Logistics   $3,425,940
  Banks — 8.6%  
127,423 Citizens Financial Group, Inc. $  4,378,254
4,169 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      622,932
105,311 Truist Financial Corp.   4,585,241
  Total Banks   $9,586,427
  Beverages — 0.8%  
15,958 Coca-Cola Co. $    893,967
  Total Beverages     $893,967
  Biotechnology — 2.9%  
3,258(a) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $  2,244,339
3,515(a) Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   1,017,733
  Total Biotechnology   $3,262,072
  Capital Markets — 1.4%  
8,961 CME Group, Inc. $  1,587,262
  Total Capital Markets   $1,587,262
  Chemicals — 3.4%  
41,067 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. $  3,730,116
  Total Chemicals   $3,730,116
  Construction Materials — 2.9%  
10,052 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $  3,237,649
  Total Construction Materials   $3,237,649
  Electrical Equipment — 0.8%  
4,336 Rockwell Automation, Inc. $    932,717
  Total Electrical Equipment     $932,717
  Energy Equipment & Services — 1.3%  
40,855 Schlumberger NV $  1,466,694
  Total Energy Equipment & Services   $1,466,694
  Entertainment — 3.5%  
13,943 Electronic Arts, Inc. $  1,613,345
29,256(a) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   2,224,626
  Total Entertainment   $3,837,971
  Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%  
4,236 Costco Wholesale Corp. $  2,000,536
  Total Food & Staples Retailing   $2,000,536
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%  
20,043 Medtronic Plc $  1,618,472
  Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies   $1,618,472
  Health Care Providers & Services — 2.5%  
5,590 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. $  2,823,174
  Total Health Care Providers & Services   $2,823,174
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Shares           Value
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.1%  
706(a) Booking Holdings, Inc. $  1,160,106
20,959(a) Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A   1,208,496
  Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   $2,368,602
  Interactive Media & Services — 7.3%  
84,530(a) Alphabet, Inc., Class A $  8,085,294
  Total Interactive Media & Services   $8,085,294
  Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 3.1%  
30,793(a) Amazon.com, Inc. $  3,479,609
  Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   $3,479,609
  IT Services — 4.2%  
25,429(a) Akamai Technologies, Inc. $  2,042,457
14,495 Visa, Inc., Class A   2,575,037
  Total IT Services   $4,617,494
  Life Sciences Tools & Services — 4.2%  
10,666 Danaher Corp. $  2,754,921
3,821 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,937,973
  Total Life Sciences Tools & Services   $4,692,894
  Machinery — 2.6%  
17,871 Caterpillar, Inc. $  2,932,274
  Total Machinery   $2,932,274
  Metals & Mining — 2.4%  
96,937 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. $  2,649,288
  Total Metals & Mining   $2,649,288
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.9%  
38,734 EOG Resources, Inc. $  4,327,750
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   $4,327,750
  Personal Products — 0.6%  
2,832 Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A $    611,429
  Total Personal Products     $611,429
  Pharmaceuticals — 4.0%  
162,670(a) Elanco Animal Health, Inc. $  2,018,735
7,492 Eli Lilly & Co.   2,422,538
  Total Pharmaceuticals   $4,441,273
  Road & Rail — 2.1%  
12,241 Union Pacific Corp. $  2,384,792
  Total Road & Rail   $2,384,792
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 10.9%  
36,554 Analog Devices, Inc. $  5,093,434
9,226 KLA Corp.    2,792,064
6,100 Lam Research Corp.    2,232,600
16,079 NVIDIA Corp.   1,951,830
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  $12,069,928
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Schedule of Investments 9/30/22 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Software — 7.2%  
6,819(a) Adobe, Inc. $  1,876,589
26,354 Microsoft Corp.   6,137,846
  Total Software   $8,014,435
  Specialty Retail — 1.8%  
7,142 Home Depot, Inc. $  1,970,763
  Total Specialty Retail   $1,970,763
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.7%  
46,014 Apple, Inc. $  6,359,135
  Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   $6,359,135
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 1.3%  
17,534 NIKE, Inc., Class B $  1,457,426
  Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   $1,457,426
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $95,108,454)
$108,865,383
 
Principal
Amount
USD ($)
           
  U.S. Government and Agency Obligations — 1.3% of Net Assets  
1,500,000(b) U.S. Treasury Bills, 10/18/22 $  1,498,418
  Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(Cost $1,498,250)
  $1,498,418
 
Shares            
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.3% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 0.3%  
338,768(c) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
  Institutional Shares, 2.75%
$    338,768
                $338,768
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $338,768)
    $338,768
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 99.5%
(Cost $96,945,472)
$110,702,569
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.5%     $547,238
  net assets — 100.0% $111,249,807
             
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through accretion of discount.
(c) Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the 7-day yield at September 30, 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 September 30, 2022, in valuing the Portfolio's investments:
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $108,865,383 $$$108,865,383
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  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations $$1,498,418 $$1,498,418
Open-End Fund 338,768 338,768
Total Investments in Securities $109,204,151 $1,498,418 $— $110,702,569
During the period ended September 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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