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Koenig, Jr Anthony J. Koenig, Jr Managing Director, Chief Operations Officer & Treasurer of the Funds XXXX NPORT-EX 2 AAPI470AMU033123.htm
Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Fund

VCT Portfolio
Class I and II Shares
Schedule of Investments  |  March 31, 2023

Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 3/31/23 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.1%  
  Common Stocks — 99.2% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics — 2.0%  
12,188 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B $  2,364,350
  Total Air Freight & Logistics   $2,364,350
  Banks — 8.5%  
134,454 Citizens Financial Group, Inc. $  4,083,368
6,331 PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      804,670
147,398 Truist Financial Corp.   5,026,272
  Total Banks   $9,914,310
  Biotechnology — 3.6%  
2,920(a) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $  2,399,276
5,710(a) Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   1,799,050
  Total Biotechnology   $4,198,326
  Broadline Retail — 2.6%  
28,945(a) Amazon.com, Inc. $  2,989,729
  Total Broadline Retail   $2,989,729
  Capital Markets — 4.6%  
16,582 CME Group, Inc. $  3,175,785
3,908 MSCI, Inc.   2,187,268
  Total Capital Markets   $5,363,053
  Chemicals — 1.3%  
16,206 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. $  1,490,304
  Total Chemicals   $1,490,304
  Construction Materials — 3.7%  
12,212 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $  4,335,993
  Total Construction Materials   $4,335,993
  Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 3.1%  
7,262 Costco Wholesale Corp. $  3,608,270
  Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail   $3,608,270
  Electrical Equipment — 1.8%  
7,350 Rockwell Automation, Inc. $  2,156,857
  Total Electrical Equipment   $2,156,857
  Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  
4,272 Schlumberger, NV $    209,755
  Total Energy Equipment & Services     $209,755
  Entertainment — 4.5%  
26,847 Electronic Arts, Inc. $  3,233,721
28,974(a) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   2,028,180
  Total Entertainment   $5,261,901
  Financial Services — 1.4%  
7,310 Visa, Inc., Class A $  1,648,113
  Total Financial Services   $1,648,113
  Ground Transportation — 0.8%  
4,846 Union Pacific Corp. $    975,306
  Total Ground Transportation     $975,306
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Shares           Value
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.2%  
17,292 Medtronic Plc $  1,394,081
  Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies   $1,394,081
  Health Care Providers & Services — 0.2%  
481 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. $    227,316
  Total Health Care Providers & Services     $227,316
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%  
21,004(a) Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A $  1,631,381
  Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   $1,631,381
  Interactive Media & Services — 3.5%  
39,924(a) Alphabet, Inc., Class A $  4,141,316
  Total Interactive Media & Services   $4,141,316
  IT Services — 1.6%  
24,413(a) Akamai Technologies, Inc. $  1,911,538
  Total IT Services   $1,911,538
  Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.2%  
8,387 Danaher Corp. $  2,113,860
2,931 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   1,689,340
  Total Life Sciences Tools & Services   $3,803,200
  Machinery — 3.0%  
15,503 Caterpillar, Inc. $  3,547,707
  Total Machinery   $3,547,707
  Metals & Mining — 3.7%  
19,719 BHP Group, Ltd. (A.D.R.) $  1,250,382
76,738 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   3,139,351
  Total Metals & Mining   $4,389,733
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.8%  
7,526 Chevron Corp. $  1,227,942
38,797 EOG Resources, Inc.   4,447,300
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   $5,675,242
  Personal Care Products — 2.0%  
9,331 Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A $  2,299,718
  Total Personal Care Products   $2,299,718
  Pharmaceuticals — 4.1%  
114,478(a) Elanco Animal Health, Inc. $  1,076,093
10,830 Eli Lilly & Co.   3,719,239
  Total Pharmaceuticals   $4,795,332
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 13.0%  
23,709(a) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $  2,323,719
20,911 Analog Devices, Inc.    4,124,067
9,487 KLA Corp.    3,786,926
3,866 Lam Research Corp.    2,049,444
10,839 NVIDIA Corp.   3,010,749
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  $15,294,905
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Schedule of Investments 3/31/23 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Software — 8.2%  
8,264(a) Adobe, Inc. $  3,184,697
22,509 Microsoft Corp.   6,489,345
  Total Software   $9,674,042
  Specialty Retail — 2.5%  
9,800 Home Depot, Inc. $  2,892,176
  Total Specialty Retail   $2,892,176
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.2%  
44,003 Apple, Inc. $  7,256,095
  Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   $7,256,095
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.5%  
23,670 NIKE, Inc., Class B $  2,902,889
  Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   $2,902,889
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $89,648,189)
$116,352,938
 
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.9% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 0.9%  
1,101,606(b) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
  Institutional Shares, 4.71%
$  1,101,606
              $1,101,606
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,101,606)
  $1,101,606
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.1%
(Cost $90,749,795)
$117,454,544
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.1)%    $(113,259)
  net assets — 100.0% $117,341,285
             
(A.D.R.) American Depositary Receipts.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the 7-day yield at March 31, 2023.
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 Adviser's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments).
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2023, in valuing the Portfolio's investments:
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $116,352,938 $$$116,352,938
Open-End Fund 1,101,606 1,101,606
Total Investments in Securities $117,454,544 $— $— $117,454,544
During the period ended March 31, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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