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Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth

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

Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 3/31/23 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 99.4%  
  Common Stocks — 98.4% of Net Assets  
  Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%  
3,863(a) Axon Enterprise, Inc. $   868,595
4,245 Curtiss-Wright Corp.    748,224
  Total Aerospace & Defense  $1,616,819
  Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%  
6,110(a) GXO Logistics, Inc. $   308,311
  Total Air Freight & Logistics    $308,311
  Beverages — 0.8%  
8,016(a) Celsius Holdings, Inc. $   745,007
  Total Beverages    $745,007
  Biotechnology — 3.8%  
6,216(a) Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 1,245,189
2,735(a) BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.     265,951
21,144(a) Natera, Inc.  1,173,915
3,379(a) Prometheus Biosciences, Inc.     362,634
19,531(a) Replimune Group, Inc.    344,918
  Total Biotechnology  $3,392,607
  Building Products — 0.9%  
4,068 Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. $   238,914
11,463(a) Trex Co., Inc.    557,904
  Total Building Products    $796,818
  Capital Markets — 4.3%  
4,945 MSCI, Inc. $ 2,767,667
4,254 State Street Corp.     321,985
9,092 Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A    718,450
  Total Capital Markets  $3,808,102
  Chemicals — 1.8%  
4,992 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. $   361,870
7,358 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.     513,147
1,700 Sherwin-Williams Co.     382,109
4,109 Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (A.D.R.)    333,076
  Total Chemicals  $1,590,202
  Communications Equipment — 2.3%  
7,070(a) Arista Networks, Inc. $ 1,186,770
3,039 Motorola Solutions, Inc.    869,549
  Total Communications Equipment  $2,056,319
  Construction & Engineering — 0.9%  
2,585 Valmont Industries, Inc. $   825,339
  Total Construction & Engineering    $825,339
  Construction Materials — 0.6%  
1,428 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $   507,026
  Total Construction Materials    $507,026
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Shares           Value
  Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 1.3%  
8,248(a) BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $   627,425
2,608 Dollar General Corp.    548,880
  Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  $1,176,305
  Containers & Packaging — 0.4%  
70,964(a) Ranpak Holdings Corp. $   370,432
  Total Containers & Packaging    $370,432
  Diversified Consumer Services — 0.6%  
7,582 Service Corp. International $   521,490
  Total Diversified Consumer Services    $521,490
  Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%  
8,640 Iridium Communications, Inc. $   535,075
  Total Diversified Telecommunication Services    $535,075
  Electrical Equipment — 2.1%  
9,428(a) Array Technologies, Inc. $   206,285
5,468(a) Generac Holdings, Inc.     590,599
2,603 Rockwell Automation, Inc.     763,850
14,887(a) Sunrun, Inc.    299,973
  Total Electrical Equipment  $1,860,707
  Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 4.4%  
21,545 Amphenol Corp., Class A $ 1,760,658
4,633 CDW Corp.     902,925
54,303(a) Flex, Ltd.  1,249,512
  Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  $3,913,095
  Entertainment — 1.5%  
6,407(a) Spotify Technology S.A. $   856,104
29,102(a) Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.    439,440
  Total Entertainment  $1,295,544
  Food Products — 1.1%  
3,712 Hershey Co. $   944,370
  Total Food Products    $944,370
  Ground Transportation — 0.9%  
6,584 TFI International, Inc. $   785,405
  Total Ground Transportation    $785,405
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 6.1%  
7,574(a) Dexcom, Inc. $   879,947
4,946(a) Insulet Corp.  1,577,576
4,174(a) Penumbra, Inc.  1,163,252
5,558 ResMed, Inc.  1,217,147
2,737(a) Shockwave Medical, Inc.    593,464
  Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies  $5,431,386
  Health Care Providers & Services — 2.2%  
19,962(a) agilon health, Inc. $   474,098
3,536(a) Molina Healthcare, Inc.     945,845
18,337(a) Option Care Health, Inc.    582,566
  Total Health Care Providers & Services  $2,002,509
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Schedule of Investments 3/31/23 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Health Care Technology — 1.0%  
4,966(a) Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A $   912,701
  Total Health Care Technology    $912,701
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.8%  
1,039(a) Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. $ 1,774,913
13,460(a) Las Vegas Sands Corp.     773,277
12,039(a) Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A     935,069
36,042 Wendy's Co.    784,995
  Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  $4,268,254
  Household Durables — 0.9%  
3,993(a) TopBuild Corp. $   831,103
  Total Household Durables    $831,103
  Insurance — 1.4%  
1,745 Everest Re Group, Ltd. $   624,745
3,293 RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.    659,719
  Total Insurance  $1,284,464
  IT Services — 3.0%  
22,130(a) Cloudflare, Inc., Class A $ 1,364,536
5,588(a) MongoDB, Inc.  1,302,674
  Total IT Services  $2,667,210
  Life Sciences Tools & Services — 4.6%  
11,258 Agilent Technologies, Inc. $ 1,557,432
10,002 Bruker Corp.     788,558
2,092(a) Charles River Laboratories International Inc     422,207
2,986(a) IQVIA Holdings, Inc.     593,885
364(a) Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.       4,215
4,577(a) Repligen Corp.    770,584
  Total Life Sciences Tools & Services  $4,136,881
  Machinery — 0.9%  
1,636(a) Middleby Corp. $   239,854
6,486 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.    522,642
  Total Machinery    $762,496
  Marine Transportation — 0.3%  
13,652 Star Bulk Carriers Corp. $   288,330
  Total Marine Transportation    $288,330
  Media — 1.7%  
3,162 Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A $   545,951
16,444(a) Trade Desk, Inc., Class A  1,001,604
  Total Media  $1,547,555
  Metals & Mining — 0.4%  
9,201 Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B $   335,836
  Total Metals & Mining    $335,836
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 3.5%  
60,272 Comstock Resources, Inc. $   650,335
9,432 Hess Corp.  1,248,231
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Shares           Value
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — (continued)  
13,681 Occidental Petroleum Corp. $   854,105
25,148(a) Talos Energy, Inc.    373,196
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  $3,125,867
  Professional Services — 7.1%  
151,631(a) Clarivate Plc $ 1,423,815
3,380 Equifax, Inc.     685,599
26,317 Genpact, Ltd.  1,216,372
14,193 SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.     801,479
9,054 Thomson Reuters Corp.  1,178,106
5,480 Verisk Analytics, Inc.  1,051,393
  Total Professional Services  $6,356,764
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.5%  
13,838(a) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $ 1,356,263
2,798(a) First Solar, Inc.     608,565
6,112(a) Lattice Semiconductor Corp.     583,696
13,840 Marvell Technology, Inc.     599,272
18,351 Micron Technology, Inc.  1,107,299
7,022(a) ON Semiconductor Corp.     578,051
3,253(a) SiTime Corp.     462,674
1,797(a) SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.    546,198
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  $5,842,018
  Software — 12.2%  
2,063(a) Atlassian Corp., Class A $   353,124
19,406(a) Confluent, Inc., Class A     467,102
4,598(a) Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A     631,122
10,361(a) Datadog, Inc., Class A     752,830
16,679(a) Fortinet, Inc.  1,108,486
2,451(a) HubSpot, Inc.  1,050,866
8,335(a) Palo Alto Networks, Inc.  1,664,833
3,704(a) Paycom Software, Inc.  1,126,053
7,875(a) Smartsheet, Inc., Class A     376,425
6,694(a) Splunk, Inc.     641,821
7,201(a) Synopsys, Inc.  2,781,386
  Total Software $10,954,048
  Specialized REITs — 0.6%  
9,833 Iron Mountain, Inc. $   520,264
  Total Specialized REITs    $520,264
  Specialty Retail — 6.4%  
9,236 Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. $   602,649
774(a) AutoZone, Inc.  1,902,608
7,633(a) Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A     749,713
7,486 Ross Stores, Inc.     794,489
4,218 Tractor Supply Co.     991,399
1,277(a) Ulta Beauty, Inc.    696,821
  Total Specialty Retail  $5,737,679
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  
19,182(a) Pure Storage, Inc., Class A $   489,333
  Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals    $489,333
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Schedule of Investments 3/31/23 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 2.2%  
4,923(a) Crocs, Inc. $   622,464
2,211(a) Lululemon Athletica, Inc.     805,224
11,341(a) Skechers USA, Inc., Class A    538,925
  Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  $1,966,613
  Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.6%  
2,122 WW Grainger, Inc. $ 1,461,655
  Total Trading Companies & Distributors  $1,461,655
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $66,453,123)
$87,971,939
 
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.0% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 1.0%  
900,561(b) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
  Institutional Shares, 4.71%
$   900,561
               $900,561
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $900,561)
   $900,561
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 99.4%
(Cost $67,353,684)
$88,872,500
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — 0.6%    $574,114
  net assets — 100.0% $89,446,614
             
(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 $87,971,939 $$$87,971,939
Open-End Fund 900,561 900,561
Total Investments in Securities $88,872,500 $— $— $88,872,500
During the period ended March 31, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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