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Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Fund

VCT Portfolio
Class I and II Shares
Schedule of Investments  |  September 30, 2023

Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 9/30/23 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.3%  
  Common Stocks — 99.2% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%  
1,112 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B $    173,328
  Total Air Freight & Logistics     $173,328
  Banks — 7.8%  
140,023 Citizens Financial Group, Inc. $  3,752,616
136,750 Truist Financial Corp.    3,912,418
41,190 US Bancorp   1,361,741
  Total Banks   $9,026,775
  Biotechnology — 4.3%  
2,499(a) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $  2,056,577
8,237(a) Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   2,864,334
  Total Biotechnology   $4,920,911
  Broadline Retail — 2.5%  
22,423(a) Amazon.com, Inc. $  2,850,412
  Total Broadline Retail   $2,850,412
  Capital Markets — 6.8%  
19,487 CME Group, Inc. $  3,901,687
6,665 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.    2,156,594
3,414 MSCI, Inc.   1,751,655
  Total Capital Markets   $7,809,936
  Communications Equipment — 1.6%  
10,227(a) Arista Networks, Inc. $  1,881,052
  Total Communications Equipment   $1,881,052
  Construction Materials — 5.5%  
13,073 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. $  5,366,205
4,780 Vulcan Materials Co.     965,656
  Total Construction Materials   $6,331,861
  Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 5.1%  
43,128(a) BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. $  3,078,046
4,969 Costco Wholesale Corp.   2,807,286
  Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail   $5,885,332
  Electrical Equipment — 1.6%  
6,540 Rockwell Automation, Inc. $  1,869,590
  Total Electrical Equipment   $1,869,590
  Entertainment — 3.9%  
20,662 Electronic Arts, Inc. $  2,487,705
24,120(a) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.   2,002,925
  Total Entertainment   $4,490,630
  Financial Services — 2.0%  
7,675 Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. $  1,159,999
4,851 Visa, Inc., Class A   1,115,779
  Total Financial Services   $2,275,778
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Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Shares           Value
  Ground Transportation — 0.5%  
3,053 Union Pacific Corp. $    621,682
  Total Ground Transportation     $621,682
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%  
43,221(a) Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A $  2,125,609
  Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   $2,125,609
  Interactive Media & Services — 6.2%  
54,301(a) Alphabet, Inc., Class A $  7,105,829
  Total Interactive Media & Services   $7,105,829
  IT Services — 4.9%  
8,049 Accenture Plc, Class A $  2,471,928
18,377(a) Akamai Technologies, Inc.    1,957,886
8,714 International Business Machines Corp.   1,222,574
  Total IT Services   $5,652,388
  Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.9%  
6,744 Danaher Corp. $  1,673,187
1,020 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     516,293
  Total Life Sciences Tools & Services   $2,189,480
  Machinery — 3.7%  
15,582 Caterpillar, Inc. $  4,253,886
  Total Machinery   $4,253,886
  Metals & Mining — 6.5%  
110,531 Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. $  4,121,701
78,989 Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B   3,403,636
  Total Metals & Mining   $7,525,337
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.9%  
24,061 Chevron Corp. $  4,057,166
12,735 EOG Resources, Inc.   1,614,288
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   $5,671,454
  Pharmaceuticals — 1.8%  
3,748 Eli Lilly & Co. $  2,013,163
  Total Pharmaceuticals   $2,013,163
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.2%  
13,801(a) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. $  1,419,019
4,343 KLA Corp.    1,991,960
1,676 Lam Research Corp.    1,050,467
14,067 NVIDIA Corp.   6,119,004
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  $10,580,450
  Software — 7.4%  
2,547(a) Adobe, Inc. $  1,298,715
22,769 Microsoft Corp.   7,189,312
  Total Software   $8,488,027
  Specialty Retail — 2.8%  
10,569 Home Depot, Inc. $  3,193,529
  Total Specialty Retail   $3,193,529
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Schedule of Investments 9/30/23 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 6.3%  
42,238 Apple, Inc. $  7,231,568
  Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   $7,231,568
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $82,322,894)
$114,168,007
 
Principal
Amount
USD ($)
           
  U.S. Government and Agency Obligations — 0.9% of Net Assets  
1,000,000(b) U.S. Treasury Bills, 10/3/23 $    999,854
  Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
(Cost $999,709)
    $999,854
 
Shares            
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.2% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 0.2%  
258,342(c) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
Institutional Shares, 5.22%
$    258,342
                $258,342
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $258,342)
    $258,342
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.3%
(Cost $83,580,945)
$115,426,203
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.3)%    $(370,431)
  net assets — 100.0% $115,055,772
             
(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, 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 September 30, 2023, in valuing the Portfolio's investments:
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $114,168,007 $— $— $114,168,007
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations — 999,854 — 999,854
Open-End Fund 258,342 — — 258,342
Total Investments in Securities $114,426,349 $999,854 $— $115,426,203
During the period ended September 30, 2023, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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