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Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Equity Income

VCT Portfolio
Class I and II Shares
Schedule of Investments  |  March 31, 2024

Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 3/31/24 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.2%  
  Common Stocks — 99.0% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics — 3.4%  
19,364 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B $ 2,878,071
  Total Air Freight & Logistics  $2,878,071
  Automobile Components — 1.6%  
11,019 Autoliv, Inc. $ 1,327,018
  Total Automobile Components  $1,327,018
  Automobiles — 1.5%  
95,081 Ford Motor Co. $ 1,262,676
  Total Automobiles  $1,262,676
  Banks — 10.9%  
46,868 Bank of America Corp. $ 1,777,235
7,741 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1,550,522
52,468 Truist Financial Corp.  2,045,203
65,114 Wells Fargo & Co.  3,774,007
  Total Banks  $9,146,967
  Biotechnology — 1.1%  
12,324 Gilead Sciences, Inc. $   902,733
  Total Biotechnology    $902,733
  Broadline Retail — 2.1%  
33,326 eBay, Inc. $ 1,758,946
  Total Broadline Retail  $1,758,946
  Capital Markets — 8.8%  
17,293 Morgan Stanley $ 1,628,309
24,062 Northern Trust Corp.  2,139,593
15,405 Raymond James Financial, Inc.  1,978,310
20,813 State Street Corp.  1,609,261
  Total Capital Markets  $7,355,473
  Chemicals — 2.4%  
20,138 LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A $ 2,059,715
  Total Chemicals  $2,059,715
  Communications Equipment — 3.2%  
53,794 Cisco Systems, Inc. $ 2,684,859
  Total Communications Equipment  $2,684,859
  Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 3.4%  
10,146 Target Corp. $ 1,797,973
47,764 Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.  1,036,001
  Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  $2,833,974
  Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  
25,125 Verizon Communications, Inc. $ 1,054,245
  Total Diversified Telecommunication Services  $1,054,245
  Electric Utilities — 1.0%  
13,526 Eversource Energy $   808,449
  Total Electric Utilities    $808,449
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Shares           Value
  Electrical Equipment — 1.1%  
3,083 Rockwell Automation, Inc. $   898,170
  Total Electrical Equipment    $898,170
  Entertainment — 3.1%  
21,357 Walt Disney Co. $ 2,613,243
  Total Entertainment  $2,613,243
  Food Products — 4.3%  
5,706 Hershey Co. $ 1,109,817
5,876 John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     622,386
20,654 Kellanova  1,183,267
19,842 Kraft Heinz Co.    732,170
  Total Food Products  $3,647,640
  Ground Transportation — 1.5%  
5,255 Union Pacific Corp. $ 1,292,362
  Total Ground Transportation  $1,292,362
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.3%  
12,088 Medtronic Plc $ 1,053,469
  Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies  $1,053,469
  Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9%  
5,478 Quest Diagnostics, Inc. $   729,177
  Total Health Care Providers & Services    $729,177
  Household Durables — 0.5%  
3,790 Whirlpool Corp. $   453,398
  Total Household Durables    $453,398
  Household Products — 1.2%  
7,847 Kimberly-Clark Corp. $ 1,015,009
  Total Household Products  $1,015,009
  Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%  
2,174 3M Co. $   230,596
  Total Industrial Conglomerates    $230,596
  Industrial REITs — 1.0%  
6,412 Prologis, Inc. $   834,971
  Total Industrial REITs    $834,971
  Insurance — 3.5%  
18,872 American International Group, Inc. $ 1,475,224
26,553 Sun Life Financial, Inc.  1,449,263
  Total Insurance  $2,924,487
  Interactive Media & Services — 0.5%  
2,970(a) Alphabet, Inc., Class A $   448,262
  Total Interactive Media & Services    $448,262
  IT Services — 2.4%  
10,765 International Business Machines Corp. $ 2,055,684
  Total IT Services  $2,055,684
  Machinery — 5.7%  
4,432 Deere & Co. $ 1,820,400
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Schedule of Investments 3/31/24 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Machinery — (continued)  
41,235 Gorman-Rupp Co. $ 1,630,844
10,846 Oshkosh Corp.  1,352,605
  Total Machinery  $4,803,849
  Metals & Mining — 3.3%  
4,771 Materion Corp. $   628,579
34,823 Newmont Corp.  1,248,057
2,640 Reliance, Inc.    882,235
  Total Metals & Mining  $2,758,871
  Multi-Utilities — 1.6%  
22,992 CMS Energy Corp. $ 1,387,337
  Total Multi-Utilities  $1,387,337
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.7%  
11,922 ConocoPhillips $ 1,517,432
90,013 Coterra Energy, Inc.  2,509,562
35,291 Exxon Mobil Corp.  4,102,226
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  $8,129,220
  Pharmaceuticals — 8.6%  
21,247 Johnson & Johnson $ 3,361,063
13,671 Merck & Co., Inc.  1,803,888
15,358 Pfizer, Inc.     426,185
34,088 Sanofi S.A. (A.D.R.)  1,656,677
  Total Pharmaceuticals  $7,247,813
  Residential REITs — 1.1%  
9,404 Camden Property Trust $   925,354
  Total Residential REITs    $925,354
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.9%  
19,555 Intel Corp. $   863,744
8,346 Microchip Technology, Inc.    748,720
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  $1,612,464
  Specialty Retail — 2.5%  
3,303 Lowe's Cos., Inc. $   841,373
12,246 TJX Cos., Inc.  1,241,989
  Total Specialty Retail  $2,083,362
  Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.3%  
37,360 HP, Inc. $ 1,129,019
  Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  $1,129,019
  Water Utilities — 1.0%  
6,698 American Water Works Co., Inc. $   818,563
  Total Water Utilities    $818,563
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $68,570,939)
$83,165,446
 
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Shares           Value
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.2% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 1.2%  
993,521(b) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
Institutional Shares, 5.20%
$   993,521
               $993,521
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $993,521)
   $993,521
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.2%
(Cost $69,564,460)
$84,158,967
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.2)%   $(148,782)
  net assets — 100.0% $84,010,185
             
(A.D.R.) American Depositary Receipts.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the 7-day yield at March 31, 2024.
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, 2024 in valuing the Portfolio’s investments:
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $83,165,446 $$$83,165,446
Open-End Fund 993,521 993,521
Total Investments in Securities $84,158,967 $— $— $84,158,967
During the period ended March 31, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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