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Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust
Pioneer Equity Income

VCT Portfolio
Class I and II Shares
Schedule of Investments  |  September 30, 2024

Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Schedule of Investments 9/30/24 (unaudited) 
Shares           Value
  UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.2%  
  Common Stocks — 98.7% of Net Assets  
  Air Freight & Logistics — 3.0%  
17,467 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B $ 2,381,451
  Total Air Freight & Logistics  $2,381,451
  Automobiles — 0.9%  
71,513 Ford Motor Co. $   755,177
  Total Automobiles    $755,177
  Banks — 11.8%  
48,851 Bank of America Corp. $ 1,938,407
8,079 JPMorgan Chase & Co.  1,703,538
44,332 Regions Financial Corp.  1,034,265
31,736 Truist Financial Corp.  1,357,349
60,569 Wells Fargo & Co.  3,421,543
  Total Banks  $9,455,102
  Beverages — 0.7%  
3,367 PepsiCo., Inc. $   572,558
  Total Beverages    $572,558
  Biotechnology — 2.3%  
21,934 Gilead Sciences, Inc. $ 1,838,947
  Total Biotechnology  $1,838,947
  Broadline Retail — 2.4%  
29,533 eBay, Inc. $ 1,922,894
  Total Broadline Retail  $1,922,894
  Capital Markets — 9.4%  
14,515 Morgan Stanley $ 1,513,044
25,349 Northern Trust Corp.  2,282,170
14,689 Raymond James Financial, Inc.  1,798,815
21,818 State Street Corp.  1,930,238
  Total Capital Markets  $7,524,267
  Chemicals — 2.5%  
20,722 LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A $ 1,987,240
  Total Chemicals  $1,987,240
  Communications Equipment — 3.5%  
53,024 Cisco Systems, Inc. $ 2,821,937
  Total Communications Equipment  $2,821,937
  Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.0%  
10,164 Target Corp. $ 1,584,161
  Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail  $1,584,161
  Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  
14,783 Verizon Communications, Inc. $   663,905
  Total Diversified Telecommunication Services    $663,905
  Electric Utilities — 1.7%  
19,838 Eversource Energy $ 1,349,976
  Total Electric Utilities  $1,349,976
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Shares           Value
  Electrical Equipment — 1.8%  
5,296 Rockwell Automation, Inc. $ 1,421,764
  Total Electrical Equipment  $1,421,764
  Entertainment — 2.8%  
23,573 Walt Disney Co. $ 2,267,487
  Total Entertainment  $2,267,487
  Food Products — 4.4%  
6,196 Hershey Co. $ 1,188,269
5,870 John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     553,600
15,702 Kellanova  1,267,308
15,332 Kraft Heinz Co.    538,306
  Total Food Products  $3,547,483
  Ground Transportation — 2.2%  
7,189 Union Pacific Corp. $ 1,771,945
  Total Ground Transportation  $1,771,945
  Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 3.0%  
2,554 Becton Dickinson & Co. $   615,769
19,995 Medtronic Plc  1,800,150
  Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies  $2,415,919
  Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%  
8,023 Quest Diagnostics, Inc. $ 1,245,571
  Total Health Care Providers & Services  $1,245,571
  Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%  
11,329 Starbucks Corp. $ 1,104,464
  Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  $1,104,464
  Household Products — 1.1%  
6,175 Kimberly-Clark Corp. $   878,579
  Total Household Products    $878,579
  Industrial Conglomerates — 1.9%  
11,153 3M Co. $ 1,524,615
  Total Industrial Conglomerates  $1,524,615
  Insurance — 2.3%  
24,947 American International Group, Inc. $ 1,826,869
  Total Insurance  $1,826,869
  IT Services — 3.2%  
11,565 International Business Machines Corp. $ 2,556,790
  Total IT Services  $2,556,790
  Machinery — 2.8%  
5,478 Deere & Co. $ 2,286,134
  Total Machinery  $2,286,134
  Media — 0.5%  
10,435 Comcast Corp., Class A $   435,870
  Total Media    $435,870
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Schedule of Investments 9/30/24 (unaudited) (continued)
Shares           Value
  Metals & Mining — 2.4%  
22,216 Newmont Corp. $ 1,187,445
2,640 Reliance, Inc.    763,515
  Total Metals & Mining  $1,950,960
  Multi-Utilities — 2.1%  
24,056 CMS Energy Corp. $ 1,699,075
  Total Multi-Utilities  $1,699,075
  Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.4%  
20,841 ConocoPhillips $ 2,194,140
94,750 Coterra Energy, Inc.  2,269,263
33,212 Exxon Mobil Corp.  3,893,111
  Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  $8,356,514
  Pharmaceuticals — 9.2%  
27,404 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. $ 1,417,883
19,335 Johnson & Johnson  3,133,430
10,166 Merck & Co., Inc.  1,154,451
29,742 Sanofi S.A. (A.D.R.)  1,714,031
  Total Pharmaceuticals  $7,419,795
  Residential REITs — 1.0%  
6,590 Camden Property Trust $   814,063
  Total Residential REITs    $814,063
  Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8%  
7,637 Microchip Technology, Inc. $   613,175
  Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment    $613,175
  Specialty Retail — 1.7%  
11,519 TJX Cos., Inc. $ 1,353,943
  Total Specialty Retail  $1,353,943
  Water Utilities — 1.1%  
5,810 American Water Works Co., Inc. $   849,654
  Total Water Utilities    $849,654
  Total Common Stocks
(Cost $65,631,323)
$79,198,284
 
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.5% of Net Assets  
  Open-End Fund — 1.5%  
1,196,305(a) Dreyfus Government Cash Management,
Institutional Shares, 4.80%
$ 1,196,305
             $1,196,305
  TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,196,305)
 $1,196,305
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS — 100.2%
(Cost $66,827,628)
$80,394,589
  OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.2)%   $(136,398)
  net assets — 100.0% $80,258,191
             
(A.D.R.) American Depositary Receipts.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
(a) Rate periodically changes. Rate disclosed is the 7-day yield at September 30, 2024.
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Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

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, 2024 in valuing the Portfolio’s investments:
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks $79,198,284 $$$79,198,284
Open-End Fund 1,196,305 1,196,305
Total Investments in Securities $80,394,589 $— $— $80,394,589
During the period ended September 30, 2024, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.
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