# Putnam VT Research Fund

Putnam VT Research Fund is a registered fund series of Putnam Variable Trust (series S000003887). Net assets $120.7M as of 2026-03-31.

## Profile

- Series ID: S000003887
- Registrant: Putnam Variable Trust
- LEI: 2OWXZ2LGVIYMJOL2HG14
- Net assets: $120.7M
- Total assets: $120.9M
- As of: 2026-03-31

## Advisers

- [Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/104517)
- [Putnam Investment Management, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106629)
- [The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106631)
- [Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/111360)

## Top holdings (177 reported)

_Showing 15 of 177 holdings by value._

| Holding | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [NVIDIA Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/67066G104) | — | $7.9M | 654.44% |
| [Microsoft Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/594918104) | — | $6.5M | 538.07% |
| [Alphabet, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/02079K305) | — | $6.0M | 494.09% |
| [Apple, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/037833100) | — | $5.6M | 462.88% |
| [Amazon.com, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/023135106) | — | $4.9M | 409.18% |
| [Broadcom, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/11135F101) | — | $3.7M | 304.72% |
| [Lam Research Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/512807306) | — | $3.3M | 270.15% |
| [Meta Platforms, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/30303M102) | — | $2.7M | 220.91% |
| [Exxon Mobil Corp.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/30231G102) | — | $2.6M | 217.04% |
| [Putnam Short Term Investment Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/74676P664) | — | $2.6M | 213.64% |
| [Analog Devices, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/032654105) | — | $2.6M | 211.96% |
| [Cisco Systems, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/17275R102) | — | $2.4M | 202.90% |
| [Marvell Technology, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/573874104) | — | $2.3M | 188.26% |
| [Eli Lilly & Co.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/532457108) | — | $1.8M | 148.61% |
| [Mastercard, Inc.](https://search.stillhousedata.com/security/57636Q104) | — | $1.7M | 139.89% |

## Net asset history

| Report date | Net assets |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | $120.7M |
| 2025-12-31 | $124.9M |
| 2025-09-30 | $122.4M |
| 2025-06-30 | $124.5M |
| 2025-03-31 | $100.7M |
| 2024-12-31 | $102.7M |
| 2024-09-30 | $98.2M |
| 2024-06-30 | $93.8M |

## More

- [Registrant: Putnam Variable Trust](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/822671)
- [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000003887.md)
- [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/)

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