Putnam VT Focused International Equity Fund
Putnam Variable Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$175.01M
Holdings1
41
Category
International Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The fund seeks capital appreciation.

Strategy. Investments We invest mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size outside the United States that we believe have favorable investment potential. We consider a company to be located outside the United States if the companys securities trade outside the United States, the company is headquartered or organized outside the United States or the company derives a majority of its revenues or profits outside the United States. Under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the funds net assets in equity investments. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. The funds equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and … Investments We invest mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size outside the United States that we believe have favorable investment potential. We consider a company to be located outside the United States if the companys securities trade outside the United States, the company is headquartered or organized outside the United States or the company derives a majority of its revenues or profits outside the United States. Under normal circumstances, we invest at least 80% of the funds net assets in equity investments. This policy may be changed only after 60 days notice to shareholders. The funds equity investments may include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). We invest in both developed countries and in emerging markets. We may consider, among other factors, a companys valuation, financial strength, growth potential, competitive position in its industry, projected future earnings, cash flows and dividends when deciding whether to buy or sell investments. We may also consider other factors that we believe will cause the stock price to rise. We may also use derivatives, such as futures, options, warrants and swap contracts, including credit default swaps and credit default swap indexes, for both hedging and non-hedging purposes. We expect from time to time to invest in credit default swaps and/or credit default swap indexes to hedge against equity market risk. The fund is non-diversified, which means it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The fund expects to invest in a limited number of issuers.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
TSMC $12.32M 7.04%
CAN NATURAL RES $9.84M 5.62%
RYANAIR HLDGS $7.77M 4.44%
ITOCHU CORP $7.64M 4.36%
ASML Holding NV $7.45M 4.26%
CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC $6.64M 3.79%
AIB GROUP PLC $6.59M 3.76%
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GRP PLC $5.98M 3.41%
TOKYO ELECTRON $5.91M 3.38%
Putnam Short Term Investment Fund, Class P $5.16M 2.95%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
1
Exited
4
Increased
12
Decreased
27
Unchanged
4

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Franklin Advisers, Inc. Sub-adviser
Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited Sub-adviser
Putnam Investment Management, LLC Adviser
The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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