C000028185 Performance — Pioneer Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio, : Class II

Data updated: 2023-10-25

C000028185 returned −23.98% over one year to Mar 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +5.95%. The fund trailed its Emerging Markets Real Estate category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $119, against $121 for the category, and to $76 over one year, against $87. Volatility over the past three years was 19.89% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2023 the fund took in a net $8.7M, and assets reached $14.63M.

C000028185 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Pioneer Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Real Estate category average over the same months.

PeriodC000028185Category average
1 year (Apr 2022 – Mar 2023)$76$87
3 years (Apr 2020 – Mar 2023)$119$121
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2023)$98$104

C000028185 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−23.98%
3 years (annualised)+5.95%

C000028185 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Pioneer Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Mar)+1.35%
2022−31.03%
2021+40.75%
2020−7.62%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.95%

C000028185 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+8.3%−4.4%−2.1%—————————
2022−9.9%−3.3%+5.6%−4.2%−9.2%−6.9%+8.4%−5.9%−12.3%+6.4%+2.1%−4.9%
2021−0.4%+3.8%+1.5%+7.0%+0.2%+4.1%+5.3%+3.5%−6.1%+9.6%−1.1%+8.3%
2020+2.3%−7.5%−19.2%+6.1%−0.3%+0.4%+6.0%+1.5%−3.1%−1.1%+5.2%+5.0%
2019——————+1.5%+5.5%+1.5%+3.1%−1.5%−2.1%

C000028185 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2020 – Mar 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 19.89%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.07 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +9.64% (Oct 2021)
  • Worst month: −12.28% (Sep 2022)

C000028185 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Pioneer Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $8.7M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $3.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.52×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2023$127K−$2.1M$2.2M
Feb 2023$47K−$321K$368K
Jan 2023$57K−$174K$231K
Dec 2022$308K−$460K$768K
Nov 2022$63K−$196K$258K
Oct 2022$417K−$638K$1.1M
Sep 2022$148K−$214K$362K
Aug 2022$45K−$300K$345K
Jul 2022$129K−$239K$367K
Jun 2022$1.5M−$293K$1.8M
May 2022$36K−$300K$337K
Apr 2022$47K−$448K$496K

C000028185 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Pioneer Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-03-31$14.63M
2022-12-30$16.82M
2022-09-30$16.88M
2022-06-30$19.38M
2022-03-31$24.76M
2021-12-31$28.07M
2021-09-30$24.28M
2021-06-30$24.63M
2021-03-31$22.93M
2020-12-31$22.41M
2020-09-30$21.26M
2020-06-30$20.62M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.