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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM N-Q

                   QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
    OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY



  Investment Company Act file number 811-09685


                         Pioneer High Yield Fund
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


                       60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
              (Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)


            Terrence J. Cullen, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.,
                       60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
                    (Name and address of agent for service)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (617) 742-7825


Date of fiscal year end:  October 31

Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2015

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small
business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (239.24 and 274.5 of this
chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after
close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may
use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review,
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ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.

File the schedules as of the close of the reporting period as set forth in
ss. 210.12-12  12-14 of Regulation S-X [17 CFR 210.12-12  12-14]. The
schedules need not be audited.






       
Pioneer High Yield Fund
   
       
Schedule of Investments 1/31/15 (unaudited)
   
             
 
Principal Amount ($)
Floating
Rate (b)
(unaudited)
 
Value
       
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 14.2%
   
       
Energy - 0.9%
   
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.1%
   
 
2,170,000
   
SEACOR Holdings, Inc., 3.0%, 11/15/28
$
1,974,707
       
Integrated Oil & Gas - 0.2%
   
 
3,365,000
   
American Energy - Utica LLC, 3.5% (3.50% Cash, 0.00% PIK), 3/1/21 (144A) (PIK)
$
2,187,250
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.5%
   
 
7,895,000
   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 2.625%, 12/1/19
$
5,279,781
 
4,155,000
   
Energy & Exploration Partners, Inc., 8.0%, 7/1/19 (144A)
 
1,371,150
 
1,000,000
   
Energy XXI, Ltd., 3.0%, 12/15/18
 
302,460
         
$
6,953,391
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.1%
   
 
4,705,000
   
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., 3.75%, 12/15/17
$
1,649,691
       
Total Energy
$
12,765,039
       
Materials - 0.3%
   
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.3%
   
 
3,805,000
   
RTI International Metals, Inc., 1.625%, 10/15/19
$
3,512,491
       
Total Materials
$
3,512,491
       
Capital Goods - 0.9%
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
   
 
2,150,000
   
The KEYW Holding Corp., 2.5%, 7/15/19
$
1,847,656
       
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.8%
   
 
10,874,000
   
General Cable Corp., 4.5%, 11/15/29 (Step)
$
6,871,009
 
4,825,000
   
SolarCity Corp., 1.625%, 11/1/19 (144A)
 
4,179,656
         
$
11,050,665
       
Total Capital Goods
$
12,898,321
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.6%
   
       
Homebuilding - 1.2%
   
 
11,400,000
   
KB Home, 1.375%, 2/1/19
$
10,602,000
 
3,015,000
   
Lennar Corp., 2.75%, 12/15/20 (144A)
 
6,111,028
         
$
16,713,028
       
Housewares & Specialties - 0.4%
   
 
5,470,000
   
Jarden Corp., 1.125%, 3/15/34 (144A)
$
6,259,731
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
22,972,759
       
Consumer Services - 0.3%
   
       
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.3%
   
 
2,710,000
   
Ascent Capital Group, Inc., 4.0%, 7/15/20
$
2,073,150
 
2,195,000
   
Carriage Services, Inc., 2.75%, 3/14/21 (144A)
 
2,465,259
         
$
4,538,409
       
Total Consumer Services
$
4,538,409
       
Media - 0.3%
   
       
Broadcasting - 0.3%
   
 
4,425,000
   
Liberty Media Corp., 1.375%, 10/15/23
$
4,289,484
       
Total Media
$
4,289,484
       
Retailing - 0.5%
   
       
Internet Retail - 0.5%
   
 
7,455,000
   
Shutterfly, Inc., 0.25%, 5/15/18
$
7,170,778
       
Total Retailing
$
7,170,778
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.2%
   
       
Health Care Equipment - 0.3%
   
 
4,450,000
   
Insulet Corp., 2.0%, 6/15/19
$
4,363,781
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.9%
   
 
9,460,000
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0%, 5/15/16
$
10,264,100
 
3,015,000
   
Endologix, Inc., 2.25%, 12/15/18
 
2,866,134
         
$
13,130,234
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
17,494,015
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 3.4%
   
       
Biotechnology - 1.8%
   
 
1,340,000
   
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.625%, 6/15/19 (144A)
 
1,322,412
 
1,920,000
   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 0.75%, 10/15/18
 
2,408,400
 
1,920,000
   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.5%, 10/15/20
 
2,472,000
 
1,905,000
   
Cepheid, 1.25%, 2/1/21 (144A)
 
2,094,309
 
4,423,000
   
Corsicanto, Ltd., 3.5%, 1/15/32
 
2,609,570
 
1,200,000
   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
1,609,500
 
1,630,000
   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 
2,243,288
 
6,697,000
   
Emergent Biosolutions Corp., 2.875%, 1/15/21
$
6,871,324
 
4,538,000
   
PDL BioPharma, Inc., 4.0%, 2/1/18
 
4,325,281
         
$
25,956,084
       
Pharmaceuticals - 1.4%
   
 
2,050,000
   
Jazz Investments I, Ltd., 1.875%, 8/15/21 (144A)
 
2,379,281
 
2,625,000
   
Medicines Co., 2.5%, 1/15/22 (144A)
$
2,836,444
 
3,720,000
   
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., 1.5%, 3/15/19
 
7,816,650
 
9,215,000
   
Theravance, Inc., 2.125%, 1/15/23
 
6,398,666
         
$
19,431,041
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2%
   
 
2,990,000
   
Albany Molecular Research, Inc., 2.25%, 11/15/18
$
3,629,112
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
49,016,237
       
Real Estate - 0.4%
   
       
Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.4%
   
 
4,885,000
   
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 3.625%, 8/15/20
$
5,504,784
       
Total Real Estate
$
5,504,784
       
Software & Services - 3.3%
   
       
Internet Software & Services - 1.3%
   
 
4,555,000
   
Akamai Technologies, Inc., 2/15/19 (144A) (c)
$
4,609,091
 
2,055,000
   
Twitter, Inc., 0.25%, 9/15/19 (144A)
 
1,850,784
 
5,145,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 1.5%, 12/1/20
 
5,135,904
 
6,420,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.5%, 1/31/18
 
6,351,788
         
$
17,947,567
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.4%
   
 
6,345,000
   
Cardtronics, Inc., 1.0%, 12/1/20
$
5,952,403
       
Application Software - 1.4%
   
 
2,470,000
   
Citrix Systems, Inc., 0.5%, 4/15/19 (144A)
$
2,553,362
 
5,815,000
   
Mentor Graphics Corp., 4.0%, 4/1/31
 
7,039,784
 
10,992,000
   
Nuance Communications, Inc., 2.75%, 11/1/31
 
10,847,730
         
$
20,440,876
       
Systems Software - 0.2%
   
 
2,235,000
   
ServiceNow, Inc., 11/1/18 (c)
$
2,662,444
       
Total Software & Services
$
47,003,290
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.7%
   
       
Communications Equipment - 0.5%
   
 
2,595,000
   
Brocade Communications, Inc., 1.375%, 1/1/20 (144A)
$
2,658,253
 
1,196,000
   
Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 6/15/17
 
1,181,050
 
3,295,000
   
Emulex Corp., 1.75%, 11/15/18
 
3,135,852
         
$
6,975,155
       
Electronic Components - 0.2%
   
 
3,755,000
   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., 2.25%, 5/15/41 (144A)
$
3,194,097
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
10,169,252
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%
   
       
Semiconductors - 0.4%
   
 
4,239,000
   
ON Semiconductor Corp., 2.625%, 12/15/26
$
4,959,630
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
4,959,630
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
   
       
(Cost $208,634,475)
$
202,294,489
             
       
PREFERRED STOCKS - 3.6%
   
       
Energy - 0.2%
   
       
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 0.2%
   
 
111,541
7.62
 
NuStar Logistics LP, Floating Rate Note, 1/15/43
$
2,905,643
       
Total Energy
$
2,905,643
       
Transportation - 0.2%
   
       
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.2%
   
 
4,940
   
CEVA Group Plc, 12/31/14 * (c)
$
3,581,536
       
Total Transportation
$
3,581,536
       
Banks - 0.9%
   
       
Diversified Banks - 0.8%
   
 
411,000
7.12
 
Citigroup, Inc., Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
$
11,138,100
       
Regional Banks - 0.1%
   
 
60,650
6.62
 
Fifth Third Bancorp, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
$
1,672,120
       
Total Banks
$
12,810,220
       
Diversified Financials - 1.5%
   
       
Consumer Finance - 1.1%
   
 
6,450
   
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.0% (Perpetual) (144A)
$
6,482,452
 
358,975
8.12
 
GMAC Capital Trust I, Floating Rate Note, 2/15/40
 
9,441,042
         
$
15,923,494
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.4%
   
 
189,000
7.12
 
Morgan Stanley, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
$
5,282,550
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
21,206,044
       
Insurance - 0.4%
   
       
Reinsurance - 0.4%
   
 
5,120,000
   
Pangaea Re., 0.0, 7/1/18 (Cat Bond)
$
5,493,760
       
Total Insurance
$
5,493,760
       
Utilities - 0.4%
   
       
Electric Utilities - 0.4%
   
 
214,000
   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5.9%, 4/30/73
$
5,457,000
       
Total Utilities
$
5,457,000
       
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
   
       
(Cost $49,655,508)
$
51,454,203
             
       
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 3.3%
   
       
Energy - 0.3%
   
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.3%
   
 
715
   
Halcon Resources Corp., (Perpetual) (c)
$
190,101
 
20,400
   
Penn Virginia Corp., 6.0% (Perpetual) (144A)
 
1,201,050
 
59,180
   
PetroQuest Energy, Inc., 6.875% (Perpetual)
 
1,808,689
 
33,162
   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.0% (Perpetual)
 
1,372,078
         
$
4,571,918
       
Total Energy
$
4,571,918
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.8%
   
       
Home Furnishings - 0.8%
   
 
143,000
   
Sealy Corp., 8.0%, 7/15/16 (4.0% cash, 4.0% PIK) (PIK)
$
12,143,560
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
12,143,560
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.5%
   
       
Packaged Foods & Meats - 0.5%
   
 
73,300
   
Post Holdings, Inc., 2.5% (Perpetual) (144A)
$
6,798,575
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
6,798,575
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.3%
   
       
Health Care Supplies - 1.3%
   
 
58,582
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0% (Perpetual)
$
18,101,842
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
18,101,842
       
Banks - 0.2%
   
       
Diversified Banks - 0.2%
   
 
2,000
   
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.5% (Perpetual)
$
2,486,000
       
Total Banks
$
2,486,000
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2%
   
       
Asset Management & Custody Banks - 0.2%
   
 
48,000
   
AMG Capital Trust II, 5.15%, 10/15/37
$
2,943,000
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
2,943,000
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
   
       
(Cost $44,120,442)
$
47,044,895
 
Shares
         
       
COMMON STOCKS - 9.2%
   
       
Energy - 0.8%
   
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.3%
   
 
147,800
   
Marathon Oil Corp.
$
3,931,480
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.5%
   
 
73,900
   
Marathon Petroleum Corp. *
$
6,842,401
       
Total Energy
$
10,773,881
       
Materials - 1.2%
   
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.8%
   
 
127,734
   
Axiall Corp.
$
5,652,230
 
77,355
   
LyondellBasell Industries NV
 
6,118,007
         
$
11,770,237
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.4%
   
 
264,669
   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
$
4,449,086
 
663,136
   
Polymet Mining Corp. *
 
696,293
         
$
5,145,379
       
Total Materials
$
16,915,616
       
Capital Goods - 1.6%
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.2%
   
 
104,284
   
Orbital Sciences Corp. *
$
2,929,338
       
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.6%
   
 
667,230
   
General Cable Corp.
$
7,633,111
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 0.5%
   
 
482,433
   
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. *
$
2,667,854
 
109,200
   
Joy Global, Inc.
 
4,579,848
         
$
7,247,702
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.3%
   
 
139,920
   
Kennametal, Inc.
$
4,396,286
       
Total Capital Goods
$
22,206,437
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%+
   
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.0%+
   
 
53
   
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
$
40,556
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
40,556
       
Transportation - 0.8%
   
       
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%
   
 
2,282
   
CEVA Group Plc *
$
1,654,494
       
Airlines - 0.5%
   
 
103,547
   
United Continental Holdings, Inc. *
$
7,183,055
       
Marine - 0.2%
   
 
4,099,666
   
Horizon Lines, Inc. *
$
2,582,790
       
Total Transportation
$
11,420,339
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.7%
   
       
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.7%
   
 
704,311
   
Ford Motor Co.
$
10,360,415
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
10,360,415
       
Consumer Services - 0.4%
   
       
Restaurants - 0.4%
   
 
54,390
   
Starbucks Corp.
$
4,760,757
       
Education Services - 0.0%+
   
 
13,966
   
Cengage Learning Holdings II LP
$
314,933
       
Total Consumer Services
$
5,075,690
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.1%
   
       
Health Care Services - 0.1%
   
 
255,259
   
BioScrip, Inc. *
$
1,467,739
       
Managed Health Care - 1.0%
   
 
84,640
   
Aetna, Inc.
$
7,771,645
 
63,711
   
Cigna Corp.
 
6,806,246
         
$
14,577,891
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
16,045,630
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.1%
   
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.1%
   
 
46,569
   
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. *
$
5,330,753
 
72,794
   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
 
9,114,537
 
11,356
   
Waters Corp. *
 
1,351,932
         
$
15,797,222
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
15,797,222
       
Real Estate - 0.5%
   
       
Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.5%
   
 
291,692
   
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. *
$
7,146,454
       
Total Real Estate
$
7,146,454
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.7%
   
       
Computer Storage & Peripherals - 0.2%
   
 
103,800
   
EMC Corp.
$
2,691,534
       
Information Technology Services - 0.3%
   
 
171,011
   
NCR Corp. *
$
4,343,679
       
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.2%
   
 
54,309
   
TE Connectivity, Ltd.
$
3,605,575
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
10,640,788
       
Telecommunication Services - 0.3%
   
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.3%
   
 
585,800
   
Windstream Holdings, Inc.
$
4,657,110
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
4,657,110
       
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
   
       
(Cost $95,447,068)
$
131,080,138
 
Principal Amount ($)
       
       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.1%
   
       
Consumer Services - 0.0%+
   
       
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.0%+
   
 
360,440
   
Westgate Resorts 2012-A LLC, 3.75%, 8/20/25 (144A)
$
362,970
       
Total Consumer Services
$
362,970
       
Banks - 0.1%
   
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1%
   
 
1,560,000
   
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Trust Series 2006-2, 5.918%, 9/25/36 (Step)
$
1,397,843
       
Total Banks
$
1,397,843
       
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
   
       
(Cost $1,796,079)
$
1,760,813
             
       
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 1.2%
   
       
Banks - 1.2%
   
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.2%
   
 
2,000,000
5.99
 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-5, Floating Rate Note, 2/10/51
$
2,045,276
 
575,000
4.45
 
CAM Mortgage Trust 2014-2, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/48 (144A)
 
576,815
 
1,935,000
5.96
 
COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/46
 
1,835,922
 
595,000
5.96
 
COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/46
 
515,810
 
2,650,000
3.67
 
COMM 2014-KYO Mortgage Trust, Floating Rate Note, 6/11/27 (144A)
 
2,636,872
 
838,245
   
Global Mortgage Securitization, Ltd., 5.25%, 11/25/32 (144A)
 
806,844
 
2,513,900
5.00
 
GMAT 2013-1 Trust, Floating Rate Note, 8/25/53
 
2,392,023
 
970,124
   
Homeowner Assistance Program Reverse Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-RM1, 4.0%, 5/26/53 (144A)
952,274
 
4,270,000
3.77
 
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-INN, Floating Rate Note, 6/15/29 (144A)
4,275,777
 
400,000
5.58
 
Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust, Floating Rate Note, 6/25/58 (144A)
 
412,978
 
996,156
   
Vericrest Opportunity Loan Transferee 2014-NPL4 LLC, 4.0%, 4/27/54 (Step) (144A)
 
984,338
         
$
17,434,929
       
Total Banks
$
17,434,929
       
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
   
       
(Cost $17,356,422)
$
17,434,929
             
       
CORPORATE BONDS - 58.0%
   
       
Energy - 14.3%
   
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.2%
   
 
1,690,000
   
Offshore Group Investment, Ltd., 7.5%, 11/1/19
$
1,098,500
 
2,995,000
   
Parker Drilling Co., 7.5%, 8/1/20
 
2,306,150
         
$
3,404,650
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.3%
   
 
6,485,000
   
Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22
$
4,409,800
 
4,245,000
   
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/22
 
4,043,362
 
2,080,000
   
Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.5%, 12/1/20 (144A)
 
1,778,400
 
1,155,000
   
Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/1/18
 
1,126,125
 
5,175,000
   
Exterran Partners LP, 6.0%, 10/1/22
 
4,347,000
 
2,750,000
   
Exterran Partners LP, 6.0%, 4/1/21
 
2,351,250
 
1,545,000
   
Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/21
 
927,000
         
$
18,982,937
       
Integrated Oil & Gas - 0.1%
   
 
3,865,000
   
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 7.5%, 12/15/21
$
1,758,575
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 10.4%
   
 
3,360,000
   
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 6.0%, 12/1/20
$
3,343,200
 
2,150,000
   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.5%, 9/15/20
 
2,096,250
 
10,236,000
   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 10/15/18
 
10,251,354
 
3,310,000
   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/1/21
 
1,919,800
 
8,435,000
   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.375%, 6/15/21
 
8,498,262
 
3,580,000
   
Comstock Resources, Inc., 9.5%, 6/15/20
 
1,825,800
 
3,675,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/1/23
 
3,675,000
 
2,925,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/22
 
3,042,000
 
4,670,000
   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 5/1/22
 
4,109,600
 
13,000,000
   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 5/1/20
 
13,097,500
 
5,205,000
   
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/18
 
3,422,288
 
5,600,000
   
Gulfport Energy Corp., 7.75%, 11/1/20
 
5,558,000
 
2,015,000
   
Gulfport Energy Corp., 7.75%, 11/1/20 (144A)
 
1,999,888
 
7,255,000
   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 5/15/21
 
4,824,575
 
3,225,000
   
Halcon Resources Corp., 9.25%, 2/15/22
 
2,128,500
 
1,400,000
   
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 5.5%, 1/15/21
 
1,414,000
 
3,000,000
   
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 5.5%, 2/1/22
 
3,030,000
 
5,200,000
   
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp., 8.125%, 12/1/19
 
5,291,000
 
2,300,000
   
Legacy Reserves LP, 6.625%, 12/1/21
 
1,794,000
 
4,900,000
   
Legacy Reserves LP, 6.625%, 12/1/21 (144A)
 
3,822,000
 
3,075,000
   
Lightstream Resources, Ltd., 8.625%, 2/1/20 (144A)
 
1,745,062
 
12,635,000
   
Linn Energy LLC, 6.25%, 11/1/19
 
9,634,188
 
4,480,000
   
Memorial Production Partners LP, 7.625%, 5/1/21
 
4,020,800
 
4,155,000
   
Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc., 10.75%, 10/1/20
 
2,264,475
 
2,800,000
   
Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc., 9.25%, 6/1/21
 
1,449,000
 
1,430,000
   
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., 8.0%, 6/1/20
 
1,236,950
 
2,820,000
   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.5%, 11/1/21
 
2,573,250
 
4,960,000
   
PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22
 
4,786,400
 
2,860,000
   
Penn Virginia Corp., 7.25%, 4/15/19
 
2,359,500
 
7,480,000
   
Penn Virginia Corp., 8.5%, 5/1/20
 
6,208,400
 
3,295,000
   
Rice Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/22
 
3,179,675
 
8,170,000
   
Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/22
 
7,679,800
 
1,300,000
   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/23 (144A)
 
1,150,500
 
3,775,000
   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/21
 
3,661,750
 
1,945,000
   
Stone Energy Corp., 7.5%, 11/15/22
 
1,692,150
 
10,270,000
   
Swift Energy Co., 7.875%, 3/1/22
 
3,620,175
 
3,000,000
   
Talos Production LLC, 9.75%, 2/15/18 (144A)
 
2,580,000
 
3,200,000
   
Vanguard Natural Resources LLC, 7.875%, 4/1/20
 
2,784,000
         
$
147,769,092
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.7%
   
 
6,525,000
   
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, 6.5%, 4/15/21 (144A)
$
5,644,125
 
4,695,000
   
Tesoro Corp., 5.375%, 10/1/22
 
4,812,375
         
$
10,456,500
       
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 1.4%
   
 
4,810,000
   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.125%, 3/1/22
$
4,677,725
 
3,520,000
   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.875%, 1/15/24
 
3,652,704
 
6,775,000
   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/1/21
 
6,783,469
 
4,685,000
   
Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23
 
4,380,475
         
$
19,494,373
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%
   
 
4,170,000
   
James River Coal Co., 7.875%, 4/1/19 (d)
$
5,212
 
2,250,000
   
SunCoke Energy Partners LP, 7.375%, 2/1/20 (144A)
 
2,317,500
         
$
2,322,712
       
Total Energy
$
204,188,839
       
Materials - 4.9%
   
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.8%
   
 
2,756,000
   
Hexion US Finance Corp., 8.875%, 2/1/18
$
2,363,270
 
2,445,000
   
Hexion US Finance Corp., 9.0%, 11/15/20
 
1,662,600
 
1,750,000
   
Rain CII Carbon LLC, 8.0%, 12/1/18 (144A)
 
1,723,750
 
5,195,000
   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20
 
5,143,050
         
$
10,892,670
       
Metal & Glass Containers - 2.7%
   
 
3,653,453
   
Ardagh Finance Holdings SA, 8.625%, (0.00% Cash, 8.625% PIK) 6/15/19 (144A) (PIK)
$
3,639,753
 
3,350,000
   
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 6.75%, 1/31/21 (144A)
 
3,283,000
 
758,824
   
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.0%, 11/15/20 (144A)
 
746,493
 
13,120,000
   
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.375%, 12/15/26
 
14,563,200
 
3,700,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/21
 
3,760,125
 
7,495,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 8.5%, 5/15/18
 
7,644,900
 
4,565,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 9.875%, 8/15/19
 
4,850,312
         
$
38,487,783
       
Paper Packaging - 0.1%
   
 
1,532,000
   
Packaging Dynamics Corp., 8.75%, 2/1/16 (144A)
$
1,532,000
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.6%
   
 
5,445,000
   
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.0%, 3/15/22 (144A)
$
5,376,938
 
8,775,000
   
Midwest Vanadium Pty, Ltd., 11.5%, 2/15/18 (144A)
 
1,272,375
 
1,595,000
   
Prince Mineral Holding Corp., 12.0%, 12/15/19 (144A)
 
1,626,900
         
$
8,276,213
       
Gold - 0.3%
   
 
6,445,000
   
IAMGOLD Corp., 6.75%, 10/1/20 (144A)
$
5,156,000
       
Steel - 0.2%
   
 
2,855,000
   
JMC Steel Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18 (144A)
$
2,362,512
       
Paper Products - 0.2%
   
 
3,845,000
   
Resolute Forest Products, Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/23
$
3,671,975
       
Total Materials
$
70,379,153
       
Capital Goods - 3.1%
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%
   
 
2,250,000
   
Bombardier, Inc., 6.0%, 10/15/22
$
2,120,625
 
4,350,000
   
DigitalGlobe, Inc., 5.25%, 2/1/21 (144A)
 
4,177,305
 
1,583,000
   
DynCorp International, Inc., 10.375%, 7/1/17
 
1,424,700
         
$
7,722,630
       
Building Products - 0.2%
   
 
2,750,000
   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/1/21
$
2,805,000
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.4%
   
 
1,385,000
   
AECOM, 5.75%, 10/15/22 (144A)
$
1,449,056
 
1,390,000
   
AECOM, 5.875%, 10/15/24 (144A)
 
1,450,812
 
3,000,000
   
Dycom Investments, Inc., 7.125%, 1/15/21
 
3,120,000
         
$
6,019,868
       
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3%
   
 
4,030,000
   
JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., 9.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
4,332,250
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 0.3%
   
 
4,850,000
   
Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/1/21
$
4,734,812
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.6%
   
 
6,901,000
   
Apex Tool Group LLC, 7.0%, 2/1/21 (144A)
$
6,003,870
 
2,660,000
   
Xerium Technologies, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/18
 
2,779,700
         
$
8,783,570
       
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.7%
   
 
5,200,000
   
Rexel SA, 5.25%, 6/15/20 (144A)
$
5,284,500
 
5,145,000
   
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/21
 
5,183,588
         
$
10,468,088
       
Total Capital Goods
$
44,866,218
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%
   
       
Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.3%
   
 
2,400,000
   
Liberty Tire Recycling LLC, 11.0%, 10/1/16 (144A)
$
1,920,000
 
2,000,000
   
Safway Group Holding LLC, 7.0%, 5/15/18 (144A)
 
1,945,600
         
$
3,865,600
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.6%
   
 
1,800,000
   
NANA Development Corp., 9.5%, 3/15/19 (144A)
$
1,584,000
 
4,405,000
   
The Geo Group, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/24
 
4,537,150
 
2,165,000
   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/21 (144A)
 
2,154,175
         
$
8,275,325
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
12,140,925
       
Transportation - 1.2%
   
       
Airlines - 0.4%
   
 
2,950,000
   
Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC, 6.875%, 2/15/19 (144A)
$
2,868,875
 
3,200,000
   
United Continental Holdings, Inc., 6.0%, 7/15/26
 
3,108,000
         
$
5,976,875
       
Railroads - 0.3%
   
 
4,250,000
   
Florida East Coast Holdings Corp., 6.75%, 5/1/19 (144A)
$
4,196,875
       
Trucking - 0.4%
   
 
1,990,000
   
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., 9.25%, 6/1/20 (144A)
$
2,054,675
 
3,500,000
   
syncreon Group BV, 8.625%, 11/1/21 (144A)
 
3,132,500
         
$
5,187,175
       
Airport Services - 0.1%
   
 
1,700,000
   
Aguila 3 SA, 7.875%, 1/31/18 (144A)
$
1,674,500
       
Total Transportation
$
17,035,425
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.1%
   
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.1%
   
 
1,440,000
   
Pittsburgh Glass Works LLC, 8.0%, 11/15/18 (144A)
$
1,526,400
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
1,526,400
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 3.3%
   
       
Homebuilding - 3.1%
   
 
2,100,000
   
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc., 6.5%, 12/15/20 (144A)
$
2,152,500
 
5,045,000
   
DR Horton, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/23
 
5,423,375
 
8,375,000
   
KB Home, 7.0%, 12/15/21
 
8,375,000
 
4,150,000
   
Lennar Corp., 4.5%, 6/15/19
 
4,191,500
 
8,730,000
   
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/22
 
8,677,620
 
3,660,000
   
Meritage Homes Corp., 7.0%, 4/1/22
 
3,861,300
 
1,800,000
   
Rialto Holdings LLC, 7.0%, 12/1/18 (144A)
 
1,827,000
 
6,975,000
   
Standard Pacific Corp., 6.25%, 12/15/21
 
7,114,500
 
2,540,000
   
The Ryland Group, Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22
 
2,463,800
         
$
44,086,595
       
Housewares & Specialties - 0.2%
   
 
2,805,000
   
PC Nextco Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 8/15/19
$
2,847,075
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
46,933,670
       
Consumer Services - 1.9%
   
       
Casinos & Gaming - 1.1%
   
 
2,075,000
   
GLP Capital LP, 4.375%, 11/1/18
$
2,126,875
 
3,250,000
   
GLP Capital LP, 4.875%, 11/1/20
 
3,347,500
 
429,211
   
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, 6.5%, 7/1/36 (1.0% cash, 5.50% PIK) (PIK) (d)
 
2,146
 
11,000,000
   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.0%, 12/1/22 (144A)
 
10,092,500
 
700,000
   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 6.25%, 9/1/20
 
490,000
         
$
16,059,021
       
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.5%
   
 
2,750,000
   
NCL Corp, Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/19 (144A)
$
2,784,375
 
4,290,000
   
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 8.5%, 10/15/22 (144A)
 
4,697,550
         
$
7,481,925
       
Education Services - 0.3%
   
 
3,695,000
   
Cambium Learning Group, Inc., 9.75%, 2/15/17
$
3,639,575
       
Total Consumer Services
$
27,180,521
       
Media - 4.0%
   
       
Advertising - 0.4%
   
 
5,360,000
   
MDC Partners, Inc., 6.75%, 4/1/20 (144A)
$
5,594,500
       
Broadcasting - 0.9%
   
 
5,975,000
   
Quebecor Media, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/23
$
6,154,250
 
6,035,000
   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 5/15/19 (144A)
 
6,291,488
         
$
12,445,738
       
Cable & Satellite - 1.4%
   
 
9,250,000
   
CCO Holdings LLC, 6.5%, 4/30/21
$
9,735,625
 
1,575,000
   
Numericable-SFR, 6.0%, 5/15/22 (144A)
 
1,611,068
 
9,050,000
   
Videotron, Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/24 (144A)
 
9,276,250
         
$
20,622,943
       
Movies & Entertainment - 0.7%
   
 
2,350,000
   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 7.0%, 9/1/20 (144A)
$
2,508,625
 
425,000
   
Regal Entertainment Group, 5.75%, 3/15/22
 
422,344
 
4,895,000
   
Regal Entertainment Group, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/25
 
4,693,081
 
2,665,000
   
WMG Acquisition Corp., 6.75%, 4/15/22 (144A)
 
2,401,831
         
$
10,025,881
       
Publishing - 0.6%
   
 
6,170,000
   
Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/23
$
6,571,050
 
1,675,000
   
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.875%, 8/15/18 (144A)
 
1,783,875
         
$
8,354,925
       
Total Media
$
57,043,987
       
Retailing - 0.6%
   
       
Apparel Retail - 0.2%
   
 
2,350,000
   
Brown Shoe Co., Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19
$
2,441,062
       
Computer & Electronics Retail - 0.2%
   
 
2,590,000
   
Rent-A-Center, Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/20
$
2,486,400
       
Specialty Stores - 0.2%
   
 
4,010,000
   
Outerwall, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/21 (144A)
$
3,729,300
       
Total Retailing
$
8,656,762
       
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3%
   
       
Food Distributors - 0.3%
   
 
3,635,000
   
KeHE Distributors LLC, 7.625%, 8/15/21 (144A)
$
3,853,100
       
Total Food & Staples Retailing
$
3,853,100
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 1.4%
   
       
Distillers & Vintners - 0.3%
   
 
4,100,000
   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 5/1/21
$
4,141,000
       
Agricultural Products - 0.3%
   
 
4,460,000
   
Southern States Cooperative, Inc., 10.0%, 8/15/21 (144A)
$
4,170,100
       
Packaged Foods & Meats - 0.3%
   
 
2,300,000
   
Post Holdings, Inc., 6.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
$
2,196,500
 
1,775,000
   
Post Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/21 (144A)
 
1,735,062
         
$
3,931,562
       
Tobacco - 0.5%
   
 
8,460,000
   
Alliance One International, Inc., 9.875%, 7/15/21
$
7,064,100
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
19,306,762
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.3%
   
       
Personal Products - 0.3%
   
 
2,400,000
   
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/1/20
$
2,232,000
 
2,495,000
   
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21
 
2,551,138
         
$
4,783,138
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
4,783,138
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.7%
   
       
Health Care Services - 0.3%
   
 
3,675,000
   
BioScrip, Inc., 8.875%, 2/15/21 (144A)
$
3,234,000
 
684,000
   
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.5%, 9/1/18
 
725,040
         
$
3,959,040
       
Health Care Facilities - 0.9%
   
 
11,400,000
   
CHS, Inc., 8.0%, 11/15/19
$
12,141,000
 
1,265,000
   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/20
 
1,106,875
         
$
13,247,875
       
Managed Health Care - 0.4%
   
 
5,370,000
   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/20
$
5,571,375
       
Health Care Technology - 0.1%
   
 
1,400,000
   
MedAssets, Inc., 8.0%, 11/15/18
$
1,454,250
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
24,232,540
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.9%
   
       
Biotechnology - 0.5%
   
 
7,459,000
   
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/17
$
7,086,050
       
Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%
   
 
5,610,000
   
JLL, 7.5%, 2/1/22 (144A)
$
5,680,125
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
12,766,175
       
Banks - 0.6%
   
       
Diversified Banks - 0.6%
   
 
3,675,000
6.25
 
Bank of America Corp., Floating Rate Note, 9/29/49
$
4,704,006
 
4,600,000
0.00
 
Wells Fargo Co., Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
3,840,375
         
$
8,544,381
       
Total Banks
$
8,544,381
       
Diversified Financials - 1.7%
   
       
Diversified Banks - 0.1%
   
 
2,375,000
5.90
 
Citigroup, Inc., Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
$
2,372,031
       
Specialized Finance - 1.4%
   
 
5,000,000
   
Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.375%, 10/15/21
$
4,900,000
 
1,515,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 6/1/22
 
1,302,900
 
10,350,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 7/1/21
 
8,952,750
 
1,820,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 8/1/18
 
1,688,050
 
3,100,000
   
Oxford Finance LLC, 7.25%, 1/15/18 (144A)
 
3,212,375
         
$
20,056,075
       
Consumer Finance - 0.2%
   
 
3,265,000
   
TMX Finance LLC, 8.5%, 9/15/18 (144A)
$
2,481,400
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
24,909,506
       
Insurance - 5.5%
   
       
Life & Health Insurance - 0.7%
   
 
5,400,000
   
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 4/1/21 (144A)
$
5,737,500
 
4,200,000
5.65
 
Voya Financial, Inc., Floating Rate Note, 5/15/53
 
4,221,000
         
$
9,958,500
       
Reinsurance - 4.9%
   
 
4,064,365
   
Altair Re, Variable Rate Notes, 6/30/16 (Cat Bond)
$
2,893,828
 
1,680,000
   
Altair Re, Variable Rate Notes, 6/30/17 (Cat Bond)
 
1,688,064
 
1,200,000
   
Arlington Segregated Account (Kane SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 8/1/15
 
1,311,600
 
1,000,000
   
Berwick Segregated Account (KANE SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Note, 1/22/16
 
1,007,600
 
250,000
6.00
 
Blue Danube, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 4/10/15 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
250,800
 
3,600,000
   
Carnoustie Segregated Account (KANE SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 2/19/16
 
3,655,440
 
1,018,720
   
Clarendon Segregated Account (Kane SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/14/15
 
993,761
 
500,000
7.26
 
Embarcadero Reinsurance, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 2/13/15 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
500,000
 
3,014,550
   
Exeter Segregated Account (KANE SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/7/16
 
3,017,565
 
1,500,000
   
Fairfield Segregated Account (KANE SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 2/2/16
 
1,381,200
 
3,040,000
   
Gloucester Segregated Account (Kane SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 6/12/15
 
2,913,536
 
6,200,000
   
Gullane Segregated Account (Kane SAC, Ltd.) Variable Rate Notes, 1/22/17
 
6,311,600
 
1,261,500
   
Hereford Segregated Account (Kane SAC, Ltd.) Variable Rate Notes, 1/1/16
 
1,262,383
 
1,000,000
3.78
 
Kilimanjaro Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 11/25/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
998,700
 
33,500
   
Lorenz Re, Ltd., (Cat Bond) (Perpetual) * (c)
 
3,839,100
 
1,467,400
   
Muirfield Segregated Account (Kane SAC, Ltd.) Variable Rate Notes, 1/7/16
 
1,468,134
 
2,400,000
12.02
 
Mystic Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 3/12/15 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
2,423,040
 
4,500,000
   
Pangaea RE series 2015-1 Principal-at-risk notes, 2/1/19 (c)
 
4,562,100
 
1,004,200
   
PI-1, Series E - 2014 (Kane SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 6/12/15
 
1,042,259
 
4,010,500
   
PI-3, Series B - 2014 (Kane SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/18/16
 
4,525,448
 
1,450,000
   
PI-3, Series D - 2014 (Kane SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/30/16
 
1,581,515
 
1,500,000
   
Prestwick Segregated Account (Kane SAC, Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/1/16
 
1,500,000
 
2,000,000
7.51
 
Queen Street IV Capital, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 4/9/15 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
2,010,200
 
1,150,000
8.51
 
Queen Street V Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 4/9/15 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
1,157,820
 
250,000
10.39
 
Queen Street VI Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 4/9/15 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
251,975
 
800,000
8.77
 
Residential Reinsurance 2011, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/16 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
814,960
 
1,750,000
22.02
 
Residential Reinsurance 2012, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 6/6/16 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
2,006,900
 
250,000
20.01
 
Residential Reinsurance 2013, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
254,575
 
12,321
   
Sector Re V, Ltd., 12/1/18 (Cat Bond) (144A) (c)
 
520,083
 
1,100,000
   
Sector Re V, Ltd., 12/1/19 (Cat Bond) (144A) (c)
 
1,113,750
 
3,587
   
Sector Re V, Ltd., 3/1/18 (Cat Bond) (144A) (c)
 
91,374
 
1,250,000
   
Sector Re V, Ltd., 3/30/19 (Cat Bond) (144A) (c)
 
1,476,625
 
2,000,000
   
Silverton Re, Ltd., 9/16/16 (Cat Bond) (144A) (c)
 
275,400
 
2,000,000
   
Silverton RE, Ltd., 9/18/17 (Cat Bond) (144A) (c)
 
2,034,400
 
3,000,000
   
St. Andrews Segregated Account (KANE SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/22/16
 
3,015,900
 
1,514,150
   
Troon Segregated Account (Kane SAC, Ltd.) Variable Rate Notes, 1/7/16
 
1,514,604
 
506,000
   
Turnberry Segregated Account (KANE SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/15/16
 
506,759
 
4,400,000
   
Versutus Ltd., Series 2015-A, Variable Rate Notes, 12/31/2017
 
4,434,320
         
$
70,607,318
       
Total Insurance
$
80,565,818
       
Real Estate - 0.5%
   
       
Specialized REIT - 0.4%
   
 
3,152,378
   
AAF Holdings LLC, 12.0%, 7/1/19 (144A) (12.0% cash, 0.0% PIK) (PIK)
$
3,026,283
 
2,675,000
   
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19
 
2,784,675
         
$
5,810,958
       
Real Estate Services - 0.1%
   
 
1,480,000
   
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/24
$
1,497,464
       
Total Real Estate
$
7,308,422
       
Software & Services - 1.8%
   
       
Internet Software & Services - 1.1%
   
 
3,400,000
   
Bankrate, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/18 (144A)
$
3,340,500
 
5,465,000
   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/1/23
 
5,669,938
 
6,085,000
   
j2 Global, Inc., 8.0%, 8/1/20
 
6,571,800
         
$
15,582,238
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.5%
   
 
2,350,000
   
Audatex North America, Inc., 6.0%, 6/15/21 (144A)
$
2,444,000
 
5,048,000
   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/23
 
4,417,000
         
$
6,861,000
       
Home Entertainment Software - 0.2%
   
 
3,285,000
   
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/23 (144A)
$
3,580,650
       
Total Software & Services
$
26,023,888
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 1.5%
   
       
Communications Equipment - 0.2%
   
 
3,000,000
   
ViaSat, Inc., 6.875%, 6/15/20
$
3,123,750
       
Computer Storage & Peripherals - 0.8%
   
 
5,900,000
   
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 1/1/25 (144A)
$
6,241,763
 
4,300,000
   
Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.75%, 6/1/23
 
4,587,554
         
$
10,829,317
       
Electronic Equipment Manufacturers - 0.4%
   
 
5,300,000
   
Viasystems, Inc., 7.875%, 5/1/19 (144A)
$
5,598,125
       
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.1%
   
 
1,380,000
   
Flextronics International, Ltd., 4.625%, 2/15/20
$
1,431,750
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
20,982,942
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
   
       
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%
   
 
5,100,000
   
Entegris, Inc., 6.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
5,151,000
       
Semiconductors - 0.6%
   
 
4,205,000
   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/19
$
3,994,750
 
2,680,000
   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 8/1/23 (144A)
 
2,681,675
 
1,825,000
   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/22 (144A)
 
1,916,250
         
$
8,592,675
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
13,743,675
       
Telecommunication Services - 5.4%
   
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 4.0%
   
 
3,625,000
   
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/22
$
3,815,312
 
3,300,000
   
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21
 
3,572,250
 
13,358,000
   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 10/15/20
 
14,050,946
 
4,750,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/23
 
4,928,125
 
9,705,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.5%, 4/15/20
 
10,918,125
 
3,100,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.75%, 4/15/22
 
3,518,500
 
4,975,000
   
Windstream Corp., 6.375%, 8/1/23
 
4,583,219
 
8,830,000
   
Windstream Corp., 7.5%, 6/1/22
 
8,807,925
 
3,460,000
   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/15/20
 
3,589,750
         
$
57,784,152
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.4%
   
 
1,840,000
   
Altice Financing SA, 6.625%, 2/15/23 (144A)
$
1,840,000
 
3,645,000
   
Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21
 
3,639,532
 
1,200,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/24
 
1,245,000
 
4,300,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.542%, 4/28/20
 
4,454,542
 
2,865,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/21
 
2,974,586
 
2,000,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.731%, 4/28/22
 
2,072,500
 
3,350,000
   
WCP Issuer llc, 6.657%, 8/15/20 (144A)
 
3,499,915
         
$
19,726,075
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
77,510,227
       
Utilities - 1.0%
   
       
Gas Utilities - 0.4%
   
 
1,850,000
   
Ferrellgas LP, 6.5%, 5/1/21
$
1,813,000
 
3,585,000
   
Ferrellgas LP, 6.75%, 1/15/22
 
3,495,375
         
$
5,308,375
       
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.6%
   
 
1,650,000
   
AES Corp. Virginia, 5.5%, 3/15/24
$
1,654,125
 
1,450,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/24
 
1,446,375
 
4,700,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/18
 
5,128,875
         
$
8,229,375
       
Total Utilities
$
13,537,750
       
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
   
       
(Cost $868,441,649)
$
828,020,224
             
       
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 1.4%
   
 
5,000,000
0.07
 
U.S. Treasury Note, Floating Rate Note, 1/31/16
$
4,999,305
 
5,000,000
0.09
 
U.S. Treasury Note, Floating Rate Note, 4/30/16
 
4,999,855
 
5,000,000
0.09
 
U.S. Treasury Note, Floating Rate Note, 7/31/16
 
4,999,900
 
5,000,000
0.07
 
U.S. Treasury Note, Floating Rate Note, Floating Rate Note, 10/31/16
 
4,997,615
         
$
19,996,675
       
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
   
       
(Cost $19,997,129)
$
19,996,675
             
       
SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 6.5%
   
       
Energy - 0.6%
   
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.4%
   
 
3,863,910
7.50
 
Jonah Energy LLC, Term Loan (Second Lien), 5/8/21
$
3,248,099
 
2,308,875
5.75
 
Offshore Group Investment, Ltd., Term Loan, 3/28/19
 
1,471,908
         
$
4,720,007
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.2%
   
 
5,168,665
8.38
 
Fieldwood Energy LLC, Closing Date Loan (Second Lien), 9/30/20
$
3,168,392
 
0
5.75
 
FTS International, Inc., Initial Term Loan. 4/16/21
 
0
         
$
3,168,392
       
Total Energy
$
7,888,399
       
Materials - 0.1%
   
       
Specialty Chemicals - 0.1%
   
 
1,493,391
4.00
 
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Refinanced Term B Loan, 2/1/20
$
1,464,806
       
Total Materials
$
1,464,806
       
Capital Goods - 0.4%
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.2%
   
 
1,895,001
5.00
 
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Replacement Tranche B-1 Loan, 11/2/18
$
1,895,588
 
859,056
5.00
 
Standard Aero, Ltd., Replacement Tranche B-2 Loan, 11/2/18
 
858,340
         
$
2,753,928
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.2%
   
 
2,838,884
6.75
 
International Equipment Solutions LLC, Initial Loan, 8/16/19
$
2,842,433
       
Total Capital Goods
$
5,596,361
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5%
   
       
Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.1%
   
 
617,538
4.00
 
WCA Waste Corp., Term Loan, 3/23/18
$
609,818
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.0%+
   
 
421,999
6.73
 
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Term Loan, 7/18/19
$
375,579
       
Security & Alarm Services - 0.4%
   
 
5,947,674
4.25
 
Monitronics International, Inc., Term B Loan, 3/23/18
$
5,930,324
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
6,915,721
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.8%
   
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.8%
   
 
7,424
3.75
 
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term B-3 Loan, 8/23/19
$
7,400
 
3,003,595
4.25
 
TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, Term Loan Facility, 7/1/21
 
2,994,678
 
8,469,903
3.25
 
Tower Automotive Holdings USA LLC, Refinancing Term Loan, 4/23/20
 
8,358,736
         
$
11,360,814
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
11,360,814
       
Media - 0.8%
   
       
Advertising - 0.1%
   
 
1,983,072
6.75
 
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4/30/18
$
1,859,130
       
Broadcasting - 0.1%
   
 
1,413,808
4.00
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Replacement First-Lien Term Loan, 3/1/20
$
1,394,589
       
Cable & Satellite - 0.5%
   
 
7,575,000
3.50
 
Virgin Media Investment Holdings, Ltd., New Term B Loan, 2/6/20
$
7,473,806
       
Movies & Entertainment - 0.1%
   
 
1,001,410
3.75
 
Cinedigm Digital Funding I LLC, Term Loan, 2/28/18
$
1,002,662
       
Total Media
$
11,730,187
       
Retailing - 0.5%
   
       
Department Stores - 0.0%+
   
 
0
4.25
 
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. LLC, Other Term Loan, 10/25/20
$
0
       
Automotive Retail - 0.5%
   
 
7,015,125
5.75
 
CWGS Group LLC, Term Loan, 2/20/20
$
6,988,818
       
Total Retailing
$
6,988,818
       
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.0%+
   
       
Food Distributors - 0.0%+
   
 
8,497
5.75
 
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 7/10/17
$
8,452
       
Total Food & Staples Retailing
$
8,452
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 2.0%
   
       
Health Care Equipment - 0.1%
   
 
2,391,823
4.00
 
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Term  DTL-E1 loan, 5/4/18
$
2,369,612
       
Health Care Services - 1.3%
   
 
1,182,005
4.25
 
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 6/3/19
$
1,170,185
 
1,950,757
6.75
 
Ardent Medical Services, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 5/2/18
 
1,955,025
 
1,232,125
6.50
 
BioScrip, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 7/31/20
 
1,231,099
 
2,053,542
6.50
 
BioScrip, Inc., Initial Term B Loan, 7/31/20
 
2,051,832
 
7,377,411
6.50
 
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., Initial Term B Loan, 10/10/19
 
7,385,481
 
2,570,575
4.75
 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 1/31/21
 
2,538,443
 
1,505,995
5.25
 
National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 7/11/19
 
1,498,465
 
1,104,588
7.25
 
Virtual Radiologic Corp., Term Loan A, 12/22/16
 
883,670
         
$
18,714,200
       
Health Care Facilities - 0.5%
   
 
6,700,000
7.00
 
Kindred HealthCare Inc., Bridge Loan, 6.375%, 4/15/22 (144A)
$
6,700,000
       
Managed Health Care - 0.1%
   
 
768,218
9.75
 
MMM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 10/9/17
$
745,172
 
558,503
9.75
 
MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc., MSO Term Loan, 12/12/17
 
552,918
         
$
1,298,090
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
29,081,902
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2%
   
       
Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%
   
 
2,469,527
5.25
 
WorldPay, Facility B2A Term Loan, 8/6/17
$
2,468,060
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
2,468,060
       
Insurance - 0.1%
   
       
Multi-line Insurance - 0.1%
   
 
1,236,483
4.25
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 12/20/19
$
1,219,096
       
Total Insurance
$
1,219,096
       
Software & Services - 0.5%
   
       
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.1%
   
 
1,995,000
4.50
 
Evergreen Skills Lux Sarl, Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4/23/21
$
1,939,306
       
Application Software - 0.4%
   
 
4,813,691
8.50
 
Expert Global Solutions, Inc., Term B Advance (First Lien), 4/3/18
$
4,797,647
 
668,841
4.25
 
Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan (2013), 10/3/19
 
665,497
         
$
5,463,144
       
Total Software & Services
$
7,402,450
       
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS
   
       
(Cost $95,575,775)
$
92,125,066
             
       
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - 1.1%
   
       
Commercial Paper - 1.1%
   
 
3,045,000
   
Apache Corp., Commercial Paper, 2/2/15 (c)
$
3,044,942
 
2,575,000
   
Duke Energy Co., Commercial Paper,  2/2/15 (c)
 
2,574,959
 
3,395,000
   
Mondelez International, Inc., Commercial Paper  2/2/15 (c)
 
3,394,935
 
3,575,000
   
Prudential Funding Corp., Commercial Paper, 2/2/15 (c)
 
3,574,970
 
3,575,000
   
Sabmiller, Inc., Commercial Paper, 2/2/15 (c)
 
3,574,931
         
$
16,164,737
       
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
   
       
(Cost $16,164,898)
$
16,164,737
             
       
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 98.6%
   
       
(Cost $1,417,189,445) (a)
$
1,407,376,169
             
       
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES - 1.4%
$
19,610,378
             
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$
1,426,986,547
             
 
+
   
Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.
   
             
 
*
   
Non-income producing security.
   
             
 
NR
   
Not rated by either S&P or Moody's.
   
             
 
(PIK)
   
Represents a pay-in-kind security.
   
             
 
(Step)
   
Bond issued with an initial coupon rate which converts to a higher rate at a later date.
   
             
 
REIT
   
Real Estate Investment Trust.
   
             
 
(Perpetual)
   
Security with no stated maturity date.
   
             
 
(Cat Bond)
   
Catastrophe bond is a high-yield debt instrument that is usually insurance linked and meant to raise money in case of a catastrophe.
             
 
**
   
Senior floating rate loan interests in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.  These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (iii) the rate of a certificate of deposit or (iv) other base lending rates used by commercial lenders.  The rate shown is the coupon rate at period end.
             
 
(144A)
   
Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  Such securities may be resold normally to qualified institutional buyers in a transaction exempt from registration.  At January 31, 2015, the value of these securities amounted to $320,064,950 or 22.4% of total net assets.
             
 
(a)
   
At January 31, 2015, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on
   
       
cost for federal income tax purposes of $1,417,189,445 was as follows:
   
             
       
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which
   
       
there is an excess of value over tax cost
$
106,071,843
             
       
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which
   
       
there is an excess of tax cost over value
 
(115,885,119)
             
       
Net unrealized depreciation
$
(9,813,276)
             
 
(b)
   
Debt obligation with a variable interest rate. Rate shown is rate at end of period.
   
             
 
(c)
   
Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through accretion of discount.
   
             
 
(d)
   
Security is in default and is non-income producing.
   
             
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
             
Level 1 – 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 risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)
   
             
Generally, equity securities are categorized as Level 1, fixed income securities and senior loans as Level 2 and securities valued
   
using fair value methods (other than prices supplied by independent pricing services or broker-dealers) as Level 3.
   
             
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2015, in valuing the Fund's investments:
   
             
             



           
Level 1
 Level 2
Level 3
Total
       
Convertible Corporate Bonds
 
 $                         -
         202,294,489
 $                 -
 $      202,294,489
       
Preferred Stocks
 
 
 
 
 
       
 Transportation
 
 
 
 
 
       
  Air Freight & Logistics
 
                           -
             3,581,536
                    -
             3,581,536
       
 Diversified Financials
 
 
 
 
 
       
  Consumer Finance
 
                           -
             6,482,452
                    -
             6,482,452
       
 Insurance
 
 
 
 
 
       
  Reinsurance
 
                           -
                       -
        5,493,760
             5,493,760
       
 All Other Preferred Stocks
 
             35,896,455
                       -
                    -
           35,896,455
       
Convertible Preferred Stocks
 
 
 
 
 
       
 Energy
 
 
 
 
 
       
  Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
 
                           -
             4,571,918
                    -
             4,571,918
       
 Consumer Durables & Apparel
       
                         -
       
  Home Furnishings
 
                           -
           12,143,560
                    -
           12,143,560
       
 Food, Beverage & Tobacco
       
                         -
       
  Packaged Foods & Meats
 
                           -
             6,798,575
                    -
             6,798,575
       
 Diversified Financials
       
                         -
       
  Asset Management & Custody Banks
 
                           -
             2,943,000
                    -
             2,943,000
       
 All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks
 
             20,587,842
                       -
                    -
           20,587,842
       
Common Stocks
 
 
 
 
 
       
 Commercial Services & Supplies
         
       
  Diversified Support Services
 
                           -
                 40,556
                    -
                 40,556
       
 Transportation
 
 
 
 
 
       
  Air Freight & Logistics
 
                           -
             1,654,494
                    -
             1,654,494
       
 Consumer Services
       
                         -
       
  Education Services
 
                           -
               314,933
                    -
               314,933
       
 All Other Common Stocks
 
           129,070,155
                       -
                    -
         129,070,155
       
Asset Backed Securities
 
                           -
             1,760,813
                    -
             1,760,813
       
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
 
                           -
           17,434,929
                    -
           17,434,929
       
Corporate Bonds
 
 
 
 
 
       
 Insurance
 
 
 
 
 
       
  Reinsurance
 
                           -
                       -
      55,504,028
           55,504,028
       
All Other Corporate Bonds
 
                           -
         772,516,196
                    -
         772,516,196
       
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
 
                           -
           19,996,675
                    -
           19,996,675
       
Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests
 
                           -
           92,125,066
                    -
           92,125,066
       
Commercial Paper
 
                           -
           16,164,737
                    -
           16,164,737
       
Total
 
 $         185,554,452
 $    1,160,823,929
 $   60,997,788
 $    1,407,376,169
                   
Following is a reconciliation of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
         
           
Preferred
Stocks
Corporate Bonds
Total
 
       
Balance as of 10/31/14
 
 $            5,359,616
 $        33,341,400
 $   38,701,016
 
       
Realized gain (loss)1
 
                           -
                 13,189
            13,189
 
       
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2
 
                 134,144
           (1,623,577)
      (1,489,433)
 
       
Purchases
 
                           -
           33,707,850
      33,707,850
 
       
Sales
 
                           -
           (9,934,834)
      (9,934,834)
 
       
Transfers in to Level 3*
 
                           -
                         -
                    -
 
       
Transfers out of Level 3*
 
                           -
                         -
                    -
 
       
Balance as of 1/31/15
 
               5,493,760
           55,504,028
      60,997,788
 
                   
                   
     
1
Realized gain (loss) on these securities is included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments in the Statement of Operations.
 
                   
     
2
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on these securities is included in the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations.
                   
     
**
Transfers are calculated on the beginning of period values.
         
                   
       
During the period ended January 31, 2015 there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.
         
                   
       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
         
       
still held as of 1/31/15
$
             (1,489,433)
     



ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, regarding the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b))) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. (b) Disclose any change in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: CERTIFICATIONS I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of [identify registrant]; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. Date: [Signature] [Title] Filed herewith. <PAGE> SIGNATURES [See General Instruction F] Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Pioneer High Yield Fund By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Lisa M.Jones ----------------------- Lisa M.Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer Date March 31, 2015 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Lisa M.Jones ----------------------- Lisa M.Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer Date March 31, 2015 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark E. Bradley ----------------- Mark E. Bradley, Treasurer and Chief Accounting and Financial Officer Date March 31, 2015 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.