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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, 2017

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,
inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q,
and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not
required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q
unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget
("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the
information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the
burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20549-0609.  The OMB has reviewed this collection of information
under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.


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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 1/31/17 (unaudited)
           
                     
 
Principal Amount ($)
Floating
Rate (b)
 
Value
       
       
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 9.6%
           
       
Energy -1.0%
           
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.2%
           
 
2,170,000
   
SEACOR Holdings, Inc., 3.0%, 11/15/28
$
1,943,506
       
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.8%
           
 
2,710,000
   
Ascent Capital Group, Inc., 4.0%, 7/15/20
$
2,059,600
       
 
1,335,000
   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/26 (144A)
 
1,422,609
       
 
5,930,000
   
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 1.25%, 4/1/20
 
5,266,581
       
         
$
8,748,790
       
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.0% †
           
 
4,705,000
   
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., 3.75%, 12/15/17 (e)
$
61,165
       
       
Total Energy
$
10,753,461
       
       
Materials - 0.1%
           
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.1%
           
 
1,075,000
   
RTI International Metals, Inc., 1.625%, 10/15/19
$
1,173,094
       
       
Total Materials
$
1,173,094
       
       
Capital Goods - 1.1%
           
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
           
 
1,150,000
   
The KEYW Holding Corp., 2.5%, 7/15/19
$
1,114,062
       
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.5%
           
 
4,410,000
   
Dycom Industries, Inc., 0.75%, 9/15/21
$
4,795,875
       
 
476,000
   
Tutor Perini Corp., 2.875%, 6/15/21 (144A)
 
567,035
       
         
$
5,362,910
       
       
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.5%
           
 
6,619,000
   
General Cable Corp., 4.5%, 11/15/29 (Step)
$
5,502,044
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
11,979,016
       
       
Transportation - 0.1%
           
       
Transportation Logistics- 0.1%
           
 
1,250,000
   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, 2.0%, 10/1/23
$
1,226,562
       
       
Total Transportation
$
1,226,562
       
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.4%
           
       
Homebuilding - 0.4%
           
 
4,630,000
   
KB Home, 1.375%, 2/1/19
$
4,537,400
       
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
4,537,400
       
       
Consumer Services - 0.1%
           
       
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.1%
           
 
724,000
   
Carriage Services, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/21
$
908,620
       
         
$
908,620
       
       
Total Consumer Services
$
908,620
       
       
Media - 0.3%
           
       
Cable & Satellite - 0.3%
           
 
2,730,000
   
DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/26 (144A)
$
3,188,981
       
       
Total Media
$
3,188,981
       
       
Retailing - 0.6%
           
       
Internet Retail - 0.6%
           
 
1,320,000
   
Ctrip.com International, Ltd., 1.25%, 9/15/22 (144A)
$
1,300,200
       
 
4,455,000
   
Shutterfly, Inc., 0.25%, 5/15/18
 
4,538,531
       
         
$
5,838,731
       
       
Total Retailing
$
5,838,731
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.5%
           
       
Health Care Equipment - 1.1%
           
 
3,170,000
   
Insulet Corp., 1.25%, 9/15/21 (144A)
$
3,124,431
       
 
3,120,000
   
NuVasive, Inc., 2.25%, 3/15/21 (144A)
 
4,106,700
       
 
4,540,000
   
Wright Medical Group, Inc., 2.0%, 2/15/20
 
4,928,738
       
         
$
12,159,869
       
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.4%
           
 
2,015,000
   
Endologix, Inc., 2.25%, 12/15/18
$
1,817,278
       
 
1,390,000
   
Endologix, Inc., 3.25%, 11/1/20
 
1,323,975
       
 
935,000
   
Quidel Corp., 3.25%, 12/15/20
 
904,612
       
         
$
4,045,865
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
16,205,734
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 2.0%
           
       
Biotechnology - 0.7%
           
 
1,920,000
   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.5%, 10/15/20
$
2,313,600
       
 
2,815,000
   
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 2.875%, 1/15/21
 
3,443,097
       
 
1,550,000
   
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/22
 
1,722,438
       
         
$
7,479,135
       
       
Pharmaceuticals - 1.1%
           
 
4,835,000
   
Innoviva, Inc., 2.125%, 1/15/23
$
4,085,575
       
 
3,570,000
   
Jazz Investments I, Ltd., 1.875%, 8/15/21
 
3,585,619
       
 
2,455,000
   
The Medicines Co., 2.5%, 1/15/22
 
3,074,888
       
 
955,000
   
The Medicines Co., 2.75%, 7/15/23 (144A)
 
959,178
       
         
$
11,705,260
       
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2%
           
 
1,415,000
   
Albany Molecular Research, Inc., 2.25%, 11/15/18
$
1,822,697
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
21,007,092
       
       
Software & Services - 1.7%
           
       
Internet Software & Services - 0.5%
           
 
3,290,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.5%, 1/31/18
$
3,376,362
       
 
615,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.625%, 6/15/23 (144A)
 
579,638
       
 
1,530,000
   
Zillow Group, Inc., 2.0%, 12/1/21 (144A)
 
1,538,606
       
         
$
5,494,606
       
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.3%
           
 
2,690,000
   
Cardtronics, Inc., 1.0%, 12/1/20
$
3,174,200
       
       
Application Software - 0.7%
           
 
1,840,000
   
Citrix Systems, Inc., 0.5%, 4/15/19
$
2,127,500
       
 
1,700,000
   
Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.0%, 12/15/35
 
1,579,938
       
 
2,785,000
   
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., 0.75%, 8/15/19
 
2,905,103
       
         
$
6,612,541
       
       
Systems Software - 0.2%
           
 
595,000
   
FireEye, Inc., 1.0%, 6/1/35
$
546,656
       
 
595,000
   
FireEye, Inc., 1.625%, 6/1/35
 
529,922
       
 
905,000
   
Nice Systems, Inc., 1.25%, 1/15/24 (144A)
 
964,956
       
         
$
2,041,534
       
       
Total Software & Services
$
17,322,881
       
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.1%
           
       
Communications Equipment - 0.1%
           
 
1,040,000
   
Finisar Corp., 0.5%, 12/15/33
$
1,212,900
       
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
1,212,900
       
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6%
           
       
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1%
           
 
471,000
   
Teradyne, Inc., 1.25%, 12/15/23 (144A)
$
531,641
       
       
Semiconductors - 0.5%
           
 
4,885,000
   
ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.0%, 12/1/20
$
5,138,409
       
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
5,670,050
       
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
           
       
(Cost $101,106,501)
$
101,024,522
       
                     
       
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.3%
           
       
Transportation - 0.1%
           
       
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%
           
 
4,940
   
CEVA Group Plc, 12/31/14 (d) *
$
988,010
       
       
Total Transportation
$
988,010
       
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2%
           
       
Consumer Finance - 0.2%
           
 
97,845
6.41
 
GMAC Capital Trust I, Floating Rate Note, 2/15/40
$
2,514,616
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
2,514,616
       
       
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
           
       
(Cost $7,271,241)
$
3,502,626
       
                     
       
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.3%
           
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.3%
           
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.2%
           
 
7,708
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0%, (Perpetual)
$
2,466,483
       
       
Health Care Services - 0.0% †
           
 
742
   
BioScrip, Inc., (Perpetual) (c) (d)
$
49,928
       
       
Health Care Facilities - 0.1%
           
 
1,725
   
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., 7.5%, 12/1/17
$
652,774
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
3,169,185
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.3%
           
       
Pharmaceuticals - 0.3%
           
 
2,700
   
Allergan Plc, 5.5%, 3/1/18
$
2,137,023
       
 
1,000
   
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., 7.0%, 12/15/18
 
616,600
       
         
$
2,753,623
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
2,753,623
       
       
Banks - 0.7%
           
       
Diversified Banks - 0.7%
           
 
920
   
Bank of America Corp., 7.25%, (Perpetual)
$
1,096,870
       
 
5,265
   
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.5% (Perpetual)
 
6,323,528
       
         
$
7,420,398
       
       
Total Banks
$
7,420,398
       
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
           
       
(Cost $13,325,799)
$
13,343,206
       
 
Shares
                 
       
COMMON STOCKS - 4.7%
           
       
Energy - 0.3%
           
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.1%
           
 
6,967,063
   
Ascent CNR Corp. Class A
$
905,718
       
 
996
   
Midstates Petroleum Co, Inc.
 
20,089
       
         
$
925,807
       
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.2%
           
 
38,625
   
Marathon Petroleum Corp. *
$
1,855,931
       
       
Total Energy
$
2,781,738
       
       
Materials - 0.3%
           
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.3%
           
 
30,554
   
LyondellBasell Industries NV
$
2,849,772
       
       
Total Materials
$
2,849,772
       
       
Capital Goods - 0.2%
           
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
           
 
9,355
   
Orbital ATK, Inc.
$
813,417
       
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 0.1%
           
 
159,592
   
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. *
$
951,168
       
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.0% †
           
 
73,714
   
Liberty Tire Recycling LLC (c)
$
737
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
1,765,322
       
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0% †
           
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.0% †
           
 
53
   
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
$
71,570
       
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
71,570
       
       
Transportation - 0.2%
           
       
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0% †
           
 
2,282
   
CEVA Group Plc *
$
285,258
       
       
Airlines - 0.2%
           
 
33,187
   
United Continental Holdings, Inc. *
$
2,338,688
       
       
Total Transportation
$
2,623,946
       
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.6%
           
       
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.6%
           
 
509,002
   
Ford Motor Co.
$
6,291,265
       
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
6,291,265
       
       
Consumer Services - 0.3%
           
       
Restaurants - 0.3%
           
 
58,543
   
Starbucks Corp.
$
3,232,744
       
       
Education Services - 0.0% †
           
 
13,966
   
Cengage Learning Holdings II, Inc.
$
174,575
       
       
Total Consumer Services
$
3,407,319
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.6%
           
       
Health Care Services - 0.0% †
           
 
255,259
   
BioScrip, Inc. *
$
349,705
       
       
Managed Health Care - 0.6%
           
 
29,704
   
Aetna, Inc.
$
3,523,191
       
 
16,643
   
Cigna Corp.
 
2,433,539
       
         
$
5,956,730
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
6,306,435
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.4%
           
       
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%
           
 
47,724
   
Mylan NV
$
1,815,898
       
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3%
           
 
19,191
   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
$
2,924,516
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
4,740,414
       
       
Banks - 0.2%
           
       
Diversified Banks - 0.2%
           
 
24,263
   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
2,053,378
       
       
Total Banks
$
2,053,378
       
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2%
           
       
Consumer Finance - 0.2%
           
 
24,013
   
Capital One Financial Corp.
$
2,098,496
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
2,098,496
       
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.5%
           
       
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.4%
           
 
87,441
   
NCR Corp. *
$
3,761,712
       
       
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.1%
           
 
14,675
   
TE Connectivity, Ltd.
$
1,091,086
       
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
4,852,798
       
       
Telecommunication Services - 0.0% †
           
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.0% †
           
 
21,426
   
Windstream Holdings, Inc.
$
173,122
       
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
173,122
       
       
Real Estate - 0.9%
           
       
Diversified REIT - 0.7%
           
 
328,999
   
Forest City Enterprises LP *
$
7,448,537
       
       
Specialized REIT - 0.2%
           
 
76,215
   
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc.
$
2,002,930
       
       
Total Real Estate
$
9,451,467
       
       
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
           
       
(Cost $33,051,231)
$
49,467,042
       
 
Principal Amount ($)
             
       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.2%
           
       
Banks - 0.2%
           
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2%
           
 
750,000
   
InSite Issuer LLC Class C Series 16-1A, 7.5%, 11/15/46
$
748,195
       
 
999,013
   
VOLT XXV LLC, 4.5%, 6/26/45 (Step) (144A)
 
967,577
       
         
$
1,715,772
       
       
Total Banks
$
1,715,772
       
       
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
           
       
(Cost $1,731,195)
$
1,715,772
       
                     
       
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 2.3%
           
       
Banks - 2.3%
           
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.3%
           
 
1,150,000
5.71
 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PWR16, Floating Rate Note, 6/11/40 (144A)
$
1,063,636
       
 
1,475,000
5.37
 
CFCRE 2015-RUM Mortgage Trust, Floating Rate Note, 7/15/30 (144A)
 
1,440,135
       
 
2,500,000
3.21
 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 7/12/47 (144A)
1,612,594
       
 
2,750,000
5.76
 
COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/46
2,660,267
       
 
1,200,000
5.76
 
COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/46
1,051,500
       
 
1,300,000
4.77
 
COMM 2014-FL5 Mortgage Trust REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 10/15/31 (144A)
1,199,172
       
 
600,000
5.10
 
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Floating Rate Note, 8/15/38
487,795
       
 
917,448
5.52
 
EQTY 2014-MZ Mezzanine Trust, Floating Rate Note, 5/10/19 (144A)
 
881,057
       
 
432,231
   
Global Mortgage Securitization, Ltd., 5.25%, 11/25/32 (144A)
 
337,770
       
 
2,513,900
5.00
 
GMAT 2013-1 Trust, Floating Rate Note, 8/25/53
 
2,404,271
       
 
509,151
   
Homeowner Assistance Program Reverse Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-RM1, 4.0%, 5/26/53 (144A)
505,332
       
 
3,000,000
3.95
 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C25 REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 11/18/47 (144A)
2,378,003
       
 
1,000,000
   
JPMCC Re-REMIC Trust 2014-FRR1, 4.234284%, 4/27/44 (144A)
 
967,430
       
 
1,350,000
4.05
 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C13 REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 1/18/46 (144A)
1,252,002
       
 
4,270,000
4.37
 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-INN, Floating Rate Note, 6/15/29 (144A)
4,264,647
       
 
2,171,000
5.37
 
PFP 2015-2, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 7/14/34 (144A)
 
2,102,494
       
         
$
24,608,105
       
       
Total Banks
$
24,608,105
       
       
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
           
       
(Cost $24,996,481)
$
24,608,105
       
                     
       
CORPORATE BONDS - 67.2%
           
       
Energy - 13.3%
           
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.5%
           
 
780,000
   
Rowan Companies, Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/22
$
741,975
       
 
3,604,000
   
Rowan Companies, Inc., 5.4%, 12/1/42
 
2,919,240
       
 
375,000
   
Rowan Companies, Inc., 5.85%, 1/15/44
 
309,375
       
 
1,320,000
   
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/25 (144A)
 
1,349,700
       
         
$
5,320,290
       
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.6%
           
 
4,500,000
   
Archrock Partners LP, 6.0%, 10/1/22
$
4,410,000
       
 
1,955,000
   
Archrock Partners LP, 6.0%, 4/1/21
 
1,935,450
       
         
$
6,345,450
       
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 6.7%
           
 
3,631,000
   
Antero Resources Corp., 5.0%, 3/1/25 (144A)
$
3,549,302
       
 
3,370,000
   
California Resources Corp., 8.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
 
2,999,300
       
 
3,020,000
   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.5%, 9/15/20
 
3,133,250
       
 
3,756,000
   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
 
4,009,530
       
 
3,660,000
   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 10.75%, 12/1/21 (144A)
 
3,458,700
       
 
1,544,000
   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 12/1/23 (144A)
 
818,320
       
 
2,050,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/25
 
2,096,125
       
 
3,675,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/1/23
 
3,812,812
       
 
375,000
   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/23
 
299,531
       
 
3,310,000
   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 5/1/22
 
2,838,325
       
 
2,240,000
   
Great Western Petroleum LLC, 9.0%, 9/30/21 (144A)
 
2,374,400
       
 
3,185,000
   
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.0%, 10/15/24
 
3,244,719
       
 
3,100,000
   
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/25 (144A)
 
3,177,500
       
 
2,185,000
   
Halcon Resources Corp., 12.0%, 2/15/22 (144A)
 
2,469,050
       
 
2,623,000
   
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 5.75%, 10/1/25 (144A)
 
2,645,951
       
 
1,025,000
   
MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 1/15/25 (144A)
 
1,035,250
       
 
2,335,000
   
MEG Energy Corp., 7.0%, 3/31/24 (144A)
 
2,194,900
       
 
870,000
   
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/24
 
933,075
       
 
705,000
   
Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 7/1/24
 
742,012
       
 
5,020,000
   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22
 
5,145,500
       
 
2,888,000
   
Parsley Energy LLC, 6.25%, 6/1/24 (144A)
 
3,104,600
       
 
3,510,000
   
PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22
 
3,724,988
       
 
2,635,000
   
Rice Energy Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/22
 
2,733,812
       
 
1,475,000
   
Rice Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/1/23
 
1,581,938
       
 
800,000
   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/23
 
768,000
       
 
2,375,000
   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/21
 
2,422,500
       
 
235,000
   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 1/1/23
 
242,050
       
 
475,000
   
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26
 
494,000
       
 
354,000
   
SM Energy Company, 6.125%, 11/15/22
 
365,505
       
 
1,000,000
   
WPX Energy, Inc., 6.0%, 1/15/22
 
1,040,000
       
 
1,812,000
   
WPX Energy, Inc., 7.5%, 8/1/20
 
1,966,020
       
 
670,000
   
WPX Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 8/1/23
 
762,125
       
         
$
70,183,090
       
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 1.3%
           
 
6,525,000
   
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, 6.5%, 4/15/21
$
5,644,125
       
 
685,000
   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.05%, 4/1/45
 
629,849
       
 
1,973,000
   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.6%, 4/1/44
 
1,939,765
       
 
680,000
   
PBF Holding Co LLC, 7.0%, 11/15/23
 
691,900
       
 
4,695,000
   
Tesoro Corp., 5.375%, 10/1/22
 
4,865,194
       
         
$
13,770,833
       
       
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 4.0%
           
 
3,150,000
   
Blue Racer Midstream LLC, 6.125%, 11/15/22 (144A)
$
3,228,750
       
 
2,200,000
   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.25%, 4/1/23
 
2,271,500
       
 
1,414,000
   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.875%, 1/15/24
 
1,509,445
       
 
3,618,000
   
Genesis Energy LP, 5.75%, 2/15/21
 
3,712,972
       
 
3,375,000
   
Global Partners LP, 7.0%, 6/15/23
 
3,315,938
       
 
1,555,000
   
Holly Energy Partners LP, 6.0%, 8/1/24 (144A)
 
1,628,862
       
 
4,755,000
   
ONEOK, Inc., 7.5%, 9/1/23
 
5,527,688
       
 
6,775,000
   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/1/21
 
7,317,000
       
 
1,800,000
   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24
 
1,959,750
       
 
490,000
   
Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.125%, 11/15/19
 
497,350
       
 
2,900,000
   
Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.25%, 11/15/23
 
2,856,500
       
 
2,491,000
   
Targa Resources Partners LP, 5.25%, 5/1/23
 
2,553,275
       
 
6,167,000
   
The Williams Companies, Inc., 5.75%, 6/24/44
 
6,244,088
       
         
$
42,623,118
       
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%
           
 
1,875,000
   
SunCoke Energy Partners LP, 7.375%, 2/1/20
$
1,870,312
       
       
Total Energy
$
140,113,093
       
       
Materials - 4.3%
           
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.6%
           
 
1,220,000
   
Hexion, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/20
$
1,137,650
       
 
1,567,000
   
Hexion, Inc., 8.875%, 2/1/18
 
1,570,918
       
 
1,400,000
   
Rain CII Carbon LLC, 8.0%, 12/1/18 (144A)
 
1,396,500
       
 
2,420,000
   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20
 
2,326,225
       
         
$
6,431,293
       
       
Diversified Chemicals - 0.1%
           
 
1,140,000
   
CVR Partners LP, 9.25%, 6/15/23 (144A)
$
1,214,100
       
       
Metal & Glass Containers - 2.9%
           
EURO
950,000
   
ARD Finance SA, 6.625%, 9/15/23 (144A) (PIK)
$
1,036,123
       
 
950,000
   
ARD Finance SA, 7.125%, 9/15/23 (144A) (PIK)
 
965,438
       
 
3,350,000
   
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 6.75%, 1/31/21 (144A)
 
3,463,062
       
 
7,064,000
   
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/25
 
7,426,030
       
 
13,120,000
   
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.375%, 12/15/26
 
14,825,600
       
 
2,790,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.0%, 7/15/24 (144A)
 
2,972,745
       
         
$
30,688,998
       
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.3%
           
 
975,000
   
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/25 (144A)
$
1,043,250
       
 
1,307,000
   
Prince Mineral Holding Corp., 11.5%, 12/15/19 (144A)
 
1,300,465
       
 
400,000
   
Teck Resources, Ltd., 8.0%, 6/1/21 (144A)
 
441,000
       
 
400,000
   
Teck Resources, Ltd., 8.5%, 6/1/24 (144A)
 
465,500
       
         
$
3,250,215
       
       
Copper - 0.2%
           
 
2,475,000
   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.55%, 3/1/22
$
2,314,125
       
       
Paper Products - 0.2%
           
 
1,525,000
   
Resolute Forest Products, Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/23
$
1,330,562
       
       
Total Materials
$
45,229,293
       
       
Capital Goods - 2.4%
           
       
Building Products - 0.2%
           
 
1,800,000
   
Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/22
$
1,818,000
       
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.8%
           
 
3,175,000
   
AECOM, 5.875%, 10/15/24
$
3,421,062
       
 
4,485,000
   
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.0%, 3/15/22 (144A)
 
4,496,212
       
         
$
7,917,274
       
       
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4%
           
 
4,030,000
   
JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., 9.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
4,241,575
       
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.4%
           
 
4,901,000
   
Apex Tool Group LLC, 7.0%, 2/1/21 (144A)
$
4,533,425
       
       
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.6%
           
 
2,112,000
   
Rexel SA, 5.25%, 6/15/20 (144A)
$
2,178,000
       
 
1,963,000
   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/24
 
2,073,419
       
 
2,330,000
   
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/21
 
2,417,375
       
         
$
6,668,794
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
25,179,068
       
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3%
           
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.3%
           
 
1,585,000
   
NANA Development Corp., 9.5%, 3/15/19 (144A)
$
1,545,375
       
 
2,165,000
   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/21 (144A)
 
2,159,588
       
         
$
3,704,963
       
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
3,704,963
       
       
Transportation - 1.2%
           
       
Airlines - 0.4%
           
 
1,920,000
   
Air Canada, 5.00%, 3/15/20 (144A)
$
1,910,400
       
 
2,950,000
   
Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC, 6.875%, 2/15/19 (144A)
 
2,684,500
       
         
$
4,594,900
       
       
Railroads - 0.4%
           
 
4,250,000
   
Florida East Coast Holdings Corp., 6.75%, 5/1/19 (144A)
$
4,366,875
       
       
Trucking - 0.4%
           
 
3,147,000
   
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., 9.25%, 6/1/20
$
1,258,800
       
 
3,500,000
   
syncreon Group BV, 8.625%, 11/1/21 (144A)
 
2,572,500
       
         
$
3,831,300
       
       
Total Transportation
$
12,793,075
       
       
Automobiles & Components - 1.0%
           
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.0%
           
 
3,380,000
   
Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 6.5%, 6/1/26 (144A)
$
3,574,958
       
 
1,620,000
   
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.125%, 9/15/21 (144A) (PIK)
 
1,630,449
       
 
1,430,000
   
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.5%, 9/15/23 (144A) (PIK)
 
1,415,700
       
 
909,000
   
International Automotive Components Group SA, 9.125%, 6/1/18 (144A)
 
911,272
       
 
3,185,000
   
TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, 8.75%, 7/15/23 (144A)
 
3,423,875
       
         
$
10,956,254
       
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
10,956,254
       
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 4.6%
           
       
Home Furnishings - 0.2%
           
 
1,750,000
   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/26
$
1,723,750
       
       
Homebuilding - 4.1%
           
 
1,540,000
   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22
$
1,595,825
       
 
6,975,000
   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 6.25%, 12/15/21
 
7,585,312
       
 
8,375,000
   
KB Home, 7.0%, 12/15/21
 
9,024,062
       
 
4,150,000
   
Lennar Corp., 4.5%, 6/15/19
 
4,303,550
       
 
7,930,000
   
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/22
 
8,133,246
       
 
3,660,000
   
Meritage Homes Corp., 7.0%, 4/1/22
 
4,026,000
       
 
3,059,000
   
PulteGroup, Inc., 5.0%, 1/15/27
 
3,009,291
       
 
1,500,000
   
Rialto Holdings LLC, 7.0%, 12/1/18 (144A)
 
1,530,000
       
 
3,990,000
   
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/23 (144A)
 
4,149,600
       
         
$
43,356,886
       
       
Textiles - 0.3%
           
 
2,920,000
   
Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/21
$
3,022,200
       
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
48,102,836
       
       
Consumer Services - 2.8%
           
       
Casinos & Gaming - 1.2%
           
 
485,152
   
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, 6.5%, 7/1/36 (1.0% cash, 5.50% PIK) (PIK) (e)
$
2,474
       
 
11,660,000
   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.0%, 12/1/22
 
11,947,069
       
 
700,000
   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 6.25%, 9/1/20
 
651,000
       
         
$
12,600,543
       
       
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.8%
           
 
1,710,000
   
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, 6.125%, 12/1/24 (144A)
$
1,786,950
       
 
1,480,000
   
NCL Corp, Ltd., 4.625%, 11/15/20 (144A)
 
1,513,300
       
 
1,680,000
   
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/25 (144A)
 
1,612,800
       
 
3,490,000
   
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 8.5%, 10/15/22 (144A)
 
3,668,862
       
         
$
8,581,912
       
       
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.8%
           
 
3,475,000
   
Constellis Holdings LLC, 9.75%, 5/15/20 (144A)
$
3,700,875
       
 
4,275,000
   
Sotheby's, 5.25%, 10/1/22 (144A)
 
4,296,375
       
         
$
7,997,250
       
       
Total Consumer Services
$
29,179,705
       
       
Media - 5.2%
           
       
Advertising - 0.2%
           
 
2,320,000
   
MDC Partners, Inc., 6.5%, 5/1/24 (144A)
$
2,018,400
       
       
Broadcasting - 1.4%
           
 
6,170,000
   
Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/23
$
6,524,775
       
 
2,169,000
   
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26 (144A)
 
2,155,444
       
 
2,693,000
   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24 (144A)
 
2,689,634
       
 
3,671,000
   
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/27 (144A)
 
3,457,623
       
         
$
14,827,476
       
       
Cable & Satellite - 2.8%
           
 
1,840,000
   
Altice Financing SA, 6.625%, 2/15/23 (144A)
$
1,927,400
       
 
1,375,000
   
Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.375%, 7/15/23 (144A)
 
1,431,719
       
 
1,055,000
   
Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/26 (144A)
 
1,081,375
       
 
6,925,000
   
CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26 (144A)
 
7,338,339
       
 
2,005,000
   
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/27 (144A)
 
2,035,075
       
 
1,670,000
   
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/25 (144A)
 
1,822,388
       
 
3,370,000
   
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/22
 
3,503,115
       
 
1,575,000
   
SFR Group SA, 6.0%, 5/15/22 (144A)
 
1,620,281
       
 
2,195,000
   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/26 (144A)
 
2,230,669
       
 
7,076,000
   
Videotron, Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/24 (144A)
 
7,394,420
       
         
$
30,384,781
       
       
Movies & Entertainment - 0.8%
           
 
5,749,000
   
Netflix Inc., 4.375% 11/15/26
$
5,641,206
       
 
2,895,000
   
Regal Entertainment Group, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/25
 
2,945,662
       
         
$
8,586,868
       
       
Total Media
$
55,817,525
       
       
Retailing - 1.1%
           
       
Department Stores - 0.3%
           
 
2,710,000
   
PetSmart, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/23 (144A)
$
2,662,575
       
       
Automotive Retail - 0.3%
           
 
2,900,000
   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6.0%, 12/15/24
$
2,965,250
       
       
Total Retailing
$
5,627,825
       
       
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%
           
       
Food Retail - 0.2%
           
 
2,241,000
   
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.375%, 7/15/22 (144A)
$
2,196,180
       
       
Total Food & Staples Retailing
$
2,196,180
       
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 2.0%
           
       
Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.5%
           
 
1,710,000
   
Dole Food Co., Inc., 7.25%, 5/1/19 (144A)
$
1,745,226
       
 
860,000
   
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24 (144A)
 
862,150
       
 
860,000
   
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/26 (144A)
 
861,075
       
 
2,425,000
   
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25 (144A)
 
2,441,684
       
 
7,600,000
   
Post Holdings, Inc., 6.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
 
7,980,000
       
 
1,907,000
   
Post Holdings, Inc., 8.0%, 7/15/25 (144A)
 
2,145,375
       
         
$
16,035,510
       
       
Tobacco - 0.5%
           
 
875,000
   
Alliance One International Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21
$
897,969
       
 
5,245,000
   
Alliance One International, Inc., 9.875%, 7/15/21
 
4,477,919
       
         
$
5,375,888
       
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
21,411,398
       
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.1%
           
       
Personal Products - 0.1%
           
 
1,220,000
   
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21
$
1,220,000
       
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
1,220,000
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 4.4%
           
       
Health Care Services - 0.5%
           
 
2,350,000
   
BioScrip, Inc., 8.875%, 2/15/21
$
1,844,750
       
 
2,365,000
   
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25 (144A)
 
2,323,612
       
 
1,865,000
   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/20
 
1,851,012
       
         
$
6,019,374
       
       
Health Care Facilities - 2.8%
           
 
850,000
   
CHS, 6.875%, 2/1/22
$
618,375
       
 
7,700,000
   
CHS, Inc., 8.0%, 11/15/19
 
6,853,000
       
 
13,410,000
   
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/1/25
 
13,678,200
       
 
6,180,000
   
Kindred Healthcare Inc., 6.375%, 4/15/22
 
5,368,875
       
 
1,795,000
   
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/23 (144A)
 
1,853,338
       
 
905,000
   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.5%, 1/1/22 (144A)
 
970,612
       
         
$
29,342,400
       
       
Managed Health Care - 1.1%
           
 
1,220,000
   
Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25
$
1,203,981
       
 
1,953,000
   
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/21
 
2,050,259
       
 
1,325,000
   
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/24
 
1,407,812
       
 
6,765,000
   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/20
 
6,976,406
       
         
$
11,638,458
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
47,000,232
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.8%
           
       
Pharmaceuticals - 1.8%
           
 
4,160,000
   
Endo Finance LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/22 (144A)
$
3,624,400
       
 
755,000
   
Endo, Ltd., 6.0%, 7/15/23 (144A)
 
643,638
       
 
1,880,000
   
Endo, Ltd., 6.5%, 2/1/25 (144A)
 
1,529,850
       
 
370,000
   
Horizon Pharma Inc., 8.75% 11/1/24
 
380,175
       
 
1,230,000
   
Horizon Pharma, Inc., 6.625%, 5/1/23
 
1,183,875
       
 
3,015,000
   
Impax Laboratories, Inc., 2.0%, 6/15/22
 
2,428,959
       
 
12,195,000
   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/23 (144A)
 
9,283,444
       
         
$
19,074,341
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
19,074,341
       
       
Banks - 2.8%
           
       
Diversified Banks - 2.5%
           
 
3,175,000
6.10
 
Bank of America Corp., Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
$
3,309,938
       
 
600,000
6.30
 
Bank of America Corp., Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
 
642,000
       
 
4,563,000
5.90
 
Citigroup, Inc., Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
 
4,720,424
       
 
4,960,000
6.25
 
Citigroup, Inc., Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
 
5,239,000
       
 
5,680,000
8.12
 
Credit Agricole SA, Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual) (144A)
 
6,038,408
       
 
6,000,000
8.00
 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
 
5,820,780
       
 
650,000
8.62
 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
 
671,125
       
         
$
26,441,675
       
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.3%
           
 
2,920,000
   
Provident Funding Associates LP, 6.75%, 6/15/21 (144A)
$
2,949,200
       
       
Total Banks
$
29,390,875
       
       
Diversified Financials - 3.1%
           
       
Specialized Finance - 1.4%
           
 
5,825,000
   
Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.375%, 10/15/21
$
6,043,438
       
 
7,220,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 7/1/21
 
7,355,375
       
 
1,820,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 8/1/18
 
1,847,300
       
         
$
15,246,113
       
       
Consumer Finance - 1.5%
           
 
1,870,000
   
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.625%, 3/30/25
$
1,846,625
       
 
7,242,000
   
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25
 
7,350,630
       
 
3,875,000
5.55
 
Capital One Financial Corp., Floating Rate Note, (Perpetual)
 
3,952,035
       
 
3,265,000
   
TMX Finance LLC, 8.5%, 9/15/18 (144A)
 
2,995,638
       
         
$
16,144,928
       
       
Financial Exchanges & Data - 0.2%
           
 
1,740,000
   
MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/26 (144A)
$
1,731,300
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
33,122,341
       
       
Insurance - 3.1%
           
       
Reinsurance - 3.1%
           
 
500,000
6.11
 
Alamo Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 6/7/18 (Cat Bond) (144A)
$
519,250
       
 
1,000,000
   
Arlington Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 8/31/16 (f) (g)
48,600
       
 
1,200,000
   
Berwick 2016-1 Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 2/1/18 (f) (g)
157,560
       
 
1,000,000
   
Berwick Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Note, 1/22/16 (f) (g)
30,000
       
 
250,000
14.11
 
Blue Halo Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 6/21/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
253,850
       
 
3,600,000
   
Carnosutie 2016-N,Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/20 (f) (g)
430,920
       
 
1,500,000
   
Carnosutie 2017,Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/21 (f) (g)
1,501,500
       
 
4,500,000
   
Carnoustie Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 2/19/16 (f) (g)
91,800
       
 
1,000,000
   
Cypress Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/10/17 (f) (g)
875,800
       
 
1,000,000
   
Eden Re II, Ltd., 3/22/21 (f) (g)
 
1,007,700
       
 
11,000
   
Eden Re II, Ltd., 4/23/19 (144A) (f) (g)
 
122,107
       
 
250,000
0.00
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
250,375
       
 
600,000
0.00
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
601,440
       
 
600,000
0.00
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
601,260
       
 
600,000
0.00
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/21 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
601,080
       
 
250,000
0.00
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/21 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
250,400
       
 
2,400,000
   
Gleneagles Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/20 (f) (g)
403,680
       
 
4,500,000
   
Gullane Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Note 11/30/20 (f) (g)
427,500
       
 
1,500,000
   
Gullane Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Note 11/30/21 (f) (g)
1,506,600
       
EURO
250,000
12.00
 
Horse Capital I DAC, Floating Rate Note, 6/15/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
270,477
       
 
1,000,000
6.75
 
Kilimanjaro Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
1,026,300
       
 
1,250,000
9.25
 
Kilimanjaro Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
1,286,250
       
 
600,000
   
Kingsbarns Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 5/15/17 (f) (g)
588,300
       
 
500,000
   
Lahinch Re, Variable Rate Notes, 5/10/21 (f) (g)
 
8,900
       
 
500,000
0.00
 
Limestone Re, Ltd., 8/31/21 (Cat Bond)
 
499,000
       
 
500,000
0.00
 
Limestone Re, Ltd., 8/31/21 (Cat Bond)
 
499,000
       
 
2,600,000
   
Lorenz Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/18 (f) (g)
 
15,080
       
 
2,600,000
   
Lorenz Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/19 (f) (g)
 
2,746,380
       
 
1,000,000
   
Madison Re. Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/19 (f) (g)
 
1,053,200
       
 
4,500,000
   
Pangaea Re, Series 2015-1, Principal at Risk Notes, 2/1/19 (f) (g)
 
176,400
       
 
5,800,000
   
Pangaea Re, Series 2015-2, Principal at Risk Notes, 11/30/19 (f) (g)
 
533,600
       
 
2,000,000
   
Pangaea Re, Series 2016-2, Principal at Risk Notes, 11/30/20 (f) (g)
 
2,243,400
       
 
1,100,000
   
Pangaea Re., Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/21 (f) (g)
 
1,110,780
       
 
4,200,000
   
Pangaea Re., Variable Rate Notes, 2/1/20 (f) (g)
 
542,220
       
 
450,000
   
Pinehurst Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/16/18 (f) (g)
426,465
       
 
1,500,000
   
Prestwick Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/1/16 (f) (g)
43,800
       
 
500,000
0.00
 
Residential Reinsurance 2016, Ltd., 2/6/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
463,500
       
 
1,000,000
0.00
 
Residential Reinsurance 2016, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/23 (Cat Bond) (144A)
989,900
       
 
750,000
4.50
 
Resilience Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/9/19 (Cat Bond)
 
750,000
       
 
7,345
   
Sector Re V, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 12/1/20 (144A) (f) (g)
 
268,307
       
 
2,700,000
   
Silverton Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 9/18/18 (144A) (f) (g)
 
3,086,640
       
 
3,000,000
   
St. Andrews Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/22/16 (f) (g)
59,100
       
 
1,000,000
   
St. Andrews Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 2/1/19 (f) (g)
1,006,600
       
 
2,450,000
   
St. Andrews Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variance Rate Notes, 2/1/18 (f) (g)
405,720
       
 
1,000,000
   
Sunningdale 2017 Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/16/18 (f) (g)
898,800
       
 
500,000
0.00
 
Ursa Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/10/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
504,450
       
 
4,000,000
   
Versutus 2016, Class A-1, Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/20 (f) (g)
 
163,200
       
 
1,100,000
   
Versutus Ltd., Series 2017-A, Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/2021 (f) (g)
 
1,106,270
       
         
$
32,453,461
       
       
Total Insurance
$
32,453,461
       
       
Software & Services - 2.6%
           
       
Internet Software & Services - 0.9%
           
 
3,225,000
   
Cimpress NV, 7.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
3,321,750
       
 
6,085,000
   
j2 Cloud Services, Inc., 8.0%, 8/1/20
 
6,343,612
       
         
$
9,665,362
       
       
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.4%
           
 
1,645,000
   
Diamond 1 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/21 (144A)
$
1,735,250
       
 
2,390,000
   
Rackspace, 8.625%, 11/15/24
 
2,479,625
       
         
$
4,214,875
       
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.1%
           
 
2,848,000
   
Alliance Data Systems Company, 5.875, 11/1/21
$
2,940,560
       
 
2,750,000
   
First Data Corp., 5.0%, 1/15/24 (144A)
 
2,786,108
       
 
3,500,000
   
First Data Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24 (144A)
 
3,609,375
       
 
1,830,000
   
First Data Corp., 7.0%, 12/1/23 (144A)
 
1,940,715
       
         
$
11,276,758
       
       
Application Software - 0.2%
           
 
2,245,000
   
Open Text Corp., 5.875%, 6/1/26 (144A)
$
2,351,638
       
       
Total Software & Services
$
27,508,633
       
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.4%
           
       
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.4%
           
 
3,560,000
   
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/24
$
3,889,300
       
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
3,889,300
       
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
           
       
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%
           
 
4,225,000
   
Entegris, Inc., 6.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
4,415,125
       
       
Semiconductors - 0.6%
           
 
3,930,000
   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 8/1/23 (144A)
$
3,939,825
       
 
2,350,000
   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/22
 
2,442,520
       
         
$
6,382,345
       
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
10,797,470
       
       
Telecommunication Services - 6.7%
           
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 3.0%
           
 
3,566,000
   
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/22
$
3,667,417
       
 
3,300,000
   
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21
 
3,506,250
       
 
9,377,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.5%, 4/15/20
 
9,992,131
       
 
3,100,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.75%, 4/15/22
 
3,135,557
       
 
530,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.875%, 9/15/20
 
564,450
       
 
3,990,000
   
Windstream Corp., 7.5%, 6/1/22
 
3,860,325
       
 
2,975,000
   
Windstream Services LLC, 6.375%, 8/1/23
 
2,662,625
       
 
4,145,000
   
Windstream Services LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/20
 
4,233,081
       
         
$
31,621,836
       
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.7%
           
 
19,648,000
   
Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21
$
21,052,844
       
 
700,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.0%, 4/15/24
 
743,750
       
 
860,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/26
 
944,925
       
 
4,300,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.542%, 4/28/20
 
4,423,625
       
 
1,635,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/21
 
1,704,488
       
 
2,000,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.731%, 4/28/22
 
2,080,000
       
 
3,350,000
   
WCP Issuer llc, 6.657%, 8/15/20 (144A)
 
3,423,030
       
         
$
34,372,662
       
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
65,994,498
       
       
Utilities - 3.1%
           
       
Electric Utilities - 0.8%
           
 
3,960,000
   
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 4.625%, 7/15/19 (144A)
$
3,831,300
       
 
5,960,000
   
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.5%, 6/1/25
 
4,812,700
       
         
$
8,644,000
       
       
Gas Utilities - 1.0%
           
 
1,025,000
   
AmeriGas Partners LP, 5.5%, 5/20/25
$
1,050,625
       
 
1,065,000
   
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 2.7%, 4/1/19
 
1,051,688
       
 
1,785,000
   
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.875%, 3/15/23
 
1,722,525
       
 
3,400,000
   
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.6%, 4/1/44
 
3,089,750
       
 
3,585,000
   
Ferrellgas LP, 6.75%, 1/15/22
 
3,602,925
       
         
$
10,517,513
       
       
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.3%
           
 
1,650,000
   
AES Corp. Virginia, 5.5%, 3/15/24
$
1,670,625
       
 
1,175,000
   
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/25
 
1,148,562
       
 
2,619,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/24
 
2,664,832
       
 
350,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/22
 
360,500
       
 
3,290,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/27 (144A)
 
3,265,325
       
 
2,480,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/26 (144A)
 
2,594,700
       
 
400,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 5/15/21
 
415,000
       
 
1,235,000
   
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.875%, 2/1/23 (Step) (144A)
 
1,268,962
       
         
$
13,388,506
       
       
Total Utilities
$
32,550,019
       
       
Real Estate - 0.6%
           
       
Specialized REIT - 0.3%
           
 
2,686,520
   
AAF Holdings LLC, 12.0%, 7/1/19 (144A) (12.0% cash, 0.0% PIK) (PIK)
$
2,780,548
       
       
Specialized REIT - 0.2%
           
 
2,075,000
   
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc., 6.0%, 4/15/23 (144A)
$
2,178,750
       
       
Real Estate Services - 0.1%
           
 
1,480,000
   
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/24
$
1,528,618
       
       
Total Real Estate
$
6,487,916
       
       
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
           
       
(Cost $684,901,135)
$
709,800,301
       
                     
       
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 2.5%
           
 
7,065,000
   
U.S. Treasury Bills, 2/23/17 (d)
$
7,062,979
       
 
3,000,000
0.78
 
United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, Floating Rate Note, 1/31/18
 
3,007,215
       
 
16,365,000
0.70
 
United States Treasury Floating Rate Note, Floating Rate Note, 4/30/18
 
16,391,593
       
       
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
           
       
(Cost $26,431,503)
$
26,461,787
       
                     
       
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 2.1% (h)
           
       
Municipal Development - 1.2%
           
 
3,800,000
0.59
 
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Floating Rate Note, 11/1/35
$
3,800,000
       
 
9,330,000
0.60
 
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Floating Rate Note, 12/1/30
 
9,330,000
       
         
$
13,130,000
       
       
Municipal Medical - 0.2%
           
 
1,800,000
0.58
 
Geisinger Authority, Floating Rate Note, 8/1/22
$
1,800,000
       
                     
       
Municipal Tobacco - 0.7%
           
 
295,000
   
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 5.75%, 6/1/34
$
267,639
       
 
3,226,000
   
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 5.875%, 6/1/47
 
2,947,758
       
 
594,000
   
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 6.0%, 6/1/42
 
545,791
       
 
1,290,000
   
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 5.125%, 6/1/47
 
1,199,726
       
 
130,000
   
Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, 6.0%, 6/1/48
 
119,282
       
 
2,225,000
   
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. New Jersey, 5.0%, 6/1/41
 
1,989,217
       
 
540,000
   
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Virginia, 5.0%, 6/1/47
 
473,278
       
         
$
7,542,691
       
       
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
           
       
(Cost $22,031,541)
$
22,472,691
       
                     
       
SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 7.0% **
           
       
Energy - 0.7%
           
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.4%
           
 
3,863,910
7.50
 
Jonah Energy LLC, Term Loan (Second Lien), 5/8/21
$
3,786,632
       
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.3%
           
 
3,252,286
9.75
 
EP Energy LLC, Loan, 6/30/21
$
3,378,312
       
       
Total Energy
$
7,164,944
       
       
Materials - 0.5%
           
       
Specialty Chemicals - 0.1%
           
 
1,065,476
3.50
 
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term B-1 Dollar Loan, 2/1/20
$
1,079,270
       
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.1%
           
 
564,183
3.75
 
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., Bank Loan, 6/30/19
$
568,179
       
       
Steel - 0.3%
           
 
3,432,750
6.00
 
Zekelman Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 6/8/21
$
3,474,588
       
       
Total Materials
$
5,122,037
       
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0% †
           
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.0% †
           
 
413,517
4.96
 
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Term Loan, 7/18/19
$
392,841
       
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
392,841
       
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.8%
           
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.8%
           
 
4,147
3.28
 
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term B-3 Loan, 8/23/19
$
4,194
       
 
1,916,096
3.53
 
TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, Initial US Term Loan, 6/25/22
 
1,930,466
       
 
6,872,884
4.06
 
Tower Automotive Holdings USA LLC, Initial Term Loan (2014), 4/23/20
 
6,900,809
       
         
$
8,835,469
       
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
8,835,469
       
       
Media - 0.3%
           
       
Advertising - 0.2%
           
 
1,943,111
6.75
 
Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 4/30/18
$
1,940,422
       
       
Broadcasting - 0.1%
           
 
1,384,174
4.00
 
Univision Communications, Inc., Replacement First-Lien Term Loan (C-4), 3/1/20
$
1,388,884
       
       
Total Media
$
3,329,306
       
       
Retailing - 0.4%
           
       
Automotive Retail - 0.4%
           
 
4,329,215
4.52
 
CWGS Group LLC, Term Loan, 11/3/23
$
4,367,096
       
       
Total Retailing
$
4,367,096
       
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.4%
           
       
Household Products - 0.3%
           
 
2,677,500
8.57
 
Redbox Automated Retail LLC, Term Loan (First Lien), 9/28/21
$
2,637,338
       
       
Personal Products - 0.1%
           
 
1,057,350
4.31
 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Initial Term B Loan, 7/22/23
$
1,067,984
       
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
3,705,322
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.6%
           
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.2%
           
 
2,343,911
5.00
 
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Dollar Term F Loan, 11/30/20
$
2,350,748
       
       
Health Care Services - 1.3%
           
 
1,144,853
4.25
 
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 6/3/19
$
1,134,835
       
 
711,812
6.50
 
Ardent Legacy Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan, 7/31/21
 
713,591
       
 
1,956,112
6.50
 
BioScrip, Inc., Initial Term B Loan, 7/31/20
 
1,897,429
       
 
1,173,667
6.50
 
BioScrip, Inc., Term Loan, 7/31/20
 
1,138,457
       
 
2,518,775
4.25
 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 1/31/21
 
2,527,906
       
 
1,335,223
4.50
 
National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 5/15/22
 
1,339,395
       
 
4,960,000
0.00
 
Team Health, Inc., Bridge Loan, 10/31/17
 
4,960,000
       
         
$
13,711,613
       
       
Health Care Facilities - 0.1%
           
 
574,516
10.25
 
MMM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 10/9/17 (e)
$
565,898
       
       
Managed Health Care - 0.0% †
           
 
417,670
10.25
 
MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc., MSO Term Loan, 12/12/17 (e)
$
411,405
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
17,039,664
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.3%
           
       
Biotechnology - 0.3%
           
 
2,606,885
7.00
 
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 6/25/22
$
2,609,492
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
2,609,492
       
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2%
           
       
Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.2%
           
 
2,400,925
4.75
 
Builders FirstSource, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 7/31/22
$
2,412,431
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
2,412,431
       
       
Insurance - 0.0% †
           
       
Multi-line Insurance - 0.0% †
           
 
364,140
4.75
 
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Initial Term Loan, 7/28/22
$
366,150
       
       
Total Insurance
$
366,150
       
       
Software & Services - 0.2%
           
       
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.2%
           
 
1,950,000
5.75
 
Evergreen Skills Lux Sarl, Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4/23/21
$
1,778,400
       
       
Total Software & Services
$
1,778,400
       
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%
           
       
Semiconductors - 0.4%
           
 
4,438,875
4.03
 
On Semiconductor Corp., Term Loan (First Lien), 3/31/23
$
4,490,353
       
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
4,490,353
       
       
Telecommunication Services - 1.0%
           
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.5%
           
 
5,000,000
0.00
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche B-II 2022 Term Loan, 5/31/22
$
5,046,355
       
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%
           
 
5,100,408
3.52
 
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, I Facility, 1/31/25
$
5,138,661
       
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
10,185,016
       
       
Utilities - 0.2%
           
       
Electric Utilities - 0.1%
           
 
222,010
5.00
 
Vistra Operations Co LLC, Initial Term C Loan, 8/4/23
$
223,148
       
 
973,430
5.00
 
Vistra Operations Co LLC, Initial Term Loan, 8/4/23
 
978,418
       
         
$
1,201,566
       
       
Water Utilities - 0.1%
           
 
606,492
4.00
 
WCA Waste Systems Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 8/12/23
$
608,956
       
       
Total Utilities
$
1,810,522
       
       
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS
           
       
(Cost $72,966,628)
$
73,609,043
       
 
Shares
                 
       
RIGHTS / WARRANTS - 0.0% †
           
       
Energy - 0.0% †
           
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.0% †
           
 
7,060
   
Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. Warrants, 4/21/20 (c)
$
-
       
       
Total Energy
$
-
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.0% †
           
       
Health Care Services - 0.0% †
           
 
2,136
   
BioScrip, Inc.  Warrants, Class A 6/30/25 (c)
$
-
       
 
2,136
   
BioScrip, Inc.  Warrants, Class B 6/30/25 (c)
 
-
       
         
$
-
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
-
       
       
TOTAL RIGHTS / WARRANTS
           
       
(Cost $-)
$
-
       
 
Principal Amount ($)
             
       
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - 2.4%
           
       
Commercial Paper - 1.5%
           
 
7,635,000
   
BNP Paribas SA, Commercial Paper, 2/1/17
$
7,634,882
       
 
2,635,000
   
Prudential Funding, Inc., Commercial Paper, 2/1/17
 
2,634,954
       
 
2,635,000
   
Societe Generale, Inc., Commercial Paper, 2/1/17
 
2,634,960
       
 
2,770,000
1.26
 
Sumitomo Mitsui, Floating Rate Note, 11/1/16
 
2,771,874
       
         
$
15,676,670
       
                     
       
Repurchase Agreements - 0.9%
           
 
5,000,000
   
$5,000,000 ScotiaBank, 0.55%, dated 1/31/17 plus accrued interest on 2/1/17
           
       
collateralized by the following:
           
       
$5,100,078 Government National Mortgage Association, 4.0%, 11/20/46
$
5,000,000
       
                     
 
5,000,000
   
$5,000,000 TD Securities USA LLC, 0.52%, dated 1/31/17 plus accrued interest on 2/1/17
       
       
collateralized by the following:
           
       
$5,100,001 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.0%, 12/1/46
 
5,000,000
       
         
$
10,000,000
       
       
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
           
       
(Cost $25,675,000)
$
25,676,670
       
                     
       
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.6%
           
       
(Cost $1,013,488,255) (a)
$
1,051,681,765
       
       
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES - 0.4%
$
4,626,055
       
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$
1,056,307,820
       
                     
                     
 
   
Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.
           
                     
 
*
   
Non-income producing security.
           
                     
 
(Cat Bond)
 
Catastrophe or event-linked bond. At January 31, 2017, the value of these securities
amounted to $9,366,532 or 0.9% of total net assets.
                     
 
(Perpetual)
 
Security with no stated maturity date.
           
                     
 
(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.
       
                     
 
REMICS
   
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits.
           
                     
 
REIT
   
Real Estate Investment Trust.
           
                     
 
(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, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to
$300,080,047 or 28.4% of total net assets.
                     
 
**
   
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 U.S. banks, (iii) the certificate of deposit or (iv) other base lending
rates used by commercial lenders. The rate shown is the coupon rate at period end.
                     
 
(a)
   
At January 31, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on
           
       
cost for federal income tax purposes of $1,018,193,948 was as follows:
           
                     
       
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which
           
       
there is an excess of value over tax cost
$
          67,156,149
       
                     
       
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which
           
       
there is an excess of tax cost over value
 
         (33,668,332)
       
                     
       
Net unrealized appreciation
$
          33,487,817
       
                     
 
(b)
   
Debt obligation with a variable interest rate. Rate shown is rate at period end.
           
                     
 
(c)
   
Security is valued using fair value methods (other than prices supplied by independent
pricing services or broker-dealers). See Notes to Financial Statements — Note 1A.
                     
 
(d)
   
Security issued with a zero coupon. Income is earned through accretion of discount.
       
                     
 
(e)
   
Security is in default.
           
                     
 
(f)
   
Structured reinsurance investment. At January 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $23,086,929 or 2.2% of total net assets.
                     
 
(g)
   
Rate to be determined.
           
                     
 
(h)
   
Consists of Revenue Bonds unless otherwise indicated.
           
                     
 
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENT - SELL PROTECTION
           
                     
 
Notional Principal ($) (1)
Exchange
 
Obligation Entity/Index
 
Coupon
Credit Rating (2)
Expiration Date
Premiums Paid
Unrealized Appreciation
 
      27,629,015
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index
 
5.00%
BBB+
12/20/19
 $              1,879,644
 $         214,506
 
        5,979,600
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index
 
5.00%
BBB+
12/20/20
                   138,129
            270,130
                 
 $            2,017,773
 $       484,636
                     
   
                            (1)
The notional amount is the maximum amount that a seller of credit protection would be obligated to pay upon occurrence of a credit event.
   
                            (2)
Based on Standard & Poor's rating of the issuer or the weighted average of all the underlying securities in the index.
   
                     
                     
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)
       
                     
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2017, in valuing the Fund’s assets:
           
                     



     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Convertible Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 101,024,522     $ -     $ 101,024,522  
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
 
  Transportation
                               
 
    Air Freight & Logistics
    -       988,010       -       988,010  
 
  Diversified Financials
                               
 
    Consumer Finance
    2,514,616       -       -       2,514,616  
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks
                               
 
  Health Care Equipment & Services
                               
 
    Health Care Services
    -       -       49,928       49,928  
 
    Health Care Facilities
    -       652,774       -       652,774  
 
  All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks
    12,640,504       -       -       12,640,504  
 
Common Stock
                               
 
  Energy
                               
 
    Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    20,089       905,718       -       925,807  
 
  Capital Goods
                               
 
    Industrial Machinery
    -       -       737       737  
 
  Commercial Services & Supplies
                               
 
    Diversified Support Services
    -       71,570       -       71,570  
 
  Transportation
                               
 
    Air Freight & Logistics
    -       285,258       -       285,258  
 
  Consumer Services
                               
 
    Education Services
    -       174,575       -       174,575  
 
  All Other Common Stocks
    48,009,095       -       -       48,009,095  
 
Asset Backed Securities
    -       1,715,772       -       1,715,772  
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    -       24,608,105       -       24,608,105  
 
Corporate Bonds
                               
 
  Insurance
                               
 
    Reinsurance
    -       7,618,532       24,834,929       32,453,461  
 
  All Other Corporate Bonds
    -       677,346,840       -       677,346,840  
 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations
    -       26,461,787       -       26,461,787  
 
Municipal Bonds
    -       22,472,691       -       22,472,691  
 
Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests
    -       73,609,043       -       73,609,043  
 
Warrants *
    -       -       -       -  
 
Commercial Paper
    -       15,676,670       -       15,676,670  
 
Repurchase Agreements
    -       10,000,000       -       10,000,000  
 
Total
  $ 63,184,304     $ 963,611,867     $ 24,885,594     $ 1,051,681,765  
                                   
 
* Security is valued at $0.
                               
                                   
 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
 
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts
  $ (67,520 )   $ -     $ -     $ (67,520 )
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
    -       484,636       -       484,636  
 
Total Other Financial Instruments
  $ (67,520 )   $ 484,636     $ -     $ 417,116  
                                   
The following is a reconciliation of assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
                               
                                   
     
Convertible Preffered Bonds
   
Common Stocks
   
Corporate Bonds
   
Total
 
                                   
 
Balance as of 10/31/16
  $ 67,755     $ 737     $ 39,958,452     $ 40,026,944  
 
Realized gain (loss)1
    -       -       7,345       7,345  
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)2
    (17,827 )     -       1,040,324       1,022,497  
 
Purchases
    -       -       10,520,915       10,520,915  
 
Sales
    -       -       (26,692,107 )     (26,692,107 )
 
Changes between Level 3*
    -       -       -       -  
 
Balance as of 1/31/17
  $ 49,928     $ 737     $ 24,834,929     $ 24,885,594  
                                   
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, 2017, there were
         
 
no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.
                               
                                   
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
                               
 
still held as of 1/31/17
  $ 1,202,817                          



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 April 3, 2017 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 April 3, 2017 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark E. Bradley ----------------- Mark E. Bradley, Treasurer and Chief Accounting and Financial Officer Date April 3, 2017 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.