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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:  July 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
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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 7/31/17 (unaudited)
           
                     
 
Principal Amount ($)
Floating
Rate (b)
   
Value
       
       
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 9.5%
           
       
Energy - 0.6%
           
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.2%
           
 
2,170,000
   
SEACOR Holdings, Inc., 3.0%, 11/15/28
$
1,824,156
       
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.4%
           
 
4,930,000
   
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 1.25%, 4/1/20
$
4,255,206
       
       
Total Energy
$
6,079,362
       
       
Capital Goods - 1.0%
           
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%
           
 
1,150,000
   
The KeyW Holding Corp., 2.5%, 7/15/19
$
1,101,844
       
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.5%
           
 
4,190,000
   
Dycom Industries, Inc., 0.75%, 9/15/21
$
4,899,681
       
       
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.4%
           
 
4,969,000
   
General Cable Corp., 4.5%, 11/15/29 (Step)
$
4,378,931
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
10,380,456
       
       
Transportation - 0.1%
           
       
Airport Services - 0.1%
           
 
1,250,000
   
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation, 2.0%, 10/1/23
$
1,232,812
       
       
Total Transportation
$
1,232,812
       
       
Consumer Services - 0.2%
           
       
Security & Alarm Services - 0.2%
           
 
2,710,000
   
Ascent Capital Group, Inc., 4.0%, 7/15/20
$
2,168,000
       
       
Total Consumer Services
$
2,168,000
       
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.4%
           
       
Homebuilding - 0.4%
           
 
3,530,000
   
KB Home, 1.375%, 2/1/19
$
3,768,275
       
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
3,768,275
       
       
Media - 0.4%
           
       
Cable & Satellite - 0.4%
           
 
3,351,000
   
DISH Network Corp., 2.375%, 3/15/24 (144A)
$
3,577,192
       
       
Total Media
$
3,577,192
       
       
Retailing - 0.5%
           
       
Internet Retail - 0.5%
           
 
1,320,000
   
Ctrip.com International, Ltd., 1.25%, 9/15/22 (144A)
$
1,489,125
       
 
3,635,000
   
Shutterfly, Inc., 0.25%, 5/15/18
 
3,632,728
       
         
$
5,121,853
       
       
Total Retailing
$
5,121,853
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.3%
           
       
Health Care Equipment - 0.9%
           
 
2,280,000
   
Insulet Corp., 1.25%, 9/15/21 (144A)
$
2,480,925
       
 
1,795,000
   
NuVasive, Inc., 2.25%, 3/15/21
 
2,241,506
       
 
4,540,000
   
Wright Medical Group, Inc., 2.0%, 2/15/20
 
4,951,438
       
         
$
9,673,869
       
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.4%
           
 
2,015,000
   
Endologix, Inc., 2.25%, 12/15/18
$
1,929,362
       
 
1,390,000
   
Endologix, Inc., 3.25%, 11/1/20
 
1,189,319
       
 
505,000
   
Quidel Corp., 3.25%, 12/15/20
 
616,416
       
         
$
3,735,097
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
13,408,966
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 2.3%
           
       
Biotechnology - 1.0%
           
 
1,705,000
   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.5%, 10/15/20
$
2,009,769
       
 
2,815,000
   
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., 2.875%, 1/15/21
 
3,773,859
       
 
2,455,000
   
The Medicines Co., 2.5%, 1/15/22
 
3,211,447
       
 
955,000
   
The Medicines Co., 2.75%, 7/15/23
 
1,026,052
       
         
$
10,021,127
       
       
Pharmaceuticals - 1.1%
           
 
3,015,000
   
Impax Laboratories, Inc., 2.0%, 6/15/22
$
2,643,778
       
 
4,835,000
   
Innoviva, Inc., 2.125%, 1/15/23
 
4,517,703
       
 
3,570,000
   
Jazz Investments I, Ltd., 1.875%, 8/15/21
 
3,895,762
       
         
$
11,057,243
       
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.2%
           
 
1,415,000
   
Albany Molecular Research, Inc., 2.25%, 11/15/18
$
2,019,028
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
23,097,398
       
       
Software & Services - 1.5%
           
       
Internet Software & Services - 0.4%
           
 
1,110,000
   
Akamai Technologies, Inc., 2/15/19 (d)
$
1,082,944
       
 
262,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.5%, 1/31/18
 
277,720
       
 
615,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.625%, 6/15/23
 
614,231
       
 
1,530,000
   
Zillow Group, Inc., 2.0%, 12/1/21 (144A)
 
1,720,294
       
         
$
3,695,189
       
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.3%
           
 
3,185,000
   
Cardtronics, Inc., 1.0%, 12/1/20
$
3,037,694
       
       
Application Software - 0.6%
           
 
1,840,000
   
Citrix Systems, Inc., 0.5%, 4/15/19
$
2,188,450
       
 
1,700,000
   
Nuance Communications, Inc., 1.0%, 12/15/35
 
1,639,438
       
 
2,785,000
   
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc., 0.75%, 8/15/19
 
2,633,566
       
         
$
6,461,454
       
       
Systems Software - 0.2%
           
 
595,000
   
FireEye, Inc., 1.0%, 6/1/35
$
560,788
       
 
595,000
   
FireEye, Inc., 1.625%, 6/1/35
 
540,334
       
 
905,000
   
Nice Systems, Inc., 1.25%, 1/15/24 (144A)
 
972,309
       
         
$
2,073,431
       
       
Total Software & Services
$
15,267,768
       
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.2%
           
       
Communications Equipment - 0.2%
           
 
925,000
   
Finisar Corp., 0.5%, 12/15/33
$
1,052,188
       
 
805,000
   
Lumentum Holdings, Inc., 0.25%, 3/15/24 (144A)
 
998,703
       
         
$
2,050,891
       
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
2,050,891
       
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%
           
       
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.1%
           
 
471,000
   
Teradyne, Inc., 1.25%, 12/15/23 (144A)
$
595,521
       
       
Semiconductors - 0.9%
           
 
1,675,000
   
Microchip Technology, Inc., 1.625%, 2/15/27 (144A)
$
1,855,062
       
 
2,113,000
   
ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.0%, 12/1/20
 
2,271,475
       
 
2,772,000
   
ON Semiconductor Corp., 1.625%, 10/15/23 (144A)
 
2,867,288
       
 
875,000
   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc., 1.375%, 3/1/22 (144A)
 
942,812
       
 
1,060,000
   
Synaptics, Inc., 0.5%, 6/15/22 (144A)
 
1,087,825
       
         
$
9,024,462
       
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
9,619,983
       
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
           
       
(Cost $90,441,119)
$
95,772,956
       
                     
       
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.4%
           
       
Transportation - 0.1%
           
       
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%
           
 
4,940
   
CEVA Group Plc, 12/31/14 (d)
$
1,531,416
       
       
Total Transportation
$
1,531,416
       
       
Diversified Financials - 0.3%
           
       
Consumer Finance - 0.3%
           
 
97,845
6.82
 
GMAC Capital Trust I, Floating Rate Note, 2/15/40
$
2,597,785
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
2,597,785
       
       
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
           
       
(Cost $7,271,241)
$
4,129,201
       
                     
       
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.4%
           
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.3%
           
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.3%
           
 
7,708
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0% (Perpetual)
$
3,063,930
       
       
Health Care Services - 0.0%+
           
 
742
   
BioScrip, Inc. (Perpetual) (c)(d)
$
68,885
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
3,132,815
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.2%
           
       
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%
           
 
2,700
   
Allergan Plc, 5.5%, 3/1/18
$
2,413,827
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
2,413,827
       
       
Banks - 0.9%
           
       
Diversified Banks - 0.9%
           
 
920
   
Bank of America Corp., 7.25% (Perpetual)
$
1,194,160
       
 
5,721
   
Wells Fargo & Co., 7.5% (Perpetual)
 
7,594,628
       
         
$
8,788,788
       
       
Total Banks
$
8,788,788
       
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
           
       
(Cost $11,718,036)
$
14,335,430
       
 
Shares
                 
       
COMMON STOCKS - 3.9%
           
       
Energy - 0.1%
           
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.1%
           
 
6,967,063
   
Ascent CNR Corp. Class A
$
905,718
       
 
996
   
Midstates Petroleum Co, Inc.
 
14,123
       
 
430
   
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
 
10,763
       
         
$
930,604
       
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%+
           
 
730
   
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc.
$
3,102
       
 
568
   
Contura Energy, Inc.
 
39,419
       
         
$
42,521
       
       
Total Energy
$
973,125
       
       
Materials - 0.3%
           
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.3%
           
 
30,554
   
LyondellBasell Industries NV
$
2,752,610
       
       
Steel - 0.0%+
           
 
730
   
ANR, Inc. (Class C)
$
8,760
       
       
Total Materials
$
2,761,370
       
       
Capital Goods - 0.0%+
           
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.0%+
           
 
73,714
   
Liberty Tire Recycling LLC (c)
$
737
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
737
       
       
Transportation - 0.2%
           
       
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%
           
 
2,282
   
CEVA Group Plc *
$
650,387
       
       
Airlines - 0.1%
           
 
19,931
   
United Continental Holdings, Inc. *
$
1,348,930
       
       
Total Transportation
$
1,999,317
       
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.6%
           
       
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.6%
           
 
509,002
   
Ford Motor Co.
$
5,711,002
       
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
5,711,002
       
       
Consumer Services - 0.2%
           
       
Restaurants - 0.2%
           
 
38,427
   
Starbucks Corp.
$
2,074,289
       
       
Total Consumer Services
$
2,074,289
       
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.1%
           
       
Personal Products - 0.1%
           
 
42,985
   
Revlon, Inc. *
$
840,357
       
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
840,357
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.8%
           
       
Health Care Services - 0.1%
           
 
255,259
   
BioScrip, Inc. *
$
737,699
       
       
Managed Health Care - 0.7%
           
 
29,704
   
Aetna, Inc.
$
4,583,624
       
 
16,643
   
Cigna Corp.
 
2,888,559
       
         
$
7,472,183
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
8,209,882
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.2%
           
       
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%
           
 
30,191
   
Mylan NV
$
1,177,147
       
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1%
           
 
3,334
   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
$
585,217
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
1,762,364
       
       
Banks - 0.1%
           
       
Diversified Banks - 0.1%
           
 
16,556
   
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
1,519,841
       
       
Total Banks
$
1,519,841
       
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2%
           
       
Consumer Finance - 0.2%
           
 
22,185
   
Capital One Financial Corp.
$
1,911,903
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
1,911,903
       
       
Real Estate - 0.9%
           
       
Diversified REIT - 0.7%
           
 
279,662
   
Forest City Enterprises LP *
$
6,818,160
       
       
Specialized REIT - 0.2%
           
 
76,215
   
Uniti Group, Inc.
$
1,951,104
       
       
Total Real Estate
$
8,769,264
       
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.2%
           
       
Computer Hardware Storage & Peripherals - 0.2%
           
 
70,088
   
NCR Corp. *
$
2,652,831
       
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
2,652,831
       
       
Telecommunication Services - 0.0%+
           
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.0%+
           
 
21,426
   
Windstream Holdings, Inc.
$
81,205
       
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
81,205
       
       
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
           
       
(Cost $30,104,136)
$
39,267,487
       
 
Principal Amount ($)
Floating
Rate (b)
             
       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.2%
           
 
750,000
   
InSite Issuer LLC Class C Series 16-1A, 7.5%, 11/15/46
$
773,317
       
 
998,564
   
VOLT XXV LLC, 4.5%, 6/26/45 (Step) (144A)
 
984,047
       
         
$
1,757,364
       
       
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
           
       
(Cost $1,731,378)
$
1,757,364
       
                     
       
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 1.8%
           
 
1,475,000
5.83
 
CFCRE 2015-RUM Mortgage Trust, Floating Rate Note, 7/15/30 (144A)
$
1,439,087
       
 
2,500,000
3.21
 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-GC23 REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 7/12/47 (144A)
1,603,491
       
 
2,750,000
5.89
 
COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/46
2,744,729
       
 
1,200,000
5.89
 
COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/46
849,840
       
 
1,300,000
5.23
 
COMM 2014-FL5 Mortgage Trust REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 10/15/31 (144A)
 
1,230,296
       
 
600,000
5.10
 
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Floating Rate Note, 8/15/38
 
538,572
       
 
380,943
   
Global Mortgage Securitization, Ltd., 5.25%, 11/25/32 (144A)
 
251,817
       
 
2,513,900
5.00
 
GMAT 2013-1 Trust, Floating Rate Note, 8/25/53
 
2,221,333
       
 
370,126
   
Homeowner Assistance Program Reverse Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-RM1, 4.0%, 5/26/53 (144A)
368,460
       
 
3,000,000
3.95
 
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C25 REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 11/18/47 (144A)
2,422,043
       
 
1,350,000
4.05
 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2013-C13 REMICS, Floating Rate Note, 1/18/46 (144A)
1,241,541
       
 
2,171,000
5.83
 
PFP 2015-2, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 7/14/34 (144A)
 
2,141,909
       
 
750,000
5.86
 
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C27, Floating Rate Note, 7/15/45
742,515
       
         
$
17,795,633
       
       
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
           
       
(Cost $18,336,947)
$
17,795,633
       
                     
       
CORPORATE BONDS - 68.7%
           
       
Energy - 12.9%
           
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.6%
           
 
780,000
   
Rowan Companies, Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/22
$
739,050
       
 
3,604,000
   
Rowan Companies, Inc., 5.4%, 12/1/42
 
2,612,900
       
 
375,000
   
Rowan Companies, Inc., 5.85%, 1/15/44
 
285,892
       
 
2,730,000
   
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/25 (144A)
 
2,573,025
       
         
$
6,210,867
       
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.6%
           
 
4,500,000
   
Archrock Partners LP, 6.0%, 10/1/22
$
4,387,500
       
 
1,955,000
   
Archrock Partners LP, 6.0%, 4/1/21
 
1,935,450
       
         
$
6,322,950
       
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 6.5%
           
 
2,053,000
   
Antero Resources Corp., 5.0%, 3/1/25
$
2,022,205
       
 
2,320,000
   
California Resources Corp., 8.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
 
1,479,000
       
 
1,368,000
   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
 
1,450,080
       
 
1,760,000
   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 8.0%, 6/15/27 (144A)
 
1,760,000
       
 
3,660,000
   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 10.75%, 12/1/21 (144A)
 
3,595,950
       
 
1,544,000
   
Cobalt International Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 12/1/23 (144A)
 
1,003,600
       
 
2,050,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 4.375%, 1/15/25
 
2,114,062
       
 
3,675,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/1/23
 
3,794,438
       
 
1,255,000
   
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 4/15/23
 
1,223,625
       
 
1,565,000
   
Covey Park Energy LLC, 7.5%, 5/15/25 (144A)
 
1,604,125
       
 
375,000
   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/23
 
191,250
       
 
2,390,000
   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 5/1/22
 
1,296,575
       
 
1,050,000
   
Extraction Oil & Gas Inc., 7.375%, 5/15/24 (144A)
 
1,082,812
       
 
2,240,000
   
Great Western Petroleum LLC, 9.0%, 9/30/21 (144A)
 
2,245,600
       
 
2,060,000
   
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.0%, 10/15/24
 
2,034,250
       
 
3,100,000
   
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/25 (144A)
 
3,096,125
       
 
2,185,000
   
Halcon Resources Corp., 12.0%, 2/15/22 (144A)
 
2,622,000
       
 
1,425,000
   
Halcon Resources Corp., 6.75%, 2/15/25 (144A)
 
1,453,058
       
 
3,788,000
   
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 5.75%, 10/1/25 (144A)
 
3,693,300
       
 
1,025,000
   
MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 1/15/25 (144A)
 
991,688
       
 
3,630,000
   
MEG Energy Corp., 7.0%, 3/31/24 (144A)
 
2,985,675
       
 
870,000
   
Murphy Oil Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/24
 
924,375
       
 
705,000
   
Newfield Exploration Co., 5.625%, 7/1/24
 
739,369
       
 
3,320,000
   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22
 
3,286,800
       
 
540,000
   
Parsley Energy LLC, 5.25%, 8/15/25 (144A)
 
549,450
       
 
2,888,000
   
Parsley Energy LLC, 6.25%, 6/1/24 (144A)
 
3,061,280
       
 
3,510,000
   
PDC Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/22
 
3,667,950
       
 
2,635,000
   
Rice Energy Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/22
 
2,753,575
       
 
1,878,000
   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/23
 
1,530,570
       
 
2,375,000
   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/21
 
2,149,375
       
 
235,000
   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 1/1/23
 
232,650
       
 
2,020,000
   
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/26
 
2,009,900
       
 
354,000
   
SM Energy Company, 6.125%, 11/15/22
 
346,920
       
 
1,812,000
   
WPX Energy, Inc., 7.5%, 8/1/20
 
1,938,840
       
 
670,000
   
WPX Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 8/1/23
 
737,000
       
         
$
65,667,472
       
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 1.6%
           
 
6,525,000
   
Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, 6.5%, 4/15/21
$
5,954,062
       
 
685,000
   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.05%, 4/1/45
 
653,306
       
 
1,973,000
   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.6%, 4/1/44
 
2,007,575
       
 
1,965,000
   
PBF Holding Co LLC, 7.0%, 11/15/23
 
1,974,825
       
 
4,695,000
   
Tesoro Corp., 5.375%, 10/1/22
 
4,853,450
       
         
$
15,443,218
       
       
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 3.6%
           
 
3,150,000
   
Blue Racer Midstream LLC, 6.125%, 11/15/22 (144A)
$
3,220,875
       
 
5,833,000
   
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/27 (144A)
 
6,073,611
       
 
2,800,000
   
Delek Logistics Partners LP, 6.75%, 5/15/25 (144A)
 
2,835,000
       
 
1,414,000
   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.875%, 1/15/24
 
1,523,585
       
 
3,618,000
   
Genesis Energy LP, 5.75%, 2/15/21
 
3,654,180
       
 
3,375,000
   
Global Partners LP, 7.0%, 6/15/23
 
3,408,750
       
 
1,555,000
   
Holly Energy Partners LP, 6.0%, 8/1/24 (144A)
 
1,619,144
       
 
1,532,000
   
NGPL Pipeco LLC, 4.375% (144A)
 
1,576,045
       
 
2,140,000
   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/1/21
 
2,334,841
       
 
490,000
   
Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.125%, 11/15/19
 
496,738
       
 
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
 
2,568,844
       
 
3,892,000
   
The Williams Companies, Inc., 5.75%, 6/24/44
 
4,047,680
       
         
$
36,215,793
       
       
Total Energy
$
129,860,300
       
       
Materials - 4.7%
           
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.4%
           
 
1,220,000
   
Hexion, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/20
$
1,145,275
       
 
2,420,000
   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20
 
2,432,100
       
         
$
3,577,375
       
       
Diversified Chemicals - 0.3%
           
 
540,000
   
Alpha 3 BV, 6.25%, 2/1/25 (144A)
$
556,200
       
 
2,830,000
   
CF Industries, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/23
 
2,677,888
       
         
$
3,234,088
       
       
Specialty Chemicals - 0.5%
           
 
4,330,000
   
Kraton Polymers LLC, 7.0%, 4/15/25 (144A)
$
4,654,750
       
       
Metal & Glass Containers - 2.3%
           
EURO
950,000
   
ARD Finance SA, 6.625%, 9/15/23 (PIK)
$
1,201,671
       
 
950,000
   
ARD Finance SA, 7.125%, 9/15/23 (PIK)
 
1,020,452
       
 
2,160,000
   
Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 6.0%, 2/15/25 (144A)
 
2,300,400
       
 
4,901,000
   
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/25
 
5,391,100
       
 
9,120,000
   
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.375%, 12/15/26
 
10,693,200
       
 
2,790,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 7.0%, 7/15/24 (144A)
 
3,016,688
       
         
$
23,623,511
       
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.8%
           
 
1,850,000
   
Coeur Mining, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/24 (144A)
$
1,826,875
       
 
985,000
   
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd., 7.5%, 1/4/25 (144A)
 
1,011,102
       
 
2,475,000
   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.55%, 3/1/22
 
2,400,750
       
 
975,000
   
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/25 (144A)
 
1,070,062
       
 
1,307,000
   
Prince Mineral Holding Corp., 11.5%, 12/15/19 (144A)
 
1,350,915
       
         
$
7,659,704
       
       
Gold - 0.2%
           
 
1,835,000
   
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/27 (144A)
$
1,828,119
       
       
Steel - 0.2%
           
 
1,230,000
   
Commercial Metals Co., 5.375%, 7/15/27
$
1,282,275
       
 
1,060,000
   
SunCoke Energy Partners LP, 7.5%, 6/15/25 (144A)
 
1,091,800
       
         
$
2,374,075
       
       
Total Materials
$
46,951,622
       
       
Capital Goods - 3.8%
           
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3%
           
 
2,430,000
   
Engility Corp., 8.875%, 9/1/24
$
2,636,550
       
 
230,000
   
Triumph Group, Inc., 5.25%, 6/1/22
 
216,775
       
         
$
2,853,325
       
       
Building Products - 0.4%
           
 
1,800,000
   
Griffon Corp., 5.25%, 3/1/22
$
1,840,500
       
 
1,806,000
   
USG Corp., 4.875%, 6/1/27 (144A)
 
1,864,695
       
         
$
3,705,195
       
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.5%
           
 
2,360,000
   
AECOM, 5.875%, 10/15/24
$
2,575,350
       
 
2,250,000
   
Tutor Perini Corp., 6.875%, 5/1/25 (144A)
 
2,418,750
       
         
$
4,994,100
       
       
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.2%
           
 
1,490,000
   
Exterran Energy Solutions LP, 8.125%, 5/1/25 (144A)
$
1,557,050
       
       
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7%
           
 
2,410,000
   
CSVC Acquisition Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/25 (144A)
$
2,492,844
       
 
4,030,000
   
JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., 9.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
 
4,226,462
       
 
785,000
   
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 6.625%, 4/15/27 (144A)
 
830,628
       
         
$
7,549,934
       
       
Industrial Machinery - 1.0%
           
 
4,485,000
   
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.0%, 3/15/22 (144A)
$
4,641,975
       
 
2,600,000
   
Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 9/15/24 (144A)
 
2,723,500
       
 
2,076,000
   
Apex Tool Group LLC, 7.0%, 2/1/21 (144A)
 
1,946,250
       
 
1,025,000
   
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/22 (144A)
 
1,069,844
       
         
$
10,381,569
       
       
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.7%
           
 
2,020,000
   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/27
$
2,131,100
       
 
1,963,000
   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/24
 
2,085,688
       
 
385,000
   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/26
 
414,356
       
 
2,330,000
   
WESCO Distribution, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/21
 
2,399,900
       
         
$
7,031,044
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
38,072,217
       
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2%
           
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.2%
           
 
2,165,000
   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/21 (144A)
$
2,267,838
       
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
2,267,838
       
       
Transportation - 0.9%
           
       
Airlines - 0.6%
           
 
1,920,000
   
Air Canada, 5.00%, 3/15/20 (144A)
$
1,963,200
       
 
1,060,000
   
Dae Funding LLC, 4.5%, 8/1/22 144A
 
1,078,550
       
 
2,950,000
   
Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC, 6.875%, 2/15/19 (144A)
 
2,913,125
       
         
$
5,954,875
       
       
Trucking - 0.3%
           
 
3,500,000
   
syncreon Group BV, 8.625%, 11/1/21 (144A)
$
2,800,000
       
       
Total Transportation
$
8,754,875
       
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.9%
           
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.9%
           
 
3,380,000
   
Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl, 6.5%, 6/1/26 (144A)
$
3,620,825
       
 
1,430,000
   
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.5%, 9/15/23 (144A) (PIK)
 
1,472,900
       
 
909,000
   
International Automotive Components Group SA, 9.125%, 6/1/18 (144A)
 
885,521
       
 
3,185,000
   
TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, 8.75%, 7/15/23 (144A)
 
3,368,138
       
         
$
9,347,384
       
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
9,347,384
       
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 4.8%
           
       
Home Furnishings - 0.2%
           
 
1,750,000
   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/26
$
1,802,500
       
       
Homebuilding - 4.3%
           
 
385,000
   
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/25
$
405,694
       
 
1,540,000
   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22
 
1,670,900
       
 
3,975,000
   
CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 6.25%, 12/15/21
 
4,412,250
       
 
8,375,000
   
KB Home, 7.0%, 12/15/21
 
9,369,531
       
 
4,150,000
   
Lennar Corp., 4.5%, 6/15/19
 
4,289,232
       
 
7,930,000
   
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/22
 
8,415,712
       
 
3,660,000
   
Meritage Homes Corp., 7.0%, 4/1/22
 
4,154,100
       
 
3,059,000
   
PulteGroup, Inc., 5.0%, 1/15/27
 
3,166,065
       
 
1,500,000
   
Rialto Holdings LLC, 7.0%, 12/1/18 (144A)
 
1,518,750
       
 
3,990,000
   
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/23 (144A)
 
4,249,350
       
 
1,840,000
   
TRI Pointe Group, Inc., 5.25%, 6/1/27
 
1,852,659
       
         
$
43,504,243
       
       
Textiles - 0.3%
           
 
2,920,000
   
Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/21
$
3,000,300
       
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
48,307,043
       
       
Consumer Services - 2.5%
           
       
Casinos & Gaming - 1.1%
           
 
1,080,000
   
Eldorado Resorts Inc., 6.0%, 4/1/25
$
1,155,600
       
 
500,919
   
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, 6.5%, 7/1/36 (1.0% cash, 5.50% PIK) (PIK) (e)
5,009
       
 
8,860,000
   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 10.0%, 12/1/22
 
9,878,900
       
         
$
11,039,509
       
       
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 1.0%
           
 
1,710,000
   
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, 6.125%, 12/1/24 (144A)
$
1,870,312
       
 
1,480,000
   
NCL Corp, Ltd., 4.625%, 11/15/20 (144A)
 
1,518,850
       
 
1,680,000
   
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 6.25%, 5/15/25 (144A)
 
1,713,600
       
 
4,140,000
   
Viking Cruises, Ltd., 8.5%, 10/15/22 (144A)
 
4,347,000
       
         
$
9,449,762
       
       
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.4%
           
 
4,275,000
   
Sotheby's, 5.25%, 10/1/22 (144A)
$
4,371,188
       
       
Total Consumer Services
$
24,860,459
       
       
Media - 5.8%
           
       
Advertising - 0.2%
           
 
2,320,000
   
MDC Partners, Inc., 6.5%, 5/1/24 (144A)
$
2,331,600
       
       
Broadcasting - 1.8%
           
 
6,170,000
   
Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/23
$
6,532,488
       
 
4,919,000
   
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26 (144A)
 
5,091,165
       
 
2,693,000
   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24 (144A)
 
2,783,889
       
 
3,671,000
   
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/27 (144A)
 
3,634,290
       
         
$
18,041,832
       
       
Cable & Satellite - 2.8%
           
 
6,925,000
   
CCO Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 2/15/26 (144A)
$
7,444,375
       
 
2,005,000
   
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/27 (144A)
 
2,135,325
       
 
1,670,000
   
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/25 (144A)
 
1,841,175
       
 
3,370,000
   
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 7/15/22
 
3,668,043
       
 
2,945,000
   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.0%, 8/1/27 (144A)
 
3,007,964
       
 
2,195,000
   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/26 (144A)
 
2,300,470
       
 
7,076,000
   
Videotron, Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/24 (144A)
 
7,544,785
       
         
$
27,942,137
       
       
Movies & Entertainment - 1.1%
           
 
1,600,000
   
AMC Entertainment Holdings, 6.125%, 5/15/27
$
1,645,840
       
 
5,749,000
   
Netflix Inc., 4.375% 11/15/26
 
5,820,862
       
 
2,895,000
   
Regal Entertainment Group, Inc., 5.75%, 2/1/25
 
2,985,469
       
         
$
10,452,171
       
       
Total Media
$
58,767,740
       
       
Retailing - 0.8%
           
       
Specialty Stores - 0.5%
           
 
3,285,000
   
PetSmart, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/25 (144A)
$
3,112,538
       
 
2,710,000
   
PetSmart, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/23 (144A)
 
2,452,550
       
         
$
5,565,088
       
       
Automotive Retail - 0.3%
           
 
2,900,000
   
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6.0%, 12/15/24
$
2,965,250
       
       
Total Retailing
$
8,530,338
       
       
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.2%
           
       
Food Retail - 0.2%
           
 
2,241,000
   
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, 5.375%, 7/15/22 (144A)
$
2,201,782
       
       
Total Food & Staples Retailing
$
2,201,782
       
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 1.7%
           
       
Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.2%
           
 
860,000
   
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24 (144A)
$
897,625
       
 
860,000
   
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/26 (144A)
 
899,053
       
 
2,425,000
   
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25 (144A)
 
2,485,625
       
 
7,600,000
   
Post Holdings, Inc., 6.0%, 12/15/22 (144A)
 
8,037,000
       
         
$
12,319,303
       
       
Tobacco - 0.5%
           
 
875,000
   
Alliance One International Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21
$
916,562
       
 
3,985,000
   
Alliance One International, Inc., 9.875%, 7/15/21
 
3,576,538
       
         
$
4,493,100
       
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
16,812,403
       
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.2%
           
       
Personal Products - 0.2%
           
 
1,220,000
   
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/21
$
1,012,600
       
 
1,100,000
   
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 6.25%, 8/1/24
 
836,000
       
         
$
1,848,600
       
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
1,848,600
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.2%
           
       
Health Care Services - 0.6%
           
 
2,350,000
   
BioScrip, Inc., 8.875%, 2/15/21
$
2,115,000
       
 
2,365,000
   
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25 (144A)
 
2,317,700
       
 
1,865,000
   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/20
 
1,897,638
       
         
$
6,330,338
       
       
Health Care Facilities - 3.2%
           
 
800,000
   
CHS, 6.25%, 3/31/23
$
820,000
       
 
850,000
   
CHS, 6.875%, 2/1/22
 
728,875
       
 
7,700,000
   
CHS, Inc., 8.0%, 11/15/19
 
7,709,625
       
 
13,410,000
   
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/1/25
 
14,281,650
       
 
6,180,000
   
Kindred Healthcare Inc., 6.375%, 4/15/22
 
5,731,950
       
 
1,795,000
   
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/1/23 (144A)
 
1,929,625
       
 
905,000
   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 7.5%, 1/1/22 (144A)
 
977,400
       
         
$
32,179,125
       
       
Managed Health Care - 1.4%
           
 
1,220,000
   
Centene Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/25
$
1,271,850
       
 
1,953,000
   
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/21
 
2,031,120
       
 
1,325,000
   
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/24
 
1,440,938
       
 
3,465,000
   
Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/22
 
3,690,225
       
 
5,195,000
   
WellCare Health Plans, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/25
 
5,506,700
       
         
$
13,940,833
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
52,450,296
       
       
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 2.2%
           
       
Pharmaceuticals - 2.2%
           
 
1,880,000
   
Endo Dac, 6.0%, 2/1/25 (144A)
$
1,590,950
       
 
2,601,000
   
Endo Finance LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/22 (144A)
 
2,402,024
       
 
370,000
   
Horizon Pharma Inc., 8.75% 11/1/24
 
377,862
       
 
1,230,000
   
Horizon Pharma, Inc., 6.625%, 5/1/23
 
1,165,425
       
 
16,483,000
   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/23 (144A)
 
14,175,380
       
 
935,000
   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.5%, 3/15/22 (144A)
 
986,425
       
 
1,250,000
   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.0%, 3/15/24 (144A)
 
1,331,250
       
         
$
22,029,316
       
       
Total Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
$
22,029,316
       
       
Banks - 2.2%
           
       
Diversified Banks - 2.0%
           
 
600,000
6.30
 
Bank of America Corp., Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
$
678,750
       
 
3,175,000
6.10
 
Bank of America Corp., Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
3,500,438
       
 
4,563,000
5.90
 
Citigroup, Inc., Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
4,940,041
       
 
1,138,000
6.12
 
Danske Bank AS, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
1,227,381
       
 
2,450,000
6.00
 
HSBC Holdings Plc, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
2,569,682
       
 
650,000
8.62
 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
717,847
       
 
4,775,000
8.00
 
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
5,225,664
       
 
850,000
7.38
 
Societe Generale SA, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual) (144A)
 
928,625
       
         
$
19,788,428
       
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2%
           
 
2,067,000
   
Provident Funding Associates LP, 6.375%, 6/15/25 (144A)
$
2,134,178
       
       
Total Banks
$
21,922,606
       
       
Diversified Financials - 2.6%
           
       
Specialized Finance - 1.5%
           
 
5,825,000
   
Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.375%, 10/15/21
$
6,108,969
       
 
7,220,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 7/1/21
 
7,400,500
       
 
1,820,000
   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 6.5%, 8/1/18
 
1,817,725
       
         
$
15,327,194
       
       
Consumer Finance - 0.6%
           
 
1,870,000
   
Ally Financial, Inc., 4.625%, 3/30/25
$
1,932,963
       
 
3,913,000
   
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.75%, 11/20/25
 
4,186,910
       
         
$
6,119,873
       
       
Diversified Capital Markets - 0.3%
           
 
1,097,000
7.12
 
Credit Suisse Group AG, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
$
1,201,281
       
 
1,791,000
7.12
 
UBS Group AG, Floating Rate Note (Perpetual)
 
1,961,145
       
         
$
3,162,426
       
       
Diversified Finance - 0.2%
           
 
1,740,000
   
MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/1/26 (144A)
$
1,805,250
       
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
26,414,743
       
       
Insurance - 3.0%
           
       
Reinsurance - 3.0%
           
 
500,000
4.81
 
Alamo Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 6/7/18 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
506,550
       
 
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)
57,000
       
 
1,000,000
   
Berwick Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Note, 1/22/16 (f)(g)
30,000
       
 
750,000
10.21
 
Caelus Re V, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 6/5/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
750,300
       
 
3,600,000
   
Carnoustie 2016-N,Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/20 (f)(g)
389,520
       
 
1,500,000
   
Carnoustie Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/21 (f)(g)
1,557,900
       
 
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, 1/10/18 (f)(g)
944,700
       
 
1,000,000
   
Eden Re II, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 3/22/21 (f)(g)
 
1,043,600
       
 
3,639
   
Eden Re II, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 4/23/19 (144A) (f)(g)
 
79,721
       
 
600,000
7.38
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
604,860
       
 
600,000
6.38
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
608,040
       
 
250,000
9.13
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
248,975
       
 
250,000
9.01
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/21 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
249,850
       
 
600,000
7.40
 
Galilei Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/8/21 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
608,280
       
 
2,400,000
   
Gleneagles Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/20 (f)(g)
281,280
       
 
4,500,000
   
Gullane Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Note 11/30/20 (f)(g)
98,100
       
 
1,500,000
   
Gullane Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/21 (f)(g)
1,597,950
       
 
250,000
12.00
 
Horse Capital I DAC, Floating Rate Note, 6/15/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
295,615
       
 
400,000
12.56
 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Floating Rate Note, 7/15/20 (Cat Bond)
400,800
       
 
1,000,000
11.15
 
Kilimanjaro II Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 4/20/21 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
1,018,400
       
 
1,250,000
9.95
 
Kilimanjaro Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
1,291,250
       
 
1,000,000
7.25
 
Kilimanjaro Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
1,009,300
       
 
500,000
   
Kingsbarns Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 5/15/18 (f)(g)
477,800
       
 
500,000
   
Lahinch Re, Variable Rate Notes, 5/10/21 (f)(g)
 
1,200
       
 
500,000
   
Limestone Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 8/31/21 (f)(g)
 
510,100
       
 
500,000
   
Limestone Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 8/31/21 (f)(g)
 
510,100
       
 
2,600,000
   
Lorenz Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/18 (f)(g)
 
44,720
       
 
2,600,000
   
Lorenz Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/19 (f)(g)
 
145,600
       
 
800,000
   
Lorenz Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/20 (f)(g)
 
828,400
       
 
500,000
   
Madison Re, Variable Rate Notes, 12/31/19 (f)(g)
 
514,350
       
 
1,000,000
   
Madison Re. Variable Rate Notes, 3/31/19 (f)(g)
 
63,500
       
EURO
500,000
   
Oakmont Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 4/13/18 (f)(g)
464,050
       
 
1,100,000
   
Pangaea 2017-1, Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/21 (f)(g)
 
1,151,700
       
 
4,500,000
   
Pangaea Re, Series 2015-1, Principal at Risk Notes, 2/1/19 (f)(g)
 
20,250
       
 
5,800,000
   
Pangaea Re, Series 2015-2, Principal at Risk Notes, 11/30/19 (f)(g)
 
446,020
       
 
2,000,000
   
Pangaea Re, Series 2016-2, Principal at Risk Notes, 11/30/20 (f)(g)
 
107,600
       
 
4,200,000
   
Pangaea Re., Variable Rate Notes, 2/1/20 (f)(g)
 
385,980
       
 
450,000
   
Pinehurst Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/16/18 (f)(g)
439,020
       
 
750,000
   
Portrush Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 6/15/18 (f)(g)
701,250
       
 
1,500,000
   
Prestwick Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/1/16 (f)(g)
25,500
       
 
1,000,000
5.37
 
Residential Reinsurance 2016, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/6/23 (Cat Bond) (144A)
989,600
       
 
500,000
   
Residential Reinsurance 2016, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 12/6/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
481,100
       
 
800,000
   
Resilience Re, Ltd., 4/7/18 (Cat Bond)
 
743,440
       
 
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)
 
54,824
       
 
2,700,000
   
Silverton Re, Ltd., Variable Rate Notes, 9/18/18 (144A) (f)(g)
 
131,760
       
 
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)
1,054,100
       
 
868,992
   
St. Andrews Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 6/1/19 (f)(g)
879,594
       
 
2,450,000
   
St. Andrews Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variance Rate Notes, 2/1/18 (f)(g)
344,470
       
 
1,000,000
   
Sunningdale Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 1/16/18 (f)(g)
952,700
       
 
500,000
4.53
 
Ursa Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/10/19 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
502,050
       
 
800,000
6.00
 
Ursa Re, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 5/27/20 (Cat Bond) (144A)
 
800,400
       
 
4,000,000
   
Versutus 2016, Class A-1, Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/20 (f)(g)
 
174,800
       
 
1,100,000
   
Versutus 2017, Variable Rate Notes, 11/30/21 (f)(g)
 
1,152,910
       
 
400,000
   
Wentworth Segregated Account (Artex SAC Ltd.), Variable Rate Notes, 7/13/18 (f)(g)
356,200
       
         
$
30,076,579
       
       
Total Insurance
$
30,076,579
       
       
Real Estate - 0.7%
           
       
Diversified REIT - 0.3%
           
 
2,772,152
   
AAF Holdings LLC, 12.0%, 7/1/19 (144A) (12.0% cash, 0.0% PIK) (PIK)
$
2,883,038
       
       
Specialized REIT - 0.2%
           
 
2,075,000
   
Uniti Group, Inc., 6.0%, 4/15/23 (144A)
$
2,137,250
       
       
Residential REIT - 0.2%
           
 
1,480,000
   
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., 5.875%, 4/1/24
$
1,520,700
       
       
Total Real Estate
$
6,540,988
       
       
Software & Services - 3.1%
           
       
Internet Software & Services - 1.4%
           
 
3,225,000
   
Cimpress NV, 7.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
3,354,000
       
 
6,085,000
   
j2 Cloud Services LLC, 8.0%, 8/1/20
 
6,206,700
       
 
3,690,000
   
Rackspace, 8.625%, 11/15/24
 
3,985,200
       
         
$
13,545,900
       
       
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.4%
           
 
1,310,000
   
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 3/1/25 (144A)
$
1,354,212
       
 
1,645,000
   
Dell International LLC, 5.875%, 6/15/21 (144A)
 
1,725,194
       
 
655,000
   
j2 Cloud Services LLC, 6.0%, 7/15/25 (144A)
 
682,019
       
         
$
3,761,425
       
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.1%
           
 
2,848,000
   
Alliance Data Systems Company, 5.875, 11/1/21
$
2,961,920
       
 
2,750,000
   
First Data Corp., 5.0%, 1/15/24 (144A)
 
2,860,000
       
 
3,500,000
   
First Data Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24 (144A)
 
3,696,875
       
 
1,830,000
   
First Data Corp., 7.0%, 12/1/23 (144A)
 
1,974,112
       
         
$
11,492,907
       
       
Application Software - 0.2%
           
 
2,245,000
   
Open Text Corp., 5.875%, 6/1/26 (144A)
$
2,430,212
       
       
Total Software & Services
$
31,230,444
       
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.5%
           
       
Communications Equipment - 0.1%
           
 
1,510,000
   
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5.0%, 3/15/27 (144A)
$
1,513,775
       
       
Computer Hardware Storage & Peripherals - 0.4%
           
 
3,560,000
   
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/24
$
3,884,850
       
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
5,398,625
       
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.9%
           
       
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%
           
 
4,225,000
   
Entegris, Inc., 6.0%, 4/1/22 (144A)
$
4,424,166
       
       
Semiconductors - 0.5%
           
 
1,960,000
   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.25%, 8/1/23 (144A)
$
2,048,200
       
 
2,350,000
   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/22
 
2,444,000
       
         
$
4,492,200
       
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
8,916,366
       
       
Telecommunication Services - 5.5%
           
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 2.5%
           
 
1,840,000
   
Altice Financing SA, 6.625%, 2/15/23 (144A)
$
1,949,250
       
 
1,375,000
   
Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.375%, 7/15/23 (144A)
 
1,443,750
       
 
1,055,000
   
Altice US Finance I Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/26 (144A)
 
1,118,300
       
 
1,996,000
   
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.8%, 3/15/22
 
2,073,345
       
 
3,300,000
   
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21
 
3,562,977
       
 
3,696,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.5%, 4/15/20
 
3,760,680
       
 
2,500,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.75%, 4/15/22
 
2,198,438
       
 
1,575,000
   
SFR Group SA, 6.0%, 5/15/22 (144A)
 
1,647,812
       
 
3,990,000
   
Windstream Corp., 7.5%, 6/1/22
 
3,411,450
       
 
2,975,000
   
Windstream Services LLC, 6.375%, 8/1/23
 
2,432,062
       
 
1,825,000
   
Windstream Services LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/20
 
1,752,000
       
         
$
25,350,064
       
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.9%
           
 
18,573,000
   
Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21
$
20,616,029
       
 
3,445,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/25
 
3,651,700
       
 
700,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.0%, 4/15/24
 
752,500
       
 
860,000
   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/26
 
956,750
       
 
3,350,000
   
WCP Issuer llc, 6.657%, 8/15/20 (144A)
 
3,465,178
       
         
$
29,442,157
       
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
54,792,221
       
       
Utilities - 3.4%
           
       
Electric Utilities - 0.1%
           
 
223,000
   
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 4.625%, 7/15/19 (144A)
$
220,212
       
 
1,385,000
   
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.5%, 6/1/25
 
1,000,662
       
         
$
1,220,874
       
       
Gas Utilities - 1.2%
           
 
1,025,000
   
AmeriGas Partners LP, 5.5%, 5/20/25
$
1,035,250
       
 
1,065,000
   
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 2.7%, 4/1/19
 
1,058,344
       
 
1,785,000
   
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.875%, 3/15/23
 
1,740,375
       
 
3,400,000
   
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.6%, 4/1/44
 
3,230,000
       
 
3,585,000
   
Ferrellgas LP, 6.75%, 1/15/22
 
3,387,825
       
 
1,550,000
   
Ferrellgas LP, 6.75%, 6/15/23
 
1,460,875
       
         
$
11,912,669
       
       
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 2.1%
           
 
1,650,000
   
AES Corp. Virginia, 5.5%, 3/15/24
$
1,724,250
       
 
6,267,000
   
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/25
 
5,851,811
       
 
3,002,000
   
Dynegy, Inc., 8.0%, 1/15/25 (144A)
 
2,971,980
       
 
2,619,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 5/1/24
 
2,717,212
       
 
350,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/22
 
367,062
       
 
4,090,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 1/15/27
 
4,202,475
       
 
710,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/26
 
750,825
       
 
400,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 5/15/21
 
412,000
       
 
354,340
   
NSG Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/25 (144A)
 
381,802
       
 
1,235,000
   
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 6.375%, 2/1/23 (Step) (144A)
 
1,284,400
       
         
$
20,663,817
       
       
Total Utilities
$
33,797,360
       
       
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
           
       
(Cost $660,892,840)
$
690,152,145
       
                     
       
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 3.5%
           
 
12,550,000
   
U.S. Treasury Bills, 8/24/17 (d)
$
12,542,206
       
 
7,500,000
   
U.S. Treasury Bills, 8/17/17 (d)
 
7,496,760
       
 
2,500,000
   
U.S. Treasury Bills, 8/3/17 (d)
 
2,499,870
       
 
13,000,000
1.37
 
U.S. Treasury Note, Floating Rate Note, 4/30/18
 
13,019,682
       
         
$
35,558,518
       
       
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
           
       
(Cost $35,540,105)
$
35,558,518
       
                     
       
SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 5.8%**
           
       
Energy - 0.6%
           
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.6%
           
 
3,210,000
7.22
 
Gavilan Resources LLC, Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 2/23/24
$
3,105,675
       
 
2,863,910
7.73
 
Jonah Energy LLC, Term Loan (Second Lien), 5/8/21
 
2,835,271
       
         
$
5,940,946
       
       
Total Energy
$
5,940,946
       
       
Materials - 0.5%
           
       
Specialty Chemicals - 0.1%
           
 
1,062,813
3.30
 
Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term B-2 Dollar Loan, 6/30/24
$
1,068,429
       
       
Steel - 0.4%
           
 
3,415,586
4.79
 
Zekelman Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 6/8/21
$
3,447,607
       
       
Total Materials
$
4,516,036
       
       
Capital Goods - 0.2%
           
       
Building Products - 0.2%
           
 
2,388,860
4.30
 
Builders FirstSource, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan, 2/29/24
$
2,398,315
       
       
Total Capital Goods
$
2,398,315
       
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%
           
       
Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.1%
           
 
603,452
3.98
 
WCA Waste Systems Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 8/12/23
$
605,527
       
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.0%+
           
 
411,396
5.00
 
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Term Loan, 7/18/19
$
405,225
       
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
1,010,752
       
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.9%
           
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.9%
           
 
4,126
3.24
 
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term B-3 Loan, 8/23/19
$
4,157
       
 
1,906,394
3.98
 
TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, Initial US Term Loan, 6/25/22
 
1,914,734
       
 
6,838,520
4.00
 
Tower Automotive Holdings USA LLC, Initial Term Loan, 3/6/24
 
6,865,587
       
         
$
8,784,478
       
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
8,784,478
       
       
Media - 0.1%
           
       
Broadcasting - 0.1%
           
 
1,376,750
3.98
 
Univision Communications, Inc., 2017 Replacement Repriced First-Lien Term Loan, 3/15/24
$
1,372,734
       
       
Total Media
$
1,372,734
       
       
Retailing - 0.4%
           
       
Automotive Retail - 0.4%
           
 
4,307,569
4.97
 
CWGS Group LLC, Term Loan, 11/3/23
$
4,347,952
       
       
Total Retailing
$
4,347,952
       
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.6%
           
       
Household Products - 0.2%
           
 
2,082,500
8.79
 
Redbox Automated Retail LLC, Term Loan (First Lien), 9/28/21
$
2,095,516
       
       
Personal Products - 0.4%
           
 
3,954,106
4.73
 
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Initial Term B Loan, 7/22/23
$
3,598,237
       
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
5,693,753
       
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.9%
           
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.2%
           
 
1,835,000
4.55
 
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 2/1/24
$
1,836,529
       
       
Health Care Services - 0.6%
           
 
1,138,872
4.48
 
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 6/3/19
$
1,141,244
       
 
704,603
6.80
 
Ardent Legacy Acquisitions, Inc., Term Loan, 7/31/21
 
709,007
       
 
2,505,825
4.30
 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 1/31/21
 
2,528,142
       
 
1,328,445
4.73
 
National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 5/15/22
 
1,329,242
       
         
$
5,707,635
       
       
Managed Health Care - 0.1%
           
 
564,506
10.25
 
MMM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 10/9/17 (e)
$
553,216
       
 
410,392
10.25
 
MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc., MSO Term Loan, 12/12/17 (e)
 
402,185
       
         
$
955,401
       
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
8,499,565
       
       
Insurance - 0.0%+
           
       
Multi-line Insurance - 0.0%+
           
 
362,295
4.56
 
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Initial Term Loan, 7/28/22
$
364,243
       
       
Total Insurance
$
364,243
       
       
Software & Services - 0.1%
           
       
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.1%
           
 
1,100,459
5.98
 
Evergreen Skills Lux Sarl, Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4/23/21
$
1,037,527
       
       
Total Software & Services
$
1,037,527
       
       
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3%
           
       
Semiconductors - 0.3%
           
 
3,274,470
3.48
 
ON Semiconductor Corp., 2017 New Replacement Term Loan, 3/31/23
$
3,290,433
       
       
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
$
3,290,433
       
       
Telecommunication Services - 1.0%
           
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.5%
           
 
5,000,000
3.48
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Tranche B 2024 Term Loan, 2/17/24
$
5,026,565
       
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%
           
 
5,100,408
3.98
 
Virgin Media Bristol LLC, I Facility, 1/31/25
$
5,131,225
       
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
10,157,790
       
       
Utilities - 0.1%
           
       
Electric Utilities - 0.1%
           
 
222,010
3.98
 
Vistra Operations Co LLC, Initial Term C Loan, 8/4/23
$
222,926
       
 
968,562
3.98
 
Vistra Operations Co LLC, Initial Term Loan, 8/4/23
 
972,558
       
         
$
1,195,484
       
       
Total Utilities
$
1,195,484
       
       
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS
           
       
(Cost $58,329,950)
$
58,610,008
       
 
Shares
                 
       
RIGHTS/WARRANTS - 0.0%+
           
       
Energy - 0.0%+
           
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.0%+
           
 
7,060
   
Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. Warrants, 4/21/20
$
                         -
       
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%+
           
 
921
   
Contura Energy, Inc., 7/26/23
$
25,788
       
       
Total Energy
$
25,788
       
       
Materials - 0.0%+
           
       
Steel - 0.0%+
           
 
4,728,525
   
ANR Inc.
$
                         -
       
       
Total Materials
$
                         -
       
       
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 $598,117)
$
25,788
       
 
Principal Amount ($)
             
       
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - 3.8%
           
       
Repurchase Agreements - 2.3%
           
 
9,965,000
   
$9,965,000 ScotiaBank, 1.04%, dated 7/31/17 plus accrued interest on 8/1/17
           
       
collateralized by the following:
           
       
$4,095,657 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.5% - 4.0%, 7/1/34-1/1/46
           
       
$5,113,776 Freddie Mac Giant, 3.5% - 5.0%, 5/1/41-1/1/47
$
9,965,000
       
                     
 
3,100,000
   
$3,100,000 RBC Capital Markets LLC, 1.03%, dated 7/31/17 plus accrued interest on 8/1/17
       
       
collateralized by the following:
           
       
$2,753 Freddie Mac Giant, 4.0%, 6/1/47
           
       
$1,040,314 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2.445%, 4/1/43
           
       
$1,545,342 Federal National Mortgage Association (ARM), 2.351-3.059%, 10/1/35-6/1/47
       
       
$573,593 Government National Mortgage Association, 3.5%, 3/20/47
 
3,100,000
       
                     
 
5,185,000
   
$5,185,000 TD Securities USA LLC, 1.04%, dated 7/31/17 plus accrued interest on 8/1/17
       
       
collateralized by the following:
           
       
$5,248,134 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875%, 10/31/22
           
       
$40,647 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.0%, 9/1/28
 
5,185,000
       
                     
 
5,185,000
   
$5,185,000 TD Securities USA LLC, 1.03%, dated 7/31/17 plus accrued interest on 8/1/17
       
       
collateralized by the following:
           
       
$5,248,134 U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.875%, 10/31/22
           
       
$40,647 Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.0%, 9/1/28
 
5,185,000
       
         
$
23,435,000
       
       
Commercial Paper - 1.5%
           
 
2,515,000
   
Societe Generale Commercial Paper, 8/1/17 (d)
$
2,514,919
       
 
2,515,000
   
Natixis NY Commercial Paper, 8/1/17 (d)
 
2,514,921
       
 
2,515,000
   
Swedbank AB Commercial Paper, 8/1/17 (d)
 
2,514,922
       
 
2,515,000
   
Prudential Funding Commercial Paper, 8/1/17 (d)
 
2,514,922
       
 
4,470,000
   
Federation Commercial Paper, 8/1/17 (d)
 
4,469,858
       
         
$
14,529,542
       
       
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
           
       
(Cost $37,965,000)
$
37,964,542
       
                     
       
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.0%
           
       
(Cost $952,928,869) (a)
$
995,369,072
       
                     
       
OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES - 1.0%
$
10,100,844
       
                     
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
$
1,005,469,915
       
                     
                     
 
+
   
Amount rounds to less than 0.1%.
           
                     
 
*
   
Non-income producing security.
           
                     
 
(Cat Bond)
 
Catastrophe or event-linked bond. At July 31, 2017, the value of these securities
amounted to $11,858,810 or 1.2% 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 July 31, 2017, the value of these securities amounted to $325,631,568 or 32.4% 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 July 31, 2017, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on
           
       
cost for federal income tax purposes of $952,928,869 was as follows:
           
                     
       
Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which
           
       
there is an excess of value over tax cost
$
             67,163,942
       
                     
       
Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which
           
       
there is an excess of tax cost over value
 
            (24,723,739)
       
                     
       
Net unrealized appreciation
$
             42,440,203
       
                     
 
(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). 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 July 31, 2017, the value of these securities
amounted to $18,217,769 or 1.8% of total net assets.
                     
 
(g)
   
Rate to be determined.
           
                     
 
CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENTS - SELL PROTECTION
           
                     
 
Notional Principal ($) (1)
Exchange
Obligation Entity/Index
 
Coupon
Credit Rating (2)
Expiration Date
Premiums Paid
Unrealized Appreciation
 
         27,344,180
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index
 
5.00%
B+
12/20/19
 $         1,859,192
 $         158,863
 
          5,919,200
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index
 
5.00%
B+
12/20/20
              136,734
            310,788
                 
 $      1,995,926
 $       469,651
                     
     
                                  (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.)  See Notes to Financial Statements — Note 1A.
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments)  See Notes to Financial Statements — Note 1A.
                     
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2017, in valuing the Fund's investments:
           
                     



     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Convertible Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 95,772,956     $ -     $ 95,772,956  
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
 
  Transportation
                               
 
    Air Freight & Logistics
    -       1,531,416       -       1,531,416  
 
  Diversified Financials
                               
 
    Consumer Finance
    2,597,785       -       -       2,597,785  
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks
    -       -       -       -  
 
  Health Care Equipment & Services
                               
 
    Health Care Services
    -       -       68,885       68,885  
 
  All Other Convertible Preferred Stocks
    14,266,545       -       -       14,266,545  
 
Common Stocks
                               
 
  Energy
                               
 
    Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
    24,886       905,718       -       930,604  
 
  Capital Goods
                               
 
    Industrial Machinery
    -       -       737       737  
 
  Transportation
                               
 
    Air Freight & Logistics
    -       650,387       -       650,387  
 
  All Other Common Stocks
    37,685,759       -       -       37,685,759  
 
Asset Backed Securities
    -       1,757,364       -       1,757,364  
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    -       17,795,633       -       17,795,633  
 
Corporate Bonds
                            -  
 
  Insurance
                               
 
    Reinsurance
    -       10,365,370       19,711,209       30,076,579  
 
  All Other Corporate Bonds
    -       660,075,566       -       660,075,566  
 
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
    -       35,558,518       -       35,558,518  
 
Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests
    -       58,610,008       -       58,610,008  
 
Rights/Warrants*
    -       25,788       -       25,788  
 
Commercial Paper
    -       14,529,542       -       14,529,542  
 
Repurchase Agreements
    -       23,435,000       -       23,435,000  
 
Total
  $ 54,574,975     $ 921,013,266     $ 19,780,831     $ 995,369,072  
                                   
 
* Security is valued at $0.
                               
                                   
 
Other Financial Instruments
                               
 
Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts
  $ (418,835 )   $ -     $ -     $ (418,835 )
 
Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts
    -       469,651       -       469,651  
 
Total Other Financial Instruments
  $ (418,835 )   $ 469,651     $ -     $ 50,816  
                                   
The following is a reconciliation of assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
                               
                                   
     
Convertible Preffered Stocks
   
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
    1,130       -       (799,111 )     (797,981 )
 
Purchases
    -       -       15,664,199       15,664,199  
 
Sales
    -       -       (35,119,676 )     (35,119,676 )
 
Changes between Level 3*
    -       -       -       -  
 
Balance as of 7/31/17
  $ 68,885     $ 737     $ 19,711,209     $ 19,780,831  
                                   
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 July 31, 2017, there were
         
 
no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.
                               
                                   
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
                               
 
still held as of 7/31/17
  $ 599,476                          


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 September 27, 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 September 27, 2017 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark E. Bradley ----------------- Mark E. Bradley, Treasurer and Chief Accounting and Financial Officer Date September 27, 2017 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.