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

                                   FORM N-Q

                   CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
                        MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES



  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, 2011

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 30b1-5under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b-5).  The Commission may
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ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments.


 






 


 



       
Pioneer High Yield Fund
   
       
Schedule of Investments  7/31/2011 (unaudited)
   
             
 
Principal
Amount ($)
Floating
Rate (d)
 
Value
       
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 22.4 %
   
       
Energy - 3.0 %
   
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 1.4 %
   
 
4,505,000
   
James River Coal Co., 3.125%, 3/15/18 (b)
$
4,392,375
 
30,858,000
   
Massey Energy Co., 3.25%, 8/1/15
 
32,208,038
         
$
36,600,413
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.5 %
   
 
9,258,000
   
Exterran Holdings, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/14
$
10,033,358
 
2,034,000
   
Newpark Resources, Inc., 4.0%, 10/1/17
 
2,364,525
         
$
12,397,883
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 1.0 %
   
 
25,033,000
   
Chesapeake Energy, 2.5%, 5/15/37 (b)
$
27,598,883
       
Total Energy
$
76,597,179
       
Materials - 0.2 %
   
       
Steel - 0.2 %
   
 
5,200,000
   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/14 (b)
$
6,129,500
       
Total Materials
$
6,129,500
       
Capital Goods - 5.4 %
   
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 1.0 %
   
 
3,700,000
   
Greenbrier Cos, Inc., 3.5%, 4/1/18 (b)
$
3,399,375
 
18,350,000
   
Navistar International Corp., 3.0%, 10/15/14
 
22,478,750
         
$
25,878,125
       
Electrical Component & Equipment - 1.8 %
   
 
10,874,000
   
General Cable Corp., 4.5%, 11/15/29
$
14,244,940
 
31,602,000
   
Roper Industries, Inc., 1.4813%, 1/15/34
 
32,313,045
         
$
46,557,985
       
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.5 %
   
 
32,627,000
   
WESCO International, Inc., 6.0%, 9/15/29
$
64,479,109
       
Total Capital Goods
$
136,915,219
       
Transportation - 0.8 %
   
       
Airlines - 0.1 %
   
 
2,575,000
   
Continental Airlines, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/15
$
3,144,719
       
Marine - 0.7 %
   
 
5,993,000
   
DryShips, Inc., 5.0%, 12/1/14
$
5,026,629
 
16,398,000
   
Horizon Lines, 4.25%, 8/15/12 (b)
 
12,318,998
         
$
17,345,627
       
Total Transportation
$
20,490,346
       
Automobiles & Components - 1.1 %
   
       
Automobile Manufacturers - 1.1 %
   
 
17,861,000
   
Ford Motor Co., 4.25%, 11/15/16
$
27,930,139
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
27,930,139
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.6 %
   
       
Homebuilding - 0.6 %
   
 
11,230,000
   
D.R. Horton, Inc., 2.0%, 5/15/14
$
12,619,713
 
3,015,000
   
Lennar Corp., 2.75%, 12/15/20
 
3,199,669
         
$
15,819,382
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
15,819,382
       
Retailing - 0.3 %
   
       
Automotive Retail - 0.3 %
   
 
5,100,000
   
Sonic Automotive, Inc., 5.0%, 10/1/29
$
6,987,000
       
Total Retailing
$
6,987,000
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.3 %
   
       
Tobacco - 0.3 %
   
 
9,065,000
   
Alliance One International, Inc., 5.5%, 7/15/14
$
8,589,088
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
8,589,088
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.8 %
   
       
Health Care Equipment - 0.6 %
   
 
13,025,000
   
Hologic, Inc., 2.0%, 12/15/37 (b)
$
14,522,875
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.4 %
   
 
9,460,000
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0%, 5/15/16 (b)
$
9,412,700
       
Health Care Technology - 0.8 %
   
 
8,600,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.25%, 3/31/16 (b)
$
7,815,250
 
15,570,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.5%, 1/31/18
 
13,779,450
         
$
21,594,700
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
45,530,275
       
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology - 3.0 %
   
       
Biotechnology - 3.0 %
   
 
8,125,000
   
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc., 1.875%, 4/23/17
$
13,172,656
 
5,500,000
   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/13
 
6,785,625
 
13,876,000
   
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2.5%, 11/1/17
 
18,524,460
 
18,500,000
   
MannKind Corp., 3.75%, 12/15/13
 
10,313,750
 
22,590,000
   
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 3.35%, 10/1/15
 
28,322,213
         
$
77,118,704
       
Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
$
77,118,704
       
Diversified Financials - 0.2 %
   
       
Consumer Finance - 0.1 %
   
 
4,150,000
   
Dollar Financial, 2.875%, 6/30/27 (144A) (b)
$
4,393,813
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
4,393,813
       
Real Estate - 0.2 %
   
       
Specialized Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.2 %
   
 
4,785,000
   
Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 2.5%, 10/15/29
$
6,190,594
       
Total Real Estate
$
6,190,594
       
Software & Services - 1.3 %
   
       
Application Software - 1.3 %
   
 
13,715,000
   
Mentor Graphics Corp., 4.0%, 4/1/31 (b)
$
13,200,688
 
16,772,000
   
Nuance Communications, 2.75%, 8/15/27
 
20,985,965
         
$
34,186,653
       
Total Software & Services
$
34,186,653
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.5 %
   
       
Communications Equipment - 0.3 %
   
 
6,520,000
   
InterDigital, Inc., 2.5%, 3/15/16
$
8,777,550
       
Technology Distributors - 0.2 %
   
 
4,000,000
   
Anixter International, Inc., 1.0%, 2/15/13 (144A)
$
4,610,000
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
13,387,550
       
Semiconductors - 1.3 %
   
       
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6 %
   
 
5,491,000
   
Lam Research Corp., 1.25%, 5/15/18
$
5,291,951
 
12,760,000
   
Novellus Systems, Inc., 2.625%, 5/15/41
 
12,169,850
         
$
17,461,801
       
Semiconductors - 1.7 %
   
 
16,464,000
   
On Semiconductor Corp., 2.625%, 12/15/26
$
18,254,460
 
6,975,000
   
SunPower Corp., 4.5%, 3/15/15
 
7,480,688
 
16,544,000
   
SunPower Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/14 (b)
 
17,164,400
 
1,000,000
   
Suntech Power, 3.0%, 3/15/13 (b)
 
820,000
         
$
43,719,548
       
Total Semiconductors
$
61,181,349
       
Telecommunication Services - 1.0 %
   
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 1.0 %
   
 
9,000,000
   
Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 7/15/17 (b)
$
7,290,000
 
6,503,000
   
MasTec, Inc., 4.0%, 6/15/14
 
9,754,500
 
5,775,000
   
MasTec, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/14 (b)
 
8,994,563
         
$
26,039,063
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
26,039,063
       
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
$
567,485,854
       
(Cost  $453,396,081)
   
 
Shares
         
       
PREFERRED STOCKS - 4.7 %
   
       
Energy - 0.4 %
   
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.4 %
   
 
59,180
   
Petroquest Energy, 6.875%, 12/31/49
$
2,633,510
 
46,800
   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 12/31/99
 
7,625,592
         
$
10,259,102
       
Total Energy
$
10,259,102
       
Capital Goods - 0.5 %
   
       
Electrical Component & Equipment - 0.5 %
   
 
68,400
   
General Cable Corp., 5.75%, 11/24/13
$
13,632,975
       
Total Capital Goods
$
13,632,975
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.1 %
   
 
194,650
   
2009 Dole Food Automatic Common Exchange Security Trust *
$
2,762,084
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
2,762,084
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.1 %
   
       
Tires & Rubber - 0.1 %
   
 
61,100
   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.875%, 4/1/14
$
3,298,178
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
3,298,178
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.9 %
   
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.9 %
   
 
89,308
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0%, 12/31/49 *
$
22,237,692
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
22,237,692
       
Diversified Financials - 0.6 %
   
       
Consumer Finance - 0.2 %
   
 
6,450
   
Ally Financial, Inc., 7.0%, 12/31/49
$
5,859,825
       
Diversified Financial Services - 0.2 %
   
 
284,000
   
GMAC Capital Trust I *
$
7,276,080
         
$
7,276,080
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
13,135,905
       
Real Estate - 2.1 %
   
       
Real Estate Operating Companies - 2.1 %
   
 
821,962
   
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.0%, 12/31/49
$
54,044,002
       
Total Real Estate
$
54,044,002
       
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
$
119,369,938
       
(Cost  $93,726,916)
   
             
       
COMMON STOCKS - 14.7 %
   
       
Energy - 0.9 %
   
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.4 %
   
 
1,265,837
   
Hercules Offshore, Inc. * (b)
$
5,949,434
 
63,739
   
Transocean, Ltd.
 
3,923,773
         
$
9,873,207
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.4 %
   
 
147,800
   
Marathon Oil Corp.
$
4,577,366
 
543,713
   
SandRidge Energy, Inc. * (b)
 
6,263,574
         
$
10,840,940
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.1 %
   
 
73,900
   
Marathon Petroleum Corp. *
$
3,236,081
       
Total Energy
$
23,950,228
       
Materials - 4.1 %
   
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.8 %
   
 
1,038,023
   
Georgia Gulf Corp. *
$
20,801,981
       
Construction Materials - 0.2 %
   
 
146,894
   
Texas Industries, Inc. (b)
$
5,671,577
       
Diversified Chemical - 1.6 %
   
 
59,342
   
FMC Corp.
$
5,196,579
 
906,515
   
LyondellBasell Industries NV (b)
 
35,771,082
         
$
40,967,661
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 1.2 %
   
 
4,128,459
   
Blaze Recycling & Metals LLC
$
2,848,637
 
483,460
   
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (Class B)
 
25,604,042
 
2,600,200
   
Polymet Mining Corp. *
 
4,160,320
         
$
32,612,999
       
Metal & Glass Containers - 0.2 %
   
 
271,099
   
Owens-Illinois, Inc. *
$
6,281,364
       
Steel - 0.0 %
   
 
27,854
   
KNIA Holdings, Inc. *
$
194,698
       
Total Materials
$
106,530,280
       
Capital Goods - 3.6 %
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 1.8 %
   
 
282,457
   
BE Aerospace, Inc. *
$
11,241,789
 
379,503
   
DigitalGlobe, Inc. *
 
9,912,618
 
198,829
   
Geoeye, Inc. *
 
7,945,207
 
151,275
   
ITT Corp.
 
8,069,009
 
440,500
   
Orbital Sciences Corp. *
 
7,629,460
         
$
44,798,083
       
Building Products - 0.2 %
   
 
160,212
   
Lennox International, Inc.
$
5,924,640
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 0.2 %
   
 
559,049
   
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. *
$
5,925,919
       
Electrical Component & Equipment - 0.8 %
   
 
185,055
   
Cooper Industries Plc
$
9,680,227
 
321,400
   
General Cable Corp. * (b)
 
12,782,078
         
$
22,462,305
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.5 %
   
 
167,180
   
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
$
5,797,802
 
182,286
   
Kennametal, Inc.
 
7,187,537
         
$
12,985,339
       
Total Capital Goods
$
92,096,286
       
Consumer Services - 0.7 %
   
       
Casinos & Gaming - 0.0 %
   
 
68,300
   
WMS Industries, Inc. * (b)
$
1,883,031
       
Restaurants - 0.4 %
   
 
234,943
   
Starbucks Corp.
$
9,418,865
       
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.2 %
   
 
554,720
   
Service Corp. International (b)
$
5,807,918
       
Total Consumer Services
$
17,109,814
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.1 %
   
       
Tobacco - 0.1 %
   
 
1,076,613
   
Alliance One International, Inc. *
$
3,542,057
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
3,542,057
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.8 %
   
       
Health Care Supplies - 0.1 %
   
 
70,500
   
Alere, Inc. * (b)
$
2,079,045
       
Managed Health Care - 0.7 %
   
 
168,680
   
Aetna, Inc.
$
6,998,533
 
124,500
   
CIGNA Corp.
 
6,196,365
 
121,300
   
United Healthcare Group, Inc.
 
6,020,119
         
$
19,215,017
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
21,294,062
       
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology - 1.5 %
   
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5 %
   
 
115,956
   
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. *
$
12,639,204
 
239,862
   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. *
 
14,413,308
 
130,892
   
Waters Corp. *
 
11,504,098
         
$
38,556,610
       
Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
$
38,556,610
       
Diversified Financials - 0.3 %
   
       
Asset Management & Custody Banks - 0.0 %
   
 
73,836
   
Legg Mason, Inc. (b)
$
2,172,255
       
Specialized Finance - 0.2 %
   
 
18,094
   
CME Group, Inc.
$
5,232,604
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
7,404,859
       
Real Estate - 0.0 %
   
       
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.0 %
   
 
70,159
   
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
$
1,177,268
       
Total Real Estate
$
1,177,268
       
Software & Services - 0.3 %
   
       
Application Software - 0.3 %
   
 
202,200
   
Blackboard, Inc. * (b)
$
8,807,832
       
Total Software & Services
$
8,807,832
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 1.2 %
   
       
Communications Equipment - 0.1 %
   
 
108,400
   
Research In Motion *
$
2,710,000
       
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.3 %
   
 
203,618
   
Itron, Inc. * (b)
$
8,763,719
       
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.3 %
   
 
229,800
   
TE Connectivity, Ltd.
$
7,912,014
       
Technology Distributors - 0.4 %
   
 
137,843
   
Arrow Electronics, Inc. *
$
4,790,044
 
352,400
   
Ingram Micro, Inc. *
 
6,537,020
         
$
11,327,064
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
30,712,797
       
Semiconductors - 0.4 %
   
       
Semiconductors - 0.4 %
   
 
1,521,500
   
PMC - Sierra Inc. *
$
10,635,285
       
Total Semiconductor
$
10,635,285
       
Telecommunication Services - 0.3 %
   
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.3 %
   
 
585,800
   
Windstream Corp. (b)
$
7,152,618
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
7,152,618
       
Utilities - 0.1 %
   
       
Multi-Utilities - 0.1 %
   
 
192,334
   
CMS Energy Corp.
$
3,681,273
       
Total Utilities
$
3,681,273
       
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
$
372,651,269
       
(Cost  $288,221,086)
   
             
       
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 0.1 %
   
       
Banks - 0.1 %
   
       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1 %
   
 
2,510,000
0.68
 
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc., Floating Rate Note, 1/25/47
$
987,866
 
1,496,918
0.89
 
FBR Securitixation Trust, Floating Rate Note, 10/25/35
 
871,705
         
$
1,859,571
       
Total Banks
$
1,859,571
       
TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
$
1,859,571
       
(Cost  $2,218,875)
   
             
       
CORPORATE BONDS - 47.3 %
   
       
Energy - 7.5 %
   
       
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.1 %
   
 
3,127,000
   
Murray Energy Corp., 10.25%, 10/15/15
$
3,283,350
       
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.8 %
   
 
15,825,000
   
Offshore Group Investments, 11.5%, 8/1/15
$
17,526,188
 
3,300,000
   
Precision Drilling Corp., 6.5%, 12/15/21
 
3,366,000
         
$
20,892,188
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.8 %
   
 
5,724,000
   
American Petroleum Tankers LLC, 10.25%, 5/1/15
$
5,924,340
 
4,045,000
   
Complete Production Service, 8.0%, 12/15/16
 
4,247,250
 
10,500,000
   
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, 8.5%, 12/15/16 (b)
 
10,526,250
         
$
20,697,840
       
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 3.3 %
   
 
3,425,000
   
Berry Petroleum Co., 6.75%, 11/1/20 (b)
$
3,510,625
 
2,561,000
   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 10/15/18
 
2,727,465
 
1,955,000
   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/1/21
 
2,018,538
 
3,580,000
   
Comstock Resources, Inc., 7.75%, 4/1/19
 
3,723,200
 
2,925,000
   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/22
 
3,056,625
 
3,680,000
   
Energy Partners, Ltd., 8.25%, 2/15/18
 
3,578,800
 
3,875,000
   
Goodrich Petroleum Corp., 8.875%, 3/15/19
 
3,981,563
 
15,705,000
   
Hilcorp Energy, 7.75%, 11/1/15 (144A)
 
16,215,413
 
1,445,000
   
Linn Energy LLC, 6.5%, 5/15/19
 
1,443,194
 
6,045,000
   
Penn Virginia Corp., 7.25%, 4/15/19 (b)
 
6,120,563
 
3,830,000
   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 10.0%, 3/1/16
 
4,327,900
 
3,815,000
   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 7.125%, 4/1/16 (b)
 
3,834,075
 
13,550,000
   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 8/1/15
 
14,363,000
 
1,015,000
   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.0%, 6/1/18
 
1,075,900
 
2,675,000
   
SM Energy Co., 6.625%, 2/15/19
 
2,755,250
 
5,250,000
   
Swift Energy Co., 8.875%, 1/15/20
 
5,722,500
 
2,330,000
   
Venoco, Inc., 8.875%, 2/15/19
 
2,411,550
 
3,550,000
   
Whiting Petroleum, 6.5%, 10/1/18 (b)
 
3,656,500
         
$
84,522,661
       
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 2.3 %
   
 
15,013,000
   
Holly Energy Partners LP, 6.25%, 3/1/15
$
15,050,533
 
925,000
   
Holly Energy Partners LP, 6.25%, 3/1/15 (144A)
 
980,500
 
40,085,000
   
Tesoro Corp., 6.625%, 11/1/15
 
41,087,125
         
$
57,118,158
       
Oil & Gas Storage & Transporation - 0.2 %
   
 
4,050,000
   
Copano Energy LLC, 7.125%, 4/1/21
$
4,151,250
       
Total Energy
$
190,665,447
       
Materials - 8.6 %
   
       
Aluminum - 0.9 %
   
 
14,335,436
6.83
 
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition, Floating Rate Note, 5/15/15
$
13,744,099
 
8,800,000
   
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20
 
9,790,000
         
$
23,534,099
       
Commodity Chemicals - 5.1 %
   
 
6,275,000
   
Hexion US Finance Corp., 9.0%, 11/15/20
$
6,494,625
 
13,545,000
   
Hexion US Finance Corp., 8.875%, 2/1/18 (144A)
 
14,357,700
 
54,035,000
   
Nova Chemicals Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/25
 
54,035,000
         
$
74,887,325
       
Construction Materials - 0.3 %
   
 
7,205,000
   
Texas Industries, Inc., 9.25%, 8/15/20
$
7,087,919
       
Diversified Chemical - 0.9 %
   
 
6,635,000
   
Ineos Finance Plc, 9.0%, 5/15/15 (144A)
$
7,016,513
 
8,958,000
   
Ineos Group Holdings Plc, 8.5%, 2/15/16 (144A) (b)
 
8,980,395
 
7,558,000
   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 9.0%, 1/15/21
 
7,784,740
         
$
23,781,648
       
Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.5 %
   
 
8,875,000
   
Midwest Vanadium Pty, Ltd., 11.5%, 2/15/18
$
9,008,125
 
2,625,000
   
Rain CII Carbon LLC, 8.0%, 12/1/18
 
2,812,688
         
$
11,820,813
             
       
Forest Products - 0.2 %
   
 
7,910,000
   
Millar Western Forest, 8.5%, 4/1/21
$
6,881,700
       
Metal & Glass Containers - 0.8 %
   
 
2,290,000
   
BWAY Holding Co., 10.0%, 6/15/18 (b)
$
2,507,550
 
18,370,000
   
Crown Cork and Seal Co., Inc., 7.375%, 12/15/26
 
18,370,000
         
$
20,877,550
       
Paper Packaging - 0.7 %
   
 
7,139,000
   
Graham Packaging Co., 9.875%, 10/15/14
$
7,317,475
 
9,490,000
   
Packaging Dynamics Corp., 8.75%, 2/1/16
 
9,774,700
         
$
17,092,175
       
Paper Products - 0.2 %
   
 
4,475,000
   
Appleton Papers, Inc. 10.5%, 6/15/15 (144A)
$
4,732,313
       
Steel - 1.1 %
   
 
16,805,000
   
Algoma Acquisition Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/15 (144A)
$
15,208,525
 
5,940,000
   
APERAM, 7.375%, 4/01/16
 
5,895,450
 
2,300,000
   
APERAM, 7.75%, 4/1/18
 
2,311,500
 
4,380,000
   
JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18
 
4,544,250
         
$
27,959,725
       
Total Materials
$
218,655,267
       
Capital Goods - 4.2 %
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.7 %
   
 
17,628,000
   
DynCorp International, Inc., 10.375%, 7/1/17 (b)
$
17,716,140
       
Construction & Engineering - 0.2 %
   
 
7,350,000
   
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., 11.0%, 9/1/18
$
6,817,125
       
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 0.2 %
   
 
2,325,000
   
American Railcar, 7.5%, 3/1/14
$
2,359,875
 
2,350,000
   
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/19
 
2,344,125
         
$
4,704,000
       
Electrical Component & Equipment - 1.7 %
   
 
28,930,000
   
Anixter International Corp., 5.95%, 3/1/15
$
29,472,438
 
3,000,000
   
Coleman Cable, Inc., 9.0%, 2/15/18
 
3,112,500
 
9,336,000
   
General Cable Corp., 7.125%, 4/1/17 (b)
 
9,616,080
         
$
42,201,018
       
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.1 %
   
 
2,675,000
   
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 4/1/21
$
2,648,250
       
Industrial Machinery - 0.6 %
   
 
2,500,000
   
Liberty Tire Recycling, 11.0%, 10/1/16
$
2,675,000
 
13,556,000
   
Mueller Water Products, 7.375%, 6/1/17 (b)
 
12,945,980
         
$
15,620,980
       
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.7 %
   
 
16,751,000
   
Wesco Distribution, Inc., 7.5%, 10/15/17
$
17,169,775
       
Total Capital Goods
$
106,877,288
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2 %
   
       
Diversified Support Services - 0.2 %
   
 
4,446,000
   
ADS Tactical, Inc., 11.0%, 4/1/18
$
4,757,220
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
4,757,220
       
Transportation - 1.1 %
   
       
Air Freight & Couriers - 0.5 %
   
 
8,900,000
   
Ceva Group Plc, 11.5%, 4/1/18 (144A)
$
9,367,250
 
3,205,000
   
Ceva Group Plc, 11.625%, 10/1/16 (b)
 
3,493,450
         
$
12,860,700
       
Trucking - 0.6 %
   
 
9,880,000
   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10.0%, 11/15/18 (b)
$
10,633,350
 
4,540,000
   
Syncreon Global Ireland, Ltd., 9.5%, 5/1/18
 
4,630,800
         
$
15,264,150
       
Total Transportation
$
28,124,850
       
Automobiles & Components - 1.2 %
   
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.6 %
   
 
9,980,000
   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.0%, 11/1/15 (144A)
$
10,641,175
 
6,250,000
   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19 (b)
 
6,125,000
         
$
16,766,175
       
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.5 %
   
 
5,870,000
   
Chrysler Group LLC, 8.0%, 6/15/19 (b)
$
5,679,225
 
7,905,000
   
Chrysler Group LLC, 8.25%, 6/15/21 (b)
 
7,746,900
         
$
13,426,125
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
30,192,300
       
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 2.1 %
   
       
Homebuilding - 0.4 %
   
 
11,745,000
   
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 9.125%, 6/15/18
$
9,865,800
       
Housewares & Specialties - 1.7 %
   
 
6,700,000
   
Reynolds Group Holdings, Ltd., 8.25%, 2/15/21
$
6,180,750
 
4,260,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 9.0%, 4/15/19
 
4,238,700
 
7,495,000
   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc., 8.5%, 5/15/18 (144A)
 
7,195,200
 
16,900,000
   
Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17 (b)
 
17,956,250
 
7,875,000
   
YCC Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2/15/16
 
7,953,750
         
$
43,524,650
       
Total Consumer Durables & Apparel
$
53,390,450
       
Consumer Services - 1.1 %
   
       
Casinos & Gaming - 0.5 %
   
 
33,735,000
   
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, 8.5%, 11/15/15 (144A)
$
1,855,425
 
4,148,000
   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/20 (b)
 
4,438,360
 
5,693,000
   
Scientific Games International, Inc., 9.25%, 6/15/19 (144A)
 
6,176,905
 
2,050,000
   
Seneca Gaming Corp., 8.25%, 12/1/18
 
2,121,750
         
$
14,592,440
       
Education Services - 0.2 %
   
 
4,295,000
   
Cambium Learning Group, Inc., 9.75%, 2/15/17
$
4,327,213
       
Restaurants - 0.4 %
   
 
16,315,000
   
Burger King Capital, 0.0%, 4/15/19 (b)
$
9,748,213
       
Total Consumer Services
$
28,667,866
       
Media - 4.1 %
   
       
Advertising - 1.2 %
   
 
11,985,000
   
Interpublic Group of Companies, 10.0%, 7/15/17
$
14,172,263
 
4,275,000
   
MDC Partners, Inc., 11.0%, 11/1/16
 
4,675,781
 
14,000,000
   
Sitel LLC, 11.5%, 4/1/18
 
12,565,000
         
$
31,413,044
       
Broadcasting - 2.5 %
   
 
11,250,000
   
CCO Holdings LLC, 6.5%, 4/30/21
$
11,221,875
 
5,850,000
   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.0%, 1/15/19
 
6,084,000
 
4,700,000
   
EH Holding Corp., 6.5%, 6/15/19
 
4,835,125
 
15,700,000
   
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 11.5%, 2/4/17 (144A)
 
16,877,500
 
2,484,969
   
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 11.5%, 2/4/17
 
2,671,342
 
6,450,000
   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.25%, 4/1/19
 
6,530,625
 
4,750,000
   
Telesat Canada, 11.0%, 11/1/15
 
5,201,250
 
8,990,000
   
Telesat Canada, 12.5%, 11/1/17
 
10,552,013
         
$
63,973,730
       
Publishing - 0.4 %
   
 
7,230,000
   
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/1/18
$
8,119,290
 
2,125,000
   
MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.875%, 8/15/18
 
2,130,313
         
$
10,249,603
       
Total Media
$
105,636,377
       
Retailing - 0.8 %
   
       
Apparel Retail - 0.2 %
   
 
6,475,000
   
Brown Shoe Co, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19 (b)
$
6,280,750
       
Internet Retail - 0.6 %
   
 
13,495,000
   
Ticketmaster, 10.75%, 8/1/16
$
14,709,550
       
Total Retailing
$
20,990,300
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.8 %
   
       
Packaged Foods & Meats - 0.3 %
   
 
7,860,000
   
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/18 (b)
$
6,995,400
       
Tobacco - 0.5 %
   
 
13,755,000
   
Alliance One International, Inc., 10.0%, 7/15/16
$
13,204,800
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
20,200,200
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.6 %
   
       
Health Care Equipment - 0.2 %
   
 
4,000,000
   
Accellent, Inc., 10.0%, 11/1/17
$
3,930,000
       
Health Care Facilities - 0.3 %
   
 
4,150,000
   
HCA, Inc., 6.5%, 2/15/20
$
4,212,250
 
4,190,000
   
Vanguard Health Holding Co., 7.75%, 2/1/19 (b)
 
4,299,988
 
176,000
   
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 0.0%, 2/1/16
 
117,040
         
$
8,629,278
       
Health Care Services - 1.0 %
   
 
1,875,000
   
ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.0%, 7/15/19
$
1,931,250
 
3,529,000
   
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 11.5%, 9/1/18
 
3,652,515
 
4,435,000
   
Surgical Care Affiliates, 10.0%, 7/15/17 (144A)
 
4,545,875
 
16,647,387
   
Surgical Care Affiliates, 8.875%, 7/15/15 (144A) PIK
 
16,980,335
         
$
27,109,975
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
39,669,253
       
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology - 0.9 %
   
       
Biotechnology - 0.7 %
   
 
10,559,000
   
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/17
$
10,770,180
 
9,000,000
   
PDL BioPharma, Inc., 3.75%, 5/1/15
 
8,898,750
         
$
19,668,930
       
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1 %
   
 
2,475,625
   
Catalent Pharma Solution, 9.5%, 4/15/17 (144A)
$
2,525,138
       
Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
$
22,194,068
       
Diversified Financials - 1.4 %
   
       
Consumer Finance - 0.2 %
   
 
4,750,000
   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.875%, 8/2/21
$
4,812,315
       
Diversified Financial Services - 0.4 %
   
 
1,500,000
0.00
 
Caelus Re II, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 5/24/13
$
1,497,300
 
2,265,000
   
Ibis Re, Ltd.,11.2775%, 5/10/12
 
2,313,471
 
5,100,000
   
Lodestone Re, Ltd., 0.0%, 1/8/14
 
5,024,520
 
3,450,000
   
Residential Reinsurance 2011, Ltd., 0.0%, 6/6/15
 
3,429,990
         
$
12,265,281
       
Specialized Finance - 0.7 %
   
 
12,630,000
   
National Money Mart Co., 10.375%, 12/15/16
$
13,924,575
 
5,070,000
7.68
 
NCO Group, Inc., Floating Rate Note, 11/15/13
 
4,753,125
         
$
18,677,700
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
35,755,296
       
Insurance - 2.3 %
   
       
Insurance Brokers - 1.2 %
   
 
18,435,000
   
Alliant Holdings, Inc., 11.0%, 5/1/15 (144A)
$
19,448,925
 
2,950,000
   
Hub International Holdings, 10.25%, 6/15/15 (144A)
 
2,950,000
 
7,563,000
6.68
 
Usi Holdings Corp., Floating Rate Note, 11/15/14
 
6,939,053
         
$
29,337,978
       
Multi-Line Insurance - 0.6 %
   
 
12,644,000
10.75
 
Liberty Mutual Group, Floating Rate Note, 6/15/58 (144A)
$
16,721,690
       
Reinsurance - 0.5 %
   
 
1,000,000
7.19
 
Blue Fin, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 4/10/12
$
999,200
 
1,500,000
   
Foundation Re III, Ltd., 0.0%, 2/25/15
 
1,473,900
 
1,000,000
0.00
 
Foundation Re III, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 2/3/14
 
979,000
 
1,675,000
12.03
 
Globecat, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/2/13 (144A)
 
1,562,775
 
375,000
8.78
 
Globecat, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 1/2/13 (144A)
 
375,300
 
1,175,000
14.58
 
Successor X, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/13/13
 
1,156,553
 
2,600,000
16.08
 
Successor X, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 12/13/13
 
2,541,240
 
4,000,000
13.00
 
Successor X, Ltd., Floating Rate Note, 2/25/14
 
3,897,600
         
$
12,985,568
       
Total Insurance
$
59,045,236
       
Real Estate - 2.8 %
   
       
Diversified Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.4 %
   
 
12,750,000
   
CNL Income Properties, Inc., 7.25%, 4/15/19
$
11,634,375
       
Real Estate Operating Companies - 2.3 %
   
 
50,985,000
   
Forest City Enterprises, 6.5%, 2/1/17
$
48,308,288
 
1,140,000
   
Forest City Enterprises, 7.625%, 6/1/15
 
1,134,300
 
9,635,000
   
Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/18
 
9,996,313
         
$
59,438,901
       
Total Real Estate
$
71,073,276
       
Software & Services - 0.8 %
   
       
Application Software - 0.1 %
   
 
3,655,000
   
Vangent, Inc., 9.625%, 2/15/15
$
3,709,825
       
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.5 %
   
 
6,047,000
   
First Data Corp., 12.625%, 1/15/21
$
6,409,820
 
4,722,000
   
First Data Corp., 8.25%, 1/15/21 (b)
 
4,627,560
 
1,984,000
   
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15
 
2,013,760
         
$
13,051,140
       
Internet Software & Services - 0.1 %
   
 
2,450,000
   
Equinix, Inc., 7.0%, 7/15/21
$
2,548,000
       
Total Software & Services
$
19,308,965
       
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 1.0 %
   
       
Computer Storage & Peripherals - 0.9 %
   
 
13,150,000
   
Seagate HDD Cayman, 7.0%, 11/1/21
$
13,281,500
 
8,960,000
   
Seagate HDD Cayman, 7.75%, 12/15/18
 
9,408,000
         
$
22,689,500
       
Electronic Components - 0.1 %
   
 
2,290,000
   
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., 2.25%, 5/15/41
$
2,032,375
       
Total Technology Hardware & Equipment
$
24,721,875
       
Telecommunication Services - 3.2 %
   
       
Alternative Carriers - 1.4 %
   
 
9,775,000
   
PAETEC Holdings, 8.875%, 6/30/17 (144A)
$
10,508,125
 
15,051,000
   
Global Crossing, Ltd., 12.0%, 9/15/15
 
17,459,160
 
2,475,000
   
Global Crossing UK Finance Plc, 10.75%, 12/15/14
 
2,567,813
 
4,500,000
   
PAETEC Holding Corp., 9.5%, 7/15/15
 
4,691,250
         
$
35,226,348
       
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 1.6 %
   
 
5,640,000
   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.25%, 10/15/17
$
5,724,600
 
19,520,000
   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 10/15/20
 
19,715,200
 
4,550,000
   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.5%, 4/15/20
 
4,993,625
 
2,358,000
   
GCI, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/19
 
2,593,800
 
8,460,000
   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/15/20
 
8,967,600
 
1,895,000
   
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 9/1/18
 
2,027,650
         
$
44,022,475
       
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.1 %
   
 
2,300,000
   
Richland Towers Funding LLC/ Seattle Funding, 7.87%, 3/15/16
$
2,322,709
         
$
2,322,709
       
Total Telecommunication Services
$
81,571,532
       
Utilities - 1.4 %
   
       
Electric Utilities - 0.5 %
   
 
13,500,000
   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., 15.0%, 4/1/21 (b)
$
9,855,000
 
2,340,000
   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., 11.5%, 10/1/20 (b)
 
2,164,500
         
$
12,019,500
       
Gas Utilities - 0.4 %
   
 
8,550,000
   
AmeriGas Partners LP, 6.25%, 8/20/19
$
8,571,375
 
2,950,000
   
Ferrellgas LP, 6.5%, 5/1/21
 
2,846,750
         
$
11,418,125
       
Independent Power Producer & Energy Traders - 0.5 %
   
 
3,200,000
   
Intergen NV, 9.0%, 6/30/17
$
3,376,000
 
8,050,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/18 (b)
 
8,190,875
         
$
11,566,875
       
Total Utilities
$
35,004,500
       
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
$
1,196,501,566
       
(Cost  $1,181,940,505)
   
             
       
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 2.1 %
   
       
Municipal Airport - 0.3 %
   
 
8,000,000
   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, 6.25%, 9/15/29
$
7,636,720
       
Municipal Development - 1.0 %
   
 
1,815,000
   
Alliance Airport Authority, 5.25%, 12/1/29
$
1,212,039
 
17,230,000
   
Alliance Airport Authority, 5.75%, 12/1/29
 
12,273,791
 
12,500,000
   
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 5.5%, 11/1/30
 
8,550,875
 
4,325,000
   
Dallas-Fort Worth Texas International Airport Revenue, 6.375%, 5/1/35
 
3,230,343
 
10,000,000
7.30
 
Ohio Air Quality Development, Floating Rate Note, 6/8/22
 
1,047,000
         
$
26,314,048
       
Municipal General - 0.3 %
   
 
7,875,000
   
County of Cook Illinois, 6.5%, 10/15/40
$
8,093,531
       
Municipal Pollution - 0.5 %
   
 
4,750,000
   
Ohio State Pollution Control Revenue, 5.6%, 8/1/32
$
3,811,400
 
9,980,000
   
Ohio State Pollution Control Revenue, 5.65%, 3/1/33
 
8,036,894
         
$
11,848,294
       
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
$
53,892,593
       
(Cost  $62,359,775)
   
             
       
SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 7.9 %**
   
       
Energy - 1.0 %
   
       
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.9 %
   
 
769,468
6.00
 
Aquilex Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4/1/16
$
768,987
 
19,490,301
6.25
 
Frac Tech Services LLC, Term Loan, 4/19/16
 
19,487,544
 
4,504,085
8.50
 
Hudson Products Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 8/24/15
 
4,335,182
         
$
24,591,713
       
Total Energy
$
24,591,713
       
Materials - 0.3 %
   
       
Commodity Chemicals - 0.1 %
   
 
1,746,225
6.00
 
CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan, 1/26/17
$
1,745,134
       
Diversified Chemical - 0.2 %
   
 
1,930,604
7.50
 
Ineos U.S. Finance Corp., Senior Credit Term Loan, 12/16/13
$
2,000,890
 
1,900,392
8.00
 
Ineos U.S. Finance Corp., Senior Credit Term Loan, 12/16/14
 
1,969,579
         
$
3,970,469
       
Steel - 0.1 %
   
 
1,633,536
10.50
 
Niagara Corp., New Term Loan, 6/29/14
$
1,600,865
       
Total Materials
$
7,316,468
       
Capital Goods - 0.3 %
   
       
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3 %
   
 
1,419,160
5.26
 
Dae Aviation Holding, Tranche B1 Term Loan, 7/31/14
$
1,416,795
 
784,988
3.50
 
Hunter Defense Technology, Term Loan, 8/22/14
 
762,419
 
2,942,236
9.25
 
IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., Term Loan, 12/20/12
 
2,939,479
 
1,363,584
5.26
 
Standard Aero, Ltd., Tranche B2 Term Loan, 7/31/14
 
1,361,311
         
$
6,480,004
       
Building Products - 0.0 %
   
 
1,111,600
5.75
 
Goodman Global Group, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 10/6/16
$
1,118,467
       
Electrical Component & Equipment - 0.0 %
   
 
1,175,136
5.76
 
Scotsman Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 4/30/16
$
1,178,809
       
Total Capital Goods
$
8,777,280
       
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2 %
   
       
Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.2 %
   
 
4,795,900
7.25
 
Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 9/21/16
$
4,863,342
       
Total Commercial Services & Supplies
$
4,863,342
       
Transportation - 0.3 %
   
       
Air Freight & Couriers - 0.2 %
   
 
1,971,385
5.25
 
CEVA Group Plc, U.S. Tranche B Term Loan, 8/31/16
$
1,915,529
 
1,365,846
5.25
 
CEVA Group Plc, Dollar Tranche B Term Loan, 8/31/16
 
1,327,147
 
3,702,650
5.25
 
CEVA Group Plc, EGL Tranche B Term Loan, 8/31/16
 
3,628,597
         
$
6,871,273
       
Total Transportation
$
6,871,273
       
Automobiles & Components - 0.7 %
   
       
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.0 %
   
 
52,743
2.94
 
Allison Transmission, Term Loan, 8/7/14
$
51,743
       
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.6 %
   
 
14,600,000
6.00
 
Chrysler Group LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, 4/28/17
$
14,239,563
       
Tires & Rubber - 0.1 %
   
 
3,817,000
1.94
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4/30/14
$
3,687,495
       
Total Automobiles & Components
$
17,978,801
       
Consumer Services - 0.0 %
   
       
Education Services - 0.0 %
   
 
947,692
2.50
 
Cengage Learning Acquistions, Term Loan, 7/4/14
$
830,652
       
Total Consumer Services
$
830,652
       
Media - 0.1 %
   
       
Movies & Entertainment - 0.1 %
   
 
2,927,827
5.25
 
Christie/AIX, Inc., Term Loan, 4/29/16
$
2,918,678
       
Total Media
$
2,918,678
       
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 0.4 %
   
       
Packaged Foods & Meats - 0.4 %
   
 
7,907,582
7.00
 
Pierre Foods, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 9/30/16
$
7,991,600
 
2,900,000
11.25
 
Pierre Foods, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 7/29/17
 
2,947,125
         
$
10,938,725
       
Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco
$
10,938,725
       
Household & Personal Products - 0.1 %
   
       
Personal Products - 0.1 %
   
 
2,009,700
4.75
 
Revlon, Inc., Term B Loan, 11/19/17
$
2,015,263
       
Total Household & Personal Products
$
2,015,263
       
Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.9 %
   
       
Health Care Facilities - 0.2 %
   
 
1,330,000
0.00
 
Ardent Health Services LLC, Tranche B Term Loan, 7/19/15
$
1,330,000
 
3,841,375
6.50
 
Ardent Medical Services, Term Loan, 9/15/15
 
3,846,177
         
$
5,176,177
       
Health Care Services - 1.4 %
   
 
5,565,324
4.75
 
Gentiva Health Services, Inc., Term B1 Loan, 2/22/16
$
5,484,162
 
3,440,451
8.50
 
NAMM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 4/1/14
 
3,456,221
 
5,167,050
7.00
 
National Mentor Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 1/18/17
 
5,155,424
 
757,426
0.75
 
National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1/4/17
 
759,319
 
4,331,718
8.25
 
National Surgical Hospitals, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1/4/17
 
4,342,547
 
6,626,125
7.25
 
Prime Healthcare Services, Term B Loan, 4/28/15
 
6,493,603
 
3,866,667
7.50
 
Sun HealthCare Group, Term Loan, 10/18/16
 
3,852,167
 
4,713,188
6.50
 
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 9/20/16
 
4,739,699
 
1,517,375
7.75
 
Virtual Radiologic Corp., Term A Loan, 11/3/16
 
1,494,614
         
$
35,777,756
       
Health Care Technology - 0.1 %
   
 
357,143
1.57
 
Physician Oncology Services, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 8/22/11
$
354,911
 
2,939,724
6.25
 
Physician Oncology Services, Effective Date Term Loan, 2/10/17
 
2,921,351
         
$
3,276,262
       
Managed Health Care - 0.1 %
   
 
3,440,451
8.50
 
MMM Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 4/14/15
$
3,456,221
       
Total Health Care Equipment & Services
$
47,686,416
       
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology - 0.4 %
   
       
Biotechnology - 0.4 %
   
 
5,655,000
0.00
 
Alkermes, Inc., Term B Loan, 6/9/17
$
5,676,206
 
4,258,588
5.50
 
Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 1/25/17
 
4,202,694
 
183,614
6.50
 
Harvard Drug Group, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4/8/16
 
180,974
 
1,335,373
6.50
 
Harvard Drug Group, Closing Date Term Loan, 4/7/16
 
1,316,177
         
$
11,376,051
       
Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
$
11,376,051
       
Diversified Financials - 0.7 %
   
       
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.7 %
   
 
17,735,000
0.00
 
Immucor, Inc., Term Loan, 7/11/12
$
17,735,000
       
Total Diversified Financials
$
17,735,000
       
Insurance - 1.2 %
   
       
Insurance Brokers - 0.9 %
   
 
3,082,640
3.25
 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc., Term Loan, 8/21/14
$
3,051,813
 
1,594,080
2.75
 
HUB International Holdings, Delayed Draw Term Loan, 6/13/14
 
1,550,907
 
5,791,838
6.75
 
HUB International Holdings, Additional Term Loan, 6/13/14
 
5,800,887
 
7,091,496
2.75
 
HUB International Holdings, Initial Term Loan, 6/13/14
 
6,899,437
 
2,954,716
2.69
 
USI Holdings Corp., Tranche B Term Loan, 5/5/14
 
2,880,850
 
1,454,100
7.00
 
USI Holdings Corp., Series C New Term Loan, 5/5/14
 
1,446,830
         
$
21,630,724
       
Multi-Line Insurance - 0.3 %
   
 
7,826,866
4.49
 
AmWINS Group, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 6/8/13
$
7,777,948
       
Total Insurance
$
29,408,672
       
Software & Services - 0.1 %
   
       
Systems Software - 0.1 %
   
 
1,305,628
6.75
 
Telcordia Technologies, Term Loan, 4/9/16
$
1,307,668
       
Total Software & Services
$
1,307,668
       
Utilities - 0.2 %
   
       
Electric Utilities - 0.2 %
   
 
3,722,727
7.75
 
Race Point Power, Term Loan, 1/11/18
$
3,741,341
 
2,392,542
4.73
 
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., 2017 Term Loan, 10/10/17
 
1,789,920
         
$
5,531,261
       
Total Utilities
$
5,531,261
       
TOTAL SENIOR FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS
$
200,147,263
       
(Cost  $197,943,762)
   
             
       
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - 9.3 %
   
       
Repurchase Agreement - 1.4 %
   
 
5,120,000
   
Barclays Plc, 0.15%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of $5,120,000
   
       
plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by $5,222,400 Government
   
       
National Mortgage Association, 4.5%, 5/20/41
$
5,120,000
             
 
5,120,000
   
BNP Paribas Securities, Inc., 0.20%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of $5,120,000
       
plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by $5,222,411 Federal National
   
       
Mortgage Association (Discount Notes), 0.0%, 12/27/11
 
5,120,000
             
 
5,120,000
   
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 0.2%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of
   
       
$5,120,000 plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by the following:
   
         
 
 
       
$3,628,015 U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.5%, 11/15/26
   
       
$1,594,386 U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, 12/15/13
 
5,120,000
             
 
5,120,000
   
JPMorgan Securities, Inc., 0.19%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of
   
       
$5,120,000 plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by $5,222,469
 
 
       
Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.5-6.5%, 6/1/37-5/1/41
 
5,120,000
             
 
5,120,000
   
RBC Capital Markets Corp., 0.20%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of
   
       
$5,120,000 plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by
 
 
       
$5,222,515 U.S. Treasury Strip, 2.0%, 1/15/16
 
5,120,000
             
 
5,120,000
   
SG Americas Securities LLC, 0.07%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of $5,120,000
       
plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by the following:
   
             
       
$3,449,864 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.5-5.0%, 5/1/39-2/1/41
   
       
$1,298,479 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 3.799-5.619%, 1/1/38-7/1/41
   
       
$474,057 Freddie Mac Giant, 5.5%, 8/1/40
 
5,120,000
             
 
5,120,000
   
TD Securities, Inc., 0.13%, dated 7/29/11, repurchase price of $5,120,000
   
       
plus accrued interest on 8/1/11 collateralized by $5,222,401 Government
   
       
National Mortgage Association II, 4.0%, 5/20/26
 
5,120,000
         
$
35,840,000
       
Securities Lending Collateral  - 7.9 % (c)
   
       
Certificates of Deposit:
   
 
6,076,165
   
Bank of America NA, 0.19%, 9/2/11
$
6,076,165
 
6,076,165
   
Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.18%, 10/20/11
 
6,076,165
 
4,860,932
   
Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.30%, 6/11/12
 
4,860,932
 
1,215,233
   
Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.25%, 9/29/11
 
1,215,233
 
2,825,417
   
BBVA Group NY, 0.47%, 8/10/11
 
2,825,417
 
850,663
   
BNP Paribas Bank NY, 0.27%, 8/5/11
 
850,663
 
6,076,165
   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce NY, 0.20%, 10/3/11
 
6,076,165
 
4,860,937
   
DnB NOR Bank ASA NY, 0.18%, 8/10/11
 
4,860,937
 
3,038,030
   
National Australia Bank NY, 0.29%, 10/19/11
 
3,038,030
 
6,684,746
   
RaboBank Netherland NV NY, 0.29%, 4/2/12
 
6,684,746
 
3,645,796
   
Royal Bank of Canada, 0.26%, 8/5/11
 
3,645,796
 
3,645,699
   
Royal Bank of Canada NY, 0.32%, 12/2/11
 
3,645,699
 
6,076,165
   
Westpac Banking Corp. NY, 0.32%, 12/6/11
 
6,076,165
         
$
55,932,113
       
Commercial Paper:
   
 
2,430,466
   
American Honda Finance, 0.34%, 1/11/12
$
2,430,466
 
3,645,122
   
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, 0.34%, 9/6/11
 
3,645,122
 
2,224,066
   
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, 0.87%, 8/4/11
 
2,224,066
 
3,308,389
   
CATFIN, 0.87%, 8/4/11
 
3,308,389
 
3,038,017
   
CBAPP, 0.20%, 8/3/11
 
3,038,017
 
2,432,210
   
General Electric Capital Corp., 0.37%, 4/10/12
 
2,432,210
 
668,787
   
General Electric Capital Corp., 0.44%, 11/21/11
 
668,787
 
5,529,055
   
HSBC, 0.17%, 8/9/11
 
5,529,055
 
2,308,609
   
JDCCPP, 0.10%, 9/20/11
 
2,308,609
 
5,468,549
   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.30%, 7/17/12
 
5,468,549
 
3,037,040
   
NABPP, 0.19%, 10/3/11
 
3,037,040
 
5,464,422
   
NESCAP, 0.25%, 12/20/11
 
5,464,422
 
4,854,770
   
NORDNA, 0.28%, 1/9/12
 
4,854,770
 
3,894,440
   
OLDLLC, 0.17%, 10/5/11
 
3,894,440
 
1,822,256
   
OLDLLC, 0.17%, 10/711
 
1,822,256
 
3,038,083
   
Royal Bank of Canada NY, 0.30%, 6/29/12
 
3,038,083
 
3,036,300
   
SANCPU, 0.73%, 9/1/11
 
3,036,300
 
3,644,288
   
Sanofi Aventis, 0.68%, 10/20/11
 
3,644,288
 
4,251,756
   
SEB, 0.30%, 9/12/11
 
4,251,756
 
5,468,385
   
SEB, 0.12%, 8/8/11
 
5,468,385
 
2,429,976
   
SOCNAM, 0.22%, 9/1/11
 
2,429,976
 
6,076,165
   
Svenska Handelsbanken, 0.29%, 6/29/12
 
6,076,165
 
3,257,387
   
TBLLC, 0.17%, 10/12/11
 
3,257,387
 
2,433,175
   
TBLLC, 0.18%, 10/12/11
 
2,433,175
 
6,076,165
   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.33%, 9/8/11
 
6,076,165
 
704,809
   
VARFUN, 0.15%, 8/8/11
 
704,809
 
1,701,255
   
VARFUN, 0.15%, 8/9/11
 
1,701,255
 
3,038,019
   
VARFUN, 0.15%, 8/4/11
 
3,038,019
 
2,430,889
   
Wachovia, 0.30%, 10/15/11
 
2,430,889
 
1,824,087
   
Wachovia, 0.29%, 3/1/12
 
1,824,087
 
1,215,808
   
Wells Fargo & Co., 0.25%, 1/24/12
 
1,215,808
         
$
100,752,745
       
Tri-party Repurchase Agreements:
   
 
4,982,456
   
Barclays Capital Plc, 0.19%, 8/1/11
$
4,982,456
 
5,952,212
   
Deutsche Bank AG, 0.18%, 8/1/11
 
5,952,212
 
14,332,702
   
RBS Securities, Inc., 0.18%, 8/1/11
 
14,332,702
         
$
25,267,370
 
Shares
   
Money Market Mutual Funds:
   
 
9,114,248
   
Dreyfus Preferred Money Market Fund
$
9,114,248
 
9,114,248
   
Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund
 
9,114,248
         
$
18,228,496
       
Total Securities Lending Collateral
$
200,180,724
       
TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS
   
       
(Cost  $236,020,724)
$
236,020,724
       
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 108.4 %
   
       
(Cost  $2,515,827,724)(a)
$
2,747,928,778
       
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (8.4) %
$
(213,806,067)
       
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0 %
$
2,534,122,711
             
 
PIK
   
Represents a pay in kind security.
   
             
 
(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, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $204,226,790 or 8.1% of total net assets.
             
 
*
   
Non-income producing security
   
             
 
**
   
Senior floating rate loan interests in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.  These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (iii) the 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, 2011, the net unrealized gain on investments based on
   
       
cost for federal income tax purposes of $2,527,052,667 was as follows:
   
             
       
Aggregate gross unrealized gain for all investments in which
   
       
there is an excess of value over tax cost
$
519,745,083
             
       
Aggregate gross unrealized loss for all investments in which
   
       
there is an excess of tax cost over value
 
(298,868,972)
             
       
Net unrealized gain
$
220,876,111
             
 
(b)
   
At July 31, 2011, the following securities were out on loan:
   
             
 
Shares
   
Security
 
Value
 
    2,297,000
   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., 11.5%, 10/1/20
 
        2,146,269
 
         69,000
   
Alere, Inc. *
$
        2,034,810
 
       910,000
   
Alere, Inc., 3.0%, 5/15/16
 
           911,062
 
    3,810,000
   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19
 
        3,796,387
 
    3,300,000
   
Berry Petroleum Co., 6.75%, 11/1/20
 
        3,436,950
 
  16,125,500
   
Burger King Capital, 0.0%, 4/15/19
 
        9,634,986
 
       199,700
   
Blackboard, Inc. *
 
        8,698,932
 
    2,900,000
   
Brown Shoe Co, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19
 
        2,857,770
 
       444,000
   
BWAY Holding Co., 10.0%, 6/15/18
 
           491,607
 
    1,000,000
   
Ceva Group Plc, 11.625%, 10/1/16
 
        1,128,104
 
  11,893,000
   
Chesapeake Energy, 2.5%, 5/15/37
 
      13,173,151
 
    2,000,000
   
Chrysler Group LLC, 8.0%, 6/15/19
 
        1,963,888
 
    5,320,000
   
Chrysler Group LLC, 8.25%, 6/15/21
 
        5,292,847
 
    8,000,000
   
Ciena Corp., 0.875%, 7/15/17
 
        6,488,552
 
       240,000
   
Dollar Financial, 2.875%, 6/30/27 (144A)
 
           254,656
 
    3,720,000
   
DynCorp International, Inc., 10.375%, 7/1/17
 
        3,768,617
 
    9,200,000
   
Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, 8.5%, 12/15/16
 
        9,318,579
 
    3,500,000
   
First Data Corp., 8.25%, 1/15/21
 
        3,441,228
 
       501,000
   
General Cable Corp., 7.125%, 4/1/17
 
           527,730
 
         79,400
   
General Cable Corp. *
 
        3,157,738
 
    2,500,000
   
Greenbrier Cos, Inc., 3.5%, 4/1/18
 
        2,324,583
 
         15,000
   
Hercules Offshore, Inc. *
 
             70,500
 
  12,890,700
   
Hologic, Inc., 2.0%, 12/15/37
 
      14,404,635
 
  15,147,100
   
Horizon Lines, 4.25%, 8/15/12
 
      11,672,522
 
    8,823,000
   
Ineos Group Holdings Plc, 8.5%, 2/15/16 (144A)
 
        9,186,702
 
           9,400
   
Itron, Inc. *
 
           404,576
 
    1,336,000
   
James River Coal Co., 3.125%, 3/15/18
 
        1,316,517
 
           4,900
   
Legg Mason, Inc.
 
           144,158
 
       251,000
   
LyondellBasell Industries NV
 
        9,904,460
 
    4,316,000
   
MasTec, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/14
 
        6,679,847
 
    8,826,000
   
Mentor Graphics Corp., 4.0%, 4/1/31
 
        8,607,804
 
    1,882,000
   
Mueller Water Products, 7.375%, 6/1/17
 
        1,819,672
 
    2,500,000
   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 1/15/18
 
        2,551,163
 
       423,000
   
Penn Virginia Corp., 7.25%, 4/15/19
 
           437,317
 
    7,781,000
   
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/18
 
        6,999,982
 
    4,100,000
   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/20
 
        4,460,743
 
    3,500,000
   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 7.125%, 4/1/16
 
        3,599,239
 
       459,500
   
SandRidge Energy, Inc. *
 
        5,293,440
 
         16,800
   
Service Corp. International
 
           175,896
 
    5,148,000
   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/14
 
        6,100,452
 
       259,000
   
SunPower Corp., 4.75%, 4/15/14
 
           272,266
 
       950,000
   
Suntech Power, 3.0%, 3/15/13
 
           789,609
 
       651,000
   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10.0%, 11/15/18
 
           714,021
 
       481,000
   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., 15.0%, 4/1/21
 
           356,742
 
       145,400
   
Texas Industries, Inc.
 
        5,613,894
 
    1,890,000
   
Vanguard Health Holding Co., 7.75%, 2/1/19
 
        2,016,105
 
    2,652,000
   
WebMD Health Corp., 2.25%, 3/31/16
 
        2,432,383
 
    1,312,000
   
Whiting Petroleum, 6.5%, 10/1/18
 
        1,379,313
 
           2,000
   
Windstream Corp.
 
             24,420
 
           9,300
   
WMS Industries, Inc. *
 
           256,401
 
    2,492,000
   
Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17
 
        2,758,437
       
Total
$
195,291,661
             
 
(c)
   
Securities lending collateral is managed by Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch.
 
             
 
(d)
   
Debt obligation with a variable interest rate.  Rate shown is rate at end of period.
 
             
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
Highest priority is given to Level 1 inputs and lowest priority is given to Level 3.
   
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 July 31, 2011, in valuing the Fund's assets:
   





   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Convertible Corporate Bonds
  $ -     $ 567,485,854     $ -     $ 567,485,854  
Preferred Stocks
    35,574,034       83,795,904       -       119,369,938  
Common Stocks
    369,607,934       -       3,043,335       372,651,269  
Asset Backed Securities
    -       1,859,571       -       1,859,571  
Corporate Bonds
    -       1,196,501,566       -       1,196,501,566  
Municipal Bonds
    -       52,845,593       1,047,000       53,892,593  
Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests
    -       200,147,263       -       200,147,263  
Temporary Cash Investments
    -       217,792,228       -       217,792,228  
Money Market Mutual Funds
    18,228,496       -       -       18,228,496  
Total
  $ 423,410,464     $ 2,320,427,979     $ 4,090,335     $ 2,747,928,778  


 


 

The following is a reconciliation of assets valued using significant observable inputs (Level 3):






       
Common Stocks
   
Municipal Bonds
   
Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests
   
Total
 
                             
   
Balance as of 10/31/10
  $ 194,698     $ 1,047,000     $ 1,653,959     $ 2,895,657  
   
Realized gain (loss)
    -       -       -       -  
   
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)1
    -       -       -       -  
   
Net purchases (sales)
    -       -       -       -  
   
Transfers in and out of Level 3
    2,848,637       -       (1,653,959 )     1,194,678  
   
Balance as of 7/30/11
  $ 3,043,335     $ 1,047,000       -       4,090,335  
                                     
  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 gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations.
 
  *  
Transfers are calculated on the beginning of period values.
                               
                                       



ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant's principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, about 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 their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(b))) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13a-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 CFR270.30a-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. (a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2). 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/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr, President Date September 29, 2011 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/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr., President Date September 29, 2011 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark Bradley Mark Bradley, Treasurer Date September 29, 2011 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.