OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0578 Expires: April 30, 2010 Estimated average burden hours per response..... 10.5 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 811-21043 Pioneer High Income Trust (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code) Dorothy E. Bourassa, 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: March 31 Date of reporting period: December 31, 2009 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 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. 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Pioneer High Income Trust SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 12/31/09 (unaudited) Principal Amount USD ($) Value ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 2.6% of Net Assets Transportation - 0.1% Airlines - 0.1% 256,736 Continental Airlines, Inc., Series B, 8.499 $ 243,900 Total Transportation $ 243,900 Banks - 1.1% Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.1% 647,795 (ACE Securities Corp., 0.681%, 4/25/35 $ 605,579 531,443 (ACE Securities Corp., 0.831%, 12/25/34 364,951 385,936 (Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust, 1. 155,913 1,088,791 (Aviation Capital Group Trust, 0.713%, 11/15 555,283 280,000 (Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust, 77,155 222,982 (FBR Securitization Trust, 0.581%, 10/25/35 125,287 965,000 (Home Equity Asset Trust, 0.341%, 3/25/37 707,070 725,363 (Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., 0.341%, 2/25/ 634,131 373,651 (Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc., 0.341%, 2/25/ 315,627 477,830 (Residential Asset Securities Corp., 0.461%, $ 399,441 Total Banks $ 3,940,437 Diversified Financials - 0.4% Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.2% 1,417,916 (Aircraft Finance Trust, 0.713%, 5/15/24 (14 $ 552,987 281,489 (Aircraft Finance Trust, 0.733%, 5/15/24 (14 182,968 $ 735,955 Specialized Finance - 0.2% 850,000 Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC, 5.261%, 4/ $ 728,499 Total Diversified Financials $ 1,464,454 Utilities - 1.0% Multi-Utilities - 1.0% 3,868,223 Ormat Funding Corp., 8.25%, 12/30/20 $ 3,491,071 Total Utilities $ 3,491,071 TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $9,312,393) $ 9,139,862 COLLATERALIZED MORTAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 1.7% of Net Assets Consumer Services - 0.4% Restaurants - 0.4% 300,000 DB Master Finance LLC, 5.779%, 6/20/31 (144 $ 289,245 1,245,000 DB Master Finance LLC, 8.285%, 6/20/31 (144 1,051,975 Total Consumer Services $ 1,341,220 Banks - 1.3% Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.3% 835,000 (Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, 0.331%, 10/ $ 636,500 647,284 (Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, 0.351%, 2/2 571,956 1,504,000 (Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, 0.431%, 2/2 640,832 215,000 (Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 213,896 399,509 (Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 0.561%, 208,498 473,546 (Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 0.581%, 246,984 662,683 (Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, 0.591%, 195,489 291,158 (Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through 99,311 147,354 (First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed C 97,385 586,885 (JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, 4.954%, 11/25/35 533,524 1,572,880 (Luminent Mortgage Trust, 0.491%, 7/25/36 183,827 399,726 (Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. 223,040 916,811 (WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, 0. 674,428 220,919 (WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, 0. 92,129 Total Banks $ 4,617,799 TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $7,842,720) $ 5,959,019 CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES - 108.8% of Net Assets Energy - 11.8% Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.1% 3,453,669 DDI Holding AS, 9.3%, 1/19/12 (144A) $ 3,177,375 500,000 Hercules Offshore, Inc., 10.5%, 10/15/17 (1 527,500 $ 3,704,875 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 2.2% 3,000,000 Aquilex Holdings LLC/Aquilex Finance Corp., $ 2,992,500 600,000 (DP Producer AS, 0.0%, 12/5/11 (144A) 6,000 865,000 Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, 8.5%, 12/15/1 858,513 NOK 4,600,000 Petrojack AS, 11.0%, 4/19/10 159,258 400,000 (PetroProd, Ltd., 0.0%, 1/12/12 (144A) 76,000 2,500,000 Sevan Marine ASA, 9.25%, 12/20/11 (144A) 2,300,000 1,806,000 Skeie Drilling & Production ASA, 11.25%, 3/ 1,092,630 $ 7,484,901 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 6.0% 775,000 Berry Petroleum Co., 10.25%, 6/1/14 $ 842,813 390,000 Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.75%, 3/1/16 416,325 1,750,000 Hilcorp Energy I LP, 9.0%, 6/1/16 (144A) 1,776,250 1,045,000 Linn Energy LLC, 11.75%, 5/15/17 (144A) 1,173,013 2,020,000 Mariner Energy, Inc., 11.75%, 6/30/16 2,252,300 2,500,000 Norse Energy Corp. ASA, 6.5%, 7/14/11 (144A 1,950,000 NOK 3,000,000 Norse Energy Corp. ASA, 10.0%, 7/13/10 451,807 NOK 5,000,000 Norwegian Energy Co. AS, 12.9%, 11/20/14 867,695 945,000 PetroHawk Energy Corp., 9.125%, 7/15/13 987,525 5,300,000 PetroQuest Energy, Inc., 10.375%, 5/15/12 5,300,000 3,660,000 Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 7.125%, 4/1/16 3,412,950 1,250,000 (SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.625%, 4/1/15 1,250,000 $ 20,680,678 Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 0.7% 2,215,000 Tesoro Corp., 9.75%, 6/1/19 $ 2,292,525 Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 0.3% 350,000 (Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 8.375%, $ 341,250 945,000 (Southern Union Co., 7.2%, 11/1/66 807,975 $ 1,149,225 Coal & Consumable Fuels - 1.5% 1,350,000 (Bumi Capital Pte, Ltd., 12.0%, 11/10/16 (14 $ 1,336,500 2,329,000 Drummond Co., Inc., 9.0%, 10/15/14 (144A) 2,442,539 1,600,000 Murray Energy Corp., 10.25%, 10/15/15 (144A 1,592,000 $ 5,371,039 Total Energy $ 40,683,243 Materials - 16.3% Commodity Chemicals - 3.0% 2,240,000 (ARCO Chemical Co., 9.8%, 2/1/20 $ 1,590,400 3,250,000 (Basell Finance Co., 8.1%, 3/15/27 (144A) 2,892,500 1,000,000 Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 (144A) 1,015,000 4,500,000 Methanex Corp., 8.75%, 8/15/12 4,668,750 EURO540,000 (Nell AF S.a.r.l., 8.375%, 8/15/15 (144A) 139,457 $ 10,306,107 Diversified Chemicals - 0.3% EURO350,000 Ineos Group Holdings Plc, 7.875%, 2/15/16 ( $ 317,616 925,000 Ineos Group Holdings Plc, 8.5%, 2/15/16 (14 622,063 $ 939,679 Specialty Chemicals - 0.8% 3,000,000 (Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/14 $ 2,940,000 Materials - 1.3% 5,690,000 AGY Holding Corp., 11.0%, 11/15/14 $ 4,651,575 Construction Materials - 0.1% 585,000 U.S. Concrete, Inc., 8.375%, 4/1/14 $ 351,731 Paper Packaging - 3.8% 2,500,000 AEP Industries, Inc., 7.875%, 3/15/13 $ 2,393,750 300,000 (Corp Durango SAB de CV, 6.0%, 8/27/16 210,000 2,795,000 Graham Packaging Co., 9.875%, 10/15/14 2,850,900 5,540,000 (Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.5% 5,720,050 2,250,000 U.S. Corrugated, Inc., 10.0%, 6/1/13 1,867,500 $ 13,042,200 Aluminum - 0.2% 1,200,000 (Asia Aluminum Holdings, Ltd., 8.0%, 12/23/1 $ 187,500 753,411 (Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp., 5.274%, 555,641 $ 743,141 Diversified Metals & Mining - 2.5% 1,200,000 (Blaze Recycling & Metals LLC, 13.0%, 7/16/1 $ 813,000 2,890,000 FMG Finance Pty., Ltd., 10.625%, 9/1/16 (14 3,197,062 4,070,000 Teck Resources, Ltd., 10.25%, 5/15/16 4,741,550 $ 8,751,612 Steel - 1.9% 4,435,000 Algoma Acquisition Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/15 ( $ 3,775,294 2,400,000 CSN Islands VIII Corp., 9.75%, 12/16/13 (14 2,772,000 $ 6,547,294 Forest Products - 0.5% 1,645,000 (Mandra Forestry Holdings, Ltd., 12.0%, 5/15 $ 1,562,750 Paper Products - 1.9% 645,000 Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., 11.5%, 6/1/14 $ 715,950 405,000 Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.625%, 6/15/16 (1 452,081 5,450,000 Exopack Holding Corp., 11.25%, 2/1/14 5,538,562 $ 6,706,593 Total Materials $ 56,542,682 Capital Goods - 8.3% Aerospace & Defense - 1.5% 3,600,000 Aeroflex, Inc., 11.75%, 2/15/15 $ 3,636,000 1,465,000 BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.5%, 7/1/18 1,552,900 $ 5,188,900 Building Products - 1.0% 1,935,000 (Industrias Unidas SA de CV, 11.5%, 11/15/16 $ 1,015,875 1,790,000 Intcomex, Inc., 13.25%, 12/15/14 (144A) 1,772,100 1,500,000 (Panolam Industries International, 10.75%, 1 483,750 $ 3,271,725 Industrial Conglomerates - 1.0% 620,000 Bombardier, Inc., 8.0%, 11/15/14 (144A) $ 644,025 3,180,000 (Indalex Holding Corp., 11.5%, 2/1/14 47,700 3,639,000 (Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/1 2,792,932 $ 3,484,657 Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 1.9% 570,000 American Railcar Industries, Inc., 7.5%, 3/ $ 532,238 3,250,000 Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., 8.0%, 7/1/1 1,933,750 3,975,000 Hawk Corp., 8.75%, 11/1/14 3,970,031 275,000 Titan International, Inc., 8.0%, 1/15/12 269,500 $ 6,705,519 Industrial Machinery - 1.9% 2,440,000 Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona SA, 11.2 $ 1,854,400 5,170,000 Mueller Water Products, Inc., 7.375%, 6/1/1 4,782,250 $ 6,636,650 Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.0% 3,370,000 Wesco Distribution, Inc., 7.5%, 10/15/17 $ 3,294,175 Total Capital Goods $ 28,581,626 Commercial & Professional Services - 7.9% Commercial Printing - 0.7% 2,560,000 Sheridan Acquisition Corp., 10.25%, 8/15/11 $ 2,390,400 Environmental & Facilities Services - 1.9% 2,180,000 (Aleris International, Inc., 10.0%, 12/15/16 $ 10,900 315,000 Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 11.0%, 7/15/14 340,988 1,275,000 (Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Reve 127,500 5,800,000 (Waste Services, Inc., 9.5%, 4/15/14 6,061,000 $ 6,540,388 Office Services & Supplies - 3.4% 11,830,000 Xerox Capital Trust I, 8.0%, 2/1/27 $ 11,711,700 Diversified Support Services - 1.8% 570,000 DigitalGlobe, Inc., 10.5%, 5/1/14 (144A) $ 609,900 820,000 KAR Holdings, Inc., 10.0%, 5/1/15 877,400 4,450 (MSX International UK, 12.5%, 4/1/12 (144A) 3,115,000 1,870,000 Vangent, Inc., 9.625%, 2/15/15 1,760,137 $ 6,362,437 Security & Alarm Services - 0.1% 295,000 Geoeye, Inc., 9.625%, 10/1/15 (144A) $ 303,481 Total Commercial & Professional Services $ 27,308,406 Transportation - 2.4% Air Freight & Logistics - 1.1% 2,000,000 CEVA Group Plc, 10.0%, 9/1/14 (144A) $ 1,900,000 EURO272,000 CEVA Group Plc, 10.0%, 12/1/16 (144A) 249,760 720,000 CEVA Group Plc, 11.625%, 10/1/16 (144A) 738,900 EURO636,000 CEVA Group Plc, 12.0%, 9/1/14 (144A) 880,558 $ 3,769,218 Airlines - 0.9% 965,000 Delta Airlines, Inc., 9.5%, 9/15/14 (144A) $ 1,002,394 2,090,000 Delta Airlines, Inc., 12.25%, 3/15/15 (144A 2,090,000 $ 3,092,394 Railroads - 0.4% 1,250,000 Kansas City Southern de Mexico, 9.375%, 5/1 $ 1,296,875 Total Transportation $ 8,158,487 Automobiles & Components - 4.4% Auto Parts & Equipment - 4.0% 1,250,000 (Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.0%, 11/1/15 $ 1,312,500 2,761,300 (Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.25%, 11/1/15 2,885,558 4,760,000 Stanadyne Corp., 10.0%, 8/15/14 4,331,600 1,500,000 (Stanadyne Corp., 12.0%, 2/15/15 1,035,000 4,235,000 (Tenneco Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 4,272,056 $ 13,836,714 Tires & Rubber - 0.4% 1,165,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10.5%, 5/15/16 $ 1,287,325 Total Automobiles & Components $ 15,124,039 Consumer Durables & Apparel - 3.7% Homebuilding - 0.8% 3,060,000 Meritage Homes Corp., 6.25%, 3/15/15 $ 2,815,200 Housewares & Specialities - 2.9% 1,435,000 Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 5/1/17 $ 1,431,413 3,195,000 (Visant Holding Corp., 10.25%, 12/1/13 3,298,837 3,690,000 (Yankee Acquisition Corp., 8.5%, 2/15/15 3,662,325 1,500,000 (Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17 1,477,500 $ 9,870,075 Total Consumer Durables & Apparel $ 12,685,275 Consumer Services - 3.2% Casinos & Gaming - 1.7% 1,650,000 (Buffalo Thunder Development Authority, 9.37 $ 288,750 975,000 FireKeepers Development Authority, 13.875%, 1,106,625 630,000 Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd., 9.8 630,000 4,500,000 (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 1,125,000 1,375,000 (Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, 8.5%, 11 336,875 1,585,000 Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375%, 6/15/14 1,648,400 275,000 Scientific Games International, Inc., 9.25% 288,750 740,000 Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, 9. 562,400 $ 5,986,800 Specialized Consumer Services - 0.5% 1,750,000 (Stonemor Operating LLC/Cornerstone Family S $ 1,780,625 Total Consumer Services $ 7,767,425 Media - 4.5% Broadcasting - 0.8% 2,690,000 MDC Partners, Inc., 11.0%, 11/1/16 (144A) $ 2,797,600 Broadcasting - 3.3% 1,096,054 CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp., 13.5%, 11/ $ 1,290,604 EURO3,750,000 Kabel Deutschland GMBH, 10.75%, 7/1/14 5,662,743 4,857,287 (Univision Communications, 9.75%, 3/15/15 (1 4,322,985 $ 11,276,332 Publishing - 0.4% 1,400,000 TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.5%, 1/15/15 (144A $ 1,338,750 Total Media $ 15,412,682 Retailing - 3.8% Internet Retailing - 1.4% 4,340,000 Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., 10.75%, 8 $ 4,676,350 Specialty Stores - 1.4% 4,615,000 (Sally Holdings LLC, 10.5%, 11/15/16 $ 4,961,125 Automotive Retailing - 1.0% 3,475,000 Sonic Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 8/15/13 $ 3,457,625 Total Retailing $ 13,095,100 Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 4.0% Brewers - 2.0% 5,885,000 Cia Brasileira de Bebida, 10.5%, 12/15/11 $ 6,782,462 Packaged Foods & Meats - 1.0% 775,000 Bertin, Ltd., 10.25%, 10/5/16 (144A) $ 790,500 500,000 Marfrig Overseas, Ltd., 9.625%, 11/16/16 (1 502,500 2,410,000 Minerva Overseas, Ltd., 9.5%, 2/1/17 (144A) 2,241,300 $ 3,534,300 Tobacco - 1.0% 3,450,000 Alliance One International, Inc., 10.0%, 7/ $ 3,622,500 Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco $ 13,939,262 Household & Personal Products - 0.8% Household Products - 0.5% 1,740,000 Central Garden & Pet Co., 9.125%, 2/1/13 $ 1,763,925 Personal Products - 0.3% 1,050,000 Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 9.75%, 11/1 $ 1,084,125 Total Household & Personal Products $ 2,848,050 Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.4% Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.8% 2,875,000 Accellent, Inc., 10.5%, 12/1/13 $ 2,767,187 Health Care Supplies - 1.8% 1,000,000 Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 9.875%, 11/1/15 $ 1,055,000 4,085,000 (Biomet, Inc., 10.375%, 10/15/17 4,432,225 615,000 Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., 9.0%, 630,375 $ 6,117,600 Health Care Services - 0.3% 1,105,000 AMR HoldCo, 10.0%, 2/15/15 $ 1,160,250 Health Care Facilities - 2.2% 535,000 HCA, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/13 $ 520,288 3,308,147 (HCA, Inc., 9.625%, 11/15/16 3,589,339 110,000 HCA, Inc., 9.875%, 2/15/17 (144A) 121,550 3,725,000 Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc., 10.0%, 7/15 3,427,000 $ 7,658,177 Managed Health Care - 1.3% 4,400,000 Multiplan, Inc., 10.375%, 4/15/16 (144A) $ 4,290,000 Total Health Care Equipment & Services $ 21,993,214 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 1.6% Pharmaceuticals - 1.5% 2,075,000 Phibro Animal Health Corp., 10.0%, 8/1/13 ( $ 2,163,187 3,070,000 Phibro Animal Health Corp., 13.0%, 8/1/14 ( 3,100,700 $ 5,263,887 Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1% 400,000 (Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 9.5%, 4/15 $ 361,000 Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Lif $ 5,624,887 Banks - 1.2% Diversified Banks - 0.1% 400,000 (Banco Macro SA, 10.75%, 6/7/12 $ 272,000 Regional Banks - 1.1% 1,225,000 (PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 8.25% $ 1,237,837 1,790,000 (State Street Capital Trust III, 8.25%, 3/15 1,833,336 750,000 (Wells Fargo Capital XV, 9.75% 802,500 $ 3,873,673 Total Banks $ 4,145,673 Diversified Financials - 2.5% Specialized Finance - 1.2% 3,770,000 ACE Cash Express, Inc., 10.25%, 10/1/14 (14 $ 2,752,100 500,000 Capital One Capital V, 10.25%, 8/15/39 581,250 695,000 National Money Mart Co., 10.375%, 12/15/16 708,900 $ 4,042,250 Consumer Finance - 0.5% 1,750,000 Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC, 7.875%, 6/15/10 $ 1,776,437 Asset Management & Custody Banks - 0.4% 575,000 (Janus Capital Group, Inc., 6.5%, 6/15/12 $ 570,770 975,000 (Janus Capital Group, Inc., 6.95%, 6/15/17 918,990 $ 1,489,760 Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.4% 300,000 Cemex Finance LLC, 9.5%, 12/14/16 (144A) $ 314,250 1,325,000 (Goldman Sachs Capital II, 5.793% 1,026,875 $ 1,341,125 Total Diversified Financials $ 8,649,572 Insurance - 8.8% Insurance Brokers - 2.9% 3,305,000 Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.0%, 5/1/15 (14 $ 3,313,262 100,000 HUB International Holdings, Inc., 9.0%, 12/ 95,500 4,455,000 HUB International Holdings, Inc., 10.25%, 6 4,098,600 1,249,000 (U.S.I. Holdings Corp., 4.148%, 11/15/14 (14 1,025,741 1,610,000 U.S.I. Holdings Corp., 9.75%, 5/15/15 (144A 1,467,113 $ 10,000,216 Multi-Line Insurance - 1.3% 3,075,000 (Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/58 $ 3,259,500 1,100,000 MetLife, Inc., 10.75%, 8/1/39 1,354,569 $ 4,614,069 Property & Casualty Insurance - 1.4% 5,300,000 Allmerica Financial Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/25 $ 4,876,000 Reinsurance - 3.2% EURO275,000 (Atlas Reinsurance Plc, 11.0%, 1/10/11 (144A $ 383,704 375,000 (Blue Fin, Ltd., 4.684% 4/10/12 (144A) 339,600 250,000 (Ibis Re, Ltd., 10.504%, 5/10/12 (144A) 268,700 300,000 (Montana Re, Ltd., 13.504%, 12/7/12 (144A) 297,330 250,000 (Mystic Re II, Ltd., 10.254%, 6/7/11 (144A) 255,100 9,000,000 NCO Group, Inc., 11.875%, 11/15/14 6,896,250 250,000 (Residential Reinsurance 2007, Ltd., 10.506% 256,300 650,000 (Residential Reinsurance 2008, Ltd., 7.006%, 640,705 850,000 (Residential Reinsurance 2008, Ltd., 11.756% 859,775 250,000 Successor X, Ltd., 0.0%, 12/9/10 (144A) 222,275 500,000 (Successor II, Ltd., 25.255%, 4/6/10 (144A) 501,150 $ 10,920,889 Total Insurance $ 30,411,174 Real Estate - 1.3% Real Estate Operating Companies - 1.3% 172,585 (Alto Palermo SA, 11.0%, 6/11/12 (144A) $ 87,156 5,000,000 Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%, 6/1/ 4,475,000 Total Real Estate $ 4,562,156 Software & Services - 3.6% Internet Software & Services - 0.9% 2,892,000 Terremark Worldwide, Inc., 12.0%, 6/15/17 ( $ 3,195,660 IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.8% 2,845,000 Activant Solutions, Inc., 9.5%, 5/1/16 $ 2,684,969 Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.3% 4,965,000 First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15 $ 4,629,862 Systems Software - 0.6% 5,745,000 (Pegasus Solutions, Inc., 10.5%, 4/15/15 (14 $ 1,960,481 Total Software & Services $ 12,470,972 Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.2% Computer Storage & Peripherals - 0.2% 600,000 Seagate Technology International, 10.0%, 5/ $ 663,000 Total Technology Hardware & Equipment $ 663,000 Telecommunication Services - 11.7% Alternative Carriers - 0.7% 2,210,000 Global Crossings, Ltd., 12.0%, 9/15/15 (144 $ 2,425,475 Integrated Telecommunication Services - 3.4% 4,295,000 Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, $ 4,112,462 3,000,000 GCI, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/14 2,973,750 1,000,000 PAETEC Holding Corp., 8.875%, 6/30/17 1,012,500 3,865,000 (PAETEC Holding Corp., 9.5%, 7/15/15 3,720,062 $ 11,818,774 Wireless Telecommunication Services - 7.6% 220,000 Cell C Property, Ltd., 11.0%, 7/1/15 (144A) $ 217,800 6,400,000 (Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/1/ 6,432,000 970,000 Hughes Network Systems LLC, 9.5%, 4/15/14 991,825 4,320,000 Hughes Network Systems LLC, 9.5%, 4/15/14 4,460,400 3,125,000 (Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 11.5%, 2/4/17 (144A 3,062,500 2,500,000 Intelsat Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/16 2,581,250 2,500,000 (Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., 11.5%, 6/1 2,700,000 1,000,000 Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd., 8.5% 1,020,000 540,000 MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/1/14 546,750 535,000 Telesat Canada, 11.0%, 11/1/15 580,475 800,000 Telesat Canada, 12.5%, 11/1/17 880,000 3,020,000 True Move Co., Ltd., 10.75%, 12/16/13 (144A 2,914,300 $ 26,387,300 Total Telecommunication Services $ 40,631,549 Utilities - 1.4% Electric Utilities - 0.6% 2,595,000 (Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC $ 2,101,950 Multi - Utilities - 0.3% 1,000,000 PNM Resources, Inc., 9.25%, 5/15/15 $ 1,051,250 Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5% 1,800,000 Intergen NV, 9.0%, 6/30/17 (144A) $ 1,876,500 Total Utilities $ 5,029,700 TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost $373,725,029) $ 376,328,174 CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES - 7.4% of Net Assets Energy - 2.2% Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.3% 2,265,000 (Hercules Offshore, Inc., 3.375%, 6/1/38 (14 $ 1,797,844 1,600,000 Transocean, Ltd., 1.5%, 12/15/37 1,544,000 1,175,000 Transocean, Ltd., 1.625%, 12/15/37 1,163,250 $ 4,505,094 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.4% 225,000 Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 4.375%, 6/1/28 $ 193,219 1,340,000 Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.5%, 5/15/37 1,199,300 $ 1,392,519 Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.5% 1,905,000 Massey Energy Co., 3.25%, 8/1/15 $ 1,664,494 Total Energy $ 7,562,107 Materials - 0.7% Diversified Chemicals - 0.7% 4,000 (Hercules, Inc., 6.5%, 6/30/29 $ 2,628,000 Total Materails $ 2,628,000 Transportation - 0.8% Marine - 0.8% 3,330,000 Horizon Lines, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/12 $ 2,705,625 Total Transportation $ 2,705,625 Media - 0.4% Movies & Entertainment - 0.4% 1,832,000 Live Nation, Inc., 2.875%, 7/15/27 $ 1,419,800 Total Media $ 1,419,800 Health Care Equipment & Services - 1.7% Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.7% 2,837,000 (Hologic, Inc., 2.0%, 12/15/37 $ 2,422,089 Health Care Services - 0.3% 1,210,000 Omnicare, Inc., 3.25%, 12/15/35 $ 984,638 Health Care Facilities - 0.7% 1,985,000 LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.25%, 8/15/25 $ 1,828,681 780,000 LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 3.5%, 5/15/14 726,375 $ 2,555,056 Total Health Care Equipment & Services $ 5,961,783 Technology Hardware & Equipment - 0.6% Communications Equipment - 0.2% 1,080,000 (Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 4/15/14 $ 733,050 Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.4% 1,514,000 L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 5/15/2 $ 1,364,492 Total Technology Hardware & Equipment $ 2,097,542 Telecommunication Services - 1.0% Alternative Carriers - 1.0% 3,025,000 Time Warner Telecom, Inc., 2.375%, 4/1/26 $ 3,331,281 Total Telecommunication Services $ 3,331,281 TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES $ 25,706,138 (Cost $19,987,186) MUNICIPAL BONDS - 5.6% of Net Assets Indiana - 1.7% 1,650,000 East Chicago Industrial Pollution Control R $ 1,574,694 4,250,000 Indiana Development Finance Authority Reven 4,148,467 $ 5,723,161 New Jersey - 1.2% 4,525,000 New Jersey Economic Development Authority R $ 4,238,024 New York - 0.9% 3,475,000 New York City Industrial Development Agency $ 3,166,768 North Carolina - 1.8% 6,300,000 Charlotte Special Facilities Refunding Reve $ 4,421,403 2,000,000 Charlotte Special Facilities Refunding Reve 1,712,300 $ 6,133,703 TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS (Cost $16,597,303) $ 19,261,656 MUNICIPAL COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATION - 0.7% of Net Assets 3,300,000 (Non-Profit Preferred Funding Trust I, 12.0% $ 2,489,553 TOTAL MUNICIPAL COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATION (Cost $3,293,400) $ 2,489,553 SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 1.7% of Net Assets Brazil - 1.0% ITL 4,600,000,(Banco Nacional de Desenvolimento Bndes, 8.0 $ 3,451,145 Russia - 0.7% 2,180,800 (Russia Government International Bond, 7.5%, $ 2,461,578 TOTAL SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $4,294,405) $ 5,912,723 FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 3.5% of Net Assets (h) Energy - 0.1% Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.1% 483,383 Venoco, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, $ 436,706 Total Energy $ 436,706 Materials - 0.4% Steel - 0.4% 2,242,500 Niagara Corp., Term Loan, 9.25%, 6/30/14 $ 1,480,050 Total Materials $ 1,480,050 Capital Goods - 0.7% Building Products - 0.7% 135,975 Custom Building Products, Inc., First Lien $ 132,916 2,250,000 Custom Building Products, Inc., Second Lien 2,157,187 Total Capital Goods $ 2,290,103 Commercial & Professional Services - 0.0% Diversified Support Services - 0.0% 119,378 Rental Service Corp., Second Lien Initial T $ 111,718 Total Commercial & Professional Services $ 111,718 Consumer Services - 0.2% Casinos & Gaming - 0.2% 2,500,000 (Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, Inc., Adva $ 761,720 Total Consumer Services $ 761,720 Household & Personal Products - 0.1% Household Products - 0.1% 141,647 Central Garden & Pet Co., Tranche B Term Lo $ 134,742 180,270 Spectrum Brands, Inc., Dollar Term Loan B, 178,862 9,271 Spectrum Brands, Inc., Letter of Credit Loa 9,199 Total Household & Personal Products $ 322,803 Diversified Financials - 1.0% Other Diversified Financial Services - 1.0% EURO2,668,899 (Louis Topco, Ltd., Term Loan, 8.471%, 6/1/1 $ 3,229,273 Consumer Finance - 0.0% 7,117 Dollar Financial Corp., Canadian Borrower T $ 6,880 5,233 Dollar Financial Corp., Delayed Draw Term L 5,059 $ 11,939 Total Diversified Financials $ 3,241,212 Insurance - 0.7% Multi-Line Insurance - 0.7% 383,906 AmWins Group, Inc., Initial Term Loan 2.76 $ 334,958 2,250,000 AmWins Group, Inc., Second Lien Initial Ter 1,850,625 Total Insurance $ 2,185,583 Utilities - 0.3% Electric Utilities - 0.3% 189,525 Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LL $ 152,662 1,193,893 Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC 975,261 Total Utilities $ 1,127,923 TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Cost $14,894,247) $ 11,957,818 FIXED RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 0.4% of Net Assets Materials - 0.1% Diversified Metals Mining - 0.1% 175,000 (Blaze Recycling & Metals, LLC, Term Loan, 1 $ 175,000 Total Materials $ 175,000 Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% 1,023,266 (Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Incremental $ 1,056,522 Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipm $ 1,056,522 TOTAL FIXED RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Cost $2,606,886) $ 1,231,522 Shares COMMON STOCKS - 2.5% of Net Assets Energy - 0.1% Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.1% 4,472,024 (Skeie Drilling & Production ASA $ 394,809 Total Energy $ 394,809 Materials - 0.6% Commodity Chemicals - 0.6% 125,916 (Georgia Gulf Corp. $ 2,188,420 Total Materials $ 2,188,420 Transportation - 0.3% Airlines - 0.3% 96,586 (Delta Airlines, Inc. $ 1,099,149 Total Transportation $ 1,099,149 Automobiles & Components - 1.0% Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.0% 47,960 (Lear Corp. $ 3,244,045 Total Automobiles & Components $ 3,244,045 Media - 0.2% Cable & Satellite - 0.2% 17,042 (Charter Communications, Inc. $ 605,005 Total Media $ 605,005 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 0.3% Pharmaceuticals - 0.3% 17,818 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (A.D.R $ 1,001,015 Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Lif $ 1,001,015 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $7,828,002) $ 8,532,443 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK - 0.9% of Net Assets Materials - 0.2% Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.2% 5,100 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 6.75% $ 587,520 Total Materials $ 587,520 Diversified Financials - 0.7% Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.7% 2,755 Bank of America Corp., 7.25% $ 2,421,645 Total Diversified Financials $ 2,421,645 TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $2,383,713) $ 3,009,165 WARRANTS - 0.4% of Net Assets Energy - 0.1% Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 0.1% 2,500,000 (Norse Energy Corp. ASA - CW11, Expires 7/14 $ 376,506 Total Energy $ 376,506 Materials - 0.0% Forest Products- 0.0% 1,645 (Mandra Forestry Holdings, Ltd. - CW13, Expi $ - Total Materials $ - Automobiles & Components - 0.3% Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.3% 17,775 (Lear Corp. - CW-14, Expires 11/9/14 $ 1,123,403 Total Automobiles & Components $ 1,123,403 Utilities- 0.0% Independent Power Producer & Energy Traders- 0.0% 150,592 (Umoe Biofuel Energy ASA, Expires 6/7/12 $ - Total Utilities $ - TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $1,284,684) $ 1,499,909 TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - 10.9% of Net Assets Securities Lending Collateral - 10.9%(l) Certificates of Deposit: 1,116,932 Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.19%, 2/17/10 $ 1,116,932 309,279 BNP Paribas, 0.78%, 6/4/10 309,279 1,116,932 CBA Financial, 0.27%, 1/3/11 1,116,932 1,116,932 DnB NOR Bank ASA NY, 0.2%, 2/17/10 1,116,932 406,601 Nordea Bank Finland, 0.19%, 1/28/10 406,601 1,218,471 Rabobank Nederland NY, 0.19%, 3/2/10 1,218,471 1,015,393 Societe Generale, 0.21%, 3/4/10 1,015,393 1,015,418 Svenska NY, 0.20%, 3/30/10 1,015,418 721,340 Wachovia Bank NA, 1.17%, 5/14/10 721,340 108,914 Westpac Banking NY, 1.35%, 3/19/10 108,914 $ 8,146,212 Commercial Paper: 204,530 American Honda Finance, 0.22%, 2/5/10 $ 204,530 1,158,588 Bank of America, 0.87%, 5/12/10 1,158,588 811,834 BBVA London, 0.28%, 3/18/10 811,834 203,108 BBVA Senior US, 0.30%, 3/12/10 203,108 1,014,981 Cafco, 0.20%, 3/15/10 1,014,981 1,116,580 Char FD, 0.18%, 3/5/10 1,116,580 507,561 Ciesco, 0.20%, 2/18/10 507,561 609,012 Ciesco, 0.20%, 3/8/10 609,012 1,015,191 Fasco, 0.17%, 2/12/10 1,015,191 110,656 GE Capital Corp, 0.34%, 10/6/10 110,656 109,921 GE Capital Corp, 0.38%, 10/21/10 109,921 304,887 GE Capital Corp, 0.45%, 8/20/10 304,887 812,071 HND AF, 0.18%, 3/2/10 812,071 1,116,628 HSBC, 0.20%, 2/19/10 1,116,628 113,259 John Deer Capital Corp., 0.36%, 7/6/10 113,259 860,052 JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.57%, 9/24/10 860,052 520,804 Kithaw, 0.20%, 2/23/10 520,804 508,412 Kithaw, 0.21%, 3/2/10 508,412 1,015,048 NABPP, 0.19%, 3/8/10 1,015,048 284,731 Old LLC, 0.18%, 2/17/10 284,731 697,278 Old LLC, 0.19%, 3/17/10 697,278 791,412 PARFIN, 0.25%, 4/19/10 791,412 346,642 Ranger, 0.20%, 3/12/10 346,642 1,151,473 Santander, 0.33%, 7/23/10 1,151,473 345,174 SRCPP, 0.19%, 2/3/10 345,174 710,625 SRCPP, 0.19%, 2/10/10 710,625 203,181 TB LLC, 0.10%, 2/9/10 203,181 304,354 TB LLC, 0.19%, 2/8/10 304,354 558,158 TB LLC, 0.20%, 3/5/10 558,158 217,918 US Bancorp, 0.26%, 5/6/10 217,918 406,009 WFC, 0.49%, 8/20/10 406,009 1,014,363 WSTPAC, 0.25%, 5/27/10 1,014,363 $ 19,144,441 Tri-party Repurchase Agreements: 2,743,693 Barclays Capital Markets, 0.01%, 1/4/10 $ 2,743,693 4,061,571 Deutsche Bank, 0.01%, 1/4/10 4,061,571 2,030,785 JPMorgan, 0.01%, 1/4/10 2,030,785 $ 8,836,049 Shares Money Market Mutual Funds: 812,314 Blackrock Liquidity Temporary Cash Fund $ 812,314 812,314 Dreyfus Preferred Money Market Fund 812,314 $ 1,624,628 TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL $ 37,751,330 TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $37,751,330) $ 37,751,330 Value TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - 147.1% (Cost $501,801,298) (m)(n) $ 508,779,312 OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - (3.4)% $ (11,875,282) PREFERRED SHARES AT REDEMPTION VALUE, INCLUDING DIVIDENDS PAYABLE - (43.7)% $ (151,003,148) NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREOWNERS - 100.0% $ 345,900,882 NR Security not rated by S&P or Moody's. (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 December 31, 2009, the value of these securities amounted to $141,469,285 or 40.9% of total net assets applicable to common shareowners. (a) Floating rate note. The rate shown is the coupon rate at December 31, 2009. (b) Security is in default and is non-income producing. (c) Payment-in Kind (PIK) security which may pay interest in additional principal amount. (d) Debt obligation initially issued at one coupon which converts to another coupon at a specific date. The rate shown is the rate at December 31, 2009. (e) Security is priced as a unit. (f) Security is a perpetual bond and has no definite maturity date. (g) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid. The aggregate cost of illiquid securities is $3,293,400. The aggregate value of $2,489,553 represents 0.7% of total net assets applicable to common shareowners. (h) Floating rate loan interests in which the Trust 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 (iv) other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. The interest rate shown is the rate accruing at December 31, 2009. (i) On December 31, 2009, the security was not in default but defaulted after the period end. (j) Security is fair valued using fair value methods (other than prices supplied by independent pricing services). (k) Non-income producing. (l) Securities lending collateral is managed by Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch. (m) At December 31, 2009, the net unrealized gain on investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $502,267,763 was as follows: Aggregate gross unrealized gain for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cos $ 49,771,360 Aggregate gross unrealized loss for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over valu (43,259,811) Net unrealized gain $ 6,511,549 For financial reporting purposes net unrealized gain was $6,978,014 and cost of investments aggregated $501,801,298. (n) Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total holdings, is as follows: United States % Canada 3.8 Norway 2.1 Cayman Islands 1.7 Bermuda 1.7 Brazil 1.6 United Kingdom 1.6 Germany 1.1 Netherlands 0.9 Italy 0.7 Australia 0.6 Thailand 0.6 Mexico 0.6 Russia 0.5 Argentina 0.4 Virgin Islands 0.4 Indonesia 0.3 Israel 0.2 Luxembourg 0.2 Ireland 0.1 Other (individually less than 1%) % (o) At December 31, 2009, the following securities were out on loan: Principal Amount USD($) Description Market Value 2,137Aleris International, Inc., 10.0%, 12/15/16 $ 10,685 17Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.0%, 11/1/15 181,650 59Bumi Capital Pte, Ltd., 12.0%, 11/10/16 (14 585,090 6,175Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/1/ 6,205,875 15Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Incremental 156,940 1,665Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.5% 1,719,113 97Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 9.75%, 11/15/14 950,600 2,394Intelsat Jackson Holdings, Ltd., 11.5%, 6/1 2,585,520 2,133PAETEC Holding Corp., 9.5%, 7/15/15 2,053,012 80Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/1 614,000 3,418Sally Holdings LLC, 10.5%, 11/15/16 3,674,350 87Stonemor Operating LLC/Cornerstone Family S 886,243 4,192Tenneco Automotive, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 4,228,680 2,569Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC 2,080,890 44U.S.I. Holdings Corp., 9.75%, 5/15/15 (144A 405,506 4,395Univision Communications, 9.75%, 3/15/15 (1 3,911,550 Waste Services, Inc., 9.5%, 4/15/14 73,150 74Wells Fargo Capital XV, 9.75% 793,940 3,653Yankee Acquisition Corp., 8.5%, 2/15/15 3,625,602 1,485Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17 1,462,725 Shares Charter Communications, Inc. 195,250 $ 36,400,371 Note: Principal amounts are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise denoted. EURO ITL NOK Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Trust'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 Trust's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments) The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2009, in valuing the Trust's assets: Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Asset backed securities $0 $9,139,862 $0 $9,139,862 Collateralized Mort Oblig 0 5,959,019 0 5,959,019 Corporate Bonds 0 376,328,174 0 376,328,174 Convertible Bonds 0 25,706,138 0 25,706,138 Municipal bonds 0 19,261,656 0 19,261,656 Municipal collateralized debt 0 2,489,553 0 2,489,553 Soverign Debt obligations 0 5,912,723 0 5,912,723 Floating Rate Loan interests 0 11,957,858 0 11,957,858 Fixed rate loan interests(div 0 0 175,000 175,000 Fixed rate loan interests(sem 0 1,056,522 0 1,056,522 Common stocks 8,532,443 0 0 8,532,443 Convertible Preferred Stocks 587,520 0 0 587,520 Convertible Preferred Stocks 0 2,421,645 0 2,421,645 Warrants(other industries) 1,499,909 0 0 1,499,909 Temporary Cash Investments 0 37,751,330 0 37,751,330 Total $10,619,872 $497,984,440 $175,000 $508,779,312 Other Financial Instruments $0 $(615,959) $0 $(615,959) * Other financial instruments include foreign exchange contracts. Following is a reconciliation of assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): Fixed Rate Loan Interests Balance as of 3 $0 Realized gain ( 0 Change in unrea 0 Net purchases ( 175,000 Transfers in an 0 Balance as of 1 $175,000 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. 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 Income Trust By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr, President Date March 1, 2010 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 March 1, 2010 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark Bradley Mark Bradley, Treasurer Date March 1, 2010 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.