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Pioneer High Yield VCT II
Release date as of 2024-10-31. Data on page is subject to change.
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Overall Morningstar
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As of 2024-10-31
Out of 588
High Yield Bond Funds
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As of 2024-09-30
Total Fund Assets ($ Mil)
28.38
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  Investment Objective & Strategy  
The investment seeks to maximize total return through a combination of income and capital appreciation.
Normally, the portfolio invests at least 80% of its total assets in below investment grade (high yield) debt securities and preferred stocks. It may invest in high yield securities of any rating, including securities where the issuer is in default or bankruptcy at the time of purchase. The portfolio may invest in investment grade and below investment grade convertible bonds and preferred stocks that are convertible into the equity securities of the issuer.
  Morningstar Category: High Yield Bond
High-yield bond portfolios concentrate on lower-quality bonds, which are riskier than those of higher-quality companies. These portfolios generally offer higher yields than other types of portfolios, but they are also more vulnerable to economic and credit risk. These portfolios primarily invest in U.S. high-income debt securities where at least 65% or more of bond assets are not rated or are rated by a major agency such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's at the level of BB (considered speculative for taxable bonds) and below. 
  Investment Risks
High-Yield Bond Funds: Funds that invest in lower-rated debt securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds) involve additional risk because of the lower credit quality of the securities in the portfolio. There are risks associated with the possibility of a higher level of volatility and increased risk of default.
  Portfolio Profile
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Bullet U.S. Stocks U.S. Stocks 0.1
Bullet Non-U.S. Stocks Non-U.S. Stocks 0.5
Bullet Bonds Bonds 91.6
Bullet Cash Cash 6.3
Bullet Other Other 1.6
Asset Allocation Rescaled Graph
Data through 2024-09-30
Morningstar Fixed-Income Sectors
% Fund
Government 0.02
Corporate 93.33
Securitized 0.10
Municipal 0.00
Cash & Equivalents 5.70
Derivative 0.86
Data through 2024-09-30
Credit Analysis
% Bonds
AAA 3.06
AA 0.00
A 0.00
BBB 2.36
BB 36.83
B 46.38
Below B 7.22
Not Rated 4.15
Data through 2024-09-30
Credit Analysis Graph
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 5
Total Number of Bond Holdings 206
% of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 16.63
Turnover % (as of 2023-12-31) 40.00
30 Day SEC Yield % 5.76
Top Holdings
Maturity
Date 		Shares
 Value
$000 		% of Net
Assets
Dreyfus Government Cash Mgmt Instl --- 1,350 1,350 4.73
Pioneer ILS Interval --- 71 690 2.42
CCO Holdings, LLC/ CCO Holdings Capital Corp. 4.5% 2033-06-01 744 632 2.21
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 8.625% 2031-06-01 310 311 1.09
Olympus Water US Holding Corp. 9.75% 2028-11-15 285 304 1.07
Mativ Holdings Inc 6.875% 2026-10-01 304 304 1.06
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V. 5.125% 2029-05-09 305 303 1.06
Trinity Industries, Inc. 7.75% 2028-07-15 274 288 1.01
U S Acute Care Solutions LLC 9.75% 2029-05-15 273 283 0.99
Tronox Incorporated 4.625% 2029-03-15 302 282 0.99
Data through 2024-09-30
  Principal Risks   
Lending, Credit and Counterparty, Extension, Prepayment (Call), Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, High Portfolio Turnover, Interest Rate, Market/Market Volatility, Convertible Securities, Equity Securities, High-Yield Securities, Industry and Sector Investing, Inverse Floaters, Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities, Municipal Obligations, Leases, and AMT-Subject Bonds, Other, Preferred Stocks, Restricted/Illiquid Securities, Underlying Fund/Fund of Funds, Warrants, U.S. Government Obligations, Derivatives, Leverage, Pricing, Socially Conscious, Increase in Expenses, Shareholder Activity, Amortized Cost, China Region, Credit Default Swaps, Forwards, Management, Zero-Coupon Bond
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  Other Information
Inception Date: 2001-05-01
Portfolio Manager(s)
Kenneth J. Monaghan   (2019-10-01)
Kenneth J. Monaghan is Managing Director, Co-Director of High Yield, and Portfolio Manager at Amundi Pioneer. Based in Durham, he is a Portfolio Manager on US high yield and global high yield strategies. Ken is also Co-Director of a team of portfolio managers who specialize in identifying and capitalizing on high yield and bank loan opportunities globally. The team also provides insight and recommendations for a number of multi-sector fixed income strategies managed by the US fixed income team. Prior to joining Amundi Pioneer in 2014, Ken was at Rogge Global Partners where he was Partner and Portfolio Manager responsible for US high yield and was an integral part of Rogge’s global high yield strategy; he also ran Rogge’s New York office. He joined Rogge in 2008 from ING Investment Management where he was Managing Director and Portfolio Manager responsible for US high yield. Ken brought ING’s institutional US high yield strategy to Rogge. He co-founded the strategy in 1996 at a predecessor organization to ING and was co-portfolio manager of the strategy from its inception and the sole senior portfolio manager of the strategy from 2007 through June 2014 when he left Rogge. Prior to becoming a portfolio manager, Ken spent 13 years at Salomon Brothers starting as a high yield analyst eventually heading Salomon’s high yield research effort in New York. He subsequently spent five years in London as head of Salomon’s London credit research team and upon his return to New York in 1991 launched Salomon’s nascent distressed credit effort. He spent his final years at Salomon as a Director of Institutional Sales. He began his career as a credit analyst at Lord, Abbett & Co. Ken is a graduate of Colgate University and holds both a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from New York University.
Matthew Shulkin   (2017-10-01)
Mr. Shulkin, a Senior Vice President, joined Amundi US in 2013 as a member of the U.S. fixed income team and has twenty years of investment experience. Prior to joining Amundi US, Mr. Shulkin spent five years at Mast Capital Management as an analyst focusing on the paper and forest products, packaging and homebuilding sectors. Previously, Mr. Shulkin was a credit analyst at Tisbury Capital and a member of the high yield team at Putnam Investments. Mr. Shulkin has served as a portfolio manager of the portfolio since 2017. Matt earned his B.A. from Cornell University in 1996, and his M.B.A. from The Wharton School in 2003. He is a CFA® charterholder.
Andrew Feltus   (2007-04-02)
ANDREW D. FELTUS, CFA MANAGING DIRECTOR CO-DIRECTOR OF HIGH YIELD, PORTFOLIO MANAGER Joined Amundi Pioneer: 1994 Investment Experience Since: 1991 Andrew Feltus is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, and Co-Director of the Amundi Pioneer High Yield team based in Boston. In addition to his role as a Portfolio Manager on U.S. high yield, global high yield, and multisector portfolios, Andrew co-leads a team of portfolio managers who specialize in identifying and capitalizing on high yield and bank loan opportunities globally. The team also provides insight and recommendations for a number of multisector fixed income strategies managed by the U.S. fixed income team. Andrew has been actively managing fixed income portfolios since 1994. He has extensive experience managing a wide range of debt securities globally, including emerging markets and foreign exchange. His experience includes analyzing and managing derivatives since 1992. Andrew joined Amundi Pioneer as a Fixed Income Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 2001. Prior to joining Amundi Pioneer, he worked on the bond desk at Massachusetts Financial Services. He holds a B.A. in quantitative economics and philosophy from Tufts University. He is a CFA® charterholder.
Investment Advisor(s)
Amundi Asset Management US, Inc.
Issuer
Amundi US
Subadvisor(s)
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