Unassociated Document


September 8, 2008

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Registration and Reports
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
Re:
Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds
(Each Registrant listed on Attachment A hereto) 

Members of the Commission:

In accordance with Rule 17g-1(g)(1) (the “Rule”) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each of the registrants listed on Attachment A hereby files the attached Amendment (Rider 16) to Bond No. 87002107B (the “Bond”) (Exhibit 99-1) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).

The sole purpose of this filing is to reflect the deletion of Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc. as a named insured under the Bond. As a result, no documentation other than the attached Amendment (Rider 16) is required to be filed pursuant to the Rule. The remaining documents referred to in the Rule were filed with Commission on October 18, 2007 when the Bond was filed.

Please contact me at 617/517-8996 should you have any questions or require additional information.

Very truly yours,

/s/Carol B. Hannigan             
Carol B. Hannigan
Fund Governance Director


Enclosures

CC:     Dorothy E. Bourassa
    Terrence J. Cullen
 

Attachment A

 
Registrant
Investment Company Act Registration Number  
 
Pioneer Bond Fund
811-02864
 
Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust
811-22014
 
Pioneer Emerging Markets Fund
811-08448
 
Pioneer Equity Income Fund
811-08657
 
Pioneer Equity Opportunity Fund
811-21623
 
Pioneer Floating Rate Trust
811-21654
 
Pioneer Fund
811-01466
 
Pioneer Fundamental Growth Fund
811-21108
 
Pioneer Growth Shares
811-01604
 
Pioneer High Income Trust
811-21043
 
Pioneer High Yield Fund
811-09685
 
Pioneer Ibbotson Asset Allocation Series, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Ibbotson Aggressive Allocation Fund
Pioneer Ibbotson Conservative Allocation Fund
Pioneer Ibbotson Growth Allocation Fund
Pioneer Ibbotson Moderate Allocation Fund
811-21569
 
Pioneer Independence Fund
811-08547
 
Pioneer Interest Shares
811-02239
 
Pioneer International Equity Fund
811-07733
 
Pioneer Mid Cap Growth Fund
811-03564
 
Pioneer Mid Cap Value Fund
811-06106
 
Pioneer Money Market Trust, a series fund
consisting of:
Pioneer Cash Reserves Fund
811-05099
 
Pioneer Municipal  & Equity Income Trust
formerly Pioneer Tax Advantaged Balanced Trust
811-21448
 
Pioneer Municipal High Income Trust
811-21321
 
Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Trust
811-21409
 
Pioneer Protected Principal Trust, as series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Protected Principal Plus Fund
Pioneer Protected Principal Plus Fund II
811-21163
 
Pioneer Real Estate Shares
811-07870
 
Pioneer Research Fund
811-09585
 
Pioneer Select Growth Fund (formerly known as Pioneer Select Equity Fund)
811-21452
 
Pioneer Select Value Fund
811-21530
 
 
 
Pioneer Series Trust I, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
811-21425
 
Pioneer Series Trust II, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Am Pac Growth Fund
Pioneer AMT Free CA Municipal Bond Fund
Pioneer AMT Free Municipal Fund
Pioneer Growth Leaders Fund
Pioneer Growth Opportunities Fund
Pioneer Small and Mid Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer Tax Free Money Market Fund
811-21460
 
Pioneer Series Trust III, a series trust consisting of:
811-21664
 
Pioneer Cullen Value Fund
  
 
Pioneer Series Trust IV, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Classic Balanced Fund
Pioneer Government Income Fund
Pioneer Institutional Money Market Fund
Pioneer International Core Equity Fund
Pioneer Treasury Reserves Fund
811-21781
 
Pioneer Series Trust V, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Global Select Equity Fund
Pioneer High Income Municipal Fund
Pioneer Oak Ridge All Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer Select Research Growth Fund
Pioneer Select Research Value Fund
811-21823
 
Pioneer Series Trust VI, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund
811-21978
 
Pioneer Series Trust VII, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Global High Yield Fund
811-10395
 
Pioneer Series Trust VIII, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer International Value Fund
811-07318
 
Pioneer Series Trust IX, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer Europe Select Equity Fund
811-06151
 
Pioneer Short Term Income Fund
811-21558
 
Pioneer Small Cap Value Fund
811-07985
 
Pioneer Strategic Income Fund
811-09223
 
Pioneer Tax Free Income Fund
811-02704
 
Pioneer Value Fund
811-01835
 
Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust, a series trust consisting of:
811-08786
 
Pioneer America Income VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Bond VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Core Bond VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Cullen Value VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Emerging Markets VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Equity Income VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Equity Opportunity VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Global High Yield VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Growth Opportunities VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Growth Shares VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer High Yield VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Ibbotson Aggressive Allocation VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Ibbotson Growth Allocation VCT Portfolio
  
 
 
 
Pioneer Ibbotson Moderate Allocation VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer International Value VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Mid Cap Value VCT Portfolio
 
 
Pioneer Money Market VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Small and Mid Cap Growth VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Small Cap Value VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Strategic Income VCT Portfolio
  
 
Pioneer Value VCT Portfolio