November
17, 2008
VIA
EDGAR
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Office
of
Registration and Reports
100
F
Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Re:
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Pioneer
Family of Mutual Funds
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(Each
Registrant listed on Attachment A hereto)
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Members
of the Commission:
In
accordance with Rule 17g-1(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each of
the
registrants listed on Attachment A hereby files the following documents with
the
Commission:
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1.
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Bond
No. 87002108B (the “Bond”) issued by the ICI Mutual Insurance Company of
Burlington, Vermont in the amount of $42,000,000
(EXHIBIT 99-1);
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2.
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A
certified copy of resolutions adopted by a majority of the Boards
of
Trustees who are not “interested persons” of each of the registrants, at
meetings held on July 14, 2008 and July 15, 2008, respectively, approving
the amount, type, form and coverage of the Bond and the portion of
the
premium to be paid by each Registrant
(EXHIBIT 99-2);
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3.
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A
statement showing the amount of the single insured bond which each
registrant would have provided and maintained had it not been named
as an
insured under a joint insured bond based on its gross assets as of
April
30, 2008
(EXHIBIT 99-3);
and
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4.
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A
copy of the Fidelity Bond Premium and Coverage Allocation Agreement,
effective as of August 1, 2008, by and among the joint insureds under
the
Bond
(EXHIBIT 99-4)
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Pioneer
Investment Management, Inc.
60
State Street
Boston,
MA 02109-1820
Telephone:
617-742-7825
“Member
of the UniCredit Banking Group, Register of Banking Groups.”
Securities
and Exchange Commission
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Two
November
17, 2008
The
Bond
provides total fidelity coverage of $42,000,000 for 40 registrants associated
with Pioneer Investment Management USA Inc.
The
premium associated with coverage under the Bond has been paid for the period
from July 31, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
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
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CC:
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Dorothy
E. Bourassa
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Terrence
J. Cullen
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Roger
Joseph, Esq.
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Toby
Serkin, Esq.
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Attachment
A
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Registrant
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Investment
Company Act
Registration
Number
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1
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Pioneer
Bond Fund
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811-02864
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2
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Pioneer
Diversified High Income Trust
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811-22014
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3
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Pioneer
Emerging Markets Fund
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811-08448
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4
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Pioneer
Equity Income Fund
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811-08657
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5
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Pioneer
Equity Opportunity Fund
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811-21623
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6
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Pioneer
Floating Rate Trust
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811-21654
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7
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Pioneer
Fund
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811-01466
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8
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Pioneer
Fundamental Growth Fund
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811-21108
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9
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Pioneer
Growth Shares
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811-01604
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10
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Pioneer
High Income Trust
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811-21043
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11
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Pioneer
High Yield Fund
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811-09685
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12
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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
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811-21569
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13
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Pioneer
Independence Fund
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811-08547
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14
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Pioneer
Interest Shares
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811-02239
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15
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Pioneer
International Equity Fund
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811-07733
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16
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Pioneer
Mid Cap Growth Fund
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811-03564
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17
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Pioneer
Mid Cap Value Fund
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811-06106
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18
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Pioneer
Money Market Trust, a series fund consisting
of:
Pioneer
Cash Reserves Fund
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811-05099
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19
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Pioneer
Municipal High Income Trust
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811-21321
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20
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Pioneer
Municipal High Income Advantage Trust
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811-21409
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21
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Pioneer
Protected Principal Trust, as series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Protected Principal Plus Fund
Pioneer
Protected Principal Plus Fund II
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811-21163
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22
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Pioneer
Real Estate Shares
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811-07870
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23
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Pioneer
Research Fund
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811-09585
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24
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Pioneer
Select Growth Fund
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811-21452
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25
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Pioneer
Series Trust I, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth Fund
Pioneer
Oak Ridge Small Cap Growth Fund
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811-21425
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26
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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
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811-21460
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27
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Pioneer
Series Trust III, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Cullen Value Fund
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811-21664
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28
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Pioneer
Series Trust IV, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Classic Balanced Fund
Pioneer
Government Income Fund
Pioneer
Institutional Money Market Fund
Pioneer
Treasury Reserves Fund
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811-21781
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29
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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
Research Growth Fund
Pioneer
Research Value Fund
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811-21823
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30
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Pioneer
Series Trust VI, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Floating Rate Fund
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811-21978
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31
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Pioneer
Series Trust VII, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Global Aggregate Bond Fund
Pioneer
Global Diversified Equity Fund
Pioneer
Global High Yield Fund
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811-10395
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32
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Pioneer
Series Trust VIII, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
International Value Fund
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811-07318
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33
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Pioneer
Series Trust IX, a series trust consisting of:
Pioneer
Europe Select Equity Fund
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811-06151
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34
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Pioneer
Short Term Income Fund
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811-21558
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35
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Pioneer
Small Cap Value Fund
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811-07985
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36
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Pioneer
Strategic Income Fund
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811-09223
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37
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Pioneer
Municipal and Equity Income Trust
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811-21448
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38
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Pioneer
Tax Free Income Fund
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811-02704
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39
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Pioneer
Value Fund
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811-01835
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40
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Pioneer
Variable Contracts Trust, a series trust consisting of:
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811-08786
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Pioneer
Bond VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Cullen Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Emerging Markets VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Equity Income VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Independence VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Fund VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Global High Yield VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Growth Opportunities VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
High Yield VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Aggressive Allocation VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Growth Allocation VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Ibbotson Moderate Allocation VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
International Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Mid Cap Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Money Market VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Oak Ridge Large Cap Growth VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Real Estate Shares VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Small Cap Value VCT Portfolio
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Pioneer
Strategic Income VCT Portfolio
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