SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO APPENDIX A OF THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES LISTED ON APPENDIX A AND BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. Dated: July 1, 2001

                              SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO
                                   APPENDIX A
                           OF THE CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
                                    BETWEEN
                 THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES LISTED ON APPENDIX A
                                      AND
                         BROWN BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO.
                              Dated:  July 1, 2001


Reference is hereby made to the Custodian Agreement currently in full force and
effect between Brown Brothers Xxxxxxxx & Co. (the "Custodian") and each of the
investment companies listed on Appendix A thereto, including each of the
investment companies (or series thereof) listed below (each a "Fund").  Each
Fund has established a wholly owned subsidiary organized a Delaware corporation
(each, the "Company") for the purpose of effecting the holding of certain
portfolio investments, for which it desires a separate custody account.  Each
Company is set forth below next to its respective Fund.

FUND                                         COMPANY
Pioneer Global High Yield Fund               Blaze Holding GHYDF, Inc.
Pioneer High Yield Fund                      Blaze Holding HYDF, Inc.
Pioneer High Yield VCT Portfolio             Blaze Holding VICHYDF, Inc.
Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust        Blaze Holding PDHIT, Inc.
Pioneer High Income Trust                    Blaze Holding HINCT, Inc.

Pursuant to the terms of the Custodian Agreement, each Fund, each Company and
the Custodian agree that the Custodian shall serve as custodian for each
Company's assets in accordance with the terms of the Custodian Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Second Supplement
to Appendix A to be executed in its name and on its behalf.


PIONEER SERIES TRUST VII, on behalf of its     BLAZE HOLDING GHYDF, INC.
series PIONEER GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FUND
PIONEER HIGH YIELD FUND                        BLAZE HOLDING HYDF, INC.
PIONEER VARIABLE CONTRACTS TRUST, on behalf    BLAZE HOLDING VICHYDF, INC.
of its series PIONEER HIGH YIELD VCT PORTFOLIO
PIONEER DIVERSIFIED HIGH INCOME TRUST          BLAZE HOLDING PDHIT, INC.
PIONEER HIGH INCOME TRUST                      BLAZE HOLDING HINCT, INC.

/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary           /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
By:                                            By:
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary         Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
                                               Secretary


BROWN BROTHERS XXXXXXXX & CO.

/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
By:
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx

Dated:     March 3, 2011