# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000787836
**File Stem:** 0000869392-23-000248
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 3919
**Document Hash:** a91a840a89621233db4494dae88cb36e
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000869392-23-000248.hdr.sgml**: 20230222

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000869392-23-000248

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 24F-2NT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221130

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230222

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230222

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230222

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM HIGH YIELD FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000787836
- **IRS NUMBER:** 066290063
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1130

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 24F-2NT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-02710
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23651023

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02110
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 6172921000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 FEDERAL STREET
- **CITY:** BOSTON
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 02110

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM HIGH YIELD ADVANTAGE FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920716

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM HIGH YIELD TRUST II
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PUTNAM HIGH YIELD FUND (Series ID: S000005762)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name      | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class Y Shares  | nan           | C000015835 |
| Class A Shares  | PHYIX         | C000015836 |
| Class B Shares  | PHYBX         | C000015837 |
| Class M Shares  | PHYMX         | C000015838 |
| Class C         | nan           | C000049232 |
| Class R         | nan           | C000049233 |
| Class R6 Shares | nan           | C000202776 |

---

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PUTNAM HIGH YIELD FUND (Series ID: S000005762)

| Class ID   | Class Name      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000015835 | Class Y Shares  |  |
| C000015836 | Class A Shares  | PHYIX           |
| C000015837 | Class B Shares  | PHYBX           |
| C000015838 | Class M Shares  | PHYMX           |
| C000049232 | Class C         |  |
| C000049233 | Class R         |  |
| C000202776 | Class R6 Shares |  |

## FORM 24F-2NT: Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2

### 24F-2NT: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0000787836

**Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?:** LIVE

**Filer Investment Company Type:** N-1A

### 24F-2NT: Annual Filing Information

**1. Name and address of issuer:**

- **Name of Issuer:** PUTNAM HIGH YIELD FUND

- **Address:** One Hundred Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110

**2. The Name and EDGAR Identifier of each series or class of securities for which this Form is filed:**

- [ ] Check box if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of the issuer.

**3. Investment Company Act File Number:** 811-04616

   **Securities Act File Number:** 033-02710

**4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:** 11/30/2022

**4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late:** [ ]

**4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form:** [ ]

**5. Calculation of registration fee:**

- **(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:** $413997182.00

- **(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year:** $474171222.00

- **(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during any prior fiscal year:** $2070679990.00

- **(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]:** $2544851212.00

- **(v) Net sales:** $0.00

- **(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years:** $-2130854030.00

- **(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee:** 0.0001102

- **(viii) Registration fee due:** $0.00

- **8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due:** $0.00

**Signatures**

**Name and Title:** Janet C. Smith Principal Accounting Officer

**Date:** 02/22/2023

**Signature:** Janet C. Smith