# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000787836
**File Stem:** 0001021408-25-001911
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 9082
**Document Hash:** 7feb296d4cff2622e0fffcd5e36cbfd4
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001021408-25-001911.hdr.sgml**: 20250815

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001021408-25-001911

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-PX

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250630

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250815

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250815

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250815

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PUTNAM HIGH YIELD FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000787836

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 066290063
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1130

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-PX
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-04616
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251223818

**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

## FORM N-PX
### ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD

## N-PX: Filer Information

**Filer CIK:** 0000787836

**Date of Report:** 06/30/2025

**Are you a Registered Management Investment Company or an Institutional Manager?:** Registered Management Investment Company

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

**Is this an electronic copy of an official filing submitted in paper format?:** [ ]

### Submission Contact Information
_Not provided in this filing._

### Notification Information
**Notify via Filing Website only?:** [ ]

## N-PX: Cover Page

**Name of reporting person:** Putnam High Yield Fund

**Address:** 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110

**Telephone number:** 617-292-1000

**Name of agent for service:** Stephen J. Tate

**Agent Address:** 100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110

**Reporting Period:** Report for the year ended 06/30/2025

**SEC File Number:** 811-04616

**CRD Number (if any):** —

**Other SEC File Number (if any):** —

**LEI (if any):** 11NLY04Z5B03ML7T7342

**Report Type (check only one):**

Institutional Manager.

- [ ] Institutional Manager Voting Report

- [ ] Institutional Manager Notice Report

- [ ] Institutional Manager Combination Report

Registered Management Investment Company.

- [x] Fund Voting Report

- [ ] Fund Notice Report

**Do you wish to provide explanatory information pursuant to Special Instruction B.4?:**

- [x] No

- [ ] Yes

**Additional information:** —

## N-PX: Summary - Included Managers

**Number of Included Institutional Managers:** 0

**Included Institutional Managers:** —

## FORM N-PX PROXY VOTING RECORD

| NAME OF ISSUER         | CUSIP     | MEETING DATE   | VOTE DESCRIPTION                                                                  | VOTE CATEGORY      |   SHARES VOTED |   SHARES ON LOAN | HOW VOTED   |   SHARES VOTED FOR OR AGAINST MANAGEMENT | FOR OR AGAINST MANAGEMENT   | OTHER INFO   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|---:|:---|---:|:---|:---|
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Patrick Dovigi                                                     | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Dino Chiesa                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Violet Konkle                                                      | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Arun Nayar                                                         | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Paolo Notarnicola                                                  | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Ven Poole                                                          | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Jessica McDonald                                                   | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Elect Director Sandra Levy                                                        | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Approve KPMG LLP as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration        | AUDIT-RELATED      |          26825 |                0 | FOR         |                                    26825 | FOR                         |  |
| GFL Environmental Inc. | 36168Q104 | 05/14/2025     | Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation Approach                                  | COMPENSATION       |          26825 |                0 | AGAINST     |                                    26825 | AGAINST                     |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Torstein Hagen                                                     | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | AGAINST     |                                    71600 | AGAINST                     |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Richard Fear                                                       | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Morten Garman                                                      | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Paul Hackwell                                                      | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Karine Hagen                                                       | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Tore Myrholt                                                       | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Pat Naccarato                                                      | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Director Jack Weingart                                                      | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Elect Torstein Hagen as Board Chairman                                            | DIRECTOR ELECTIONS |          71600 |                0 | AGAINST     |                                    71600 | AGAINST                     |  |
| Viking Holdings Ltd    | G93A5A101 | 05/15/2025     | Approve Ernst  Young AS as Auditors and Authorize Board to Fix Their Remuneration | AUDIT-RELATED      |          71600 |                0 | FOR         |                                    71600 | FOR                         |  |

## N-PX: Signature Block

**Reporting Person:** Putnam High Yield Fund

**By (Signature):** Stephen J. Tate

**By (Printed Signature):** Stephen J. Tate

**By (Title):** Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

**Date:** 08/15/2025