The High Yield Income Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number:   811-05296
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter:   The High Yield Income Fund, Inc.
Address of principal executive offices:   Gateway Center 3,
  100 Mulberry Street,
  Newark, New Jersey 07102
Name and address of agent for service:   Deborah A. Docs
  Gateway Center 3,
  100 Mulberry Street,
  Newark, New Jersey 07102
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   973-367-7521
Date of fiscal year end:   8/31/2006
Date of reporting period:   5/31/2006


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


THE HIGH YIELD INCOME FUND, INC.

Schedule of Investments

May 31, 2006 (Unaudited)

 

     Moody’s
Rating
  Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
   Principal
Amount (000)
    Value

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS    132.2%

           

CORPORATE BONDS    128.7%

           

Aerospace/Defense    3.7%

           

Argo-Tech Corp., Sr. Notes

   B3   9.25 %   6/1/11    $ 55                $ 57,750

BE Aerospace, Inc., Sr. Sub Notes, Ser. B

   B3   8.875     5/1/11      235       244,400

DRS Technologies, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   B3   7.625     2/1/18      150       151,500

Esterline Technologies Corp., Sr. Sub Notes

   B1   7.75     6/15/13      300       307,500

K&F Acquisition, Inc.,

           

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   7.75     11/15/14      150       152,250

L-3 Communications Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   7.625     6/15/12      500       510,000

Moog, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.25     1/15/15      300       287,250

Sequa Corp., Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   B1   8.875     4/1/08      300       312,750

Standard Aerospace Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   8.25     9/1/14      125       110,000

TransDigm, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.375     7/15/11      180       191,250
               
              2,324,650
               

Airlines    0.9%

           

AMR Corp.,

           

Deb.

   Caa2   10.00     4/15/21      125       114,063

M.T.N., Ser. B

   CCC(d)   10.40     3/10/11      100       94,750

Continental Airlines, Inc.,

           

Pass thru Certs., Ser. D

   B3   7.568     12/1/06      300       299,203

Pass-thru Certs., Ser. 1998-1, Class B

   Ba2   6.748     3/15/17      88       82,303
               
              590,319
               

Automotive    8.9%

           

ArvinMeritor, Inc., Notes

   Ba2   8.75     3/1/12      250       251,250

Ford Motor Credit Co., Notes

   Ba2   7.875     6/15/10      1,405       1,296,289

General Motors Nova Scotia Finance Co., Gtd. Notes

   B3   6.85     10/15/08      225       202,500

General Motors Acceptance Corp.,

           

Notes

   Ba1   6.125     9/15/06      500       498,237

Notes

   Ba1   6.875     9/15/11      450       422,739

Notes

   Ba1   6.875     8/28/12      950       883,056

Notes

   Ba1   6.75     12/1/14      435       394,876

Notes

   B3   7.20     1/15/11      180       151,200

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Sr. Notes

   B3   9.00     7/1/15      150       152,625

Lear Corp., Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   B3   8.11     5/15/09      390       380,250

Tenneco Automotive, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.625     11/15/14      100       100,500


TRW Automotive, Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   9.375    2/15/13                276     297,390

Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   11.00    2/15/13    50     55,375

Visteon Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   8.25    8/1/10    365     339,450

Sr. Notes

   B3   7.00    3/10/14    290     239,975
              
                 5,665,712
              

Banking    0.7%

            

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan),

    Notes (cost $101,750; purchased 10/22/04)

   Baa1       8.125    10/7/09    100 (c)(g)(h)   103,875

Kazkommerts International BV (Netherlands),

            

Gtd. Notes

   Baa1   8.50    4/16/13    205 (c)(h)   214,225

Notes

   Baa1   7.00    11/3/09    105 (c)(h)   105,000
              
             423,100
              

Building Materials    2.7%

            

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Ba1   8.625    5/15/11    110     114,675

D.R. Horton, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Baa3   8.00    2/1/09    375     391,126

Dycom Industries Inc., Notes

   Ba3   8.125    10/15/15    175     178,500

Goodman Global Holdings Co., Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B2   7.491    6/15/12    125 (i)   126,563

Sr. Notes

   B3   7.875    12/15/12    75     73,500

K Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Ba1   7.50    5/15/16    170     163,168

KB HOME,

            

Notes

   Ba1   6.375    8/15/11    150     145,437

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba2   8.625    12/15/08    160     167,576

Nortek, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   8.50    9/1/14    350     351,750
              
             1,712,295
              

Cable    3.9%

            

Cablevision Systems Corp., Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   B3   8.00    4/15/12    50     49,500

Callahan Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany), Sr. Disc. Notes

   NR   16.00    7/15/10    500 (a)(c)(f)   5

Charter Communications Holdings I LLC,

            

Gtd. Notes

   Cae   11.125    1/15/14    198     125,235

Gtd. Notes

   Cae   10.00    5/15/14    99     60,390

Gtd. Notes

   Ca   11.75    5/15/14    500     315,000

Sec’d. Notes

   Caa3   11.00    10/1/15    400     344,000

Charter Communications Holdings II LLC,

            

Sr. Notes

   Caa1   10.25    9/15/10    250 (h)   248,750

Sr. Notes

   Caa1   10.25    9/15/10    325     324,188

Charter Communications Operating LLC,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ca   10.75    10/1/09    100     77,500

Sr. Notes

   B2   8.375    4/30/14    100 (h)   99,750

CSC Holdings, Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   B2   7.625    4/1/11    25     25,125

Deb.

   B2   7.625    7/15/18    100     99,500

Deb.

   B2   7.875    2/15/18    50     50,375

Sr. Notes,

   B2   7.875    12/15/07    350     356,125

Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   B2   8.125    7/15/09    100     102,500

Deb.

   B2   8.125    8/15/09    100     102,500

Videotron Ltée, Notes

   Ba3   6.375          12/15/15          100     94,000
              
             2,474,443
              


Capital Goods    8.5%

            

ALH Finance LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.50    1/15/13                160     156,800

Allied Waste North America, Inc.,

            

Sec’d. Notes, Ser. B

   B2   5.75    2/15/11    450     425,250

Sr. Notes

   B2   7.25    3/15/15    95     92,981

Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   B2   8.50    12/1/08    135     141,581

Gtd. Notes, Ser. B

   B2   9.25    9/1/12    167     178,064

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, Sr. Notes

   Ba3   7.625    5/15/14    180 (h)   180,900

Blount, Inc., Sr. Sub Notes

   B2   8.875    8/1/12    425     437,749

Case New Holland, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Ba3   9.25    8/1/11    200     212,500

Columbus McKinnon Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.875    11/1/13    160     164,400

Hertz Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B1   8.875    1/1/14    500 (h)   520,000

Sr. Notes

   B3   10.50    1/1/16    300 (h)   324,750

Invensys PLC, Sr. Notes (United Kingdom)

   B3   9.875    3/15/11    95 (c)(h)       103,075

Johnson Diversey, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Caa1       9.625    5/15/12    75     75,750

Manitowoc Co., Inc., (The), Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   10.50    8/1/12    260     283,400

Mueller Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   10.00    5/1/12    90     98,325

Rexnord Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   10.125    12/15/12    225     249,750

Stena AB (Sweden),

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   9.625    12/1/12    175 (c)   187,688

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   7.50    11/1/13    275 (c)   268,125

Terex Corp.,

            

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   9.25    7/15/11    50     52,875

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   7.375    1/15/14    275     275,688

Sr. Sub. Notes, Ser. B

   Caa1   10.375    4/1/11    240     252,900

United Rentals North America, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   7.75    11/15/13    400     392,000

Valmont Industries, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   6.875    5/1/14    350     345,625
              
                 5,420,176
              

Chemicals    7.3%

            

BCI Finance Corp., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B3   10.577    7/15/10    285 (h)(i)   290,700

Equistar Chemical Funding LP,

            

Notes

   B2   10.125    9/1/08    215     228,975

Sr. Notes

   B2   10.625    5/1/11    85     92,013

Huntsman LLC, Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   11.625          10/15/10          611     678,210

Huntsman International LLC,

            

Gtd. Notes

   B2   9.875    3/1/09    680     708,900

Gtd. Notes

   B3   10.125    7/1/09    42     42,735

IMC Global, Inc.,

            

Debs.

   B1   6.875    7/15/07    300     301,500

Gtd. Notes, Ser. B

   Ba3   10.875    6/1/08    100     107,500

Gtd. Notes, Ser. B

   Ba3   11.25    6/1/11    300     316,875

Ineos Group Holdings PLC (Great Britain), Notes

   B2   8.50    2/15/16    100 (h)   93,500


Koppers, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B1   9.875    10/15/13                236     259,600

Lyondell Chemical Co.,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B1   9.50    12/15/08    496     515,220

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B1   10.50    6/1/13    224     250,880

Nalco Co.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B2   7.75    11/15/11    140     140,350

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   8.875    11/15/13    235     241,756

Rhodia SA (France),

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   10.25    6/1/10    91 (c)   99,986

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   8.875    6/1/11    113 (c)   114,130

Rockwood Specialties, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   10.625    5/15/11    110     118,800
              
                 4,601,630
              

Consumer    1.6%

            

Levi Strauss & Co.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   12.25          12/15/12          200     224,999

Sr. Notes

   B3   8.875    4/1/16    75 (h)   73,688

Mac-Gray Corp., Sr. Notes

   B1   7.625    8/15/15    150     153,000

Playtex Products, Inc.,

            

Sec’d Notes

   B2   8.00    3/1/11    25     26,313

Gtd. Notes

   Caa1       9.375    6/1/11    325     338,812

Service Corp. International, Inc., Notes

   Ba3   6.50    3/15/08    125     124,688

Simmons Bedding Co., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   7.875    1/15/14    100     97,250
              
             1,038,750
              

Diversified Manufacturing    0.2%

            

Johnson Diversey Holdings, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes, Zero Coupon (until 5/15/07)

   Caa1   10.67    5/15/13    135     116,100
              

Electric    10.1%

            

AES Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B1   9.50    6/1/09    75     80,250

Sr. Notes

   B1   9.375    9/15/10    700     757,749

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   8.75    5/15/13    90 (h)   97,200

AES Eastern Energy LP,

            

Pass-Through Cert.,

            

Ser. 1999-A

   Ba1   9.00    1/2/17    207     228,003

Aquila, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B2   9.95    2/1/11    195     217,913

CMS Energy Corp., Sr. Notes

   B1   7.50    1/15/09    120     121,500

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,

            

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   B2   8.375    5/1/16    275 (h)   273,625

Deb.

   B2   7.125    5/15/18    50     44,500

Deb.

   B2   7.625    10/15/26    75     66,750

Sr. Notes

   B2   6.875    4/1/11    75     71,625

Edison Mission Energy,

            

Sr. Notes

   B1   7.73    6/15/09    275     280,500

Sr. Notes

   B1   7.75    6/15/16    225 (h)           222,750

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (Chile), Notes

   Ba1   8.35    8/1/13    670 (c)   729,359

Homer City Funding LLC, Sr. Notes

   Ba2   8.137    10/1/19    138     148,005


Midwest Generation LLC,

            

Pass-thru Certs., Ser. A

   B1   8.30    7/2/09    195 (f)   199,875

Pass-thru Certs., Ser. B

   B1   8.56    1/2/16    36     38,180

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   Ba3   8.75    5/1/34                325     347,750

Mirant North America LLC, Sr. Notes

   B1   7.375          12/31/13          360 (h)           355,500

Mission Energy Holdings Co., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B2   13.50    7/15/08    75     84,656

Nevada Power Co.,

            

Gen. Ref. Mtge., Notes, Ser. E

   Ba1   10.875    10/15/09    10     10,702

Gen. Ref. Mtge., Notes, Ser. I

   Ba1   6.50    4/15/12    130     130,538

NRG Energy, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B1   7.375    2/1/16    550     550,688

Orion Power Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B3   12.00    5/1/10    370     417,175

Reliant Resources, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B2   9.50    7/15/13    220     222,200

Sierra Pacific Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B1   8.625    3/15/14    95     102,332

Southern Energy Escrow

   NR   7.40    7/15/04    75     750

TECO Energy, Inc., Sr. Notes,

   Ba2   7.50    6/15/10    400     416,000

TXU Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba1   5.55    11/15/14    50     45,927

Sr. Notes, Ser. Q

   Ba1   6.50    11/15/24    150     135,259
              
                 6,397,261
              

Energy - Other    5.4%

            

Chesapeake Energy Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   Ba2         6.25    1/15/18    75     69,750

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   7.00    8/15/14    150     149,438

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.375    6/15/15    200     188,500

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.875    1/15/16    200     194,500

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.50    8/15/17    275 (h)   259,874

Compton Petroleum Corp., Gtd. Notes

   B2   7.625    12/1/13    100     97,500

Encore Acquisition Co., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   6.25    4/15/14    75     68,813

Forest Oil Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   8.00    6/15/08    100     102,125

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   8.00    12/15/11    95     98,563

Hanover Equipment Trust,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Ser. A

   B2   8.50    9/1/08    43     43,753

Sr. Sec’d. Notes, Ser. B

   B2   8.75    9/1/11    125     130,000

Houston Exploration Co., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   7.00    6/15/13    100     96,750

Kerr-McGee Corp., Sec’d. Notes

   Ba2   6.95    7/1/24    225     221,330

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Ba3   9.60    3/15/12    23     24,409

Newfield Exploration Co.,

            

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.625    4/15/16    400     380,999

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.625    9/1/14    75     71,813

Parker Drilling Co., Sr. Notes

   B2   9.625    10/1/13    450     493,874

Pioneer Natural Resource Co.,

            

Bonds

   Ba1   6.875    5/1/18    100     96,379

Sr. Notes

   Ba1   5.875    7/15/16    100     90,890


Pogo Producing Co., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   6.875    10/1/17                125     118,125

Premcor Refining Group, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Baa3       9.50    2/1/13    235     258,233

Pride International, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Ba2   7.375    7/15/14    125     127,813

Tesoro Corp., Sr. Notes

   Ba1   6.25    11/1/12    25 (h)           24,000
              
                 3,407,431
              

Foods    1.8%

            

Agrilink Foods, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   B3   11.875    11/1/08    21     21,394

Ahold Finance USA, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Ba1   8.25    7/15/10    75     78,563

Dean Foods Co., Gtd. Notes

   Ba2   7.00    6/1/16    100     98,000

Del Monte Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   8.625          12/15/12          100     104,250

Delhaize America, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Ba1   8.125    4/15/11    125     133,090

Dole Foods Co., Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   8.625    5/1/09    55     54,175

Sr. Notes

   B2   7.25    6/15/10    100     93,500

National Beef Packing Co., LLC, Sr. Notes

   B3   10.50    8/1/11    150     150,749

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Gtd. Notes

   Ba2   9.625    9/15/11    75     78,563

Smithfield Foods, Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   7.00    8/1/11    60     58,800

Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   Ba2   7.75    5/15/13    155     155,774

Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B1   8.125    6/15/12    100     99,250
              
             1,126,108
              

Gaming    8.6%

            

Aztar Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   7.875    6/15/14    285     304,594

Boyd Gaming Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   8.75    4/15/12    200     211,500

CCM Merger, Inc., Notes

   B3   8.00    8/1/13    275 (h)   264,000

Greektown Holdings, Sr. Notes

   B3   10.75    12/1/13    250 (h)   265,000

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   9.00    3/15/12    185     195,175

Kerzner International Ltd., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   6.75    10/1/15    300     316,500

Mandalay Resort Group,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   9.50    8/1/08    250     266,250

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   9.375    2/15/10    100     106,750

MGM Mirage, Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.875    4/1/16    225 (h)   216,000

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.00    10/1/09    325     320,531

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   9.75    6/1/07    480     496,200

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba2   6.625    7/15/15    180     171,000

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority,

            

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.375    7/15/09    100     98,375

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   8.375    7/1/11    850 (f)   888,250

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   8.00    4/1/12    175     179,375

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   7.125    8/15/14    50     48,750

Park Place Entertainment, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba1   8.125    5/15/11    85     90,525


Station Casinos, Inc.,

            

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.625    3/15/18                100     93,000

Notes

   Ba3   6.50    2/1/14    75     71,625

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.00    4/1/12    200     191,500

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.875    3/1/16    100 (h)   96,625

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Sec’d. Notes

   Caa1       8.50    6/1/15    340     333,200

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, First Mtge., Bonds

   B2   6.625    12/1/14    250     237,188
              
                 5,461,913
              

Health Care & Pharmaceutical    12.0%

            

Accellent, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Caa1   10.50    12/1/13    600     631,499

Alliance Imaging, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   7.25          12/15/12          100     89,750

Angiotech Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   7.75    4/1/14    175 (h)   174,563

Concentra Operating Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   9.50    8/15/10    275     289,094

Coventry Health Care, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Ba1   8.125    2/15/12    400     418,000

Elan Finance PLC (Ireland),

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   7.75    11/15/11    340 (c)   331,500

Sr. Notes

   B3   9.17    11/15/11    103 (c)(i)       104,288

Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust II, Gtd. Notes

   B1   7.875    2/1/08    500     510,000

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B3   10.25    6/1/14    150 (h)   149,813

HCA, Inc.,

            

Notes

   Ba2   6.25    2/15/13    100     95,188

Debs.

   Ba2   8.36    4/15/24    100     101,086

Debs.

   Ba2   7.50    11/15/95    150     126,105

Notes

   Ba2   6.75    7/15/13    300     293,126

Notes

   Ba2   7.50    11/6/33    350     326,580

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.75    6/15/14    225     227,531

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa3   8.75    2/15/12    165 (f)   163,350

MedQuest, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   11.875    8/15/12    50     44,938

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

   Ba1   6.375    8/15/15    200     193,000

Omnicare, Inc.,

            

Notes

   Ba3   6.875    12/15/15    100     97,000

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   6.125    6/1/13    125     118,125

Res-Care, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B1   7.75    10/15/13    300     300,750

Select Medical Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   7.625    2/1/15    125     111,563

Senior Housing Properties Trust, Sr. Notes

   Ba2   8.625    1/15/12    405     441,450

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Notes

   Caa1   11.00    1/15/14    550 (h)   588,499

Vanguard Health Holdings Co. II, LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   9.00    10/1/14    265     271,625

Ventas Realty LP,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.625    10/15/14    150     146,625

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.75    6/1/10    200     200,750

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   7.125    6/1/15    125     126,094

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   8.75    5/1/09    280     295,400

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   9.00    5/1/12    45     49,725

Warner Chilcott Corp., Gtd. Notes

   Caa1   8.75    2/1/15    615     613,462
              
             7,630,479
              


Lodging    3.6%

            

Felcor Lodging LP,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   8.83    6/1/11    125 (i)   128,906

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   8.50    6/1/11                225     240,750

Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   7.625    10/1/07    125     127,500

Gaylord Entertainment Co., Sr. Notes

   B3   8.00    11/15/13    100     102,000

Hilton Hotels Corp., Notes

   Ba2   7.625    12/1/12    75     78,226

Host Marriott LP,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.75    6/1/16    325 (h)   315,656

Sr. Notes

   Ba2   7.125    11/1/13    400     402,001

Sr. Notes, Ser. I

   Ba2   9.50    1/15/07    275     280,156

Sr. Notes, Ser. M

   Ba2   7.00    8/15/12    200     200,500

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia), Sr. Notes

   Ba1   8.00    5/15/10    175 (c)   184,292

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.,

            

Debs.

   Ba1   7.375    11/15/15    150     154,125

Sr. Notes

   Ba1   7.875    5/1/12    70     74,025
              
                 2,288,137
              

Media & Entertainment    9.6%

            

AMC Entertainment, Inc.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   B3   11.00    2/1/16    50 (h)   54,000

Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   8.625    8/15/12    275     283,250

Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.00    3/1/14    100     93,250

Cinemark, Inc., Sr. Disc. Notes

   Caa1       Zero    3/15/14    225     176,344

Dex Media, Inc., Notes

   B3   8.00          11/15/13          165     167,063

Dex Media East LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   12.125    11/15/12    406     457,764

Dex Media West LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   9.875    8/15/13    415     452,350

DirecTVHoldings LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba2   8.375    3/15/13    48     50,820

Echostar DBS Corp.,

            

Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   6.625    10/1/14    75     70,875

Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   7.125    2/1/16    250 (h)(i)       239,375

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   6.375    10/1/11    75     72,000

Gray Television, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3   9.25    12/15/11    285     299,963

Intrawest Corp. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B1   7.50    10/15/13    300 (c)   304,500

Medianews Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   6.875    10/1/13    200     188,000

Morris Publishing Group LLC, Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   7.00    8/1/13    65     61,831

New Skies Satellites NV (Netherlands), Sr. Notes

   B1   10.414    11/1/11    200 (c)(i)   206,500

PRIMEDIA, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B2   10.545    5/15/10    200 (i)   204,000

Quebecor Media Inc. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B2   7.75    3/15/16    160 (c)(h)   162,400

Rainbow National Services LLC,

            

Sr. Notes

   B2   8.75    9/1/12    125 (h)   132,500

Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   10.375    9/1/14    25 (h)   27,938


RH Donnelley Finance Corp.,

            

Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   10.875    12/15/12    200 (h)   220,000

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   8.875    1/15/16    600 (h)   602,999

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   8.75    12/15/11                165     171,600

Six Flags, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Caa1       9.625    6/1/14    100     98,750

Sun Media Corp. (Canada), Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   7.625    2/15/13    400 (c)   408,000

Universal City Florida Holdings Co., Sr. Notes

   B3   9.899    5/1/10    400 (i)   413,000

Vail Resorts, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   6.75    2/15/14    150     144,188

Vertis, Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   9.75    4/1/09    200     204,000

Sr. Notes, Ser. B

   Caa2   10.875    6/15/09    45     43,875

Warner Music Group, Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   7.375    4/15/14    50     49,500
              
                 6,060,635
              

Metal    7.0%

            

AK Steel Corp., Sr. Notes

   B1   7.75    6/15/12    175     172,375

Arch Western Finance LLC, Sr. Notes

   Ba3   6.75    7/1/13    275     266,750

Century Aluminum Co., Sr. Notes

   B1   7.50    8/15/14    100     103,000

Chaparral Steel Co., Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   B1   10.00    7/15/13    430     478,375

Earle M. Jorgensen Co., Sec’d. Notes

   Ba3   9.75    6/1/12    700     748,999

Foundation Coal Co., Gtd. Notes

   B1   7.25    8/1/14    200     201,000

Gerdau AmeriSteel Corp., Sr. Notes

   Ba2   10.375    7/15/11    500     541,250

Indalex Holding Corp., Sec’d. Notes

   B3   11.50    2/1/14    100 (h)   105,000

Ispat Inland ULC (Canada), Sec’d. Notes

   Baa3   9.75    4/1/14    290 (c)   324,438

Metals USA, Sec’d. Notes

   B3   11.125    12/1/15    372 (h)   414,780

Novelis, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B1   7.75    2/15/15    225 (c)(h)       214,875

Oregon Steel Mills, Inc., First Mtge. Notes

   Ba3   10.00    7/15/09    210     220,500

Ryerson Tull, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B2   8.25          12/15/11          135     135,338

United States Steel Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B1   10.75    8/1/08    100     108,500

Sr. Notes

   B1   9.75    5/15/10    400     430,000
              
             4,465,180
              

Non-Captive Financial    0.4%

            

Residential Capital Corp., Notes

   Baa3   6.375    6/30/10    250     246,783
              

Packaging    3.9%

            

Berry Plastics Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   10.75    7/15/12    275     298,375

Crown Americas, Sr. Notes

   B1   7.625    11/15/13    300 (h)   301,500

Graham Packaging Co., Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Caa1   8.50    10/15/12    200     202,000

Sr. Notes

   Caa2   9.875    10/15/14    250     255,000

Greif Brothers Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   8.875    8/1/12    480     506,400


Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B1   8.75    11/15/12                705     745,537

Silgan Holdings, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   6.75    11/15/13    175     172,813
              
                 2,481,625
              

Paper    4.1%

            

Abitibi Consolidated, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B1     8.375    4/1/15    475 (c)   453,625

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B2   8.71    10/1/10    400 (c)(i)       400,000

Bowater Canada Finance (Canada), Gtd. Notes

   B1   7.95          11/15/11          100 (c)   97,500

Cascades, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   Ba3   7.25    2/15/13    300 (c)   281,250

Catalyst Paper Corp., Gtd. Notes (Canada)

   B1   8.625    6/15/11    100     99,500

Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., Sec’d. Notes

   B2   9.75    3/15/10    300     303,750

Domtar, Inc., Notes

   B1   7.875    10/15/11    25     23,500

Graphic Packaging International Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B2   8.50    8/15/11    200     201,500

Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   9.50    8/15/13    125     125,625

Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Sr. Notes

   B2   8.25    10/1/12    90     84,600

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B2   7.75    11/15/13    130 (c)   101,400

Norampac, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.75    6/1/13    110 (c)   101,475

Norske Skog Ltd. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   B1   7.375    3/1/14    100     92,000

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.,

            

Sr. Notes

   B2   9.25    2/1/08    26     27,365

Sr. Notes

   B2   8.375    7/1/12    75     70,875

Tembec Industries, Inc. (Canada), Sr. Notes

   Ca   7.75    3/15/12    205 (c)   108,650
              
             2,572,615
              

Pipelines & Other    5.9%

            

Amerigas Partners LP, Sr. Notes

   B1   7.125    5/20/16    175     168,438

El Paso Corp., Sr. Notes

   Caa1       7.00    5/15/11    465     462,675

El Paso Production Holdings Co., Sr. Notes

   B3   7.75    6/1/13    525     535,499

Ferrellgas Partners LP,

            

Sr. Notes

   B2   8.75    6/15/12    100     102,000

Sr. Notes

   Ba3   6.75    5/1/14    50     47,875

Inergy LP,

            

Gtd. Notes

   B1   8.25    3/1/16    50     51,250

Sr. Notes

   B1   6.875    12/15/14    150     141,375

Pacific Energy Partners LP, Sr. Notes

   Ba2   7.125    6/15/14    100     99,750

Southern Natural Gas Co., Notes

   B1   8.875    3/15/10    250     264,648

Targa Resources, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B2   8.50    11/1/13    400 (h)   396,000

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.,

            

Deb.

   Ba2   7.00    3/15/27    215     216,549

Deb.

   Ba2   7.00    10/15/28    25     23,804

Deb.

   Ba2   7.625    4/1/37    295     297,903


Williams Companies, Inc. (The),

            

Deb.

   B1   7.50    1/15/31                100     99,500

Sr. Notes

   B1   7.125    9/1/11    200     204,000

Sr. Notes

   B1   7.75    6/15/31    100     101,750

Sr. Unsec’d. Notes

   B1   8.125    3/15/12    425     450,500

Notes

   B1   7.875    9/1/21    75     77,813
              
                 3,741,329
              

Restaurants    0.4%

            

Carrols Corp., Gtd. Notes

   B3   9.00    1/15/13    175     176,750

Dominos, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   8.25    7/1/11    73     75,190
              
             251,940
              

Retailers    3.4%

            

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   8.00    3/15/14    100     99,500

GSC Holdings,

            

Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   8.865    10/1/11    150 (h)(i)       155,250

Gtd. Notes

   Ba3   8.00    10/1/12    115 (h)   114,425

Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa2   8.50    8/1/14    125     116,250

Neiman Marcus Group, Gtd. Notes

   B3   10.375          10/15/15          350 (h)   368,374

Pantry, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3   7.75    2/15/14    175     176,094

Rite Aid Corp.,

            

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B2   8.125    5/1/10    245     246,838

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   B2   7.50    1/15/15    200     195,000

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B2   8.625    8/15/13    110     111,100

Steinway Musical Instruments, Sr. Notes

   Ba3   7.00    3/1/14    350 (h)   343,875

Stripes Acquisition LLC, Sr. Notes

   B2   10.625    12/15/13    200 (h)   217,000
              
             2,143,706
              

Technology    5.6%

            

Amkor Technology, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Caa1       7.125    3/15/11    75     68,438

Avago Technologies,

            

Sr. Notes

   B3   10.125    12/1/13    150 (h)   160,875

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa2   11.875    12/1/15    75 (h)   83,625

Flextronics International, Ltd. (Singapore), Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba2   6.25    11/15/14    200 (c)   190,000

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.,

            

Sr. Notes

   Ba1   6.875    7/15/11    175     176,750

Sr. Notes

   Ba1   7.125    7/15/14    25     25,500

Iron Mountain, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Caa1   8.625    4/1/13    175     179,813

Nortel Networks Ltd. (Canada), Notes

   B3   4.25    9/1/08    135 (c)   127,744

Sanmina-SCI Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1   8.125    3/1/16    200     200,500

Seagate Technology, Gtd. Notes

   Ba2   8.00    5/15/09    500     513,750

Sensata Technology, Sr. Notes

   B2   8.00    5/1/14    375 (h)   369,375

Serena Software, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1   10.375    3/15/16    300 (h)   313,500

Spansion LLC, Sr. Notes

   Caa1   11.25    1/15/16    300 (h)   308,250

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B3   9.431    8/15/13    750 (h)(i)   789,374

Xerox Corp., Sr. Notes

   Ba2   6.875    8/15/11    50     50,500
              
             3,557,994
              


Telecommunications    8.1%

             

Alamosa Delaware, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Caa1    11.00    7/31/10                150     165,375

Centennial Communications Corp., Sr. Notes

   B3    8.125    2/1/14    155     156,550

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Sr. Sub. Notes

   B3    8.375    1/15/14    105     106,050

Citizens Communications Co.,

             

Sr. Notes

   Ba3    9.00    8/15/31    100     105,000

Notes

   Ba3    9.25    5/15/11    260     282,425

Sr. Notes

   Ba3    6.25    1/15/13    150     143,250

Dobson Communications Corp., Sec’d. Notes

   B1    8.375    11/1/11    250     259,688

Eircom Funding PLC (Ireland), Sr. Sub. Notes

   B1    8.25    8/15/13    120 (c)   128,700

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   Caa1        12.50    5/1/15    50     53,563

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd. (Bermuda), Gtd. Notes

   B2    9.614    1/15/12    375 (c)(i)       380,156

Level 3 Financing, Inc.,

             

Gtd. Notes

   B3    10.75          10/15/11          50     52,000

Sr. Notes

   B3    12.25    3/15/13    575 (h)   620,999

Nextel Partners, Inc., Sr. Notes

   Ba3    8.125    7/1/11    375     393,750

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings (Denmark), Sr. Notes

   B2    8.875    5/1/16    265 (h)   273,613

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., Gtd. Notes

   B3    6.875    7/15/28    150     132,000

Qwest Communications International, Inc., Sr. Notes

   B2    7.50    2/15/14    150     148,500

Qwest Services Corp., Sr. Notes

   Ba3    7.875    9/1/11    150     154,313

Rogers Wireless, Inc. (Canada),

             

Sec’d. Notes

   Ba2    7.50    3/15/15    150 (c)   152,625

Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   Ba2    9.625    5/1/11    125 (c)   137,500

Sr. Sub. Notes

   Ba3    8.00    12/15/12    200 (c)   205,750

Rural Cellular Corp., Sr. Sub. Notes

   Caa1    9.875    2/1/10    150     157,875

Ubiquitel Operating Co., Sr. Notes

   Caa1    9.875    3/1/11    250     273,125

U.S. Unwired, Inc., Sr. Sec’d. Notes

   Baa2    9.16    6/15/10    75 (i)   76,875

US West Communications, Debs.

   Ba3    7.50    6/15/23    625     596,874
               
                  5,156,556
               

Tobacco    0.4%

             

Reynolds American, Inc., Sec’d. Notes

   Ba2    7.625    6/1/16    200 (h)   197,803

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., Notes

   Ba2    6.50    7/15/10    70     68,775
               
              266,578
               

Total corporate bonds
(cost $81,112,288)

              81,623,445
               


SOVEREIGN BONDS    1.6%

          

Republic of Argentina,

          

Bonds

   B3   4.889          8/3/12     298 (c)(i)   273,418  

Bonds

   B3   3.00         4/30/13     201 (c)(i)   143,451  

Republic of Colombia, Notes

   Ba2           10.00         1/23/12     200 (c)   229,000  

Republic of Philippines, Bonds

   B1   9.375         1/18/17     300 (c)   337,875  
              

Total sovereign bonds
(cost $963,062)

           983,744  
              
                   Shares        

COMMON STOCKS    1.1%

          

IMPSAT Fiber Networks, Inc.

           2,330 (b)   21,320  

Liberty Global Inc., Class A

           3,065     67,920  

Liberty Global Inc., Class C

           3,065     70,280  

Mirant Corp.

           1,590 (b)(f)(h)   39,559  

Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
(cost $249,980; purchased 6/16/05)

           21,883 (f)(g)   363,477  

TELUS Corp.

           4,049     163,782  
              

Total common stocks
(cost $614,741)

           726,338  
              

PREFERRED STOCK(b)    0.8%

          

Paxson Communications Corp., 14.25%, PIK
(cost $393,072)

           55     476,321  
              
                   Units        

WARRANTS(b)

          

Sterling Chemical Holdings, Inc., expiring 8/15/08

           140 (f)   0  

Viasystems Group, Inc., expiring 1/10/31

           10,871 (f)   1  

XM Satellite Radio, Inc., expiring 3/3/10

           150 (f)(h)   0  
              

Total warrants
(cost $219,817)

           1  
              

Total long-term investments
(cost $83,302,980)

           83,809,849  
              
                   Principal
Amount (000)
       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS    1.1%

          

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES

          

Federal Home Loan Bank, Discount Notes (cost $695,000)

   A-1+(d)   Zero         6/1/06   $ 695 (e)   694,905  
              

Total investments(j)    133.3%
(cost $83,997,980)(k)

           84,504,754  

Liabilities in excess of other assets    (33.3%)

           (21,106,718 )
              

Net Assets    100.0%

           $ 63,398,036  
              



  F.R.N. - Floating Rate Note.
  M.T.N. - Medium Term Note.
  NR - Not rated by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.
  PIK - Payment in Kind

 

(a) Represents issuer in default on interest payment, non-income producing security.
(b) Non-income producing securities.
(c) US $ Denominated foreign securities.
(d) Standard & Poor’s Rating.
(e) Percentage quoted represents yield-to-maturity as of purchase date.
(f) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid.
(g) Indicates a restricted security; the aggregate cost of the restricted securities is $351,730. The aggregate value of $467,352 represents 0.74% of net assets.
(h) Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise noted 144A securities are deemed to be liquid.
(i) Indicates a variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2006.
(j) As of May 31, 2006, one security representing $1 and 0.0% of the total market value was fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Directors.
(k) The United States Federal income tax basis of the Fund’s investments and the net unrealized appreciation as of May 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

Tax Basis

   Appreciation    Depreciation     Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 

$ 84,594,928

   $ 2,328,907    $ (2,419,081 )   $ (90,174 )

The difference between book basis and tax basis is attributable to deferred losses on wash sales and differences in the treatment of premium and market discount amortization for book and tax purposes.


Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

Securities Valuation: Securities for which market quotations are readily available—including securities listed on national securities exchanges and those traded over-the-counter—are valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date on which the security is traded. If such securities were not traded on the valuation date, but market quotations are readily available, they are valued at the most recently quoted bid price provided by an independent pricing service or by a principal market maker. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the pricing agent or market maker does not provide a valuation or methodology, or provides a valuation or methodology that, in the judgment of the adviser, does not represent fair value, are valued by a Valuation Committee appointed by the Board of Directors, in consultation with the adviser. When determining the fair valuation of securities some of the factors influencing the valuation include, the nature of any restrictions on disposition of the securities; assessment of the general liquidity of the securities; the issuer’s financial condition and the markets in which it does business; the cost of the investment; the size of the holding and the capitalization of issuer; the prices of any recent transactions or bids/offers for such securities or any comparable securities; any available analyst media or other reports or information deemed reliable by the investment adviser regarding the issuer or the markets or industry in which it operates. Using fair value to price securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent closing price and from the price used by other mutual funds to calculate their net asset values.

Short-term securities, which mature in sixty days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of the difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost. Short-term securities, which mature in more than sixty days, are valued at current market quotations.

Restricted Securities: The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in securities which are not readily marketable, including those which are restricted as to disposition under securities law (“restricted securities”).

Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent Report to Shareholders. This information is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov).


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) It is the conclusion of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer that the effectiveness of the registrant’s current disclosure controls and procedures (such disclosure controls and procedures having been evaluated within 90 days of the date of this filing) provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant has been accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Item 3. Exhibits

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) High Yield Income Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/Deborah A. Docs

    Deborah A. Docs
  Secretary of the Fund

 

Date   July 25, 2006

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/Judy A. Rice

    Judy A. Rice
  President and Principal Executive Officer

 

Date   July 25, 2006

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/Grace C. Torres

  Grace C. Torres
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Date   July 25, 2006

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.