Pacholder High Yield Fund (PHF) Form 4 PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND / Steven Samuels ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bulldog Investors, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO

250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708

(Street)

SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FUND INC [ PHF ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/31/2017		P		10,810	A	$7.7551	1,064,740	I	By Clients(1)
Common Stock	02/01/2017		P		8,811	A	$7.772	1,073,551	I	By Clients(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bulldog Investors, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO

250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708

(Street)

SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO

250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708

(Street)

SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Dakos Andrew

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO

250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708

(Street)

SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Samuels Steven

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO

250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708

(Street)

SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Certain private investment fund clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC are the beneficial owners of these shares. Bulldog Investors, LLC disclaims beneficial interest in such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Andrew Dakos, Steven Samuels and Phillip Goldstein are the owners of Bulldog Investors, LLC. Each of Messrs. Dakos, Samuels and Goldstein also is a Principal of the general partner of certain of such private investment fund clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC, and a limited partner in certain of such private fund clients. Each of Messrs. Dakos, Samuels and Goldstein disclaims beneficial interest in such shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Phillip Goldstein on behalf of Bulldog Investors, LLC	02/02/2017
	/s/ Phillip Goldstein	02/02/2017
	/s/ Andrew Dakos	02/02/2017
	/s/ Steven Samuels	02/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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