OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0578 Expires: April 30, 2010 Estimated average burden hours per response..... 10.5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-21654 Pioneer Floating Rate Trust (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code) Dorothy E. Bourassa, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc., 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825 Date of fiscal year end: November 30 Date of reporting period: February 28, 2009 Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to Rule 30b1-5under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments. Pioneer Floating Rate Trust SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 2/28/09 (unaudited) Principal Amount USD ($) Value ($) COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 0.4% Banks - 0.3% Diversified Banks - 0.1% 1,000,000 (a)(b) Primus, Ltd., 2007-2A D, 3.494%, 7/15/21 (144A 98,000 1,000,000 (a)(b) Rampart, Ltd., 2006-1A, 4.693%, 4/18/21 (144A) 88,990 1,000,000 (a)(b) Stanfield McLaren, Ltd., 2007-1A B2L, 5.756%, 99,700 286,690 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2% 1,000,000 (a)(b) Gulf Stream Sextant, Ltd., 2007-1A D, 4.271%, 95,720 1,000,000 (a)(b) Landmark CDO, Ltd., 2007-9A E, 4.594%, 4/15/21 102,100 2,000,000 (a)(b) Stone Tower, Ltd., 2007-6A C, 1.709%, 4/17/21 100,000 297,820 Total Banks 584,510 Diversified Financials - 0.1% Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% 1,000,000 (a)(b) ACA, Ltd. 2007-1A D, 3.444%, 6/15/22 (144A) 90,000 Investment Banking & Brokerage - 0.1% 1,000,000 (a)(b) Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Plc, 2007-1A D 110,000 Total Diversified Financials 200,000 TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS 784,510 (Cost $6,135,700) SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS - 151.1% * Energy - 6.0% Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.9% 2,200,000 (a) Big West Oil LLC, Delayed Advance Term Loan, 4 1,122,000 1,750,000 (a) Big West Oil LLC, Initial Advance Term Loan, 4 892,500 2,000,000 (a) III Exploration II, L.P., Second Lien Term Loa 900,000 613,181 (a)(c) Monitor U.S. Finco, Inc., Second Lien Term Loa 291,261 1,250,000 TARH E&P Holdings, L.P., First Lien Term Loan, 625,000 3,830,761 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 1.8% 582,918 Coffeyville Resources LLC, Funded LC Loan, 3.1 429,902 1,877,453 Coffeyville Resources LLC, Tranche D Term Loan 1,384,622 3,939,364 (a)(d) Value Creation, Inc., Term Loan, 12.5%, 2/15/1 1,772,714 3,587,238 Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 2.3% 4,995,000 (a) Crusader Energy Group, Inc., Second Lien Term 3,621,375 1,977,942 Venoco, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/ 929,633 4,551,008 Total Energy 11,969,007 Materials - 8.0% Diversified Chemicals - 5.2% 1,000,000 (a)(c) Panda Hereford Ethanol, L.P., Tranche A Term L 650,000 14,862,406 Solutia, Inc., Term Loan, 8.5%, 2/28/14 9,716,298 10,366,298 Paper Packaging - 0.3% 572,599 Solo Cup Co., Term Loan B-1, 3.9125% - 5.75%, 521,065 Diversified Metals & Mining - 1.9% 4,322,406 Murray Energy Corp., First Lien Tranche B Term 3,846,941 Steel - 0.4% 1,410,065 Essar Steel Algoma, Inc., Term Loan, 2.92%, 6/ 854,852 Paper Products - 0.2% 756,135 (a) Newark Group, Inc., Credit-Link LC Loan, 10.75 378,068 170,175 (a) Newark Group, Inc., Term Loan, 10.75%, 3/9/13 85,087 463,155 Total Materials 16,052,311 Capital Goods - 3.6% Aerospace & Defense - 0.7% 492,321 Aeroflex, Inc., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.25% - 329,240 948,185 Hunter Defense Technologies, Inc., Term Loan, 630,543 902,779 (d) IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., First Lien Term 495,024 1,454,807 Building Products - 1.7% 5,504,459 (d) Atrium Companies, Inc., Closing Date Term Loan 1,376,115 1,691,178 Custom Building Products, Inc., First Lien Ter 1,166,913 1,497,421 (a) Rexair LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 5.709%, 6/30 861,017 3,404,045 Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 1.2% 3,000,000 Manitowoc Company, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.5%, 8/ 2,295,939 Total Capital Goods 7,154,791 Commercial & Professional Services - 4.1% Diversified Commercial & Professional Services - 4.1% 980,000 Aramark Canada, Ltd., Canadian Term Loan, 3.33 815,850 8,312,500 (a) Cydcor, Inc., First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 6,650,000 968,816 EURO Mediannuaire Holding, Term Loan B-2, 3.909%, 1 393,742 968,816 EURO Mediannuaire Holding, Term Loan C, 4.409%, 10/ 393,742 Total Commercial & Professional Services 8,253,334 Transportation - 3.9% Airlines - 2.6% 990,000 Delta Airlines, Inc., Credit-Linked Deposit Lo 763,125 477,576 Delta Airlines, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 3 243,713 2,905,638 Northwest Airlines, Inc., Term Loan, 2.45%, 12 2,525,000 3,700,000 US Airways Group, Inc., Term Loan, 2.979%, 3/2 1,728,596 5,260,434 Trucking - 0.6% 1,611,960 (d)(c) Gainey Corp., Term Loan, 12.5%, 4/20/12 172,480 535,308 (a) SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., Revolving Credit Loan, 243,565 2,204,218 (d) SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan, 220,422 1,026,362 (a) SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan, 9.5%, 5/12/1 518,313 1,154,780 Airport Services - 0.7% 2,143,308 AWAS Capital, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 3.25 1,390,471 Total Transportation 7,805,685 Automobiles & Components - 3.2% Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.6% 9,075,710 Delphi Corp., Initial Tranche C Term Loan, 8.5 1,542,871 924,290 (a) Delphi Corp., Subsequent Tranche C Term Loan, 157,129 3,930,000 (a) Key Safety Systems, Inc., First Lien Term Loan 1,611,300 3,311,300 Automobile Manufacturers - 1.6% 9,818,782 Ford Motor Co., Term Loan, 5.0%, 12/15/13 3,199,283 Total Automobiles & Components 6,510,583 Consumer Durables & Apparel - 2.9% Homebuilding - 2.9% 2,369,368 (a)(c) Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc., First Lien Tranche A Credit- Linked Deposit Loan, 8.5%, 6/8/11 269,516 5,077,235 (c) Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc., First Lien Tranc 577,535 3,500,000 (a)(c) MetroFlag BP LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 12.0% 525,000 2,960,994 (a)(c) Pivotal Promontory LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 1,189,333 1,851,229 (d) Rhodes Companies LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 4. 617,076 1,000,000 (a) WAICCS Las Vegas 3 LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 750,000 4,500,000 (a) WAICCS Las Vegas 3 LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 1,800,000 Total Consumer Durables & Apparel 5,728,460 Consumer Services - 4.2% Casinos & Gaming - 2.3% 5,000,000 (a) Fontainebleau Florida Hotel LLC, Tranche C Ter 4,250,000 1,333,333 Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC, Initial Term Loan 364,167 4,614,167 Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 0.8% 4,568,331 a Yellowstone Mountain Club LLC, First Lien Term 1,576,074 Leisure Facilities - 1.1% 587,649 (a)(c) Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture, Revolving Credit-Linked Deposit Account Loan, 14.35%, 6/20/12 42,850 1,765,105 (a) Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture, Term Loan, 9. 1,765,105 5,298,787 (c)(d) Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture, Term Loan, 14 386,372 2,194,327 Total Consumer Services 8,384,568 Media - 25.6% Advertising - 1.8% 7,814,398 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan 3,566,718 Broadcasting - 8.4% 19,476,857(a)AUD SMG H5 Pty, Ltd., Facility Term Loan A, 6.267% 6,864,288 11,115,966 Univision Communications, Inc., Initial Term L 5,080,919 4,900,000 WideOpenWest Finance LLC, First Lien Term Loan 3,372,832 3,769,895 (a)(c) Young Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, 4.0% - 4. 1,474,029 16,792,068 Cable & Satellite - 13.6% 19,591,675(a)(d) Broadstripe LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 9.25%, 11,304,396 1,428,203 (a) Broadstripe LLC, Revolver Credit Loan, 8.87% - 824,073 11,302,444 Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan, 2.445% - 9,617,679 6,793,678 Knology, Inc., Term Loan, 2.663%, 6/30/12 5,570,816 27,316,964 Movies & Entertainment - 1.5% 2,428,571 Alpha Topco, Ltd., Facility Term Loan B-1, 2.8 1,266,444 1,669,643 (a) Alpha Topco, Ltd., Facility Term Loan B-2, 2.8 870,680 1,391,566 (a) Wallace Theater Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 6 1,022,801 3,159,925 Publishing - 0.3% 3,500,000 Penton Media Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Term 520,625 Total Media 51,356,300 Retailing - 9.1% Distributors - 1.6% 15,507,541(a)(c) Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc., Initial Term Loa 3,295,352 General Merchandise Stores - 3.4% 3,000,000 Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3 2,608,296 5,000,000 Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3 4,152,500 6,760,796 Specialty Stores - 4.1% 8,409,508 Blockbuster, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.29% 5,907,679 3,980,099 Toys R Us - Delaware, Inc., Tranche B Term Loa 2,260,127 8,167,806 Total Retailing 18,223,954 Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 7.3% Packaged Foods & Meats - 7.3% 4,925,000 Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Term Loan, 3.163%, 4,024,651 1,964,998 Sturm Foods, Inc., Initial First Lien Term Loa 1,164,261 9,500,000 Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Tranche B Term Loan, 6.5% 9,409,949 Total Food, Beverage & Tobacco 14,598,861 Household & Personal Products - 1.6% Household Products - 1.4% 3,967,778 Spectrum Brands, Inc., Dollar Term Loan B, 7.3 2,672,298 201,369 (a) Spectrum Brands, Inc., LC Loan, 2.263%, 3/30/1 135,622 2,807,920 Personal Products - 0.2% 987,469 (a) Appleseed's Intermediate Holdings, Inc., First 360,426 Total Household & Personal Products 3,168,346 Health Care Equipment & Services - 17.8% Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.2% 714,286 Fenwal, Inc., First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loa 483,929 4,210,714 Fenwal, Inc., Initial First Lien Term Loan, 3. 2,852,759 9,800,000 Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp., First Lien Term Loan, 3.96% - 4.74%, 12/6/13 8,942,500 12,279,188 Health Care Services - 1.9% 1,299,789 Fresenius SE, Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 6.75%, 9/ 1,273,793 2,954,198 LifeCare Holdings, Term Loan, 5.43%, 8/11/12 1,805,754 1,000,000 (a) Medical Staffing Network, Inc., Second Lien Te 725,000 3,804,547 Health Care Facilities - 8.0% 5,208,288 CCS Medical, Inc., First Lien Term Loan, 4.71% 2,604,144 14,738,093 HCA, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.709%, 11/1 12,482,339 1,229,793 Triumph Healthcare Second Holdings LLC, First Lien Term Loan, 3.47% - 4.174%, 7/28/13 980,760 16,067,243 Managed Health Care - 1.7% 1,926,120 Aveta, Inc., MMM Original Term Loan, 5.98%, 8/ 1,531,266 286,134 Aveta, Inc., NAMM New Term Loan, 5.98%, 8/22/1 227,477 515,601 Aveta, Inc., NAMM Original Term Loan, 5.98%, 8 409,902 1,578,500 Aveta, Inc., PHMC Acquisition Term Loan, 5.98% 1,254,907 3,423,552 Total Health Care Equipment & Services 35,574,530 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 11.4% Pharmaceuticals - 9.4% 700,211 Fresenius SE, Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 6.75%, 9/ 686,207 2,000,000 (a) Graceway Pharmaceuticals LLC, Mezzanine Loan, 500,000 19,174,002 Mylan, Inc., U.S. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75% - 17,711,984 18,898,191 Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.0% 3,990,000 Life Technologies Corp., Facility Term Loan B, 3,923,918 Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Life S 22,822,109 Diversified Financials - 2.0% Specialized Finance - 2.0% 4,987,406 Charter Communications Operating LLC, New Term 3,983,690 Total Diversified Financials 3,983,690 Insurance - 1.3% Insurance Brokers - 1.3% 678,297 HUB International, Ltd., Delayed Draw Term Loa 488,373 3,017,770 HUB International, Ltd., Initial Term Loan, 3. 2,172,794 Total Insurance 2,661,167 Real Estate - 0.8% Diversified Real Estate Investment Trust - 0.8% 5,000,000 Spirit Finance Corp., Term Loan, 4.17%, 8/1/13 1,512,500 Total Real Estate 1,512,500 Software & Services - 10.8% Internet Software & Services - 0.9% 2,037,500 Web Service Co., LLC, Term Loan, 7.0% - 8.0%, 1,731,875 IT Consulting & Other Services - 6.1% 4,581,395 Keane International, Inc., Closing Date Term L 1,695,116 348,837 (a) Keane International, Inc., Synthetic LC Loan, 129,070 4,987,500 SunGard Data Systems, Inc., Incremental Term L 4,638,375 6,752,075 SunGard Data Systems, Inc., New U.S. Term Loan 5,696,125 12,158,686 Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.1% 2,595,488 (a) DTN, Inc., Tranche C Term Loan, 5.448% - 7.193 2,212,654 Application Software - 1.2% 3,327,536 Serena Software, Inc., Term Loan, 3.104%, 3/10 1,863,420 938,462 (a) Verint Systems, Inc., Term Loan, 3.71%, 5/25/1 570,115 2,433,535 Systems Software - 1.5% 2,463,443 (a) Applied Systems, Inc., Term Loan, 3.684% - 3.9 1,884,534 1,466,667 Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 7.709%, 3/2/14 337,333 1,000,000 Vangent, Inc., Term Loan, 4.16%, 2/14/13 840,000 3,061,867 Total Software & Services 21,598,617 Technology Hardware & Equipment - 3.9% Computer Hardware - 3.2% 2,348,533 Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., Del 1,432,605 2,955,000 (a) Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., Dol 1,673,269 Lien Term Loan, 4.21%, 7/28/12 4,501,353 Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., Ini 2,745,825 2,533,333 Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 7.709%, 3/2/14 525,667 6,377,366 Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.7% 996,924 FCI USA, Inc., Facility Term Loan B-1, 4.145%, 700,339 996,924 (a) FCI USA, Inc., Facility Term Loan B-5-B, 4.145 700,339 1,400,678 Total Technology Hardware & Equipment 7,778,044 Telecommunication Services - 15.9% Alternative Carriers - 2.4% 6,500,000 Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan, 2.703% - 3 4,847,141 Integrated Telecommunication Services - 5.8% 752,152 EURO Amsterdamse Beheer-EN Consultingmaatschappij B.V., Casema Facility Term Loan B-1, 4.053%, 9/15/14 878,115 390,705 EURO Amsterdamse Beheer-EN Consultingmaatschappij B.V., Casema Facility Term Loan B-2, 4.053%, 9/15/14 456,137 1,142,857 EURO Amsterdamse Beheer-EN Consultingmaatschappij B.V., Casema Facility Term Loan C, 4.553%, 9/14/15 1,335,368 857,143 EURO Amsterdamse Beheer-EN Consultingmaatschappij B.V., Kabelcom Facility Term Loan B, 4.053%, 9/15/14 1,000,689 857,143 EURO Amsterdamse Beheer-EN Consultingmaatschappij B.V., Kabelcom Facility Term Loan C, 4.553%, 9/14/15 1,001,526 1,000,000 Hargray Acquisition Co., Second Lien Term Loan 622,500 569,999 (a) Inovis International, Inc., Term Loan, 4.25%%, 555,749 3,950,000 Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., First Lien Ter 2,425,300 1,500,000 EURO Wind Telecomunicazione S.p.A., Facility Term L 1,678,666 1,500,000 EURO Wind Telecomunicazione S.p.A., Facility Term L 1,678,666 11,632,716 Wireless Telecommunication Services - 7.7% 9,750,000 Cricket Communications, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.5 9,085,781 7,355,947 MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 6,417,225 15,503,006 Total Telecommunication Services 31,982,863 Utilities - 7.7% Electric Utilities - 6.9% 3,696,435 ANP Funding I LLC, Tranche A Term Loan, 3.938% 3,460,787 2,989,274 Bosque Power Co. LLC, Term Loan, 7.025%, 1/16/ 2,032,707 1,754,777 (a) Coleto Creek Power, L.P., First Lien Synthetic 1,248,817 3,596,520 Coleto Creek Power, L.P., First Lien Term Loan 2,559,525 4,875,000 Coleto Creek Power, L.P., Second Lien Term Loa 2,730,000 2,019,898 (c)(d) GBGH LLC, First Lien Advance Term Loan, 9.5%, 1,807,809 13,839,645 Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.8% 2,000,000 Calpine Corp., First Priority Term Loan, 4.335 1,462,142 275,941 (a) Mach Gen LLC, First Lien Synthetic LC Loan, 1. 213,854 1,675,996 Total Utilities 15,515,641 TOTAL SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS (Cost $474,984,958) 302,635,361 CLAIMS - 0.0% Capital Goods - 0.0% Aerospace & Defense - 0.0% 1,200,000 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., ALPA Claim-Escrow, 2 826 2,500,000 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., Bell Atlantic Claim- 1,720 2,500,000 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., EDC Claim-Escrow, 5. 1,720 2,130,600 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., Flight Attendant Cla 1,466 1,500,000 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., GE Claim-Escrow, 2.5 1,032 1,264,500 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., IAM Claim-Escrow, 2. 870 1,404,900 (a)(e) Northwest Airlines, Inc., Retiree Claim-Escrow 966 Total Capital Goods 8,600 TOTAL CLAIMS (Cost $0) 8,600 CORPORATE NOTES - 16.8% Materials - 0.2% Commodity Chemicals - 0.2% 2,940,000 Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.5%, 10/15/14 (144A) 382,200 Total Materials 382,200 Automobiles & Components - 1.1% Tires & Rubber - 1.1% 3,000,000 (b) American Tire Distributors, Inc., 7.709%, 4/1/ 2,130,000 Total Automobiles & Components 2,130,000 Media - 0.0% Broadcasting - 0.0% 1,000,000 (c) CCH I LLC, 11.0%, 10/1/15 (144A) 85,000 Total Media 85,000 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 15.5% Biotechnology - 4.2% 4,630,077 (a) Fosamprenavir Pharma, 15.5%, 6/15/18 (144A) 4,074,468 2,642,485 (a)(b)(Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 10.80 2,113,988 2,280,000 (a) Pharma V, 13.0%, 10/15/13 (144A) 2,097,600 8,286,056 Pharmaceuticals - 11.0% 15,000,000(a) Azithromycin Royalty Sub LLC, 16.0%, 5/15/19 ( 13,200,000 9,753,963 (a)(d) Celtic Pharma Phinco B.V., 17.0%, 6/15/12 (144 6,827,774 858,197 (a)(b)(Pharma VI, 6.434%, 10/15/14 (144A) 703,722 1,500,000 (a) TCD Pharma, 16.0%, 4/15/24 (144A) 1,320,000 22,051,496 Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3% 1,038,750 (a)(d) Pharma X, 15.5%, 3/30/17 (144A) 675,187 Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology & Life S 31,012,739 TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES (Cost $42,926,150) 33,609,939 Shares COMMON STOCK - 0.0% Transportation - 0.0% Airlines - 0.0% 3,275 (e) Delta Airlines, Inc. 16,473 Trucking - 0.0% 12,887 (e) SIRVA Worldwide, Inc. (144A) 64,435 Total Transportation 80,908 TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $1,384,679) 80,908 WARRANTS - 0.0% Energy - 0.0% Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 0.0% 213,605 (e) Value Creation, Inc., Exp. 1/29/14 0 Total Energy 0 Telecommunication Services - 0.0% Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.0% 400,000 (e) Clearwire Corp., Exp. 8/15/10 (144A) 2,000 Total Telecommunication Services 2,000 TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $956,752) 2,000 Principal Amount USD ($) Value TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - 20.0% Repurchase Agreements - 20.0% 8,000,000 Bank of America Corp., 0.27%, dated 2/27/09, repurchase price of $8,000,000 plus accrued interest on 3/2/09 collateralized by $8,160,000 Government National Mortgage Association, 5.5% - 6.5%, 11/15/38 - 2/20/39 8,000,000 8,000,000 Barclays Plc, 0.25%, dated 2/27/09, repurchase price of $8,000,000 plus accrued interest on 3/2/09 collateralized by the following: $4,079,655 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.5%, 10/1/35 $4,080,345 Freddie Mac Giant, 5.0%, 4/1/33 8,000,000 8,000,000 BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 0.25% dated 2/27/09, repurchase price of $8,000,000 plus accrued interest on 3/2/09 collateralized by the following: $4,007,859 U.S. Treasury Inflation Notes, 2.0% - 2.375%, 1/15/25 - 1/15/26 $4,154,975 U.S. Treasury Strip, 0.0%, 5/15/16- 8,000,000 8,000,000 Deutsche Bank AG, 0.29%, dated 2/27/09, repurchase price of $8,000,000 plus accrued interest on 3/2/09 collateralized by the following: $2,831,104 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.5% - 5.0%, 5/1/11 - 1/1/39 $5,328,896 Freddie Mac Giant, 5.5%, 6/1/38 8,000,000 8,000,000 JPMorgan Chase & Co., .026%, dated 2/27/09, repurchase price of $8,000,000 plus accrued interest on 3/2/09 collateralized by $8,130,425 Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.0% - 5.5%, 3/1/38 - 5/1/38 8,000,000 TOTAL TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS (Cost $40,000,000) 40,000,000 TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - 188.3% (Cost $566,388,239)(f) 377,121,318 OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 2.8% 5,597,441 PREFERRED SHARES AT REDEMPTION VALUE, INCLUDING DIVIDENDS PAYABLE - (91.1)% (182,477,326) NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREOWNERS - 200,241,433 * Senior secured floating rate loan interests in which the Trust invests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically redetermined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (iii) the certificate of deposit (iv) other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. The rate shown is the coupon rate accruing at February 28, 2009. (144A) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold normally to qualified institutional buyers in a transaction exempt from registration. At February 28, 2009 the value of these securities amounted to $47,891,237 or 23.9% of total net assets applicable to common shareowners. (a) Indicates a security that has been deemed illiquid. The aggregate cost of illiquid securities is $176,324,374. The aggregate value$100,293,124 represents 50.1% of the total net assets applicable to common shareowners. (b) Floating Rate Note. The rate shown is the coupon rate at February 28, 2009. (c) Security is in default and is non-income producing. (d) Payment-in-Kind (PIK) security which may pay interest in additional principal amount. (e) Non-income producing. (f) At February 28, 2009, the net unrealized loss on investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $566,729,541 was as follows: Aggregate gross unrealized gain for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost 200,052 Aggregate gross unrealized loss for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value (189,808,275) Net unrealized loss (189,608,223) For financial reporting purposes net unrealized loss on investments was $189,266,921. and cost of investments aggregated $566,388,239. Glossary of Terms: LC- Letter of Credit Principal amounts are denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. AUD - Australian Dollar EURO - Euro Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Trust's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below. Highest priority is given to Level 1 inputs and lowest priority is given to Level 3. Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical securities Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments) The following is a summary of the inputs used as of February 28, 2009, in valuing the Trust's investments: Investments Valuation Inputs in Securities Level 1 - Quoted Prices 16,473 Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs 345,298,996 Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs 31,805,849 Total 377,121,318 Following is a reconciliation of assets valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): Investments in Securities Balance as of 11/30/08 33,032,207 Realized gain (loss) 0 Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciatio (1,249,702) Net purchases (sales) 14,744 Transfers in and out of Level 3 8,600 Balance as of 2/28/09 31,805,849 ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant's principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, about the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(b))) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. (b) Disclose any change in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. (a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2). Filed herewith. SIGNATURES [See General Instruction F] 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) Pioneer Floating Rate Trust By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr, President Date April 29, 2009 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/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr., President Date April 29, 2009 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Mark Bradley Mark Bradley, Treasurer Date April 29, 2009 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.