[Van Kampen Investments Inc. Letterhead]

                                                                         497(j)



                                 January 3, 2008



Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

   Re:  Van Kampen High Yield Fund -- Rule 497(j) Filing
        (File Nos. 2-62115 and 811-2851)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Van Kampen High Yield Fund filed via EDGAR on December 20, 2007 an
electronically signed copy of Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") complete with
exhibits filed therewith pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the general rules and
regulations (the "1933 Act Rules") of the Securities and Exchange Commission
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

      In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the 1933 Act Rules,
this letter serves to certify that the Prospectuses and the Statement of
Additional Information contained in the Registration Statement do not differ
from that which would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the 1933 Act
Rules.

      Should the staff have any questions regarding the foregoing, please
contact the undersigned at (212) 296-6992 or Charles B. Taylor at (312)
407-0863.


                                                Very truly yours,



                                                /s/ Alice Gerstel
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                                                Alice Gerstel
                                                Assistant Secretary