Mariner Investment 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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			VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGER	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
ACCURAY INC	COM	004397105	1,053	113,200	SH		DFND		0	113,200	0
ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	00444T100	230	59,700	SH		DFND		0	59,700	0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	00846U101	831	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	015351109	5,390	31,100	SH		DFND		0	31,100	0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	015351109	51	29,700	SH	Call	DFND		0	29,700	0
ALKERMES PLC	SHS	G01767105	2,268	37,200	SH		DFND		0	37,200	0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INCOME FUN	COM	01881E101	3,059	396,186	SH		DFND		0	396,186	0
AMERICAN CAP LTD	COM	02503Y103	4,585	310,000	SH		DFND		0	310,000	0
AMERICAN CAP SR FLOATING LTD	COM	02504D108	975	74,453	SH		DFND		0	74,453	0
ANALOGIC CORP	COM PAR $0.05	032657207	2,000	22,000	SH		DFND		0	22,000	0
ANTARES PHARMA INC	COM	036642106	763	281,477	SH		DFND		0	281,477	0
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD I	COM	037636107	1,857	104,066	SH		DFND		0	104,066	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	4,530	278,582	SH		DFND		0	278,582	0
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	04033A100	1,568	190,300	SH		DFND		0	190,300	0
ASTRAZENECA PLC	SPONSORED ADR	046353108	1,300	19,000	SH		DFND		0	19,000	0
AVALANCHE BIOTECHNOLOGIES IN	COM	05337G107	608	15,000	SH		DFND		0	15,000	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06742E711	643	244,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	244,500	0
BIOGEN INC	COM	09062X103	1,705	4,039	SH		DFND		0	4,039	0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	COM	09061G101	288	50,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	50,000	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	7,384	531,243	SH		DFND		0	531,243	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	2,467	183,176	SH		DFND		0	183,176	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	1,267	86,338	SH		DFND		0	86,338	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NJ QLTY	COM	09254X101	163	11,020	SH		DFND		0	11,020	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	252	17,077	SH		DFND		0	17,077	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	273	18,946	SH		DFND		0	18,946	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FD INC	COM	09253W104	556	36,599	SH		DFND		0	36,599	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	842	59,300	SH		DFND		0	59,300	0
BLACKSTONE GSO FLTING RTE FU	COM	09256U105	1,024	59,350	SH		DFND		0	59,350	0
BLACKSTONE GSO LNG SHRT CR I	COM SHS BN INT	09257D102	7,380	457,221	SH		DFND		0	457,221	0
BLACKSTONE GSO STRATEGIC CR	COM SHS BEN IN	09257R101	12,707	785,350	SH		DFND		0	785,350	0
BLUEBIRD BIO INC	COM	09609G100	604	5,000	SH		DFND		0	5,000	0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD I	COM	101507101	7,786	908,575	SH		DFND		0	908,575	0
BROOKFIELD HIGH INCOME FD IN	COM	11272P102	925	104,854	SH		DFND		0	104,854	0
BROOKFIELD MTG OPP INC FD IN	COM	112792106	1,585	96,249	SH		DFND		0	96,249	0
BRUKER CORP	COM	116794108	25	200,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	200,000	0
CATALENT INC	COM	148806102	312	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
CATAMARAN CORP	COM	148887102	1,786	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	2,651	23,000	SH		DFND		0	23,000	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	18	30,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	30,000	0
CENTRAL SECS CORP	COM	155123102	236	10,847	SH		DFND		0	10,847	0
CLOVIS ONCOLOGY INC	COM	189464100	1,440	19,400	SH		DFND		0	19,400	0
COHEN & STEERS QUALITY RLTY	COM	19247L106	3,003	241,817	SH		DFND		0	241,817	0
COHEN & STEERS REIT & PFD IN	COM	19247X100	4,066	209,042	SH		DFND		0	209,042	0
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW	COM	203668108	2,452	46,900	SH		DFND		0	46,900	0
CORNERSTONE PROGRESSIVE RTN	COM NEW	21925C200	6,217	392,725	SH		DFND		0	392,725	0
CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YLD BND F	SH BEN INT	22544F103	670	240,868	SH		DFND		0	240,868	0
CUSHING MLP TOTAL RETURN FD	COM SHS	231631102	276	68,000	SH		DFND		0	68,000	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT	COM	25158Y102	2,937	204,533	SH		DFND		0	204,533	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME TR	SHS	25155R100	341	38,453	SH		DFND		0	38,453	0
DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC	COM	253393102	3	12,500	SH	Call	DFND		0	12,500	0
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY INC	COM	25456K101	2,071	59,885	SH		DFND		0	59,885	0
DIVERSIFIED REAL ASSET INC F	COM SHS	25533B108	8,538	471,697	SH		DFND		0	471,697	0
DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIE	SH BEN INT	26200S101	2,391	655,037	SH		DFND		0	655,037	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	4,602	270,717	SH		DFND		0	270,717	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	5,677	389,105	SH		DFND		0	389,105	0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD	COM	27827X101	2,593	200,859	SH		DFND		0	200,859	0
EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ	COM	27829G106	2,932	270,958	SH		DFND		0	270,958	0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TR	COM	27828Q105	2,181	150,961	SH		DFND		0	150,961	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	5,641	866,545	SH		DFND		0	866,545	0
EL POLLO LOCO HLDGS INC	COM	268603107	14	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC	COM	288522303	2,110	106,000	SH		DFND		0	106,000	0
ENDO INTL PLC	SHS	G30401106	2,655	29,600	SH		DFND		0	29,600	0
ENDOLOGIX INC	COM	29266S106	1,318	77,200	SH		DFND		0	77,200	0
FIRST TR HIGH INCOME L/S FD	COM	33738E109	408	24,924	SH		DFND		0	24,924	0
FIRST TR SR FLG RTE INCM FD	COM	33733U108	5,467	395,857	SH		DFND		0	395,857	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	8,331	84,900	SH		DFND		0	84,900	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	56	75,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	75,000	0
GSV CAP CORP	COM	36191J101	470	47,988	SH		DFND		0	47,988	0
GUGGENHEIM ENHANCED EQUITY S	COM	40167K100	554	31,480	SH		DFND		0	31,480	0
HEARTWARE INTL INC	COM	422368100	439	5,000	SH		DFND		0	5,000	0
HERBALIFE LTD	COM USD SHS	G4412G101	33	40,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	40,000	0
HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS	ORD SHS	G6648D109	992	60,000	SH		DFND		0	60,000	0
HORIZON PHARMA PLC	SHS	G4617B105	1,398	53,822	SH		DFND		0	53,822	0
ILLUMINA INC	COM	452327109	4,827	26,000	SH		DFND		0	26,000	0
ILLUMINA INC	COM	452327109	22	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
IMMUNOGEN INC	COM	45253H101	2,098	234,400	SH		DFND		0	234,400	0
INCYTE CORP	COM	45337C102	1,852	20,200	SH		DFND		0	20,200	0
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	45665G303	672	48,100	SH		DFND		0	48,100	0
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	45665G303	52	119,100	SH	Call	DFND		0	119,100	0
INSULET CORP	COM	45784P101	667	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
INTERSECT ENT INC	COM	46071F103	910	35,213	SH		DFND		0	35,213	0
INTREXON CORP	COM	46122T102	1,026	22,608	SH		DFND		0	22,608	0
INVESCO ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL	SH BEN INT	46132E103	260	22,156	SH		DFND		0	22,156	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	12,570	1,050,120	SH		DFND		0	1,050,120	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	10,591	2,234,295	SH		DFND		0	2,234,295	0
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM CL A	46333X108	1,018	63,600	SH		DFND		0	63,600	0
ISHARES	MSCI SPAN CP ETF	464286764	9	27,600	SH	Put	DFND		0	27,600	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	6	30,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	30,000	0
ISHARES	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	5	11,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	11,000	0
ISHARES TR	LATN AMER 40 ETF	464287390	11	12,200	SH	Put	DFND		0	12,200	0
ISHARES TR	RUSSELL 2000 ETF	464287655	912	300,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	300,000	0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	SHS USD	G50871105	3,611	20,900	SH		DFND		0	20,900	0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	SHS USD	G50871105	31	21,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	21,000	0
JUNO THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	48205A109	819	13,500	SH		DFND		0	13,500	0
KEY ENERGY SVCS INC	COM	492914106	22	11,899	SH		DFND		0	11,899	0
KITE PHARMA INC	COM	49803L109	693	12,007	SH		DFND		0	12,007	0
LA QUINTA HLDGS INC	COM	50420D108	2	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
LANNET INC	COM	516012101	1,754	25,900	SH		DFND		0	25,900	0
LEVY ACQUISITION CORP	COM	52748T104	1,655	125,849	SH		DFND		0	125,849	0
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	528872104	257	271,656	SH		DFND		0	271,656	0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD	SH BEN INT	530158104	724	123,900	SH		DFND		0	123,900	0
LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FD I	COM	529900102	326	62,504	SH		DFND		0	62,504	0
LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC	SHS CL A	G5480U104	3	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
LMP CORPORATE LN FD INC	COM	50208B100	3,505	313,521	SH		DFND		0	313,521	0
LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FD IN	COM	50208C108	4,513	346,623	SH		DFND		0	346,623	0
LUMINEX CORP DEL	COM	55027E102	331	20,700	SH		DFND		0	20,700	0
MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO	SHS	G5785G107	2,378	18,777	SH		DFND		0	18,777	0
MANAGED DURATION INVT GRD FU	COM	56165R103	848	62,477	SH		DFND		0	62,477	0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR	OIL SVCS ETF	57060U191	6	14,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	14,000	0
MASIMO CORP	COM	574795100	1,649	50,000	SH		DFND		0	50,000	0
MEDIVATION INC	COM	58501N101	1,768	13,700	SH		DFND		0	13,700	0
MYLAN N V	SHS EURO	N59465109	356	6,000	SH		DFND		0	6,000	0
NEW AMER HIGH INCOME FD INC	COM NEW	641876800	177	19,555	SH		DFND		0	19,555	0
NEXPOINT CR STRATEGIES FD	COM	65340G106	12,596	1,035,000	SH		DFND		0	1,035,000	0
NEXPOINT CR STRATEGIES FD	EX DISTRIB WI	65340G114	131	17,300	SH		DFND		0	17,300	0
NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP	COM NEW	66704R704	4,077	225,000	SH		DFND		0	225,000	0
NUVEEN AMT-FREE MUN INCOME F	COM	670657105	258	18,650	SH		DFND		0	18,650	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	13,309	1,470,651	SH		DFND		0	1,470,651	0
NUVEEN DIV ADVANTAGE MUN FD	COM	67070F100	297	20,954	SH		DFND		0	20,954	0
NUVEEN DIVID ADV MUN FD 3	COM SH BEN INT	67070X101	4,686	330,251	SH		DFND		0	330,251	0
NUVEEN DIVID ADVANTAGE MUN F	COM	67066V101	1,297	90,596	SH		DFND		0	90,596	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	6,623	585,593	SH		DFND		0	585,593	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	2,003	172,242	SH		DFND		0	172,242	0
NUVEEN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FD	SHS	67075G103	1,731	101,421	SH		DFND		0	101,421	0
NUVEEN LG/SHT COMMODITY TOTR	COM UT BEN INT	670731108	3,327	199,498	SH		DFND		0	199,498	0
NUVEEN MTG OPPORTUNITY TERM	COM	670735109	1,816	77,987	SH		DFND		0	77,987	0
NUVEEN MUN MKT OPPORTUNITY F	COM	67062W103	2,395	174,816	SH		DFND		0	174,816	0
NUVEEN MUN OPPORTUNITY FD IN	COM	670984103	3,450	234,993	SH		DFND		0	234,993	0
NUVEEN PA INVT QUALITY MUN F	COM	670972108	613	44,106	SH		DFND		0	44,106	0
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE PLUS MUN	COM	67062P108	2,341	157,410	SH		DFND		0	157,410	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD	COM	67062T100	1,443	102,897	SH		DFND		0	102,897	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD 2	COM	67063W102	6,808	479,797	SH		DFND		0	479,797	0
NUVEEN PREMIER MUN INCOME FD	COM	670988104	2,398	172,518	SH		DFND		0	172,518	0
NUVEEN QUALITY INCOME MUN FD	COM	670977107	2,745	195,547	SH		DFND		0	195,547	0
NUVEEN S&P 500 DYN OVERWRITE	COM	6706EW100	2,374	169,949	SH		DFND		0	169,949	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	6,301	367,392	SH		DFND		0	367,392	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	5,424	814,450	SH		DFND		0	814,450	0
OHA INVT CORP	COM	67091U102	152	28,773	SH		DFND		0	28,773	0
OPKO HEALTH INC	COM	68375N103	1,455	102,700	SH		DFND		0	102,700	0
PACIFIC DRILLING SA LUXEMBOU	REG SHS	L7257P106	1	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
PENN VA CORP	COM	707882106	518	80,000	SH		DFND		0	80,000	0
PENN VA CORP	COM	707882106	1	12,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	12,000	0
PERRIGO CO PLC	SHS	G97822103	4,023	24,300	SH		DFND		0	24,300	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	3,660	105,200	SH		DFND		0	105,200	0
PIMCO DYNAMIC CR INCOME FD	COM SHS	72202D106	3,469	169,870	SH		DFND		0	169,870	0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TR	COM	72369J102	5,052	434,401	SH		DFND		0	434,401	0
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO INC	COM	729251108	11	35,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	35,000	0
PROTHENA CORP PLC	SHS	G72800108	1,663	43,600	SH		DFND		0	43,600	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	75040P405	334	108,481	SH		DFND		0	108,481	0
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS	COM	75886F107	1,828	4,048	SH		DFND		0	4,048	0
RMR REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND	COM	76970B101	5,891	279,715	SH		DFND		0	279,715	0
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	795435106	1	40,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	40,000	0
SEADRILL LIMITED	SHS	G7945E105	1	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
SHIRE PLC	SPONSORED ADR	82481R106	3,183	13,300	SH		DFND		0	13,300	0
SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	84652J103	1,298	16,750	SH		DFND		0	16,750	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	21	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	8	30,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	30,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P BIOTECH	78464A870	171	30,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	30,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P BIOTECH	78464A870	262	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES INC	COM	86881L106	677	19,723	SH		DFND		0	19,723	0
TEKMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP	COM NEW	87911B209	1,135	65,000	SH		DFND		0	65,000	0
TEL INSTR ELECTRS CORP	COM NEW	879165207	98	15,000	SH		DFND		0	15,000	0
TELEFLEX INC	COM	879369106	2,537	21,000	SH		DFND		0	21,000	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	2,426	49,000	SH		DFND		0	49,000	0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	COM	883556102	940	7,000	SH		DFND		0	7,000	0
TRANSENTERIX INC	COM NEW	89366M201	37	12,500	SH		DFND		0	12,500	0
TRAVELPORT WORLDWIDE LTD	SHS	G9019D104	386	23,110	SH		DFND		0	23,110	0
TRI CONTL CORP	COM	895436103	619	28,540	SH		DFND		0	28,540	0
UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC	CL B	913903100	2,354	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	92532F100	1,180	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
VOYA GLBL EQTY DIV & PREM OP	COM	92912T100	739	88,800	SH		DFND		0	88,800	0
WALTER ENERGY INC	COM	93317Q105	5	50,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	50,000	0
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW	COM	948626106	102	12,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	12,500	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	3,475	306,399	SH		DFND		0	306,399	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL SEC	COM SH BEN INT	95766Q106	4,011	347,898	SH		DFND		0	347,898	0
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCM FD I	COM	95766J102	1,090	135,695	SH		DFND		0	135,695	0
WORLD ACCEP CORP DEL	COM	981419104	72	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0