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
ACCELERON PHARMA INC	COM	00434H108	618	24,800	SH		DFND		0	24,800	0
ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS IN	COM	00448Q201	1,278	185,000	SH		DFND		0	185,000	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE CV SECS & IN	COM	00764C109	793	60,190	SH		DFND		0	60,190	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE ENH GRW & IN	COM	00765E104	2,670	325,643	SH		DFND		0	325,643	0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	00846U101	1,030	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	00846U101	6	50,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	50,000	0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	015351109	6,162	39,400	SH		DFND		0	39,400	0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	015351109	41	15,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	15,000	0
ALKERMES PLC	SHS	G01767105	1,772	30,200	SH		DFND		0	30,200	0
ALLERGAN PLC	SHS	G0177J108	7,281	26,786	SH		DFND		0	26,786	0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INCOME FUN	COM	01881E101	1,489	189,400	SH		DFND		0	189,400	0
ALLIANZGI CONV & INCOME FD	COM	018828103	1,657	284,166	SH		DFND		0	284,166	0
AMERICAN CAP LTD	COM	02503Y103	3,446	283,400	SH		DFND		0	283,400	0
AMERICAN CAP SR FLOATING LTD	COM	02504D108	907	81,818	SH		DFND		0	81,818	0
ANALOGIC CORP	COM PAR $0.05	032657207	1,149	14,000	SH		DFND		0	14,000	0
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD I	COM	037636107	4,484	285,954	SH		DFND		0	285,954	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	2,022	139,538	SH		DFND		0	139,538	0
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP	COM	03879J100	1,225	201,100	SH		DFND		0	201,100	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	5,210	372,969	SH		DFND		0	372,969	0
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	04033A100	834	142,800	SH		DFND		0	142,800	0
ASTRAZENECA PLC	SPONSORED ADR	046353108	955	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
AVENUE INCOME CR STRATEGIES	COM	05358E106	1,352	105,210	SH		DFND		0	105,210	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06742E711	300	1,443,700	SH	Put	DFND		0	1,443,700	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06742E711	269	10,500	SH		DFND		0	10,500	0
BIOGEN INC	COM	09062X103	8,778	30,082	SH		DFND		0	30,082	0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	COM	09061G101	575	5,456	SH		DFND		0	5,456	0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	COM	09061G101	30	50,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	50,000	0
BLACKROCK DEBT STRAT FD INC	COM	09255R103	1,540	460,975	SH		DFND		0	460,975	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	7,153	552,754	SH		DFND		0	552,754	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	2,450	196,925	SH		DFND		0	196,925	0
BLACKROCK LTD DURATION INC T	COM SHS	09249W101	1,069	74,063	SH		DFND		0	74,063	0
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INC T	COM	09258A107	3,218	204,836	SH		DFND		0	204,836	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	2,801	201,212	SH		DFND		0	201,212	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NJ QLTY	COM	09254X101	149	11,020	SH		DFND		0	11,020	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FD INC	COM	09253W104	174	12,253	SH		DFND		0	12,253	0
BLACKSTONE GSO FLTING RTE FU	COM	09256U105	161	10,160	SH		DFND		0	10,160	0
BLACKSTONE GSO LNG SHRT CR I	COM SHS BN INT	09257D102	6,558	460,242	SH		DFND		0	460,242	0
BLACKSTONE GSO STRATEGIC CR	COM SHS BEN IN	09257R101	11,209	788,836	SH		DFND		0	788,836	0
BLUEBIRD BIO INC	COM	09609G100	2	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD I	COM	101507101	9,451	1,268,583	SH		DFND		0	1,268,583	0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	COM	110122108	4,416	74,600	SH		DFND		0	74,600	0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC	COM	112463104	918	40,000	SH		DFND		0	40,000	0
BROOKFIELD HIGH INCOME FD IN	COM	11272P102	1,157	162,550	SH		DFND		0	162,550	0
BROOKFIELD MTG OPP INC FD IN	COM	112792106	7,551	512,253	SH		DFND		0	512,253	0
BROOKFIELD TOTAL RETURN FD I	COM	11283U108	1,220	57,245	SH		DFND		0	57,245	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	8,545	79,000	SH		DFND		0	79,000	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	4	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
CENTRAL FD CDA LTD	CL A	153501101	7,572	715,000	SH		DFND		0	715,000	0
CENTRAL GOLDTRUST	TR UNIT	153546106	5,778	145,619	SH		DFND		0	145,619	0
CHIMERA INVT CORP	COM NEW	16934Q208	2,005	150,000	SH		DFND		0	150,000	0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS	CL A	18451C109	221	31,008	SH		DFND		0	31,008	0
CLOVIS ONCOLOGY INC	COM	189464100	1,122	12,200	SH		DFND		0	12,200	0
COHEN & STEERS REIT & PFD IN	COM	19247X100	4,506	260,000	SH		DFND		0	260,000	0
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW	COM	203668108	2,006	46,900	SH		DFND		0	46,900	0
CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YLD BND F	SH BEN INT	22544F103	1,333	587,104	SH		DFND		0	587,104	0
DANAHER CORP DEL	COM	235851102	5	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT	COM	25158Y102	1,641	124,823	SH		DFND		0	124,823	0
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY INC	COM	25456K101	2,065	71,885	SH		DFND		0	71,885	0
DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIE	SH BEN INT	26200S101	1,383	452,102	SH		DFND		0	452,102	0
DYAX CORP	COM	26746E103	382	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	2,454	167,165	SH		DFND		0	167,165	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	1,549	116,959	SH		DFND		0	116,959	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	1,268	100,000	SH		DFND		0	100,000	0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD	COM	27827X101	2,513	200,859	SH		DFND		0	200,859	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	4,257	725,155	SH		DFND		0	725,155	0
ENDO INTL PLC	SHS	G30401106	3,291	47,500	SH		DFND		0	47,500	0
ENDOLOGIX INC	COM	29266S106	946	77,200	SH		DFND		0	77,200	0
ENVISION HEALTHCARE HLDGS IN	COM	29413U103	765	20,800	SH		DFND		0	20,800	0
ENVISION HEALTHCARE HLDGS IN	COM	29413U103	2	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
FIRST TR HIGH INCOME L/S FD	COM	33738E109	1,312	93,093	SH		DFND		0	93,093	0
FIRST TR STRATEGIC HIGH INC	COM SHS NEW	337353304	2,222	193,207	SH		DFND		0	193,207	0
FLUIDIGM CORP DEL	COM	34385P108	203	25,000	SH		DFND		0	25,000	0
GAMCO NAT RES GOLD & INCOME	SH BEN INT	36465E101	58	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	3	40,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	40,000	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	7,590	77,300	SH		DFND		0	77,300	0
HCA HOLDINGS INC	COM	40412C101	774	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
HEARTWARE INTL INC	COM	422368100	1,831	35,000	SH		DFND		0	35,000	0
HERBALIFE LTD	COM USD SHS	G4412G101	18	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
HUMANA INC	COM	444859102	17,005	95,000	SH		DFND		0	95,000	0
HUMANA INC	COM	444859102	226	40,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	40,000	0
ILLUMINA INC	COM	452327109	2,110	12,000	SH		DFND		0	12,000	0
IMMUNOGEN INC	COM	45253H101	1,180	122,900	SH		DFND		0	122,900	0
INCYTE CORP	COM	45337C102	1,898	17,200	SH		DFND		0	17,200	0
INCYTE CORP	COM	45337C102	113	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	45665G303	1,167	138,100	SH		DFND		0	138,100	0
INTERSECT ENT INC	COM	46071F103	824	35,213	SH		DFND		0	35,213	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	12,205	1,154,727	SH		DFND		0	1,154,727	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	2,662	636,786	SH		DFND		0	636,786	0
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM CL A	46333X108	741	71,100	SH		DFND		0	71,100	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	16	26,200	SH	Put	DFND		0	26,200	0
ISHARES S&P GSCI COMMODITY I	UNIT BEN INT	46428R107	8	30,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	30,000	0
ISHARES TR	20+ YR TR BD ETF	464287432	371	3,002	SH		DFND		0	3,002	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	3,033	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	3,142	70,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	70,000	0
ISHARES TR	RUSSELL 2000 ETF	464287655	428	70,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	70,000	0
ISHARES TR	JP MOR EM MK ETF	464288281	842	175,200	SH	Put	DFND		0	175,200	0
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	464330109	2,102	52,000	SH		DFND		0	52,000	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	1,524	117,536	SH		DFND		0	117,536	0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	SHS USD	G50871105	4	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	SHS USD	G50871105	4,768	35,900	SH		DFND		0	35,900	0
JUNO THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	48205A109	1,424	35,000	SH		DFND		0	35,000	0
KITE PHARMA INC	COM	49803L109	1,448	26,007	SH		DFND		0	26,007	0
KKR INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FD	COM	48249T106	1,262	86,670	SH		DFND		0	86,670	0
LANNET INC	COM	516012101	3,567	85,900	SH		DFND		0	85,900	0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD	SH BEN INT	530158104	4,387	863,638	SH		DFND		0	863,638	0
LMP CORPORATE LN FD INC	COM	50208B100	3,004	292,227	SH		DFND		0	292,227	0
LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FD IN	COM	50208C108	4,927	401,255	SH		DFND		0	401,255	0
LUMINEX CORP DEL	COM	55027E102	688	40,700	SH		DFND		0	40,700	0
MACYS INC	COM	55616P104	3	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO	SHS	G5785G107	3,389	53,000	SH		DFND		0	53,000	0
MASIMO CORP	COM	574795100	1,157	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
MCKESSON CORP	COM	58155Q103	851	4,600	SH		DFND		0	4,600	0
MEDIVATION INC	COM	58501N101	5,245	123,400	SH		DFND		0	123,400	0
MEDTRONIC PLC	SHS	G5960L103	7	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS IN	COM	590328100	809	95,090	SH		DFND		0	95,090	0
MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INC FD	SH BEN INT	59318T109	787	346,661	SH		DFND		0	346,661	0
MYLAN N V	SHS EURO	N59465109	1	50,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	50,000	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN HGH YLD FD	COM	64128C106	445	43,655	SH		DFND		0	43,655	0
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVT CORP	COM NEW	64828T201	2,162	165,000	SH		DFND		0	165,000	0
NEXPOINT CR STRATEGIES FD	COM	65340G106	83	14,493	SH		DFND		0	14,493	0
NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP	COM NEW	66704R704	469	38,000	SH		DFND		0	38,000	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	13,648	1,710,276	SH		DFND		0	1,710,276	0
NUVEEN DIVID ADV MUN FD 3	COM SH BEN INT	67070X101	4,382	323,191	SH		DFND		0	323,191	0
NUVEEN DIVID ADVANTAGE MUN F	COM	67066V101	408	29,643	SH		DFND		0	29,643	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	6,122	609,188	SH		DFND		0	609,188	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	2,640	265,376	SH		DFND		0	265,376	0
NUVEEN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FD	SHS	67075G103	1,199	83,123	SH		DFND		0	83,123	0
NUVEEN LG/SHT COMMODITY TOTR	COM UT BEN INT	670731108	4,817	301,069	SH		DFND		0	301,069	0
NUVEEN MTG OPPORTUNITY TERM	COM	670735109	5,376	240,000	SH		DFND		0	240,000	0
NUVEEN MTG OPPTY TERM FD 2	COM	67074R100	271	12,490	SH		DFND		0	12,490	0
NUVEEN MUN ADVANTAGE FD INC	COM	67062H106	183	13,772	SH		DFND		0	13,772	0
NUVEEN MUN MKT OPPORTUNITY F	COM	67062W103	2,493	190,316	SH		DFND		0	190,316	0
NUVEEN MUN OPPORTUNITY FD IN	COM	670984103	4,628	328,491	SH		DFND		0	328,491	0
NUVEEN PA INVT QUALITY MUN F	COM	670972108	579	44,106	SH		DFND		0	44,106	0
NUVEEN PERFORMANCE PLUS MUN	COM	67062P108	2,132	150,336	SH		DFND		0	150,336	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD	COM	67062T100	2,001	149,297	SH		DFND		0	149,297	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD 2	COM	67063W102	5,552	406,737	SH		DFND		0	406,737	0
NUVEEN PREMIER MUN INCOME FD	COM	670988104	2,272	174,086	SH		DFND		0	174,086	0
NUVEEN QUALITY INCOME MUN FD	COM	670977107	1,500	111,178	SH		DFND		0	111,178	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	5,509	362,205	SH		DFND		0	362,205	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	6,202	1,049,428	SH		DFND		0	1,049,428	0
PCM FUND INC	COM	69323T101	696	73,218	SH		DFND		0	73,218	0
PENN VA CORP	COM	707882106	1	12,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	12,000	0
PERRIGO CO PLC	SHS	G97822103	3,507	22,300	SH		DFND		0	22,300	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	1,413	45,000	SH		DFND		0	45,000	0
PIMCO CORPORATE & INCOME OPP	COM	72201B101	238	17,917	SH		DFND		0	17,917	0
PIMCO CORPORATE INCOME STRAT	COM	72200U100	1,351	102,847	SH		DFND		0	102,847	0
PIMCO DYNAMIC CR INCOME FD	COM SHS	72202D106	9,587	524,739	SH		DFND		0	524,739	0
PIMCO INCOME OPPORTUNITY FD	COM	72202B100	352	15,380	SH		DFND		0	15,380	0
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND	COM	72201H108	2,772	286,372	SH		DFND		0	286,372	0
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND I	COM	72201J104	1,725	195,086	SH		DFND		0	195,086	0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TR	COM	72369J102	4,199	370,980	SH		DFND		0	370,980	0
POWERSHS DB MULTI SECT COMM	PS DB AGRICUL FD	73936B408	960	46,000	SH		DFND		0	46,000	0
PROTHENA CORP PLC	SHS	G72800108	617	13,600	SH		DFND		0	13,600	0
PRUDENTIAL SHT DURATION HG Y	COM	74442F107	480	32,762	SH		DFND		0	32,762	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	75040P405	148	69,381	SH		DFND		0	69,381	0
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS	COM	75886F107	5,139	11,048	SH		DFND		0	11,048	0
RMR REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND	COM	76970B101	8,052	445,872	SH		DFND		0	445,872	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI MATERIALS	81369Y100	16,567	415,002	SH		DFND		0	415,002	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI MATERIALS	81369Y100	27	529,700	SH	Call	DFND		0	529,700	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI MATERIALS	81369Y100	2,590	1,071,800	SH	Put	DFND		0	1,071,800	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI INT-ENERGY	81369Y506	26,963	440,568	SH		DFND		0	440,568	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI INT-ENERGY	81369Y506	60	574,400	SH	Call	DFND		0	574,400	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI INT-ENERGY	81369Y506	4,507	662,100	SH	Put	DFND		0	662,100	0
SHIRE PLC	SPONSORED ADR	82481R106	3,981	19,400	SH		DFND		0	19,400	0
SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	84652J103	2,477	59,350	SH		DFND		0	59,350	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	4	12,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	12,000	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	1,815	396,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	396,500	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	1,970	60,000	SH		DFND		0	60,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	1,111	70,200	SH	Put	DFND		0	70,200	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P BIOTECH	78464A870	1,062	90,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	90,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P HOMEBUILD	78464A888	1,667	1,530,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	1,530,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P HOMEBUILD	78464A888	133	600,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	600,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P HOMEBUILD	78464A888	10,406	304,000	SH		DFND		0	304,000	0
SPRINT CORP	COM SER 1	85207U105	35	50,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	50,000	0
ST JUDE MED INC	COM	790849103	5	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES INC	COM	86881L106	1,635	50,000	SH		DFND		0	50,000	0
TEL INSTR ELECTRS CORP	COM NEW	879165207	85	18,385	SH		DFND		0	18,385	0
TELEFLEX INC	COM	879369106	1,118	9,000	SH		DFND		0	9,000	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	3,470	94,000	SH		DFND		0	94,000	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	1	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	COM	883556102	856	7,000	SH		DFND		0	7,000	0
THL CR SR LN FD	COM	87244R103	1,143	73,768	SH		DFND		0	73,768	0
UNIVERSAL HLTH SVCS INC	CL B	913903100	1,248	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	92532F100	3,124	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS INC	COM	94946T106	11	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE INCOME	COM SHS	94987B105	2,159	285,254	SH		DFND		0	285,254	0
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE MULTI	COM SHS	94987D101	828	72,992	SH		DFND		0	72,992	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	1,578	151,708	SH		DFND		0	151,708	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL SEC	COM SH BEN INT	95766Q106	3,647	345,695	SH		DFND		0	345,695	0
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCM FD I	COM	95766J102	3,183	491,936	SH		DFND		0	491,936	0
WISDOMTREE TR	INDIA ERNGS FD	97717W422	681	250,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	250,000	0
WL ROSS HLDG CORP	COM SHS	92939D104	2,261	217,800	SH		DFND		0	217,800	0
WL ROSS HLDG CORP	UNIT 06/11/2019	92939D203	287	25,600	SH		DFND		0	25,600	0
WORLD ACCEP CORP DEL	COM	981419104	104	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
WORLD ACCEP CORP DEL	COM	981419104	4	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0