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
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	7	298,700	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	298,700	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	1,692	209,131	SH		DFND	1 2	209,131	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	305	37,658	SH		DFND	1 2	37,658	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	NOTE 2.250% 6/1	05351XAB7	707	884,000	PRN		DFND	1 2	884,000	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	NOTE 2.250% 6/1	05351XAB7	125	156,000	PRN		DFND	1 2	156,000	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	410	41,795	SH		DFND	1 2	41,795	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	09255X100	697	69,652	SH		DFND	1 2	69,652	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	09255X100	126	12,607	SH		DFND	1 2	12,607	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	179	13,399	SH		DFND	1 2	13,399	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	2,302	175,959	SH		DFND	1 2	175,959	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	254	19,405	SH		DFND	1 2	19,405	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	768	58,698	SH		DFND	1 2	58,698	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALI	COM	09254C107	428	35,675	SH		DFND	1 2	35,675	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC	COM	09253R105	530	65,422	SH		DFND	1 2	65,422	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC	COM	09253R105	182	22,473	SH		DFND	1 2	22,473	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC	COM	09253R105	194	23,940	SH		DFND	1 2	23,940	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FD INC	COM	09253W104	204	16,040	SH		DFND	1 2	16,040	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FD INC	COM	09253W104	267	21,008	SH		DFND	1 2	21,008	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INVT FD	COM	09254R104	138	10,399	SH		DFND	1 2	10,399	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PA QLTY	COM	09255G107	311	23,160	SH		DFND	1 2	23,160	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	632	49,447	SH		DFND	1 2	49,447	0	0
BNY MELLON MUN BD INFRASTRUC	COM SHS	09662W109	136	10,961	SH		DFND	1 2	10,961	0	0
BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUN BD	COM	09662E109	105	14,595	SH		DFND	1 2	14,595	0	0
BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUN BD	COM	09662E109	959	133,734	SH		DFND	1 2	133,734	0	0
CIT GROUP INC	COM NEW	125581801	60	21,200	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	21,200	0	0
DELAWARE INVTS MINN MUN INCO	COM	24610V103	493	39,854	SH		DFND	1 2	39,854	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR	COM	233368109	148	13,735	SH		DFND	1 2	13,735	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR	COM	233368109	1,028	95,357	SH		DFND	1 2	95,357	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR	COM	233368109	1,448	134,359	SH		DFND	1 2	134,359	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	489	47,741	SH		DFND	1 2	47,741	0	0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD	COM	27827X101	312	25,000	SH		DFND	1 2	25,000	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	466	101,004	SH		DFND	1 2	101,004	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	81	17,677	SH		DFND	1 2	17,677	0	0
GARRISON CAP INC	COM	366554103	176	103,735	SH		DFND	1 2	103,735	0	0
GDL FD	COM SH BEN IT	361570104	1,703	217,277	SH		DFND	1 2	217,277	0	0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	COM	38141G104	11	21,200	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	21,200	0	0
HIGHLAND INCOME FD	HIGHLAND INCOME	43010E404	341	40,000	SH		DFND	1 2	40,000	0	0
INVESCO CALIF VALUE MUN INCO	COM	46132H106	906	80,000	SH		DFND	1 2	80,000	0	0
INVESCO CALIF VALUE MUN INCO	COM	46132H106	206	18,173	SH		DFND	1 2	18,173	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPPORTUNI	COM	46132R104	451	56,487	SH		DFND	1 2	56,487	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPPORTUNI	COM	46132R104	82	10,224	SH		DFND	1 2	10,224	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	321	28,003	SH		DFND	1 2	28,003	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	534	45,678	SH		DFND	1 2	45,678	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	335	28,625	SH		DFND	1 2	28,625	0	0
INVESCO VALUE MUN INCOME TR	COM	46132P108	495	35,000	SH		DFND	1 2	35,000	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	4	30,700	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	30,700	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	18	84,700	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	84,700	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	3	15,300	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	15,300	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	22	169,300	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	169,300	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	10	50,800	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	50,800	0	0
MFS MUN INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	552738106	70	10,900	SH		DFND	1 2	10,900	0	0
MORGAN STANLEY	COM NEW	617446448	80	17,000	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	8,500	0	0
NUVEEN AMT FREE MUN CR INC F	COM	67071L106	954	65,000	SH		DFND	1 2	65,000	0	0
NUVEEN ARIZONA QLTY MUN INC	COM	67061W104	182	14,699	SH		DFND	1 2	14,699	0	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	117	15,527	SH		DFND	1 2	15,527	0	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	648	85,779	SH		DFND	1 2	85,779	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	608	81,873	SH		DFND	1 2	81,873	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	110	14,819	SH		DFND	1 2	14,819	0	0
NUVEEN MUN VALUE FD INC	COM	670928100	866	88,700	SH		DFND	1 2	88,700	0	0
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL CREDIT INC	COM SH BEN INT	67070X101	210	14,938	SH		DFND	1 2	14,938	0	0
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL CREDIT INC	COM SH BEN INT	67070X101	239	17,000	SH		DFND	1 2	17,000	0	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	276	25,402	SH		DFND	1 2	25,402	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	67	15,262	SH		DFND	1 2	15,262	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	385	87,205	SH		DFND	1 2	87,205	0	0
NUVEEN TAXABLE MUNICIPAL INC	COM	67074C103	383	20,000	SH		DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
PIONEER MUN HIGH INCOME ADVA	COM	723762100	713	70,000	SH		DFND	1 2	70,000	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	5	42,300	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	42,300	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	2	25,400	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	25,400	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	206	28,966	SH		DFND	1 2	28,966	0	0
WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNS F	COM	95766M105	770	64,396	SH		DFND	1 2	64,396	0	0
WESTERN AST INFL LKD OPP & I	COM	95766R104	669	70,000	SH		DFND	1 2	70,000	0	0