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

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.
The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

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

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:		3235-0006
Expires:	Oct 31, 2018
Estimated average burden
hours per response:		23.8

COLUMN 1	COLUMN 2	COLUMN 3	COLUMN 4	COLUMN 5			COLUMN 6	COLUMN 7	COLUMN 8
			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
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	NOTE 2.250% 6/1	05351XAB7	5,875	5,640,000	PRN		DFND		5,640,000	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	09255X100	980	80,951	SH		DFND		80,951	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	218	15,478	SH		DFND		15,478	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC	COM	09253R105	2,013	219,093	SH		DFND		219,093	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FD INC	COM	09253W104	695	48,421	SH		DFND		48,421	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PA QLTY	COM	09255G107	299	20,071	SH		DFND		20,071	0	0
BLACKSTONE SENIOR FLOATNG RA	COM	09256U105	559	39,292	SH		DFND		39,292	0	0
BNY MELLON STRATEGIC MUN BD	COM	09662E109	2,352	298,876	SH		DFND		298,876	0	0
DELAWARE INVTS MINN MUN INCO	COM	24610V103	179	13,630	SH		DFND		13,630	0	0
DOUBLELINE YIELD OPPORTUNITI	COM	25862D105	1,222	66,000	SH		DFND		66,000	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR	COM	233368109	1,580	135,851	SH		DFND		135,851	0	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN INCOM	SH BEN INT	27826F101	282	20,600	SH		DFND		20,600	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	522	33,565	SH		DFND		33,565	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	1,974	150,000	SH		DFND		150,000	0	0
EATON VANCE NEW YORK MUN BD	COM	27827Y109	505	41,138	SH		DFND		41,138	0	0
EATON VANCE NEW YORK MUN INC	SH BEN INT	27826W104	204	14,619	SH		DFND		14,619	0	0
EATON VANCE SHORT DURATION D	COM	27828V104	182	14,700	SH		DFND		14,700	0	0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TR	COM	27828Q105	467	36,652	SH		DFND		36,652	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	142	22,276	SH		DFND		22,276	0	0
EATON VANCE TAX-ADVANTAGED G	COM	27828U106	202	8,000	SH		DFND		8,000	0	0
FIRST TRUST SPECIALTY FINANC	COM BEN INTR	33733G109	380	121,651	SH		DFND		121,651	0	0
FS KKR CAP CORP II	COM	35952V303	1,152	70,254	SH		DFND		70,254	0	0
GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD NAT RES &	COM SH BEN INT	36465A109	491	140,000	SH		DFND		140,000	0	0
GAMCO NAT RES GOLD & INCOME	SH BEN INT	36465E101	996	195,000	SH		DFND		195,000	0	0
GDL FD	COM SH BEN IT	361570104	2,026	232,302	SH		DFND		232,302	0	0
HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD I	COM	41013X106	1,226	64,511	SH		DFND		64,511	0	0
INVESCO CALIF MUN INCOME TR	COM	46132P108	1,179	75,352	SH		DFND		75,352	0	0
INVESCO CALIF VALUE MUN INCO	COM	46132H106	1,299	98,173	SH		DFND		98,173	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	350	27,314	SH		DFND		27,314	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	586	45,678	SH		DFND		45,678	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUN INCOME T	COM	46133G107	414	31,725	SH		DFND		31,725	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	20	150,000	SH	Put	DFND		150,000	0	0
MFS INTER INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	55273C107	113	29,600	SH		DFND		29,600	0	0
MFS MUN INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	552738106	73	10,900	SH		DFND		10,900	0	0
NUVEEN AMT FREE MUN CR INC F	COM	67071L106	1,846	110,000	SH		DFND		110,000	0	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	1,988	227,495	SH		DFND		227,495	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	2,310	266,692	SH		DFND		266,692	0	0
NUVEEN MUNICIPAL CREDIT INC	COM SH BEN INT	67070X101	484	30,000	SH		DFND		30,000	0	0
NUVEEN NEW JERSEY QULT MUN F	COM	67069Y102	349	24,252	SH		DFND		24,252	0	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	658	49,273	SH		DFND		49,273	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	608	117,067	SH		DFND		117,067	0	0
OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORPORATION	COM	69121K104	633	50,000	SH		DFND		50,000	0	0
PIMCO CALIF MUN INCOME FD II	COM	72200M108	1,038	115,000	SH		DFND		115,000	0	0
PIMCO ENRGY TACTICAL CR OPP	COM SHS BEN INT	69346N107	671	83,100	SH		DFND		83,100	0	0
PIMCO NEW YORK MUN FD II	COM	72200Y102	685	63,000	SH		DFND		63,000	0	0
PIMCO NEW YORK MUN INCOME FD	COM	72201E105	104	11,691	SH		DFND		11,691	0	0
RIVERNORTH MANAGED DUR MUN I	COM	76882H105	534	30,000	SH		DFND		30,000	0	0
RMR MORTGAGE TR	COM	76970B101	541	51,445	SH		DFND		51,445	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	48	225,700	SH	Put	DFND		225,700	0	0
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD & SILVE	TR UNIT	85208R101	871	45,000	SH		DFND		45,000	0	0
WESTERN ASSET MANAGED MUNS F	COM	95766M105	2,390	186,125	SH		DFND		186,125	0	0
WESTERN AST INFL LKD OPP & I	COM	95766R104	2,745	221,200	SH		DFND		221,200	0	0