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
ABERDEEN ASIA PACIFIC INCOM	COM	003009107	481	96,175	SH		DFND		0	96,175	0
ACCELERON PHARMA INC	COM	00434H108	792	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
ADEPTUS HEALTH INC	CL A	006855100	2,138	38,500	SH		DFND		0	38,500	0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	COM	007903107	187	737,900	SH	Put	DFND		0	737,900	0
ADVENT CLAY CONV SEC INC FD	COM	007639107	346	63,700	SH		DFND		0	63,700	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE CV SECS & IN	COM	00764C109	1,400	105,983	SH		DFND		0	105,983	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE ENH GRW & IN	COM	00765E104	4,249	517,546	SH		DFND		0	517,546	0
AETNA INC NEW	COM	00817Y108	2,247	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	00846U101	2,032	51,000	SH		DFND		0	51,000	0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	015351109	5,360	38,500	SH		DFND		0	38,500	0
ALLIANZGI CONV & INCOME FD	COM	018828103	1,914	345,439	SH		DFND		0	345,439	0
ALLIANZGI CONV & INCOME FD I	COM	018825109	363	74,359	SH		DFND		0	74,359	0
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	382	35,000	SH		DFND		0	35,000	0
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	60	100,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	100,000	0
AMERICAN CAP SR FLOATING LTD	COM	02504D108	479	47,714	SH		DFND		0	47,714	0
AMSURG CORP	COM	03232P405	746	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC	COM	03763V102	2,035	151,634	SH		DFND		0	151,634	0
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC	COM	03763V102	75	56,100	SH	Call	DFND		0	56,100	0
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD I	COM	037636107	6,476	426,085	SH		DFND		0	426,085	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	2,081	152,931	SH		DFND		0	152,931	0
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP	COM	03879J100	371	89,800	SH		DFND		0	89,800	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	5,454	407,626	SH		DFND		0	407,626	0
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	04033A100	912	142,800	SH		DFND		0	142,800	0
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD	COM	G0585R106	9	50,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	50,000	0
AVENUE INCOME CR STRATEGIES	COM	05358E106	1,275	116,336	SH		DFND		0	116,336	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06742E711	1,683	1,051,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	1,051,500	0
BAXALTA INC	COM	07177M103	5,737	142,000	SH		DFND		0	142,000	0
BIOGEN INC	COM	09062X103	4,863	18,682	SH		DFND		0	18,682	0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	COM	09061G101	6,324	76,672	SH		DFND		0	76,672	0
BLACKROCK DEBT STRAT FD INC	COM	09255R103	914	263,312	SH		DFND		0	263,312	0
BLACKROCK ENERGY & RES TR	COM	09250U101	521	40,086	SH		DFND		0	40,086	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	5,015	383,740	SH		DFND		0	383,740	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	464	36,150	SH		DFND		0	36,150	0
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INC T	COM	09258A107	2,441	154,417	SH		DFND		0	154,417	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	3,267	222,844	SH		DFND		0	222,844	0
BLACKSTONE GSO FLTING RTE FU	COM	09256U105	184	12,000	SH		DFND		0	12,000	0
BLACKSTONE GSO LNG SHRT CR I	COM SHS BN INT	09257D102	6,107	449,069	SH		DFND		0	449,069	0
BLACKSTONE GSO STRATEGIC CR	COM SHS BEN IN	09257R101	8,743	641,465	SH		DFND		0	641,465	0
BLUEBIRD BIO INC	COM	09609G100	1,233	29,000	SH		DFND		0	29,000	0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD I	COM	101507101	9,958	1,268,583	SH		DFND		0	1,268,583	0
BP PRUDHOE BAY RTY TR	UNIT BEN INT	055630107	195	33,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	33,000	0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	COM	110122108	5,347	83,700	SH		DFND		0	83,700	0
BROOKFIELD HIGH INCOME FD IN	COM	11272P102	666	95,878	SH		DFND		0	95,878	0
BROOKFIELD MTG OPP INC FD IN	COM	112792106	1,615	110,282	SH		DFND		0	110,282	0
CALAMOS CONV & HIGH INCOME F	COM SHS	12811P108	2,983	287,117	SH		DFND		0	287,117	0
CALAMOS CONV OPP AND INC FD	SH BEN INT	128117108	2,533	266,948	SH		DFND		0	266,948	0
CALAMOS GBL DYN INCOME FUND	COM	12811L107	2,795	397,634	SH		DFND		0	397,634	0
CALAMOS GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN	COM SH BEN INT	128118106	1,409	127,256	SH		DFND		0	127,256	0
CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTL RETN	COM SH BEN INT	128125101	1,454	152,843	SH		DFND		0	152,843	0
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP INC	COM	14574X104	4	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	6,606	66,000	SH		DFND		0	66,000	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	3	25,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	25,000	0
CENTRAL FD CDA LTD	CL A	153501101	8,213	685,000	SH		DFND		0	685,000	0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS	CL A	18451C109	674	143,430	SH		DFND		0	143,430	0
CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES	SH BEN INT	18914E106	1,458	152,223	SH		DFND		0	152,223	0
COHEN & STEERS REIT & PFD IN	COM	19247X100	3,616	191,098	SH		DFND		0	191,098	0
CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE	COM	21924B302	1,369	93,518	SH		DFND		0	93,518	0
CROSSROADS CAP INC	COM	227656105	163	62,400	SH		DFND		0	62,400	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT	COM	25158Y102	1,664	124,823	SH		DFND		0	124,823	0
DEUTSCHE MULTI-MKT INCOME TR	SHS	25160E102	379	47,807	SH		DFND		0	47,807	0
DEUTSCHE STRATEGIC INCOME TR	SHS	25160F109	388	35,066	SH		DFND		0	35,066	0
DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS	COM	258622109	409	24,359	SH		DFND		0	24,359	0
DUFF & PHELPS GLB UTL INC FD	COM	26433C105	564	35,444	SH		DFND		0	35,444	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	2,609	178,935	SH		DFND		0	178,935	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	1,750	132,992	SH		DFND		0	132,992	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	1,344	101,999	SH		DFND		0	101,999	0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TR	COM	27828Q105	1,443	112,530	SH		DFND		0	112,530	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	5,030	868,682	SH		DFND		0	868,682	0
ENDOLOGIX INC	COM	29266S106	971	116,100	SH		DFND		0	116,100	0
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP	CL A	293639100	3	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	1,425	57,900	SH		DFND		0	57,900	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	80	158,500	SH	Call	DFND		0	158,500	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	223	333,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	333,500	0
ENVISION HEALTHCARE HLDGS IN	COM	29413U103	867	42,500	SH		DFND		0	42,500	0
FIDUCIARY CLAYMORE MLP OPP F	COM	31647Q106	1,253	114,225	SH		DFND		0	114,225	0
FIFTH STR SR FLOATNG RATE CO	COM	31679F101	1,213	152,979	SH		DFND		0	152,979	0
FIRST TR DIVIDEND INCOME FD	COM	33731L100	203	23,511	SH		DFND		0	23,511	0
FIRST TR STRATEGIC HIGH INC	COM SHS NEW	337353304	2,426	213,365	SH		DFND		0	213,365	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	10,591	115,300	SH		DFND		0	115,300	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	20	15,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	15,000	0
HCA HOLDINGS INC	COM	40412C101	4,293	55,000	SH		DFND		0	55,000	0
HERBALIFE LTD	COM USD SHS	G4412G101	1	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
HORIZON PHARMA PLC	SHS	G4617B105	2,812	169,700	SH		DFND		0	169,700	0
IMMUNOGEN INC	COM	45253H101	297	34,900	SH		DFND		0	34,900	0
INCYTE CORP	COM	45337C102	2,312	31,900	SH		DFND		0	31,900	0
INTERSECT ENT INC	COM	46071F103	669	35,213	SH		DFND		0	35,213	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	13,930	1,295,835	SH		DFND		0	1,295,835	0
INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	COM	46131B100	431	35,411	SH		DFND		0	35,411	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	3,562	881,650	SH		DFND		0	881,650	0
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	462222100	1,167	28,820	SH		DFND		0	28,820	0
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM CL A	46333X108	328	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	257	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	4	40,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	40,000	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	2,556	9,800	SH		DFND		0	9,800	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	6,478	465,900	SH	Put	DFND		0	465,900	0
ISHARES TR	RUSSELL 2000 ETF	464287655	32	225,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	225,000	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	82	531,500	SH	Call	DFND		0	531,500	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	85	330,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	330,000	0
ISHARES TR	MRG RL ES CP ETF	464288539	4,545	470,000	SH		DFND		0	470,000	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	2,352	184,752	SH		DFND		0	184,752	0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	SHS USD	G50871105	5,875	45,000	SH		DFND		0	45,000	0
JUNO THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	48205A109	1,486	39,000	SH		DFND		0	39,000	0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL	COM	49456B101	1,732	97,000	SH		DFND		0	97,000	0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL	COM	49456B101	75	171,800	SH	Call	DFND		0	171,800	0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL	COM	49456B101	271	515,400	SH	Put	DFND		0	515,400	0
KITE PHARMA INC	COM	49803L109	643	14,000	SH		DFND		0	14,000	0
KKR INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FD	COM	48249T106	1,144	79,423	SH		DFND		0	79,423	0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD	SH BEN INT	530158104	2,624	527,959	SH		DFND		0	527,959	0
LMP CAP & INCOME FD INC	COM	50208A102	1,011	81,737	SH		DFND		0	81,737	0
LMP CORPORATE LN FD INC	COM	50208B100	3,018	309,197	SH		DFND		0	309,197	0
LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FD IN	COM	50208C108	586	42,939	SH		DFND		0	42,939	0
MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO	SHS	G5785G107	1,287	21,000	SH		DFND		0	21,000	0
MASIMO CORP	COM	574795100	1,531	36,600	SH		DFND		0	36,600	0
MEDIVATION INC	COM	58501N101	3,375	73,400	SH		DFND		0	73,400	0
MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS IN	COM	590328100	528	63,090	SH		DFND		0	63,090	0
NATERA INC	COM	632307104	348	36,600	SH		DFND		0	36,600	0
NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP	COM PAR $.001	63888P406	8	10,300	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,300	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN RE ES SEC F	COM	64190A103	5,159	1,013,559	SH		DFND		0	1,013,559	0
NEWLINK GENETICS CORP	COM	651511107	182	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP	COM	66704R803	554	42,200	SH		DFND		0	42,200	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	14,723	1,861,336	SH		DFND		0	1,861,336	0
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED COMMODTY	COM UT BEN INT	67074P104	155	17,381	SH		DFND		0	17,381	0
NUVEEN DIVID ADV MUN FD 3	COM SH BEN INT	67070X101	3,472	231,927	SH		DFND		0	231,927	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	3,961	393,377	SH		DFND		0	393,377	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	3,655	369,561	SH		DFND		0	369,561	0
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME	COM	6706EH103	568	51,771	SH		DFND		0	51,771	0
NUVEEN LG/SHT COMMODITY TOTR	COM UT BEN INT	670731108	2,904	192,811	SH		DFND		0	192,811	0
NUVEEN MUN ADVANTAGE FD INC	COM	67062H106	162	11,284	SH		DFND		0	11,284	0
NUVEEN MUN MKT OPPORTUNITY F	COM	67062W103	2,174	152,859	SH		DFND		0	152,859	0
NUVEEN MUN OPPORTUNITY FD IN	COM	670984103	2,541	172,653	SH		DFND		0	172,653	0
NUVEEN PA INVT QUALITY MUN F	COM	670972108	633	44,106	SH		DFND		0	44,106	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD	COM	67062T100	1,537	105,498	SH		DFND		0	105,498	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD 2	COM	67063W102	908	61,680	SH		DFND		0	61,680	0
NUVEEN PREMIER MUN INCOME FD	COM	670988104	1,254	88,822	SH		DFND		0	88,822	0
NUVEEN QUALITY INCOME MUN FD	COM	670977107	561	38,136	SH		DFND		0	38,136	0
NUVEEN QUALITY MUN FD INC	COM	67062N103	1,155	81,130	SH		DFND		0	81,130	0
NUVEEN REAL ASSET INC & GROW	COM	67074Y105	212	13,800	SH		DFND		0	13,800	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	5,794	383,198	SH		DFND		0	383,198	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	6,989	1,184,492	SH		DFND		0	1,184,492	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	10	60,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	60,000	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	5,113	172,500	SH		DFND		0	172,500	0
PIMCO DYNAMIC CR INCOME FD	COM SHS	72202D106	6,059	347,411	SH		DFND		0	347,411	0
PIMCO INCOME OPPORTUNITY FD	COM	72202B100	547	26,352	SH		DFND		0	26,352	0
PIMCO INCOME STRATEGY FUND	COM	72201H108	1,130	118,233	SH		DFND		0	118,233	0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TR	COM	72369J102	3,723	332,695	SH		DFND		0	332,695	0
POWERSHS DB MULTI SECT COMM	PS DB AGRICUL FD	73936B408	742	36,000	SH		DFND		0	36,000	0
PRINCIPAL REAL ESTATE INCOME	SHS BEN INT	74255X104	343	20,773	SH		DFND		0	20,773	0
PROTHENA CORP PLC	SHS	G72800108	1,568	38,104	SH		DFND		0	38,104	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	75040P405	99	69,481	SH		DFND		0	69,481	0
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS	COM	75886F107	2,901	8,048	SH		DFND		0	8,048	0
RMR REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND	COM	76970B101	8,326	431,470	SH		DFND		0	431,470	0
SHIRE PLC	SPONSORED ADR	82481R106	3,954	23,000	SH		DFND		0	23,000	0
SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	84652J103	1,014	34,350	SH		DFND		0	34,350	0
SPDR GOLD TRUST	GOLD SHS	78463V107	10	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	5	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	BRC HGH YLD BD	78464A417	35	200,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	200,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	BRC HGH YLD BD	78464A417	1	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	9	24,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	24,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P BIOTECH	78464A870	495	150,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	150,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P HOMEBUILD	78464A888	308	9,100	SH		DFND		0	9,100	0
SURGERY PARTNERS INC	COM	86881A100	618	46,600	SH		DFND		0	46,600	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	3,637	125,700	SH		DFND		0	125,700	0
THL CR SR LN FD	COM	87244R103	1,551	97,712	SH		DFND		0	97,712	0
UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP	UNITS	91232N108	16	30,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	30,000	0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	92532F100	4,332	54,500	SH		DFND		0	54,500	0
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FD	COM	92829A103	1,111	261,370	SH		DFND		0	261,370	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	1,597	316,885	SH		DFND		0	316,885	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	1,597	144,408	SH		DFND		0	144,408	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL SEC	COM SH BEN INT	95766Q106	2,964	260,200	SH		DFND		0	260,200	0
WL ROSS HLDG CORP	COM SHS	92939D104	691	68,892	SH		DFND		0	68,892	0
WL ROSS HLDG CORP	*W EXP 06/11/201	92939D112	38	78,958	SH		DFND		0	78,958	0
WL ROSS HLDG CORP	UNIT 06/11/2019	92939D203	266	25,400	SH		DFND		0	25,400	0
ZAIS FINL CORP	COM	98886K108	940	63,014	SH		DFND		0	63,014	0
ZWEIG TOTAL RETURN FD INC	COM NEW	989837208	535	44,653	SH		DFND		0	44,653	0