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	322	64,175	SH		DFND		0	64,175	0
ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY IN	COM	00404A109	1,014	18,300	SH		DFND		0	18,300	0
ACCELERON PHARMA INC	COM	00434H108	941	27,700	SH		DFND		0	27,700	0
ADEPTUS HEALTH INC	CL A	006855100	2,015	39,000	SH		DFND		0	39,000	0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	COM	007903107	73	647,900	SH	Put	DFND		0	647,900	0
ADVENT CLAY CONV SEC INC FD	COM	007639107	600	108,706	SH		DFND		0	108,706	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE CV SECS & IN	COM	00764C109	3,425	245,541	SH		DFND		0	245,541	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE ENH GRW & IN	COM	00765E104	4,882	596,036	SH		DFND		0	596,036	0
AETNA INC NEW	COM	00817Y108	2,076	17,000	SH		DFND		0	17,000	0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	00846U101	994	22,400	SH		DFND		0	22,400	0
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	015351109	6,305	54,000	SH		DFND		0	54,000	0
ALKERMES PLC	SHS	G01767105	1,102	25,500	SH		DFND		0	25,500	0
ALLERGAN PLC	SHS	G0177J108	4,899	21,200	SH		DFND		0	21,200	0
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	5	100,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	100,000	0
AMERICAN CAP SR FLOATING LTD	COM	02504D108	208	20,283	SH		DFND		0	20,283	0
AMSURG CORP	COM	03232P405	543	7,000	SH		DFND		0	7,000	0
ANTERO RES CORP	COM	03674X106	2,167	83,400	SH		DFND		0	83,400	0
APOLLO RESIDENTIAL MTG INC	COM	03763V102	72	56,100	SH	Call	DFND		0	56,100	0
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD I	COM	037636107	5,610	355,087	SH		DFND		0	355,087	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	1,330	92,200	SH		DFND		0	92,200	0
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP	COM	03879J100	313	89,800	SH		DFND		0	89,800	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	5,727	416,513	SH		DFND		0	416,513	0
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM	04033A100	1,249	169,000	SH		DFND		0	169,000	0
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD	COM	G0585R106	35	100,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	100,000	0
ASTRAZENECA PLC	SPONSORED ADR	046353108	32	134,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	134,500	0
ASTRAZENECA PLC	SPONSORED ADR	046353108	770	25,500	SH		DFND		0	25,500	0
AVENUE INCOME CR STRATEGIES	COM	05358E106	1,209	100,907	SH		DFND		0	100,907	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06742E711	270	450,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	450,500	0
BIOGEN INC	COM	09062X103	1,858	7,682	SH		DFND		0	7,682	0
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	COM	09061G101	5,981	76,872	SH		DFND		0	76,872	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	2,823	214,675	SH		DFND		0	214,675	0
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INC T	COM	09258A107	288	17,417	SH		DFND		0	17,417	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	393	25,787	SH		DFND		0	25,787	0
BLACKSTONE GSO LNG SHRT CR I	COM SHS BN INT	09257D102	5,123	354,512	SH		DFND		0	354,512	0
BLACKSTONE GSO STRATEGIC CR	COM SHS BEN IN	09257R101	7,596	527,854	SH		DFND		0	527,854	0
BLUEBIRD BIO INC	COM	09609G100	913	21,100	SH		DFND		0	21,100	0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD I	COM	101507101	10,314	1,268,583	SH		DFND		0	1,268,583	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	1,393	19,800	SH		DFND		0	19,800	0
CALAMOS CONV & HIGH INCOME F	COM SHS	12811P108	304	28,669	SH		DFND		0	28,669	0
CALAMOS CONV OPP AND INC FD	SH BEN INT	128117108	1,077	109,600	SH		DFND		0	109,600	0
CALAMOS GBL DYN INCOME FUND	COM	12811L107	2,876	409,670	SH		DFND		0	409,670	0
CALAMOS GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN	COM SH BEN INT	128118106	1,246	114,443	SH		DFND		0	114,443	0
CELGENE CORP	COM	151020104	5,967	60,500	SH		DFND		0	60,500	0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS	CL A	18451C109	892	143,430	SH		DFND		0	143,430	0
CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FD	COM	18914C100	408	38,119	SH		DFND		0	38,119	0
CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES	SH BEN INT	18914E106	1,909	204,629	SH		DFND		0	204,629	0
COMSTOCK RES INC	COM NEW	205768203	237	282,492	SH		DFND		0	282,492	0
CROSSROADS CAP INC	COM	227656105	112	54,278	SH		DFND		0	54,278	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT	COM	25158Y102	1,698	124,823	SH		DFND		0	124,823	0
DEUTSCHE MULTI-MKT INCOME TR	SHS	25160E102	1,834	225,000	SH		DFND		0	225,000	0
DEUTSCHE STRATEGIC INCOME TR	SHS	25160F109	454	39,526	SH		DFND		0	39,526	0
DIAGEO P L C	SPON ADR NEW	25243Q205	9	55,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	55,000	0
DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS	COM	258622109	225	12,259	SH		DFND		0	12,259	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	1,885	125,815	SH		DFND		0	125,815	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	423	31,505	SH		DFND		0	31,505	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	328	24,410	SH		DFND		0	24,410	0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TR	COM	27828Q105	1,040	79,541	SH		DFND		0	79,541	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	4,989	830,039	SH		DFND		0	830,039	0
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM	29250R106	1,431	61,700	SH		DFND		0	61,700	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	7,605	259,900	SH		DFND		0	259,900	0
ENVISION HEALTHCARE HLDGS IN	COM	29413U103	926	36,500	SH		DFND		0	36,500	0
EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	26885B100	7,323	91,190	SH		DFND		0	91,190	0
EVERI HLDGS INC	COM	30034T103	338	294,313	SH		DFND		0	294,313	0
FIDUCIARY CLAYMORE MLP OPP F	COM	31647Q106	1,434	103,891	SH		DFND		0	103,891	0
FIFTH STR SR FLOATNG RATE CO	COM	31679F101	2,038	255,986	SH		DFND		0	255,986	0
FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP	COM	31678A103	1,940	400,000	SH		DFND		0	400,000	0
FIRST TR STRATEGIC HIGH INC	COM SHS NEW	337353304	1,131	94,542	SH		DFND		0	94,542	0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC	COM	375558103	5,347	64,100	SH		DFND		0	64,100	0
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC	SPONSORED ADR	37733W105	16	112,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	112,500	0
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP	COM UNITS	37946R109	4	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
HALCON RES CORP	COM PAR	40537Q506	9	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
HCA HOLDINGS INC	COM	40412C101	3,581	46,500	SH		DFND		0	46,500	0
INCYTE CORP	COM	45337C102	3,543	44,300	SH		DFND		0	44,300	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	12,919	1,172,288	SH		DFND		0	1,172,288	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	3,446	824,372	SH		DFND		0	824,372	0
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	COM CL A	46333X108	503	38,500	SH		DFND		0	38,500	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	1	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	202	8,400	SH		DFND		0	8,400	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	721	2,800	SH		DFND		0	2,800	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	1,508	123,400	SH	Put	DFND		0	123,400	0
ISHARES TR	RUSSELL 2000 ETF	464287655	10	25,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	25,000	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	40	72,400	SH	Call	DFND		0	72,400	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	1	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	SHS USD	G50871105	4,013	28,400	SH		DFND		0	28,400	0
JPMORGAN CHINA REGION FD INC	COM	48126T104	735	48,364	SH		DFND		0	48,364	0
JUNO THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	48205A109	680	17,700	SH		DFND		0	17,700	0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL	COM	49456B101	562	30,000	SH		DFND		0	30,000	0
KITE PHARMA INC	COM	49803L109	465	9,300	SH		DFND		0	9,300	0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD	SH BEN INT	530158104	2,368	471,748	SH		DFND		0	471,748	0
LMP CAP & INCOME FD INC	COM	50208A102	1,200	91,388	SH		DFND		0	91,388	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	7,535	99,140	SH		DFND		0	99,140	0
MASIMO CORP	COM	574795100	1,696	32,300	SH		DFND		0	32,300	0
MEDIVATION INC	COM	58501N101	5,566	92,300	SH		DFND		0	92,300	0
MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS IN	COM	590328100	340	63,090	SH		DFND		0	63,090	0
MPLX LP	COM UNIT REP LTD	55336V100	1,423	42,300	SH		DFND		0	42,300	0
NATERA INC	COM	632307104	601	49,800	SH		DFND		0	49,800	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN RE ES SEC F	COM	64190A103	6,332	1,114,804	SH		DFND		0	1,114,804	0
NEVRO CORP	COM	64157F103	954	12,935	SH		DFND		0	12,935	0
NORTHSTAR ASSET MGMT GROUP I	COM	66705Y104	1,123	110,000	SH		DFND		0	110,000	0
NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP	COM	66704R803	1,143	100,000	SH		DFND		0	100,000	0
NOVAVAX INC	COM	670002104	154	21,200	SH		DFND		0	21,200	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	13,678	1,692,794	SH		DFND		0	1,692,794	0
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED COMMODTY	COM UT BEN INT	67074P104	886	90,246	SH		DFND		0	90,246	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	1,607	155,373	SH		DFND		0	155,373	0
NUVEEN LG/SHT COMMODITY TOTR	COM UT BEN INT	670731108	4,270	287,709	SH		DFND		0	287,709	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	5,260	334,609	SH		DFND		0	334,609	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	6,844	1,133,120	SH		DFND		0	1,133,120	0
ONEOK PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	68268N103	1,406	35,100	SH		DFND		0	35,100	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	52	60,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	60,000	0
PIMCO DYNAMIC CR INCOME FD	COM SHS	72202D106	340	17,755	SH		DFND		0	17,755	0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TR	COM	72369J102	3,630	322,069	SH		DFND		0	322,069	0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L	UNIT LTD PARTN	726503105	1,421	51,700	SH		DFND		0	51,700	0
PROTHENA CORP PLC	SHS	G72800108	1,157	33,104	SH		DFND		0	33,104	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	75040P405	222	69,481	SH		DFND		0	69,481	0
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS	COM	75886F107	5,744	16,448	SH		DFND		0	16,448	0
RMR REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND	COM	76970B101	9,163	427,970	SH		DFND		0	427,970	0
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC	SPONS ADR A	780259206	18	131,300	SH	Put	DFND		0	131,300	0
SHIRE PLC	SPONSORED ADR	82481R106	6,506	35,343	SH		DFND		0	35,343	0
SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	84652J103	1,030	20,150	SH		DFND		0	20,150	0
SPDR GOLD TRUST	GOLD SHS	78463V107	7	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	40	25,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	25,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	BRC HGH YLD BD	78464A417	60	200,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	200,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	12	11,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	11,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	14	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P BIOTECH	78464A870	992	378,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	378,500	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P HOMEBUILD	78464A888	305	9,100	SH		DFND		0	9,100	0
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS LP	COM	84756N109	7,053	149,500	SH		DFND		0	149,500	0
SURGERY PARTNERS INC	COM	86881A100	612	34,200	SH		DFND		0	34,200	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	1,391	24,300	SH		DFND		0	24,300	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	2,197	79,500	SH		DFND		0	79,500	0
THL CR SR LN FD	COM	87244R103	1,420	88,290	SH		DFND		0	88,290	0
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FD	COM	92829A103	1,199	258,395	SH		DFND		0	258,395	0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW	SPNSR ADR	92857W308	1,421	46,000	SH		DFND		0	46,000	0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW	SPNSR ADR	92857W308	65	152,500	SH	Put	DFND		0	152,500	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	1,556	303,885	SH		DFND		0	303,885	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	1,475	132,785	SH		DFND		0	132,785	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL SEC	COM SH BEN INT	95766Q106	1,693	147,462	SH		DFND		0	147,462	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	2,388	230,685	SH		DFND		0	230,685	0
WHITING PETE CORP NEW	COM	966387102	12	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
ZAIS FINL CORP	COM	98886K108	2,913	212,500	SH		DFND		0	212,500	0
ZWEIG FD	COM NEW	989834205	288	22,884	SH		DFND		0	22,884	0