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	297	64,175	SH		DFND		0	64,175	0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	COM	007903107	12	647,900	SH	Put	DFND		0	647,900	0
ADVENT CLAY CONV SEC INC FD	COM	007639107	311	52,862	SH		DFND		0	52,862	0
ADVENT CLAYMORE ENH GRW & IN	COM	00765E104	2,070	249,356	SH		DFND		0	249,356	0
ANTERO RES CORP	COM	03674X106	1,972	83,400	SH		DFND		0	83,400	0
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD I	COM	037636107	2,794	160,590	SH		DFND		0	160,590	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	635	41,081	SH		DFND		0	41,081	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	3,800	252,000	SH		DFND		0	252,000	0
AVENUE INCOME CR STRATEGIES	COM	05358E106	617	45,970	SH		DFND		0	45,970	0
BLACKROCK ENH CAP & INC FD I	COM	09256A109	1,525	111,200	SH		DFND		0	111,200	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	240	16,674	SH		DFND		0	16,674	0
BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC T	COM BENE INTER	092524107	2,204	400,000	SH		DFND		0	400,000	0
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INC T	COM	09258A107	356	21,577	SH		DFND		0	21,577	0
BLACKROCK MUNI N Y INTER DUR	COM	09255F109	701	51,635	SH		DFND		0	51,635	0
BLACKROCK MUNIASSETS FD INC	COM	09254J102	448	33,292	SH		DFND		0	33,292	0
BLACKROCK N Y MUN INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	09248L106	1,402	100,815	SH		DFND		0	100,815	0
BLACKSTONE GSO LNG SHRT CR I	COM SHS BN INT	09257D102	2,952	185,452	SH		DFND		0	185,452	0
BLACKSTONE GSO STRATEGIC CR	COM SHS BEN IN	09257R101	5,118	333,627	SH		DFND		0	333,627	0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD I	COM	101507101	1,971	220,480	SH		DFND		0	220,480	0
BROOKFIELD REAL ASSETS INCOM	SHS BEN INT	112830104	603	27,026	SH		DFND		0	27,026	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	8,197	123,900	SH		DFND		0	123,900	0
CALAMOS CONV & HIGH INCOME F	COM SHS	12811P108	327	30,975	SH		DFND		0	30,975	0
CALAMOS GBL DYN INCOME FUND	COM	12811L107	589	84,466	SH		DFND		0	84,466	0
CALAMOS GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN	COM SH BEN INT	128118106	269	25,543	SH		DFND		0	25,543	0
CHEMOURS CO	COM	163851108	11	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS	CL A	18451C109	890	176,330	SH		DFND		0	176,330	0
CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES	SH BEN INT	18914E106	777	86,800	SH		DFND		0	86,800	0
COMSTOCK RES INC	NOTE 9.500% 6/1	205768AN4	662	760,357	PRN		DFND		0	760,357	0
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC	COM	212015101	3	100,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	100,000	0
DEUTSCHE BANK AG	NAMEN AKT	D18190898	41	10,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	10,000	0
DEUTSCHE BANK AG	NAMEN AKT	D18190898	9	180,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	180,000	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT	COM	25158Y102	1,127	78,220	SH		DFND		0	78,220	0
DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS	COM	258622109	617	32,480	SH		DFND		0	32,480	0
DREYFUS MUN INCOME INC	COM	26201R102	1,289	149,346	SH		DFND		0	149,346	0
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826F101	653	53,087	SH		DFND		0	53,087	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828C106	688	59,220	SH		DFND		0	59,220	0
EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQ INC	COM	278274105	1,326	106,900	SH		DFND		0	106,900	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	335	24,410	SH		DFND		0	24,410	0
EATON VANCE NY MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826W104	487	37,384	SH		DFND		0	37,384	0
EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ	COM	27829G106	806	90,000	SH		DFND		0	90,000	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	3,869	579,213	SH		DFND		0	579,213	0
EATON VANCE TAX MNGD GBL DV	COM	27829F108	1,203	150,000	SH		DFND		0	150,000	0
EATON VANCE TX MGD DIV EQ IN	COM	27828N102	2,070	200,000	SH		DFND		0	200,000	0
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM	29250R106	9,081	356,400	SH		DFND		0	356,400	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	11,746	434,400	SH		DFND		0	434,400	0
EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	26885B100	11,609	151,390	SH		DFND		0	151,390	0
EVERI HLDGS INC	COM	30034T103	829	382,228	SH		DFND		0	382,228	0
FIFTH STR SR FLOATNG RATE CO	COM	31679F101	427	49,000	SH		DFND		0	49,000	0
FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP	COM	31678A103	107	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
FIRST TR STRATEGIC HIGH INC	COM SHS NEW	337353304	532	43,292	SH		DFND		0	43,292	0
FRANKLIN UNVL TR	SH BEN INT	355145103	88	13,168	SH		DFND		0	13,168	0
GAMCO GLOBAL GOLD NAT RES &	COM SH BEN INT	36465A109	795	150,000	SH		DFND		0	150,000	0
GEO GROUP INC NEW	COM	36162J106	10	68,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	68,000	0
GOLDMAN SACHS MLP INC OPP FD	COM SHS	38147W103	239	24,595	SH		DFND		0	24,595	0
HALCON RES CORP	*W EXP 09/09/202	40537Q118	27	11,671	SH		DFND		0	11,671	0
INVESCO CALIF VALUE MUN INC	COM	46132H106	1,473	121,300	SH		DFND		0	121,300	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	5,668	460,833	SH		DFND		0	460,833	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	2,043	168,000	SH		DFND		0	168,000	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	1,860	400,835	SH		DFND		0	400,835	0
INVESCO TR INVT GRADE NY MUN	COM	46131T101	353	26,616	SH		DFND		0	26,616	0
ISHARES	MSCI GERMANY ETF	464286806	222	8,400	SH		DFND		0	8,400	0
KEY ENERGY SVCS INC DEL	COM	49309J103	639	20,000	SH		DFND		0	20,000	0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD	SH BEN INT	530158104	879	170,363	SH		DFND		0	170,363	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	12,497	165,240	SH		DFND		0	165,240	0
MFS CALIF MUN FD	COM	59318C106	122	10,818	SH		DFND		0	10,818	0
MPLX LP	COM UNIT REP LTD	55336V100	9,219	266,300	SH		DFND		0	266,300	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY INT MUN	COM	64124K102	1,385	110,645	SH		DFND		0	110,645	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	4,681	528,912	SH		DFND		0	528,912	0
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUN VALUE FD	COM	67074M101	643	45,898	SH		DFND		0	45,898	0
NUVEEN MUN VALUE FD INC	COM	670928100	418	43,700	SH		DFND		0	43,700	0
NUVEEN OHIO QLTY MUN INCOME	COM	670980101	1,172	80,671	SH		DFND		0	80,671	0
NUVEEN SELECT MAT MUN FD	SH BEN INT	67061T101	322	33,000	SH		DFND		0	33,000	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	349	19,952	SH		DFND		0	19,952	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	801	117,946	SH		DFND		0	117,946	0
ONEOK PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	68268N103	9,196	213,800	SH		DFND		0	213,800	0
PIMCO DYNMIC CREDIT AND MRT	COM SHS	72202D106	844	41,760	SH		DFND		0	41,760	0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TR	COM	72369J102	1,101	92,795	SH		DFND		0	92,795	0
PIONEER MUN HIGH INCOME TR	COM SHS	723763108	442	37,274	SH		DFND		0	37,274	0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L	UNIT LTD PARTN	726503105	9,425	291,900	SH		DFND		0	291,900	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	75040P405	211	72,898	SH		DFND		0	72,898	0
RMR REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND	COM	76970B101	2,012	98,323	SH		DFND		0	98,323	0
SOURCE CAP INC	COM	836144105	1,805	50,200	SH		DFND		0	50,200	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	5	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	0	40,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	40,000	0
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS LP	COM	84756N109	11,744	256,200	SH		DFND		0	256,200	0
SWISS HELVETIA FD INC	COM	870875101	312	30,532	SH		DFND		0	30,532	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	9,108	154,800	SH		DFND		0	154,800	0
TECK RESOURCES LTD	CL B	878742204	12	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
THL CR SR LN FD	COM	87244R103	480	25,601	SH		DFND		0	25,601	0
VOYA GLBL ADV & PREM OPP FD	COM	92912R104	988	100,500	SH		DFND		0	100,500	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	309	55,731	SH		DFND		0	55,731	0
WELLS FARGO MULTI SECTOR INC	COM	94987D101	321	25,000	SH		DFND		0	25,000	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	712	63,944	SH		DFND		0	63,944	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL SEC	COM SH BEN INT	95766Q106	537	46,798	SH		DFND		0	46,798	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	650	57,770	SH		DFND		0	57,770	0
WHITING PETE CORP NEW	COM	966387102	1	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0