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	399	79,975	SH		DFND		0	79,975	0
ABERDEEN CHILE FD INC	COM	00301W105	70	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	COM	007903107	6	286,400	SH	Put	DFND		0	286,400	0
AMTRUST FINL SVCS INC	COM	032359309	10	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
ANTERO RES CORP	COM	03674X106	1,902	83,400	SH		DFND		0	83,400	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	231	14,400	SH		DFND		0	14,400	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06740Q252	202	225,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	225,000	0
BLACKROCK ENH CAP & INC FD I	COM	09256A109	716	50,000	SH		DFND		0	50,000	0
BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC T	COM BENE INTER	092524107	1,361	235,100	SH		DFND		0	235,100	0
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INC T	COM	09258A107	373	21,577	SH		DFND		0	21,577	0
BLACKROCK MUNI N Y INTER DUR	COM	09255F109	354	25,714	SH		DFND		0	25,714	0
BLACKSTONE GSO STRATEGIC CR	COM SHS BEN IN	09257R101	760	48,000	SH		DFND		0	48,000	0
BOFI HLDG INC	COM	05566U108	21	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD I	COM	101507101	1,141	122,692	SH		DFND		0	122,692	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	8,495	123,900	SH		DFND		0	123,900	0
CALAMOS CONV & HIGH INCOME F	COM SHS	12811P108	353	30,975	SH		DFND		0	30,975	0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS	CL A	18451C109	1,516	250,630	SH		DFND		0	250,630	0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT	COM	25158Y102	975	66,577	SH		DFND		0	66,577	0
DOMINION MIDSTREAM PARTNERS	COM UT REP LTD	257454108	610	19,100	SH		DFND		0	19,100	0
DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS	COM	258622109	811	40,422	SH		DFND		0	40,422	0
DREYFUS MUN INCOME INC	COM	26201R102	529	59,264	SH		DFND		0	59,264	0
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826F101	551	44,935	SH		DFND		0	44,935	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828C106	572	49,656	SH		DFND		0	49,656	0
EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQ INC	COM	278274105	349	26,605	SH		DFND		0	26,605	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	338	24,410	SH		DFND		0	24,410	0
EATON VANCE NY MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826W104	395	30,806	SH		DFND		0	30,806	0
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM	29250R106	7,598	399,900	SH		DFND		0	399,900	0
ENERGY XXI GULF COAST INC	COM	29276K101	926	30,892	SH		DFND		0	30,892	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	12,601	456,400	SH		DFND		0	456,400	0
EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	26885B100	12,442	161,790	SH		DFND		0	161,790	0
EROS INTL PLC	SHS NEW	G3788M114	1	10,400	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,400	0
EVERI HLDGS INC	COM	30034T103	1,330	277,728	SH		DFND		0	277,728	0
HALCON RES CORP	*W EXP 09/09/202	40537Q118	21	11,671	SH		DFND		0	11,671	0
INVESCO CALIF VALUE MUN INC	COM	46132H106	1,333	108,160	SH		DFND		0	108,160	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	727	59,459	SH		DFND		0	59,459	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	1,436	118,012	SH		DFND		0	118,012	0
INVESCO TR INVT GRADE NY MUN	COM	46131T101	359	26,616	SH		DFND		0	26,616	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX INV CP ETF	464287242	23,582	200,000	SH		DFND		0	200,000	0
ISHARES TR	7-10YR TR BD ETF	464287440	6,177	58,500	SH		DFND		0	58,500	0
ISHARES TR	RUSSELL 2000 ETF	464287655	1,375	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD	SH BEN INT	530158104	360	66,000	SH		DFND		0	66,000	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	13,309	173,040	SH		DFND		0	173,040	0
MPLX LP	COM UNIT REP LTD	55336V100	10,214	283,100	SH		DFND		0	283,100	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY INT MUN	COM	64124K102	1,068	85,216	SH		DFND		0	85,216	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	839	96,572	SH		DFND		0	96,572	0
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUN VALUE FD	COM	67074M101	637	45,398	SH		DFND		0	45,398	0
NUVEEN OHIO QLTY MUN INCOME	COM	670980101	855	57,825	SH		DFND		0	57,825	0
NUVEEN SELECT MAT MUN FD	SH BEN INT	67061T101	102	10,239	SH		DFND		0	10,239	0
OASIS PETE INC NEW	COM	674215108	10	100,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	100,000	0
ONEOK PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	68268N103	8,682	160,800	SH		DFND		0	160,800	0
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP	COM UNIT REP INT	718549207	811	15,800	SH		DFND		0	15,800	0
PIMCO DYNMIC CREDIT AND MRT	COM SHS	72202D106	467	21,760	SH		DFND		0	21,760	0
PIONEER MUN HIGH INCOME TR	COM SHS	723763108	431	37,074	SH		DFND		0	37,074	0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L	UNIT LTD PARTN	726503105	9,227	291,900	SH		DFND		0	291,900	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL A	75040P108	45	13,930	SH		DFND		0	13,930	0
RADIO ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	75040P405	699	211,748	SH		DFND		0	211,748	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI INT-ENERGY	81369Y506	1,992	28,500	SH		DFND		0	28,500	0
SHELL MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD INT	822634101	806	25,000	SH		DFND		0	25,000	0
SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED	SHS	G81276100	1	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
SOURCE CAP INC	COM	836144105	1,502	40,000	SH		DFND		0	40,000	0
SPDR SERIES TRUST	S&P OILGAS EXP	78464A730	45	80,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	80,000	0
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS LP	COM	84756N109	11,797	270,200	SH		DFND		0	270,200	0
SWISS HELVETIA FD INC	COM	870875101	354	30,532	SH		DFND		0	30,532	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	9,235	154,800	SH		DFND		0	154,800	0
TECK RESOURCES LTD	CL B	878742204	0	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
UNDER ARMOUR INC	CL A	904311107	1	20,000	SH	Call	DFND		0	20,000	0
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL	COM	91911K102	1,035	93,800	SH		DFND		0	93,800	0
VOYA GLBL ADV & PREM OPP FD	COM	92912R104	860	82,050	SH		DFND		0	82,050	0
WELLS FARGO MULTI SECTOR INC	COM	94987D101	333	25,000	SH		DFND		0	25,000	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	393	35,187	SH		DFND		0	35,187	0
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L P NEW	COM UNIT LTD PAR	96949L105	1,217	29,800	SH		DFND		0	29,800	0