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 CHILE FD INC	COM	00301W105	84	10,000	SH		DFND		0	10,000	0
ABERDEEN SINGAPORE FD INC	COM	003244100	395	33,900	SH		DFND		0	33,900	0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	COM	007903107	1	286,400	SH	Put	DFND		0	286,400	0
ANTERO RES CORP	COM	03674X106	1,660	83,400	SH		DFND		0	83,400	0
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD	COM	G0585R106	72	20,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	20,000	0
BARCLAYS BK PLC	IPATH S&P500 VIX	06746L422	1,265	300,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	300,000	0
BLACKROCK MUNI N Y INTER DUR	COM	09255F109	182	12,977	SH		DFND		0	12,977	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	7,062	123,900	SH		DFND		0	123,900	0
CALIFORNIA RES CORP	COM NEW	13057Q206	227	21,700	SH		DFND		0	21,700	0
CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE	COM	21924B302	844	57,000	SH		DFND		0	57,000	0
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RTRN FD IN	COM	21924U300	834	57,000	SH		DFND		0	57,000	0
DOMINION ENERGY MIDSTRM PRTN	COM UT REP LTD	257454108	643	20,093	SH		DFND		0	20,093	0
DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION COR	COM	G28195124	481	47,667	SH		DFND		0	47,667	0
EATON VANCE CA MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826F101	415	33,235	SH		DFND		0	33,235	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828C106	175	14,485	SH		DFND		0	14,485	0
EATON VANCE NY MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826W104	179	13,600	SH		DFND		0	13,600	0
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM	29250R106	2,181	136,500	SH		DFND		0	136,500	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	13,397	513,900	SH		DFND		0	513,900	0
EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PARTN	26885B100	13,659	182,190	SH		DFND		0	182,190	0
EVERI HLDGS INC	COM	30034T103	1,927	253,928	SH		DFND		0	253,928	0
FIFTH STR SR FLOATNG RATE CO	COM	31679F101	459	52,200	SH		DFND		0	52,200	0
FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP	COM	31678A103	469	85,821	SH		DFND		0	85,821	0
GENERAL CABLE CORP DEL NEW	FRNT 4.500%11/1	369300AL2	1,775	2,000,000	PRN		DFND		0	2,000,000	0
HALCON RES CORP	*W EXP 09/09/202	40537Q118	9	13,305	SH		DFND		0	13,305	0
HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM UT LTD PTN	435763107	2,435	72,900	SH		DFND		0	72,900	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	242	20,300	SH		DFND		0	20,300	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	834	67,746	SH		DFND		0	67,746	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	76	17,000	SH		DFND		0	17,000	0
INVESCO TR INVT GRADE NY MUN	COM	46131T101	315	23,000	SH		DFND		0	23,000	0
ISHARES TR	MSCI EMG MKT ETF	464287234	5,377	120,000	SH		DFND		0	120,000	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	24,853	280,000	SH		DFND		0	280,000	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	16	150,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	150,000	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	ALERIAN ML ETN	46625H365	11,006	390,000	SH		DFND		0	390,000	0
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	DEB 4.000%11/1	530715AG6	6,035	8,500,000	PRN		DFND		0	8,500,000	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	13,767	193,740	SH		DFND		0	193,740	0
MBIA INC	COM	55262C100	31	100,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	100,000	0
MPLX LP	COM UNIT REP LTD	55336V100	1,058	30,227	SH		DFND		0	30,227	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY INT MUN	COM	64124K102	670	52,927	SH		DFND		0	52,927	0
NUVEEN OHIO QLTY MUN INCOME	COM	670980101	526	34,898	SH		DFND		0	34,898	0
ONEOK INC NEW	COM	682680103	331	5,972	SH		DFND		0	5,972	0
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP	COM UNIT REP INT	718549207	4,129	78,549	SH		DFND		0	78,549	0
PLAINS ALL AMERN PIPELINE L	UNIT LTD PARTN	726503105	6,185	291,900	SH		DFND		0	291,900	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	ENERGY	81369Y506	4,883	71,300	SH		DFND		0	71,300	0
SHELL MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD INT	822634101	5,501	197,600	SH		DFND		0	197,600	0
SOURCE CAP INC	COM	836144105	785	19,511	SH		DFND		0	19,511	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	10	60,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	60,000	0
SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS LP	COM	84756N109	9,803	220,893	SH		DFND		0	220,893	0
STELLAR ACQUISITION III INC	COM	Y8172W107	179	17,600	SH		DFND		0	17,600	0
SWISS HELVETIA FD INC	COM	870875101	315	24,687	SH		DFND		0	24,687	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	5,225	99,860	SH		DFND		0	99,860	0
UBIQUITI NETWORKS INC	COM	90347A100	13	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL A	91705J105	23	13,930	SH		DFND		0	13,930	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	91705J204	497	301,310	SH		DFND		0	301,310	0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR	OIL SVCS ETF	92189F718	2	150,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	150,000	0
VOYA GLBL ADV & PREM OPP FD	COM	92912R104	322	27,949	SH		DFND		0	27,949	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	78	15,000	SH		DFND		0	15,000	0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP	COM	95766R104	397	35,187	SH		DFND		0	35,187	0
WILLIAMS PARTNERS L P NEW	COM UNIT LTD PAR	96949L105	6,415	164,900	SH		DFND		0	164,900	0
WPX ENERGY INC	COM	98212B103	0	10,000	SH	Put	DFND		0	10,000	0