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
ALLIANZGI CON INCM 2024 TARG	COM	01883H102	1,612	174,863	SH		DFND	1 2	174,863	0	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	474	30,163	SH		DFND	1 2	30,163	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	3,701	165,234	SH		DFND	1 2	165,234	0	0
BLACKROCK 2022 GBL INCM OPP	COM	09258P104	643	67,808	SH		DFND	1 2	67,808	0	0
BLACKROCK CALIF MUN INCOME T	SH BEN INT	09248E102	536	41,255	SH		DFND	1 2	41,255	0	0
BLACKROCK MD MUNICIPAL BOND	COM	09249L105	161	12,116	SH		DFND	1 2	12,116	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INCOME TR II	COM	09249N101	189	14,070	SH		DFND	1 2	14,070	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	990	75,547	SH		DFND	1 2	75,547	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI N Y INTER DUR	COM	09255F109	155	12,053	SH		DFND	1 2	12,053	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS FD II IN	COM	09253P109	682	49,068	SH		DFND	1 2	49,068	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	184	13,944	SH		DFND	1 2	13,944	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALI QLT	COM	09254N103	611	45,855	SH		DFND	1 2	45,855	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NY QLTY	COM	09255E102	1,323	109,758	SH		DFND	1 2	109,758	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	1,028	81,366	SH		DFND	1 2	81,366	0	0
DELAWARE INV MN MUN INC FD I	COM	24610V103	1,082	85,697	SH		DFND	1 2	85,697	0	0
DEUTSCHE MUN INCOME	COM	25160C106	4,362	389,461	SH		DFND	1 2	389,461	0	0
DEUTSCHE STRATEGIC MUN INCOM	COM	25159F102	579	52,660	SH		DFND	1 2	52,660	0	0
DOUBLELINE OPPORTUNISTIC CR	COM	258623107	376	17,401	SH		DFND	1 2	17,401	0	0
DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIE	SH BEN INT	26200S101	140	43,951	SH		DFND	1 2	43,951	0	0
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC	COM	23334J107	231	17,364	SH		DFND	1 2	17,364	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTNG RATE 2022	COM	27831H100	2,237	240,000	SH		DFND	1 2	240,000	0	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	509	39,100	SH		DFND	1 2	39,100	0	0
EATON VANCE MASS MUN BD FD	COM	27828K108	269	21,353	SH		DFND	1 2	21,353	0	0
EATON VANCE MUNI INCOME TRUS	SH BEN INT	27826U108	553	47,256	SH		DFND	1 2	47,256	0	0
EVERI HLDGS INC	COM	30034T103	688	104,703	SH		DFND	1 2	104,703	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLOATING RATE 20	COM SHS	33740K101	2,508	267,949	SH		DFND	1 2	267,949	0	0
GAMCO NAT RES GOLD & INCOME	SH BEN INT	36465E101	240	37,736	SH		DFND	1 2	37,736	0	0
GENERAL CABLE CORP DEL NEW	FRNT 4.500%11/1	369300AL2	5,805	5,500,000	PRN		DFND	1 2	5,500,000	0	0
HALCON RES CORP	*W EXP 09/09/202	40537Q118	6	11,671	SH		DFND	1 2	11,671	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	133	11,300	SH		DFND	1 2	11,300	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	1,817	155,000	SH		DFND	1 2	155,000	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	302	25,800	SH		DFND	1 2	25,800	0	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	796	67,746	SH		DFND	1 2	67,746	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	701	58,928	SH		DFND	1 2	58,928	0	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	188	42,800	SH		DFND	1 2	42,800	0	0
ISHARES TR	CHINA LG-CAP ETF	464287184	3,094	65,500	SH		DFND	1 2	65,500	0	0
ISHARES TR	NATIONAL MUN ETF	464288414	49,077	450,533	SH		DFND	1 2	450,533	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	6	100,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	100,000	0	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	980	69,137	SH		DFND	1 2	69,137	0	0
MBIA INC	COM	55262C100	5	150,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	150,000	0	0
MIMEDX GROUP INC	COM	602496101	8	78,500	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	78,500	0	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY INT MUN	COM	64124K102	614	52,927	SH		DFND	1 2	52,927	0	0
NUVEEN CR OPPORTUNITIES 2022	COM	67075U102	356	36,980	SH		DFND	1 2	36,980	0	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	325	40,900	SH		DFND	1 2	40,900	0	0
NUVEEN EMERGING MKTS DEBT 20	COM	67077P101	866	96,274	SH		DFND	1 2	96,274	0	0
NUVEEN MUN 2021 TARGET TERM	COM	670687102	1,344	143,860	SH		DFND	1 2	143,860	0	0
NUVEEN MUN VALUE FD INC	COM	670928100	237	25,000	SH		DFND	1 2	25,000	0	0
NUVEEN NY MUN VALUE FD	COM	67062M105	549	59,753	SH		DFND	1 2	59,753	0	0
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOME	COM	67066V101	516	39,259	SH		DFND	1 2	39,259	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	326	49,762	SH		DFND	1 2	49,762	0	0
PIMCO CALIF MUN INCOME FD II	COM	72201C109	356	36,917	SH		DFND	1 2	36,917	0	0
PIMCO MUNICIPAL INCOME FD	COM	72200R107	1,032	82,402	SH		DFND	1 2	82,402	0	0
REAVES UTIL INCOME FD	COM SH BEN INT	756158101	636	22,531	SH		DFND	1 2	22,531	0	0
RIVERNORTH DOUBLELINE STRATE	COM	76882G107	281	15,776	SH		DFND	1 2	15,776	0	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	ENERGY	81369Y506	2,885	42,800	SH		DFND	1 2	42,800	0	0
THL CR SR LN FD	COM	87244R103	631	36,681	SH		DFND	1 2	36,681	0	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL A	91705J105	29	13,930	SH		DFND	1 2	13,930	0	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	91705J204	659	321,370	SH		DFND	1 2	321,370	0	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	545	104,624	SH		DFND	1 2	104,624	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	304	28,996	SH		DFND	1 2	28,996	0	0
XCERRA CORP	COM	98400J108	17	10,000	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0