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	1,617	174,863	SH		DFND	1 2	174,863	0	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	471	30,163	SH		DFND	1 2	30,163	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	2,494	124,182	SH		DFND	1 2	124,182	0	0
BLACKROCK 2022 GBL INCM OPP	COM	09258P104	473	52,808	SH		DFND	1 2	52,808	0	0
BLACKROCK CALIF MUN INCOME T	SH BEN INT	09248E102	656	50,355	SH		DFND	1 2	50,355	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	1,000	75,697	SH		DFND	1 2	75,697	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI N Y INTER DUR	COM	09255F109	153	12,053	SH		DFND	1 2	12,053	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNICIPL INC QLTY	COM	092479104	304	23,400	SH		DFND	1 2	23,400	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS FD II IN	COM	09253P109	680	49,068	SH		DFND	1 2	49,068	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NY QLTY	COM	09255C106	168	13,514	SH		DFND	1 2	13,514	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	580	43,981	SH		DFND	1 2	43,981	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	270	20,909	SH		DFND	1 2	20,909	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALI QLT	COM	09254N103	1,412	105,855	SH		DFND	1 2	105,855	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD N J FD I	COM	09254Y109	777	56,327	SH		DFND	1 2	56,327	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NY QLTY	COM	09255E102	2,000	166,534	SH		DFND	1 2	166,534	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	1,389	110,254	SH		DFND	1 2	110,254	0	0
DELAWARE INV MN MUN INC FD I	COM	24610V103	1,061	85,697	SH		DFND	1 2	85,697	0	0
DEUTSCHE MUN INCOME	COM	25160C106	4,292	389,461	SH		DFND	1 2	389,461	0	0
DEUTSCHE STRATEGIC MUN INCOM	COM	25159F102	573	52,660	SH		DFND	1 2	52,660	0	0
DREYFUS HIGH YIELD STRATEGIE	SH BEN INT	26200S101	132	41,851	SH		DFND	1 2	41,851	0	0
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC	COM	23334J107	231	17,364	SH		DFND	1 2	17,364	0	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828A100	775	75,000	SH		DFND	1 2	75,000	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTNG RATE 2022	COM	27831H100	1,961	207,774	SH		DFND	1 2	207,774	0	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	197	15,629	SH		DFND	1 2	15,629	0	0
EATON VANCE MUNI INCOME TRUS	SH BEN INT	27826U108	560	47,256	SH		DFND	1 2	47,256	0	0
EATON VANCE TAX ADV BD OPT S	COM SH BEN INT	27829M103	368	40,244	SH		DFND	1 2	40,244	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLOATING RATE 20	COM SHS	33740K101	1,542	166,118	SH		DFND	1 2	166,118	0	0
GAMCO NAT RES GOLD & INCOME	SH BEN INT	36465E101	236	37,236	SH		DFND	1 2	37,236	0	0
HALCON RES CORP	*W EXP 09/09/202	40537Q118	5	11,671	SH		DFND	1 2	11,671	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	131	11,300	SH		DFND	1 2	11,300	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	1,774	151,100	SH		DFND	1 2	151,100	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	305	25,800	SH		DFND	1 2	25,800	0	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	221	18,460	SH		DFND	1 2	18,460	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	702	58,928	SH		DFND	1 2	58,928	0	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	107	25,000	SH		DFND	1 2	25,000	0	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	991	69,137	SH		DFND	1 2	69,137	0	0
MIMEDX GROUP INC	COM	602496101	28	160,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	160,000	0	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN CA INT MUN	COM	64123C101	392	31,302	SH		DFND	1 2	31,302	0	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY INT MUN	COM	64124K102	608	52,927	SH		DFND	1 2	52,927	0	0
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT QLT MU	COM	670651108	1,019	75,000	SH		DFND	1 2	75,000	0	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	875	110,000	SH		DFND	1 2	110,000	0	0
NUVEEN EMERGING MKTS DEBT 20	COM	67077P101	138	15,768	SH		DFND	1 2	15,768	0	0
NUVEEN GEORGIA QLTY MUN INC	COM	67072B107	267	23,562	SH		DFND	1 2	23,562	0	0
NUVEEN MUN 2021 TARGET TERM	COM	670687102	899	95,101	SH		DFND	1 2	95,101	0	0
NUVEEN MUN VALUE FD INC	COM	670928100	239	25,000	SH		DFND	1 2	25,000	0	0
NUVEEN NEW JERSEY QULT MUN F	COM	67069Y102	861	65,978	SH		DFND	1 2	65,978	0	0
NUVEEN NEW YORK AMT QLT MUNI	COM	670656107	1,269	103,788	SH		DFND	1 2	103,788	0	0
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA QLTY M	COM	67060P100	570	46,207	SH		DFND	1 2	46,207	0	0
NUVEEN OHIO QLTY MUN INCOME	COM	670980101	694	49,958	SH		DFND	1 2	49,958	0	0
NUVEEN PENNSYLVANIA QLT MUN	COM	670972108	159	12,600	SH		DFND	1 2	12,600	0	0
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOME	COM	67066V101	522	39,259	SH		DFND	1 2	39,259	0	0
NUVEEN TEXAS QLTY MUN INCME	COM	670983105	626	48,995	SH		DFND	1 2	48,995	0	0
REVLON INC	CL A NEW	761525609	3	10,000	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	60	50,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	50,000	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	4,069	15,000	SH		DFND	1 2	15,000	0	0
TAL ED GROUP	SPONSORED ADS	874080104	4	20,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
TESLA INC	COM	88160R101	175	17,500	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	17,500	0	0
TRIANGLE CAP CORP	COM	895848109	575	50,000	SH		DFND	1 2	50,000	0	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	91705J204	665	316,613	SH		DFND	1 2	316,613	0	0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR	JP MORGAN MKTS	92189F494	19	40,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	40,000	0	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	526	104,624	SH		DFND	1 2	104,624	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	293	28,996	SH		DFND	1 2	28,996	0	0
WESTERN ASSET INTM MUNI FD I	COM	958435109	352	40,582	SH		DFND	1 2	40,582	0	0