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	1,332	144,817	SH		DFND	1 2	144,817	0	0
ANNALY CAP MGMT INC	COM	035710409	122	11,928	SH		DFND	1 2	11,928	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	2,659	120,116	SH		DFND	1 2	120,116	0	0
BARINGS BDC INC	COM	06759L103	751	75,000	SH		DFND	1 2	75,000	0	0
BLACKROCK 2022 GBL INCM OPP	COM	09258P104	221	24,677	SH		DFND	1 2	24,677	0	0
BLACKROCK CALIF MUN INCOME T	SH BEN INT	09248E102	647	52,355	SH		DFND	1 2	52,355	0	0
BLACKROCK MUN INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	09248F109	539	43,351	SH		DFND	1 2	43,351	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INCOME INV QL	COM	09250G102	154	11,933	SH		DFND	1 2	11,933	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	990	75,697	SH		DFND	1 2	75,697	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI N Y INTER DUR	COM	09255F109	151	12,053	SH		DFND	1 2	12,053	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNICIPL INC QLTY	COM	092479104	191	14,976	SH		DFND	1 2	14,976	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS FD II IN	COM	09253P109	548	41,132	SH		DFND	1 2	41,132	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NY QLTY	COM	09255C106	190	15,914	SH		DFND	1 2	15,914	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	620	49,336	SH		DFND	1 2	49,336	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	299	23,909	SH		DFND	1 2	23,909	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALI QLT	COM	09254N103	1,394	108,855	SH		DFND	1 2	108,855	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD N J FD I	COM	09254Y109	732	56,327	SH		DFND	1 2	56,327	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NY QLTY	COM	09255E102	1,917	166,534	SH		DFND	1 2	166,534	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PA QLTY	COM	09255G107	317	24,860	SH		DFND	1 2	24,860	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	1,528	126,454	SH		DFND	1 2	126,454	0	0
CORNERSTONE STRATEGIC VALUE	COM	21924B302	1,078	77,000	SH		DFND	1 2	77,000	0	0
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RTRN FD IN	COM	21924U300	651	46,897	SH		DFND	1 2	46,897	0	0
DELAWARE INV MN MUN INC FD I	COM	24610V103	1,206	101,384	SH		DFND	1 2	101,384	0	0
DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC	COM	23334J107	223	17,364	SH		DFND	1 2	17,364	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR NEW	COM	233368109	4,138	394,461	SH		DFND	1 2	394,461	0	0
DWS STRATEGIC MUN INCOME TR	COM	23342Q101	331	31,270	SH		DFND	1 2	31,270	0	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828A100	747	75,000	SH		DFND	1 2	75,000	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	663	41,937	SH		DFND	1 2	41,937	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTNG RATE 2022	COM	27831H100	1,202	129,846	SH		DFND	1 2	129,846	0	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	1,014	80,000	SH		DFND	1 2	80,000	0	0
EATON VANCE MA MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826E104	125	10,012	SH		DFND	1 2	10,012	0	0
EATON VANCE NJ MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826V106	1,212	106,105	SH		DFND	1 2	106,105	0	0
EATON VANCE PA MUNI INCOME T	SH BEN INT	27826T101	361	31,761	SH		DFND	1 2	31,761	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	573	88,853	SH		DFND	1 2	88,853	0	0
EATON VANCE TAX ADV BD OPT S	COM SH BEN INT	27829M103	354	40,244	SH		DFND	1 2	40,244	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLOATING RATE 20	COM SHS	33740K101	905	97,333	SH		DFND	1 2	97,333	0	0
HALCON RES CORP	*W EXP 09/09/202	40537Q118	1	11,671	SH		DFND	1 2	11,671	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	130	11,300	SH		DFND	1 2	11,300	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	1,515	132,401	SH		DFND	1 2	132,401	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	309	26,800	SH		DFND	1 2	26,800	0	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	453	38,095	SH		DFND	1 2	38,095	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	706	60,928	SH		DFND	1 2	60,928	0	0
INVESCO SR INCOME TR	COM	46131H107	1,011	235,000	SH		DFND	1 2	235,000	0	0
ISHARES TR	MSCI EMG MKT ETF	464287234	3	20,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	11	51,600	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	51,600	0	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	986	69,137	SH		DFND	1 2	69,137	0	0
MALLINCKRODT PUB LTD CO	SHS	G5785G107	6	10,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
MIMEDX GROUP INC	COM	602496101	14	60,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	60,000	0	0
NEUBERGER BERMAN HGH YLD FD	COM	64128C106	514	46,984	SH		DFND	1 2	46,984	0	0
NEUBERGER BRMAN CLIFRN MUNI	COM	64123C101	390	31,302	SH		DFND	1 2	31,302	0	0
NEUBERGER BRMAN NY MUNI FD I	COM	64124K102	533	46,638	SH		DFND	1 2	46,638	0	0
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT QLT MU	COM	670651108	965	75,000	SH		DFND	1 2	75,000	0	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	877	110,000	SH		DFND	1 2	110,000	0	0
NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTL RTRNF	COM	67074U103	166	15,000	SH		DFND	1 2	15,000	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	979	95,000	SH		DFND	1 2	95,000	0	0
NUVEEN GEORGIA QLTY MUN INC	COM	67072B107	260	23,562	SH		DFND	1 2	23,562	0	0
NUVEEN MUN 2021 TARGET TERM	COM	670687102	665	70,418	SH		DFND	1 2	70,418	0	0
NUVEEN NEW JERSEY QULT MUN F	COM	67069Y102	901	70,080	SH		DFND	1 2	70,080	0	0
NUVEEN NEW YORK AMT QLT MUNI	COM	670656107	1,288	108,265	SH		DFND	1 2	108,265	0	0
NUVEEN NORTH CAROLINA QLTY M	COM	67060P100	332	27,651	SH		DFND	1 2	27,651	0	0
NUVEEN OHIO QLTY MUN INCOME	COM	670980101	674	49,958	SH		DFND	1 2	49,958	0	0
NUVEEN PENNSYLVANIA QLT MUN	COM	670972108	219	17,608	SH		DFND	1 2	17,608	0	0
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOME	COM	67066V101	502	39,259	SH		DFND	1 2	39,259	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	1,093	177,468	SH		DFND	1 2	177,468	0	0
NUVEEN TEXAS QLTY MUN INCME	COM	670983105	609	48,995	SH		DFND	1 2	48,995	0	0
PGIM GLOBAL SHORT DURATION H	COM	69346J106	971	70,000	SH		DFND	1 2	70,000	0	0
REVLON INC	CL A NEW	761525609	6	10,000	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	25	14,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	14,000	0	0
TAL ED GROUP	SPONSORED ADS	874080104	5	20,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
TESLA INC	COM	88160R101	189	12,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	12,000	0	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	91705J204	631	315,596	SH		DFND	1 2	315,596	0	0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR	JP MORGAN MKTS	92189F494	27	60,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	60,000	0	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	521	104,624	SH		DFND	1 2	104,624	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	288	28,996	SH		DFND	1 2	28,996	0	0
WESTERN ASSET INTM MUNI FD I	COM	958435109	343	40,582	SH		DFND	1 2	40,582	0	0