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
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATL MUNI	COM	01864U106	214	15,895	SH		DFND	1 2	15,895	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	918	77,133	SH		DFND	1 2	77,133	0	0
BARINGS BDC INC	COM	06759L103	738	75,000	SH		DFND	1 2	75,000	0	0
BLACKROCK CALIF MUN INCOME T	SH BEN INT	09248E102	694	52,355	SH		DFND	1 2	52,355	0	0
BLACKROCK CR ALLCTN INC TR	COM	092508100	130	10,000	SH		DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	1,900	148,133	SH		DFND	1 2	148,133	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	1,635	131,668	SH		DFND	1 2	131,668	0	0
BLACKROCK MUN 2030 TAR TERM	COM SHS BEN IN	09257P105	1,194	51,400	SH		DFND	1 2	51,400	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	294	20,912	SH		DFND	1 2	20,912	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNICIPL INC QLTY	COM	092479104	206	14,976	SH		DFND	1 2	14,976	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIENHANCED FD IN	COM	09253Y100	140	12,652	SH		DFND	1 2	12,652	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NY QLTY	COM	09255C106	209	15,914	SH		DFND	1 2	15,914	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	2,579	188,974	SH		DFND	1 2	188,974	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS QLTY II	COM	09254C107	539	42,879	SH		DFND	1 2	42,879	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	2,192	164,839	SH		DFND	1 2	164,839	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC	COM	09253R105	458	50,000	SH		DFND	1 2	50,000	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALI QLT	COM	09254N103	1,839	129,555	SH		DFND	1 2	129,555	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NY QLTY	COM	09255E102	1,533	120,611	SH		DFND	1 2	120,611	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PA QLTY	COM	09255G107	325	23,160	SH		DFND	1 2	23,160	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	2,701	204,613	SH		DFND	1 2	204,613	0	0
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MIDSTRM O	COM	18469P100	184	20,000	SH		DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
CREDIT SUISSE AG NASSAU BRH	VLCTYSHS 3X S&P	22539T217	164	10,000	SH		DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
DELAWARE INV MN MUN INC FD I	COM	24610V103	1,396	108,537	SH		DFND	1 2	108,537	0	0
DILLARDS INC	CL A	254067101	55	16,800	SH	Call	DFND	1 2	16,800	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR NEW	COM	233368109	4,955	439,739	SH		DFND	1 2	439,739	0	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828A100	878	79,558	SH		DFND	1 2	79,558	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTG RATE INCOM	COM SHS BEN INT	278284104	893	59,682	SH		DFND	1 2	59,682	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	912	67,602	SH		DFND	1 2	67,602	0	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	886	70,000	SH		DFND	1 2	70,000	0	0
EATON VANCE MUNI INCOME TRUS	SH BEN INT	27826U108	1,620	130,212	SH		DFND	1 2	130,212	0	0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TR	COM	27828Q105	885	67,579	SH		DFND	1 2	67,579	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	990	158,853	SH		DFND	1 2	158,853	0	0
EATON VANCE TAX MNGD BUY WRI	COM SH BEN INT	27829M103	570	60,474	SH		DFND	1 2	60,474	0	0
FEDERATED PREM MUN INC FD	COM	31423P108	631	45,927	SH		DFND	1 2	45,927	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLG RTE INCM FD	COM	33733U108	349	28,964	SH		DFND	1 2	28,964	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLOATING RATE 20	COM SHS	33740K101	610	68,595	SH		DFND	1 2	68,595	0	0
FST TR NEW OPPORT MLP & ENE	COM	33739M100	136	14,400	SH		DFND	1 2	14,400	0	0
INVESCO ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL	SH BEN INT	46132E103	580	52,772	SH		DFND	1 2	52,772	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	765	68,488	SH		DFND	1 2	68,488	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	435	35,372	SH		DFND	1 2	35,372	0	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	486	38,095	SH		DFND	1 2	38,095	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	42	230,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	230,000	0	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	404	29,751	SH		DFND	1 2	29,751	0	0
J JILL INC	COM	46620W102	80	40,000	SH		DFND	1 2	40,000	0	0
KAYNE ANDERSN MLP MIDS INVT	COM	486606106	230	15,000	SH		DFND	1 2	15,000	0	0
NEUBERGER BRMAN CLIFRN MUNI	COM	64123C101	190	13,979	SH		DFND	1 2	13,979	0	0
NUVEEN ARIZONA QLTY MUN INC	COM	67061W104	226	17,263	SH		DFND	1 2	17,263	0	0
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT QLT MU	COM	670651108	1,327	90,907	SH		DFND	1 2	90,907	0	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	4,725	596,634	SH		DFND	1 2	596,634	0	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	1,020	103,600	SH		DFND	1 2	103,600	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	1,745	179,183	SH		DFND	1 2	179,183	0	0
NUVEEN GEORGIA QLTY MUN INC	COM	67072B107	125	10,090	SH		DFND	1 2	10,090	0	0
NUVEEN MINESOTA QLT MUN INC	SHS	670734102	576	42,072	SH		DFND	1 2	42,072	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	1,523	256,900	SH		DFND	1 2	256,900	0	0
NUVEEN TEXAS QLTY MUN INCME	COM	670983105	578	42,216	SH		DFND	1 2	42,216	0	0
OHR PHARMACEUTICAL INC	COM	67778H309	57	16,653	SH		DFND	1 2	16,653	0	0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TR	COM	72369J102	237	22,189	SH		DFND	1 2	22,189	0	0
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD & SILVE	TR UNIT	85208R101	1,323	100,000	SH		DFND	1 2	100,000	0	0
TESLA INC	COM	88160R101	47	19,500	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	19,500	0	0
UBS AG LONDON BRH	ETRACS MTH2XRE	90269A302	238	16,593	SH		DFND	1 2	16,593	0	0
UBS AG LONDON BRH	ETRACS MTH 2XLV	90270L842	1,168	80,835	SH		DFND	1 2	80,835	0	0
URBAN ONE INC	CL D NON VTG	91705J204	384	195,783	SH		DFND	1 2	195,783	0	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	713	149,715	SH		DFND	1 2	149,715	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	672	70,296	SH		DFND	1 2	70,296	0	0
WESTERN ASSET INTM MUNI FD I	COM	958435109	364	40,582	SH		DFND	1 2	40,582	0	0