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
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	168	16,461	SH		DFND	1 2	16,461	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	COM	05351X101	957	93,539	SH		DFND	1 2	93,539	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	NOTE 2.250% 6/1	05351XAB7	1,152	1,353,000	PRN		DFND	1 2	1,353,000	0	0
AVAYA HLDGS CORP	NOTE 2.250% 6/1	05351XAB7	6,547	7,687,000	PRN		DFND	1 2	7,687,000	0	0
BARINGS BDC INC	COM	06759L103	188	18,521	SH		DFND	1 2	18,521	0	0
BLACKROCK CALIF MUN INCOME T	SH BEN INT	09248E102	619	45,255	SH		DFND	1 2	45,255	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	1,748	138,498	SH		DFND	1 2	138,498	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOAT RATE OME STR	COM	09255X100	582	46,141	SH		DFND	1 2	46,141	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	1,322	107,768	SH		DFND	1 2	107,768	0	0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCO	COM	091941104	400	32,596	SH		DFND	1 2	32,596	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD I	COM	09253X102	408	28,751	SH		DFND	1 2	28,751	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNICIPL INC QLTY	COM	092479104	212	14,976	SH		DFND	1 2	14,976	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDGS NY QLTY	COM	09255C106	189	13,914	SH		DFND	1 2	13,914	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	330	23,397	SH		DFND	1 2	23,397	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	184	13,065	SH		DFND	1 2	13,065	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS CALI QL	COM	09254L107	1,760	124,664	SH		DFND	1 2	124,664	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDNGS QLTY II	COM	09254C107	456	35,675	SH		DFND	1 2	35,675	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	2,381	175,959	SH		DFND	1 2	175,959	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIHLDS INVSTM QL	COM	09254P108	263	19,405	SH		DFND	1 2	19,405	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC	COM	09253R105	586	63,722	SH		DFND	1 2	63,722	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALI QLT	COM	09254N103	1,569	109,015	SH		DFND	1 2	109,015	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NY QLTY	COM	09255E102	401	30,720	SH		DFND	1 2	30,720	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NY QLTY	COM	09255E102	1,174	89,891	SH		DFND	1 2	89,891	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PA QLTY	COM	09255G107	329	23,160	SH		DFND	1 2	23,160	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	1,872	137,958	SH		DFND	1 2	137,958	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	214	15,763	SH		DFND	1 2	15,763	0	0
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QLTY FD	COM	09254E103	556	40,981	SH		DFND	1 2	40,981	0	0
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MIDSTRM O	COM	18469P100	174	20,000	SH		DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
CPI CARD GROUP INC	COM NEW	12634H200	116	44,681	SH		DFND	1 2	44,681	0	0
DELAWARE INV MN MUN INC FD I	COM	24610V103	1,422	108,537	SH		DFND	1 2	108,537	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR NEW	COM	233368109	2,955	254,939	SH		DFND	1 2	254,939	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR NEW	COM	233368109	384	33,122	SH		DFND	1 2	33,122	0	0
DWS MUN INCOME TR NEW	COM	233368109	1,050	90,612	SH		DFND	1 2	90,612	0	0
EATON VANCE CALIF MUN BD FD	COM	27828A100	203	17,938	SH		DFND	1 2	17,938	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	546	41,293	SH		DFND	1 2	41,293	0	0
EATON VANCE FLTING RATE INC	COM	278279104	455	34,394	SH		DFND	1 2	34,394	0	0
EATON VANCE LTD DUR INCOME F	COM	27828H105	875	70,000	SH		DFND	1 2	70,000	0	0
EATON VANCE MUNI INCOME TRUS	SH BEN INT	27826U108	343	26,724	SH		DFND	1 2	26,724	0	0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TR	COM	27828Q105	881	67,579	SH		DFND	1 2	67,579	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	627	102,401	SH		DFND	1 2	102,401	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	507	82,853	SH		DFND	1 2	82,853	0	0
EATON VANCE SR INCOME TR	SH BEN INT	27826S103	110	18,016	SH		DFND	1 2	18,016	0	0
FEDERATED PREM MUN INC FD	COM	31423P108	475	33,496	SH		DFND	1 2	33,496	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLG RTE INCM FD	COM	33733U108	348	28,964	SH		DFND	1 2	28,964	0	0
FIRST TR SR FLOATING RATE 20	COM SHS	33740K101	560	63,311	SH		DFND	1 2	63,311	0	0
FS KKR CAPITAL CORP	COM	302635107	464	79,589	SH		DFND	1 2	79,589	0	0
INVESCO ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL	SH BEN INT	46132E103	554	49,294	SH		DFND	1 2	49,294	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	330	30,000	SH		DFND	1 2	30,000	0	0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CR OPP FD	COM	46132R104	530	48,132	SH		DFND	1 2	48,132	0	0
INVESCO EXCHNG TRADED FD TR	SR LN ETF	46138G508	7,342	325,000	SH		DFND	1 2	325,000	0	0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME	COM	46132K109	430	32,917	SH		DFND	1 2	32,917	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	7	25,500	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	25,500	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	5	40,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	40,000	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	2	95,900	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	95,900	0	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX HI YD ETF	464288513	4	20,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	20,000	0	0
IVY HIGH INC OPPORTUNITIES F	COM	465893105	271	19,751	SH		DFND	1 2	19,751	0	0
KAYNE ANDERSN MLP MIDS INVT	COM	486606106	217	15,000	SH		DFND	1 2	15,000	0	0
NUVEEN ARIZONA QLTY MUN INC	COM	67061W104	232	17,263	SH		DFND	1 2	17,263	0	0
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT QLT MU	COM	670651108	389	25,712	SH		DFND	1 2	25,712	0	0
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA AMT QLT MU	COM	670651108	432	28,587	SH		DFND	1 2	28,587	0	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	1,646	220,000	SH		DFND	1 2	220,000	0	0
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCM FD	COM SHS	67073D102	2,986	399,149	SH		DFND	1 2	399,149	0	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	465	47,845	SH		DFND	1 2	47,845	0	0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME	COM	67072T108	632	65,000	SH		DFND	1 2	65,000	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	1,340	140,500	SH		DFND	1 2	140,500	0	0
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FD	COM SHS	6706EN100	460	48,173	SH		DFND	1 2	48,173	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	600	41,972	SH		DFND	1 2	41,972	0	0
NUVEEN SHT DUR CR OPP FD	COM	67074X107	188	12,571	SH		DFND	1 2	12,571	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	1,154	200,000	SH		DFND	1 2	200,000	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	404	70,075	SH		DFND	1 2	70,075	0	0
NUVEEN SR INCOME FD	COM	67067Y104	72	12,392	SH		DFND	1 2	12,392	0	0
NUVEEN TEXAS QLTY MUN INCME	COM	670983105	496	35,677	SH		DFND	1 2	35,677	0	0
SHAKE SHACK INC	CL A	819047101	1	10,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	68	40,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	40,000	0	0
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD & SILVE	TR UNIT	85208R101	1,417	100,000	SH		DFND	1 2	100,000	0	0
TESLA INC	COM	88160R101	1	10,000	SH	Put	DFND	1 2	10,000	0	0
UBS AG LONDON BRH	ETRACS MNTLY PAY	90274D432	252	19,187	SH		DFND	1 2	19,187	0	0
UBS AG LONDON BRH	ETRACS MTH 2XLV	90270L842	445	31,496	SH		DFND	1 2	31,496	0	0
VOYA PRIME RATE TR	SH BEN INT	92913A100	705	149,715	SH		DFND	1 2	149,715	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	324	34,096	SH		DFND	1 2	34,096	0	0
WESTERN ASSET CORPORATE LN F	COM	95790J102	423	44,582	SH		DFND	1 2	44,582	0	0
WESTERN ASSET INTM MUNI FD I	COM	958435109	329	35,792	SH		DFND	1 2	35,792	0	0