B. Riley Financial (RILY) 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
AETNA INC NEW	COM	00817Y108	765	6,000	SH		DFND	1	0	6,000	0
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	194	15,288	SH		DFND	1	0	15,288	0
AMC ENTMT HLDGS INC	CL A COM	00165C104	523	16,621	SH		DFND	1	0	16,621	0
APOLLO INVT CORP	COM	03761U106	316	48,206	SH		DFND	1	0	48,206	0
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD I	COM	037636107	737	42,018	SH		DFND	1	0	42,018	0
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD IN	COM	037638103	389	23,648	SH		DFND	1	0	23,648	0
APPLE INC	COM	037833100	1,439	10,016	SH		DFND	1	0	10,016	0
ARES CAP CORP	COM	04010L103	1,344	77,303	SH		DFND	1	0	77,303	0
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION F	COM	04014F102	224	13,989	SH		DFND	1	0	13,989	0
ATLANTIC ALLIANCE PARTNER CO	SHS	G04897107	1,224	122,381	SH		DFND	1	0	122,381	0
AVISTA HEALTHCARE PUB ACQ CO	CL A	G0726L125	985	100,000	SH		DFND	1	0	100,000	0
BAZAARVOICE INC	COM	073271108	527	122,532	SH		DFND	1	0	122,532	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	CL A	084670108	250	1	SH		DFND	1	0	1	0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL	CL B NEW	084670702	467	2,800	SH		DFND	1	0	2,800	0
BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT	COM	092533108	350	46,412	SH		DFND	1	0	46,412	0
BLACKSTONE GSO FLTING RTE FU	COM	09256U105	181	10,000	SH		DFND	1	0	10,000	0
BOULEVARD ACQUISITION	CL A	10157Q102	2,776	277,048	SH		DFND	1	0	277,048	0
BROADWIND ENERGY INC	COM NEW	11161T207	1,113	133,622	SH		DFND	1	0	133,622	0
BROOKFIELD PPTY PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	G16249107	230	10,345	SH		DFND	1	0	10,345	0
BROOKFIELD REAL ASSETS INCOM	SHS BEN INT	112830104	287	12,579	SH		DFND	1	0	12,579	0
BRT RLTY TR	SH BEN INT NEW	055645303	53	49,089	SH		DFND	1	0	49,089	0
CADIZ INC	COM NEW	127537207	1,839	122,213	SH		DFND	1	0	122,213	0
CADIZ INC	COM NEW	127537207	469	31,142	SH		DFND		0	31,142	0
CALAMP CORP	COM	128126109	487	28,977	SH		DFND	1	0	28,977	0
CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP III	COM	14055M106	2,510	237,950	SH		DFND	1	0	237,950	0
CARBONITE INC	COM	141337105	541	26,640	SH		DFND	1	0	26,640	0
CF CORP	SHS CL A	G20307107	2,244	224,168	SH		DFND	1	0	224,168	0
COHEN & STEERS LTD DUR PFD I	COM	19248C105	681	26,846	SH		DFND	1	0	26,846	0
COMSTOCK RES INC	NOTE 7.750% 4/0	205768AM6	194	229,000	PRN		DFND		0	229,000	0
DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC	COM	253393102	526	10,804	SH		DFND	1	0	10,804	0
DIGITAL TURBINE INC	COM NEW	25400W102	1,430	1,521,086	SH		DFND	1	0	1,521,086	0
DIGITAL TURBINE INC	COM NEW	25400W102	431	458,027	SH		DFND		0	458,027	0
DISNEY WALT CO	COM DISNEY	254687106	282	2,490	SH		DFND	1	0	2,490	0
DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONS	COM	258622109	1,717	85,546	SH		DFND	1	0	85,546	0
ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY L P	COM UT LTD PTN	29273V100	248	12,590	SH		DFND	1	0	12,590	0
FACEBOOK INC	CL A	30303M102	489	3,444	SH		DFND	1	0	3,444	0
FERROGLOBE PLC	SHS	G33856108	3,512	340,000	SH		DFND	1	0	340,000	0
FINISAR CORP	COM NEW	31787A507	480	17,571	SH		DFND	1	0	17,571	0
FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP II	COM	31810G109	985	100,000	SH		DFND	1	0	100,000	0
FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP II	*W EXP 01/19/202	31810G117	58	50,000	SH		DFND	1	0	50,000	0
GARRISON CAP INC	COM	366554103	718	73,434	SH		DFND	1	0	73,434	0
GOLDMAN SACHS MLP INC OPP FD	COM SHS	38147W103	825	77,344	SH		DFND	1	0	77,344	0
GORES HLDGS II INC	COM CL A	382867109	1,500	150,000	SH		DFND	1	0	150,000	0
GORES HLDGS II INC	*W EXP 03/06/202	382867117	63	50,000	SH		DFND	1	0	50,000	0
GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	CL A	G4182A102	2,511	250,099	SH		DFND	1	0	250,099	0
GTY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	*W EXP 99/99/999	G4182A128	65	58,333	SH		DFND	1	0	58,333	0
HC2 HLDGS INC	COM	404139107	3,983	642,348	SH		DFND	1	0	642,348	0
HC2 HLDGS INC	COM	404139107	157	25,302	SH		DFND		0	25,302	0
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE C	COM	42824C109	1,323	55,812	SH		DFND	1	0	55,812	0
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SVCS INC N	NOTE 1.500% 9/0	440543AN6	13	20,000	PRN		DFND		0	20,000	0
HP INC	COM	40434L105	2,406	134,548	SH		DFND	1	0	134,548	0
IMAX CORP	COM	45245E109	505	14,850	SH		DFND	1	0	14,850	0
ISHARES	MSCI BRZ CAP ETF	464286400	305	8,130	SH		DFND	1	0	8,130	0
ISHARES	MIN VOL GBL ETF	464286525	1,101	14,269	SH		DFND	1	0	14,269	0
ISHARES TR	SELECT DIVID ETF	464287168	1,013	11,118	SH		DFND	1	0	11,118	0
ISHARES TR	GLOB TELECOM ETF	464287275	13,748	100,000	SH	Put	DFND	1	0	100,000	0
ISHARES TR	LATN AMER 40 ETF	464287390	208	6,562	SH		DFND	1	0	6,562	0
ISHARES TR	1-3 YR CR BD ETF	464288646	1,127	10,708	SH		DFND	1	0	10,708	0
ISHARES TR	MSCI EMG MKT ETF	464287234	346	8,786	SH		DFND	1	0	8,786	0
ISHARES TR	IBOXX INV CP ETF	464287242	1,247	10,572	SH		DFND	1	0	10,572	0
ISHARES TR	MSCI EAFE ETF	464287465	1,337	21,458	SH		DFND	1	0	21,458	0
ISHARES TR	RUS MID-CAP ETF	464287499	2,993	15,987	SH		DFND	1	0	15,987	0
ISHARES TR	CORE S&P MCP ETF	464287507	448	2,616	SH		DFND	1	0	2,616	0
ISHARES TR	NASDQ BIOTEC ETF	464287556	620	2,114	SH		DFND	1	0	2,114	0
ISHARES TR	RUS 1000 GRW ETF	464287614	234	2,053	SH		DFND	1	0	2,053	0
ISHARES TR	RUS 2000 GRW ETF	464287648	391	2,416	SH		DFND	1	0	2,416	0
ISHARES TR	MSCI ACWI EX US	464288240	439	10,063	SH		DFND	1	0	10,063	0
ISHARES TR	JP MOR EM MK ETF	464288281	1,112	9,779	SH		DFND	1	0	9,779	0
ISHARES TR	NEW YORK MUN ETF	464288323	1,413	12,828	SH		DFND	1	0	12,828	0
ISHARES TR	NATIONAL MUN ETF	464288414	929	8,529	SH		DFND	1	0	8,529	0
ISHARES TR	INTL SEL DIV ETF	464288448	1,725	54,842	SH		DFND	1	0	54,842	0
ISHARES TR	GLOBAL MATER ETF	464288695	323	5,448	SH		DFND	1	0	5,448	0
ISHARES TR	FLTG RATE BD ETF	46429B655	2,713	53,335	SH		DFND	1	0	53,335	0
ISHARES TR	MIN VOL EAFE ETF	46429B689	582	8,819	SH		DFND	1	0	8,819	0
ISHARES TR	MIN VOL USA ETF	46429B697	1,015	21,269	SH		DFND	1	0	21,269	0
ISHARES TR	CORE MSCI EAFE	46432F842	595	10,275	SH		DFND	1	0	10,275	0
KAYNE ANDERSON ACQUISITION	UNIT 06/30/2022	48661U201	2,004	200,000	SH		DFND	1	0	200,000	0
KEMET CORP	COM NEW	488360207	6,118	509,830	SH		DFND	1	0	509,830	0
KEMET CORP	COM NEW	488360207	192	16,028	SH		DFND		0	16,028	0
KRATOS DEFENSE & SEC SOLUTIONS	COM NEW	50077B207	1,915	246,177	SH		DFND	1	0	246,177	0
KRATOS DEFENSE & SEC SOLUTIONS	COM NEW	50077B207	389	50,000	SH		DFND		0	50,000	0
LADENBURG THALMAN FIN SVCS I	COM	50575Q102	6	81,050	SH		DFND	1	0	81,050	0
LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HLDGS I	COM	535219109	171	19,100	SH		DFND	1	0	19,100	0
LUMENTUM HLDGS INC	COM	55024U109	501	9,389	SH		DFND	1	0	9,389	0
M I ACQUISITIONS INC	COM	55304A104	215	21,500	SH		DFND	1	0	21,500	0
MADDEN STEVEN LTD	COM	556269108	495	12,853	SH		DFND	1	0	12,853	0
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	ORD	G5876H105	482	31,593	SH		DFND	1	0	31,593	0
MATLIN & PARTNERS ACQUISITIO	UNIT 05/28/2021A	57682V205	1,002	100,000	SH		DFND	1	0	100,000	0
MATTEL INC	COM	577081102	492	19,213	SH		DFND	1	0	19,213	0
MCBC HLDGS INC	COM	55276F107	7,688	475,425	SH		DFND	1	0	475,425	0
MCBC HLDGS INC	COM	55276F107	1,382	85,463	SH		DFND		0	85,463	0
MICROSOFT CORP	COM	594918104	2,391	36,311	SH		DFND	1	0	36,311	0
MOTORCAR PTS AMER INC	COM	620071100	574	18,663	SH		DFND	1	0	18,663	0
NETLIST INC	COM	64118P109	771	779,000	SH		DFND	1	0	779,000	0
NETLIST INC	COM	64118P109	165	166,638	SH		DFND		0	166,638	0
NETSCOUT SYS INC	COM	64115T104	497	13,094	SH		DFND	1	0	13,094	0
NEW MTN FIN CORP	COM	647551100	447	30,000	SH		DFND	1	0	30,000	0
NOVAVAX INC	COM	670002104	13	10,500	SH		DFND	1	0	10,500	0
NUMEREX CORP PA	CL A	67053A102	72	15,000	SH		DFND		0	15,000	0
NUTRI SYS INC NEW	COM	67069D108	503	9,061	SH		DFND	1	0	9,061	0
NUVEEN BUILD AMER BD FD	COM	67074C103	536	25,623	SH		DFND	1	0	25,623	0
NUVEEN MTG OPPORTUNITY TERM	COM	670735109	239	9,633	SH		DFND	1	0	9,633	0
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	COM	682189105	725	46,829	SH		DFND	1	0	46,829	0
ONE LIBERTY PPTYS INC	COM	682406103	113	15,173	SH		DFND	1	0	15,173	0
OOMA INC	COM	683416101	520	52,242	SH		DFND	1	0	52,242	0
PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CA	COM	70806A106	2,558	183,503	SH		DFND	1	0	183,503	0
PENNANTPARK INVT CORP	COM	708062104	2,788	342,555	SH		DFND	1	0	342,555	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	225	6,586	SH		DFND	1	0	6,586	0
PIMCO ETF TR	ENHAN SHRT MA AC	72201R833	6,527	64,214	SH		DFND	1	0	64,214	0
PIMCO ETF TR	LOW DURTN AC ETF	72201R718	1,001	9,929	SH		DFND	1	0	9,929	0
PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS COR	COM	72766Q105	781	60,000	SH		DFND	1	0	60,000	0
POWERSHARES ETF TR II	PFD PORTFOLIO	73936T565	487	32,842	SH		DFND	1	0	32,842	0
POWERSHARES ETF TRUST	DYN BIOT & GEN	73935X856	258	6,102	SH		DFND	1	0	6,102	0
POWERSHARES ETF TRUST II	CEF INC COMPST	73936Q843	204	8,830	SH		DFND	1	0	8,830	0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST	UNIT SER 1	73935A104	1,073	8,108	SH		DFND	1	0	8,108	0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST	UNIT SER 1	73935A104	19,857	150,000	SH	Put	DFND	1	0	150,000	0
PRESTIGE BRANDS HLDGS INC	COM	74112D101	490	8,821	SH		DFND	1	0	8,821	0
PRIMO WTR CORP	COM	74165N105	482	35,468	SH		DFND	1	0	35,468	0
PROVIDENT FINL SVCS INC	COM	74386T105	323	12,500	SH		DFND	1	0	12,500	0
READING INTERNATIONAL INC	CL A	755408101	470	30,213	SH		DFND	1	0	30,213	0
RENT A CTR INC NEW	COM	76009N100	200	22,500	SH		DFND		0	22,500	0
S&W SEED CO	COM	785135104	480	96,933	SH		DFND	1	0	96,933	0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD	COM	806857108	232	2,969	SH		DFND	1	0	2,969	0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR	SBI CONS DISCR	81369Y407	303	3,440	SH		DFND	1	0	3,440	0
SILVER RUN ACQUISITION	UNIT 99/99/9999	82812A202	522	50,000	SH		DFND	1	0	50,000	0
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC	COM	83088M102	495	5,047	SH		DFND	1	0	5,047	0
SOLAR CAP LTD	COM	83413U100	215	9,530	SH		DFND	1	0	9,530	0
SOLAR SR CAP LTD	COM	83416M105	5,047	280,706	SH		DFND	1	0	280,706	0
SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVRG ETF	UT SER 1	78467X109	554	2,686	SH		DFND	1	0	2,686	0
SPDR INDEX SHS FDS	GLB NAT RESRCE	78463X541	844	19,839	SH		DFND	1	0	19,839	0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR	TR UNIT	78462F103	1,692	7,177	SH		DFND	1	0	7,177	0
SPLUNK INC	COM	848637104	472	7,579	SH		DFND	1	0	7,579	0
SUPERIOR INDS INTL INC	COM	868168105	554	21,839	SH		DFND	1	0	21,839	0
TELENAV INC	COM	879455103	1,194	138,052	SH		DFND	1	0	138,052	0
TELENAV INC	COM	879455103	0	20	SH		DFND		0	20	0
TEMPUR SEALY INTL INC	COM	88023U101	929	20,000	SH		DFND	1	0	20,000	0
THESTREET INC	COM	88368Q103	546	718,756	SH		DFND		0	718,756	0
THL CR INC	COM	872438106	301	30,200	SH		DFND	1	0	30,200	0
TORTOISE MLP FD INC	COM	89148B101	959	46,160	SH		DFND	1	0	46,160	0
TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	892918103	481	59,437	SH		DFND	1	0	59,437	0
TRUECAR INC	COM	89785L107	509	32,875	SH		DFND	1	0	32,875	0
URBAN EDGE PPTYS	COM	91704F104	400	15,215	SH		DFND	1	0	15,215	0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	MID CAP ETF	922908629	3,229	23,191	SH		DFND	1	0	23,191	0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	LARGE CAP ETF	922908637	7,860	72,717	SH		DFND	1	0	72,717	0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	GROWTH ETF	922908736	314	2,578	SH		DFND	1	0	2,578	0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS	TOTAL STK MKT	922908769	1,903	15,683	SH		DFND	1	0	15,683	0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F	ALLWRLD EX US	922042775	324	6,784	SH		DFND	1	0	6,784	0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F	FTSE EMR MKT ETF	922042858	2,087	52,553	SH		DFND	1	0	52,553	0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F	FTSE PACIFIC ETF	922042866	585	9,245	SH		DFND	1	0	9,245	0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F	FTSE EUROPE ETF	922042874	355	6,889	SH		DFND	1	0	6,889	0
VANGUARD MALVERN FDS	STRM INFPROIDX	922020805	2,727	55,129	SH		DFND	1	0	55,129	0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS	SHRT TRM CORP BD	92206C409	3,354	42,059	SH		DFND	1	0	42,059	0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS	LG-TERM COR BD	92206C813	661	7,347	SH		DFND	1	0	7,347	0
VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS	INT-TERM CORP	92206C870	2,965	34,324	SH		DFND	1	0	34,324	0
VANGUARD SPECIALIZED PORTFOLIO	DIV APP ETF	921908844	1,456	16,183	SH		DFND	1	0	16,183	0
VANGUARD STAR FD	VG TL INTL STK F	921909768	304	6,121	SH		DFND	1	0	6,121	0
VIASAT INC	COM	92552V100	491	7,692	SH		DFND	1	0	7,692	0
WEST MARINE INC	COM	954235107	544	57,074	SH		DFND	1	0	57,074	0
WISDOMTREE TR	GLB US QTLY DIV	97717W844	613	12,222	SH		DFND	1	0	12,222	0
XCERRA CORP	COM	98400J108	761	85,600	SH		DFND	1	0	85,600	0