West Family Investments 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
ABBOTT LABS	COM	002824100	915	22,000	SH		SOLE	0	22,000	0	0
ABBVIE INC	COM	00287Y109	1,271	22,000	SH		SOLE	0	22,000	0	0
AEROPOSTALE	COM	007865108	165	50,000	SH		SOLE	0	50,000	0	0
ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A	SHS	H01531104	5,911	160,440	SH		SOLE	0	160,440	0	0
AMERICAN CAP SR FLOATING LTD	COM	02504D108	7	500	SH		SOLE	0	500	0	0
AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP	COM	02503X105	1,054	49,600	SH		SOLE	0	49,600	0	0
ANNALY CAP MGMT INC	COM	035710409	14,544	1,361,822	SH		SOLE	0	1,361,822	0	0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC	COM	03762U105	6,175	393,084	SH		SOLE	0	393,084	0	0
APOLLO INVT CORP	COM	03761U106	693	84,800	SH		SOLE	0	84,800	0	0
APPLE INC	COM	037833100	3,713	2,875	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
BARRICK GOLD CORP	COM	067901108	4,827	329,250	SH		SOLE	0	329,250	0	0
BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC	COM CL A	09257W100	981	36,200	SH		SOLE	0	36,200	0	0
BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS	UT LTD PARTNER	096627104	931	49,796	SH		SOLE	0	49,796	0	0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC	COM	112463104	19,459	603,940	SH		SOLE	0	603,940	0	0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC	COM	112463104	156	400	SH	Put	SOLE	0	400	0	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	2,147	26,963	SH		SOLE	0	26,963	0	0
CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODS PTNR	UT LTD PARTNER	131476103	1,909	69,547	SH		SOLE	0	69,547	0	0
CHIMERA INVT CORP	COM	16934Q109	48,454	15,938,854	SH		SOLE	0	15,938,854	0	0
CISCO SYS INC	COM	17275R102	3,020	120,000	SH		SOLE	0	120,000	0	0
CITIGROUP INC	COM NEW	172967424	145	250	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
CLUBCORP HLDGS INC	COM	18948M108	20	800	SH	Put	SOLE	0	800	0	0
COMCAST CORP NEW	CL A SPL	20030N200	3,210	60,000	SH		SOLE	0	60,000	0	0
CONOCOPHILLIPS	COM	20825C104	551	7,200	SH		SOLE	0	7,200	0	0
CYS INVTS INC	COM	12673A108	16,977	2,060,310	SH		SOLE	0	2,060,310	0	0
E M C CORP MASS	COM	268648102	1,170	40,000	SH		SOLE	0	40,000	0	0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD	COM	27827X101	319	25,500	SH		SOLE	0	25,500	0	0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC	COM	288522303	9,829	442,344	SH		SOLE	0	442,344	0	0
ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MTG RE	COM SHS BEN INT	288578107	544	33,607	SH		SOLE	0	33,607	0	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	27,365	679,022	SH		SOLE	0	679,022	0	0
ESSENT GROUP LTD	COM	G3198U102	505	23,600	SH		SOLE	0	23,600	0	0
EXELON CORP	COM	30161N101	2,386	70,000	SH		SOLE	0	70,000	0	0
EXXON MOBIL CORP	COM	30231G102	2,186	23,240	SH		SOLE	0	23,240	0	0
FIRST SOLAR INC	COM	336433107	165	2,500	SH		SOLE	0	2,500	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	10,942	427,069	SH		SOLE	0	427,069	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	201	2,760	SH	Put	SOLE	0	2,760	0	0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW	COM	370023103	488	20,719	SH		SOLE	0	20,719	0	0
GENERAL MTRS CO	COM	37045V100	2,784	87,178	SH		SOLE	0	87,178	0	0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	COM	38141G104	14,575	79,400	SH		SOLE	0	79,400	0	0
HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS	ORD SHS	G6648D109	5,666	267,382	SH		SOLE	0	267,382	0	0
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FIN CORP	COM	44045A102	125	9,314	SH		SOLE	0	9,314	0	0
INTREPID POTASH INC	COM	46121Y102	141	9,100	SH		SOLE	0	9,100	0	0
INVESCO ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL	SH BEN INT	46132E103	322	28,300	SH		SOLE	0	28,300	0	0
INVESCO CALIF VALUE MUN INC	COM	46132H106	61	5,000	SH		SOLE	0	5,000	0	0
INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	COM	46131B100	956	60,834	SH		SOLE	0	60,834	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	348	27,800	SH		SOLE	0	27,800	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	338	26,900	SH		SOLE	0	26,900	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	372	30,674	SH		SOLE	0	30,674	0	0
INVESCO TR INVT GRADE MUNS	COM	46131M106	320	24,400	SH		SOLE	0	24,400	0	0
ISTAR FINL INC	COM	45031U101	1,013	75,000	SH		SOLE	0	75,000	0	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	*W EXP 10/28/201	46634E114	2,188	108,800	SH		SOLE	0	108,800	0	0
KBR INC	COM	48242W106	508	27,000	SH		SOLE	0	27,000	0	0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL	COM	49456B101	291	7,600	SH		SOLE	0	7,600	0	0
KINROSS GOLD CORP	COM NO PAR	496902404	1,529	463,352	SH		SOLE	0	463,352	0	0
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC	COM	50076Q106	376	6,666	SH		SOLE	0	6,666	0	0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC	COM NEW	52729N308	130,326	2,849,911	SH		SOLE	0	2,849,911	0	0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC	COM NEW	52729N308	257	6,090	SH	Put	SOLE	0	690	0	0
LILLY ELI & CO	COM	532457108	1,167	18,000	SH		SOLE	0	18,000	0	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	2,071	24,600	SH		SOLE	0	24,600	0	0
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	577767106	1,196	137,100	SH		SOLE	0	137,100	0	0
MB FINANCIAL INC NEW	COM	55264U108	1,384	50,000	SH		SOLE	0	50,000	0	0
MEDLEY CAP CORP	COM	58503F106	1,237	104,711	SH		SOLE	0	104,711	0	0
MFA FINL INC	COM	55272X102	9,478	1,218,300	SH		SOLE	0	1,218,300	0	0
MICROSOFT CORP	COM	594918104	1,966	42,400	SH		SOLE	0	42,400	0	0
MONDELEZ INTL INC	CL A	609207105	685	20,000	SH		SOLE	0	20,000	0	0
MONDELEZ INTL INC	CL A	609207105	95	1,000	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
MVC CAPITAL INC	COM	553829102	7,537	700,474	SH		SOLE	0	700,474	0	0
NEW MEDIA INVT GROUP INC	COM	64704V106	14	866	SH		SOLE	0	866	0	0
NEW MTN FIN CORP	COM	647551100	4,962	337,800	SH		SOLE	0	337,800	0	0
NEW RESIDENTIAL INVT CORP	COM	64828T102	70	12,000	SH		SOLE	0	12,000	0	0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP NEW	COM NEW	65105M504	51	4,000	SH		SOLE	0	4,000	0	0
NEWMONT MINING CORP	COM	651639106	2,259	98,000	SH		SOLE	0	98,000	0	0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP	UNIT COM	67058H102	4,643	70,406	SH		SOLE	0	70,406	0	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD	COM	67062T100	499	37,251	SH		SOLE	0	37,251	0	0
OCWEN FINL CORP	COM NEW	675746309	953	36,400	SH		SOLE	0	36,400	0	0
PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CA	COM	70806A106	1,420	103,024	SH		SOLE	0	103,024	0	0
PENNANTPARK INVT CORP	COM	708062104	3,877	355,374	SH		SOLE	0	355,374	0	0
PENNEY J C INC	COM	708160106	251	25,000	SH		SOLE	0	25,000	0	0
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO	SPONSORED ADR	71654V408	1,348	95,000	SH		SOLE	0	95,000	0	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	2,491	84,247	SH		SOLE	0	84,247	0	0
PUTNAM MANAGED MUN INCOM TR	COM	746823103	232	32,800	SH		SOLE	0	32,800	0	0
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM UNITS L P	75885Y107	4,855	148,835	SH		SOLE	0	148,835	0	0
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	COM	80007P307	262	61,162	SH		SOLE	0	61,162	0	0
SILVER BAY RLTY TR CORP	COM	82735Q102	596	36,791	SH		SOLE	0	36,791	0	0
SOLAR CAP LTD	COM	83413U100	3,258	174,431	SH		SOLE	0	174,431	0	0
SOLAR SR CAP LTD	COM	83416M105	3,570	231,979	SH		SOLE	0	231,979	0	0
SONY CORP	ADR NEW	835699307	36	2,000	SH		SOLE	0	2,000	0	0
STARWOOD PPTY TR INC	COM	85571B105	2,454	111,753	SH		SOLE	0	111,753	0	0
STARWOOD WAYPOINT RESIDENTL	COM SHS	85571W109	581	22,350	SH		SOLE	0	22,350	0	0
STRYKER CORP	COM	863667101	10,596	131,220	SH		SOLE	0	131,220	0	0
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP	COM UNIT	87611X105	5,505	76,095	SH		SOLE	0	76,095	0	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	2,573	38,000	SH		SOLE	0	38,000	0	0
THL CR INC	COM	872438106	672	52,100	SH		SOLE	0	52,100	0	0
TOOTSIE ROLL INDS INC	COM	890516107	1,531	54,708	SH		SOLE	0	54,708	0	0
TOTAL S A	SPONSORED ADR	89151E109	806	12,500	SH		SOLE	0	12,500	0	0
TPG SPECIALTY LENDING INC	COM	87265K102	48	3,000	SH		SOLE	0	3,000	0	0
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD	SHS NEW	G89982113	5,422	603,142	SH		SOLE	0	603,142	0	0
TRANSOCEAN LTD	REG SHS	H8817H100	2,914	91,138	SH		SOLE	0	91,138	0	0
TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC	COM	894174101	1,358	137,400	SH		SOLE	0	137,400	0	0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP	COM	90187B101	12,307	1,272,654	SH		SOLE	0	1,272,654	0	0
VALE S A	ADR	91912E105	1,163	105,600	SH		SOLE	0	105,600	0	0
VALE S A	ADR REPSTG PFD	91912E204	364	37,500	SH		SOLE	0	37,500	0	0
WEST CORP	COM	952355204	3,339	113,347	SH		SOLE	0	113,347	0	0
YUME INC	COM	98872B104	29	5,700	SH		SOLE	0	5,700	0	0
ZAIS FINL CORP	COM	98886K108	5,347	309,811	SH		SOLE	0	309,811	0	0
ZIMMER HLDGS INC	COM	98956P102	2,725	27,100	SH		SOLE	0	27,100	0	0
ZOETIS INC	CL A	98978V103	782	21,174	SH		SOLE	0	21,174	0	0