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	990	22,000	SH		SOLE	0	22,000	0	0
ABBVIE INC	COM	00287Y109	1,440	22,000	SH		SOLE	0	22,000	0	0
AEROPOSTALE	COM	007865108	116	50,000	SH		SOLE	0	50,000	0	0
ALLIED WRLD ASSUR COM HLDG A	SHS	H01531104	6,084	160,440	SH		SOLE	0	160,440	0	0
AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP	COM	02503X105	1,083	49,600	SH		SOLE	0	49,600	0	0
ANNALY CAP MGMT INC	COM	035710409	14,721	1,361,822	SH		SOLE	0	1,361,822	0	0
APOLLO INVT CORP	COM	03761U106	629	84,800	SH		SOLE	0	84,800	0	0
APOLLO COML REAL EST FIN INC	COM	03762U105	6,431	393,084	SH		SOLE	0	393,084	0	0
APPLE INC	COM	037833100	3,049	2,099	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
BARRICK GOLD CORP	COM	067901108	6,109	568,250	SH		SOLE	0	568,250	0	0
BLACKSTONE MTG TR INC	COM CL A	09257W100	2,388	81,949	SH		SOLE	0	81,949	0	0
BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS	UT LTD PARTNER	096627104	885	49,796	SH		SOLE	0	49,796	0	0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC	COM	112463104	22,146	603,940	SH		SOLE	0	603,940	0	0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC	COM	112463104	52	400	SH	Put	SOLE	0	400	0	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	2,040	26,963	SH		SOLE	0	26,963	0	0
CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODS PTNR	UT LTD PARTNER	131476103	1,559	69,547	SH		SOLE	0	69,547	0	0
CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP	COM UNIT	16411Q101	282	8,816	SH		SOLE	0	8,816	0	0
CHIMERA INVT CORP	COM	16934Q109	50,686	15,938,854	SH		SOLE	0	15,938,854	0	0
CISCO SYS INC	COM	17275R102	3,338	120,000	SH		SOLE	0	120,000	0	0
CITIGROUP INC	COM NEW	172967424	181	250	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
COMCAST CORP NEW	CL A SPL	20030N200	3,454	60,000	SH		SOLE	0	60,000	0	0
CONOCOPHILLIPS	COM	20825C104	497	7,200	SH		SOLE	0	7,200	0	0
CYS INVTS INC	COM	12673A108	17,965	2,060,310	SH		SOLE	0	2,060,310	0	0
DOW CHEM CO	COM	260543103	238	500	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD	COM	27827X101	327	25,500	SH		SOLE	0	25,500	0	0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC	COM	288522303	8,829	442,344	SH		SOLE	0	442,344	0	0
ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MTG RE	COM SHS BEN INT	288578107	547	33,607	SH		SOLE	0	33,607	0	0
E M C CORP MASS	COM	268648102	1,190	40,000	SH		SOLE	0	40,000	0	0
EPR PPTYS	COM SH BEN INT	26884U109	259	4,500	SH		SOLE	0	4,500	0	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	24,526	679,022	SH		SOLE	0	679,022	0	0
ESSENT GROUP LTD	COM	G3198U102	607	23,600	SH		SOLE	0	23,600	0	0
EXELON CORP	COM	30161N101	2,596	70,000	SH		SOLE	0	70,000	0	0
EXXON MOBIL CORP	COM	30231G102	2,149	23,240	SH		SOLE	0	23,240	0	0
FACTORSHARES TR	ISE CYBER SEC	30304R407	1,717	64,800	SH		SOLE	0	64,800	0	0
FIDUS INVT CORP	COM	316500107	198	13,328	SH		SOLE	0	13,328	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	10,792	427,069	SH		SOLE	0	427,069	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	55	2,260	SH	Put	SOLE	0	2,260	0	0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC NEW	COM	370023103	583	20,719	SH		SOLE	0	20,719	0	0
GENERAL MTRS CO	COM	37045V100	3,079	88,211	SH		SOLE	0	88,211	0	0
GENERAL MTRS CO	COM	37045V100	39	1,876	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	COM	38141G104	15,391	79,400	SH		SOLE	0	79,400	0	0
HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS	ORD SHS	G6648D109	6,275	321,482	SH		SOLE	0	321,482	0	0
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FIN CORP	COM	44045A102	340	24,294	SH		SOLE	0	24,294	0	0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS	COM	459200101	377	300	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
ISTAR FINL INC	COM	45031U101	1,024	75,000	SH		SOLE	0	75,000	0	0
INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	COM	46131B100	940	60,834	SH		SOLE	0	60,834	0	0
INVESCO MUN TR	COM	46131J103	341	26,900	SH		SOLE	0	26,900	0	0
INVESCO TR INVT GRADE MUNS	COM	46131M106	324	24,400	SH		SOLE	0	24,400	0	0
INVESCO MUN OPPORTUNITY TR	COM	46132C107	358	27,800	SH		SOLE	0	27,800	0	0
INVESCO ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL	SH BEN INT	46132E103	328	28,300	SH		SOLE	0	28,300	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	383	30,674	SH		SOLE	0	30,674	0	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	*W EXP 10/28/201	46634E114	2,263	108,800	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
KBR INC	COM	48242W106	458	27,000	SH		SOLE	0	27,000	0	0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL	COM	49456B101	322	7,600	SH		SOLE	0	7,600	0	0
KINROSS GOLD CORP	COM NO PAR	496902404	1,307	463,352	SH		SOLE	0	463,352	0	0
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC	COM	50076Q106	418	6,666	SH		SOLE	0	6,666	0	0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC	COM NEW	52729N308	139,672	2,828,511	SH		SOLE	0	2,828,511	0	0
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC	COM NEW	52729N308	31	5,957	SH	Put	SOLE	0	5,957	0	0
LILLY ELI & CO	COM	532457108	1,242	18,000	SH		SOLE	0	18,000	0	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	2,033	24,600	SH		SOLE	0	24,600	0	0
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC	COM	577767106	840	92,100	SH		SOLE	0	92,100	0	0
MB FINANCIAL INC NEW	COM	55264U108	1,643	50,000	SH		SOLE	0	50,000	0	0
MCDONALDS CORP	COM	580135101	1,005	1,500	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
MEDLEY CAP CORP	COM	58503F106	1,140	123,334	SH		SOLE	0	123,334	0	0
MFA FINL INC	COM	55272X102	9,735	1,218,300	SH		SOLE	0	1,218,300	0	0
MVC CAPITAL INC	COM	553829102	8,472	861,868	SH		SOLE	0	861,868	0	0
MICROSOFT CORP	COM	594918104	1,969	42,400	SH		SOLE	0	42,400	0	0
MONDELEZ INTL INC	CL A	609207105	727	20,000	SH		SOLE	0	20,000	0	0
MONDELEZ INTL INC	CL A	609207105	157	1,000	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
NEW MTN FIN CORP	COM	647551100	5,047	337,800	SH		SOLE	0	337,800	0	0
NEWMONT MINING CORP	COM	651639106	3,643	192,763	SH		SOLE	0	192,763	0	0
NEWTEK BUSINESS SVCS CORP	COM NEW	652526203	872	59,100	SH		SOLE	0	59,100	0	0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP	UNIT COM	67058H102	4,066	70,406	SH		SOLE	0	70,406	0	0
NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD	COM	67062T100	516	37,251	SH		SOLE	0	37,251	0	0
OCWEN FINL CORP	COM NEW	675746309	550	36,400	SH		SOLE	0	36,400	0	0
OCWEN FINL CORP	COM NEW	675746309	90	1,000	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
PENNANTPARK INVT CORP	COM	708062104	4,628	485,654	SH		SOLE	0	485,654	0	0
PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CA	COM	70806A106	1,757	127,994	SH		SOLE	0	127,994	0	0
PENNEY J C INC	COM	708160106	162	25,000	SH		SOLE	0	25,000	0	0
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO	SPONSORED ADR	71654V408	694	95,000	SH		SOLE	0	95,000	0	0
PFIZER INC	COM	717081103	2,624	84,247	SH		SOLE	0	84,247	0	0
PLAINS GP HLDGS L P	SHS A REP LTPN	72651A108	822	32,000	SH		SOLE	0	32,000	0	0
PLAINS GP HLDGS L P	SHS A REP LTPN	72651A108	75	500	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
PUTNAM MANAGED MUN INCOM TR	COM	746823103	238	32,800	SH		SOLE	0	32,800	0	0
REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS L P	COM UNITS L P	75885Y107	3,572	148,835	SH		SOLE	0	148,835	0	0
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	COM	80007P307	111	61,162	SH		SOLE	0	61,162	0	0
SILVER BAY RLTY TR CORP	COM	82735Q102	609	36,791	SH		SOLE	0	36,791	0	0
SOLAR CAP LTD	COM	83413U100	5,776	320,713	SH		SOLE	0	320,713	0	0
SOLAR SR CAP LTD	COM	83416M105	6,522	435,659	SH		SOLE	0	435,659	0	0
STARWOOD PPTY TR INC	COM	85571B105	2,597	111,753	SH		SOLE	0	111,753	0	0
STARWOOD WAYPOINT RESIDENTL	COM SHS	85571W109	589	22,350	SH		SOLE	0	22,350	0	0
STRYKER CORP	COM	863667101	12,378	131,220	SH		SOLE	0	131,220	0	0
SYNAPTICS INC	COM	87157D109	1,726	25,073	SH		SOLE	0	25,073	0	0
SYNAPTICS INC	COM	87157D109	328	250	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP	COM UNIT	87611X105	3,643	76,095	SH		SOLE	0	76,095	0	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	2,706	38,000	SH		SOLE	0	38,000	0	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	592	750	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
THL CR INC	COM	872438106	1,778	151,172	SH		SOLE	0	151,172	0	0
TOOTSIE ROLL INDS INC	COM	890516107	1,677	54,708	SH		SOLE	0	54,708	0	0
TOTAL S A	SPONSORED ADR	89151E109	640	12,500	SH		SOLE	0	12,500	0	0
TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC	COM	894174101	472	37,400	SH		SOLE	0	37,400	0	0
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD	SHS NEW	G89982113	3,700	686,528	SH		SOLE	0	686,528	0	0
TRANSOCEAN LTD	REG SHS	H8817H100	547	29,838	SH		SOLE	0	29,838	0	0
TRANSOCEAN LTD	REG SHS	H8817H100	1,674	91,300	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP	COM	90187B101	12,752	1,272,654	SH		SOLE	0	1,272,654	0	0
VALE S A	ADR	91912E105	864	105,600	SH		SOLE	0	105,600	0	0
VALE S A	ADR REPSTG PFD	91912E204	272	37,500	SH		SOLE	0	37,500	0	0
WEST CORP	COM	952355204	3,740	113,347	SH		SOLE	0	15,111,431	0	0
ZAIS FINL CORP	COM	98886K108	5,344	309,811	SH		SOLE	0	309,811	0	0
ZIMMER HLDGS INC	COM	98956P102	3,074	27,100	SH		SOLE	0	27,100	0	0
ZOETIS INC	CL A	98978V103	911	21,174	SH		SOLE	0	21,174	0	0