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
AGNC INVT CORP	COM	00123Q104	1,639	87,633	SH		SOLE	0	87,633	0	0
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	6,134	574,312	SH		SOLE	0	574,312	0	0
ALPS ETF TR	ALERIAN MLP	00162Q866	10	500	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
ANNALY CAP MGMT INC	COM	035710409	11,447	1,118,922	SH		SOLE	0	1,118,922	0	0
APOLLO INVT CORP	COM	03761U106	84	15,000	SH		SOLE	0	15,000	0	0
BARINGS BDC INC	COM	06759L103	1,149	114,834	SH		SOLE	0	114,834	0	0
BARRICK GOLD CORP	COM	067901108	6,451	582,197	SH		SOLE	0	582,197	0	0
BLACKROCK TCP CAP CORP	COM	09259E108	699	49,093	SH		SOLE	0	49,093	0	0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	COM	110122108	379	500	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC	COM	112463104	9,249	940,940	SH		SOLE	0	940,940	0	0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P	UNIT LTD PARTN	118230101	3,641	101,963	SH		SOLE	0	101,963	0	0
CENTURYLINK INC	COM	156700106	53,968	2,545,668	SH		SOLE	0	2,545,668	0	0
CHIMERA INVT CORP	COM NEW	16934Q208	51,263	2,822,081	SH		SOLE	0	2,822,081	0	0
CIDARA THERAPEUTICS INC	COM	171757107	880	200,000	SH		SOLE	0	200,000	0	0
CISCO SYS INC	COM	17275R102	5,838	120,000	SH		SOLE	0	120,000	0	0
COMCAST CORP NEW	CL A	20030N101	4,249	120,000	SH		SOLE	0	120,000	0	0
CONOCOPHILLIPS	COM	20825C104	557	7,200	SH		SOLE	0	7,200	0	0
CORPORATE CAP TR INC	COM	219880101	8,614	564,487	SH		SOLE	0	564,487	0	0
CVS HEALTH CORP	COM	126650100	560	400	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC	COM	288522303	7,870	491,555	SH		SOLE	0	491,555	0	0
ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MTG RE	COM SHS BEN INT	288578107	413	36,573	SH		SOLE	0	36,573	0	0
ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP	UNIT LTD PRT INT	29278N103	2,050	92,071	SH		SOLE	0	92,071	0	0
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L	COM	293792107	19,939	694,022	SH		SOLE	0	694,022	0	0
EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC	COM	294766100	484	243,803	SH		SOLE	0	243,803	0	0
ETF MANAGERS TR	PRIME CYBR SCRTY	26924G201	4,679	116,600	SH		SOLE	0	116,600	0	0
EXELON CORP	COM	30161N101	786	18,000	SH		SOLE	0	18,000	0	0
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO	COM	30219G108	245	150	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
EXXON MOBIL CORP	COM	30231G102	1,976	23,240	SH		SOLE	0	23,240	0	0
FAIRFAX FINL HLDGS LTD SUB VTG	COM	303901102	1,081	1,991	SH		SOLE	0	1,991	0	0
FIDUS INVT CORP	COM	316500107	9,076	620,824	SH		SOLE	0	620,824	0	0
FIFTH STR ASSET MGMT INC	CL A COM	31679P109	24	17,793	SH		SOLE	0	17,793	0	0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO	COM	369604103	3,163	279,952	SH		SOLE	0	279,952	0	0
GENERAL MTRS CO	COM	37045V100	1,739	51,649	SH		SOLE	0	51,649	0	0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	COM	38141G104	8,835	39,400	SH		SOLE	0	39,400	0	0
GRANITE PT MTG TR INC	COM	38741L107	5,158	267,518	SH		SOLE	0	267,518	0	0
GRUBHUB INC	COM	400110102	1,740	350	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRS	COM	46133G107	355	30,674	SH		SOLE	0	30,674	0	0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	COM	46625H100	531	4,710	SH		SOLE	0	4,710	0	0
KINROSS GOLD CORP	COM NO PAR	496902404	1,251	463,352	SH		SOLE	0	463,352	0	0
LILLY ELI & CO	COM	532457108	1,932	18,000	SH		SOLE	0	18,000	0	0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP	COM UNIT RP LP	559080106	1,666	24,600	SH		SOLE	0	24,600	0	0
MB FINANCIAL INC NEW	COM	55264U108	1,614	35,000	SH		SOLE	0	35,000	0	0
MEDLEY CAP CORP	COM	58503F106	918	240,237	SH		SOLE	0	240,237	0	0
MEDLEY MGMT INC	CL A COM	58503T106	211	40,134	SH		SOLE	0	40,134	0	0
MFA FINL INC	COM	55272X102	5,351	727,604	SH		SOLE	0	727,604	0	0
MICROSOFT CORP	COM	594918104	4,849	42,400	SH		SOLE	0	42,400	0	0
MONDELEZ INTL INC	CL A	609207105	859	20,000	SH		SOLE	0	20,000	0	0
MONROE CAP CORP	COM	610335101	531	39,116	SH		SOLE	0	39,116	0	0
MVC CAPITAL INC	COM	553829102	11,692	1,211,629	SH		SOLE	0	1,211,629	0	0
NEOVASC INC	COM	64065J106	82	30,000	SH		SOLE	0	30,000	0	0
NEW MTN FIN CORP	COM	647551100	3,725	275,939	SH		SOLE	0	275,939	0	0
NEWMONT MINING CORP	COM	651639106	5,821	192,763	SH		SOLE	0	192,763	0	0
NUSTAR ENERGY LP	UNIT COM	67058H102	2,930	105,406	SH		SOLE	0	105,406	0	0
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOME	COM	67066V101	478	37,385	SH		SOLE	0	37,385	0	0
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CO	COM	67401P108	3,587	723,165	SH		SOLE	0	723,165	0	0
OAKTREE STRATEGIC INCOME COR	COM	67402D104	1,384	159,973	SH		SOLE	0	159,973	0	0
PDL BIOPHARMA INC	COM	69329Y104	1,651	627,800	SH		SOLE	0	627,800	0	0
PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CA	COM	70806A106	3,505	266,417	SH		SOLE	0	266,417	0	0
PENNANTPARK INVT CORP	COM	708062104	6,779	908,714	SH		SOLE	0	908,714	0	0
PENNYMAC MTG INVT TR	COM	70931T103	719	35,500	SH		SOLE	0	35,500	0	0
PLAINS GP HLDGS L P	LTD PARTNR INT A	72651A207	295	12,016	SH		SOLE	0	12,016	0	0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD	COM	806857108	305	5,000	SH		SOLE	0	5,000	0	0
SIERRA METALS INC	COM	82639W106	4,003	1,606,944	SH		SOLE	0	1,606,944	0	0
SOLAR CAP LTD	COM	83413U100	10,288	479,013	SH		SOLE	0	479,013	0	0
SOLAR SR CAP LTD	COM	83416M105	8,292	495,609	SH		SOLE	0	495,609	0	0
SPX CORP	COM	784635104	438	355	SH	Put	SOLE	0	355	0	0
STARBUCKS CORP	COM	855244109	212	250	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
STARWOOD PPTY TR INC	COM	85571B105	6,051	280,853	SH		SOLE	0	280,853	0	0
STRYKER CORP	COM	863667101	14,434	81,220	SH		SOLE	0	81,220	0	0
SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP	COM UNIT LTD	866142102	1,939	135,574	SH		SOLE	0	135,574	0	0
SUTHERLAND ASSET MGMT CORP M	COM	86933G105	6,931	410,322	SH		SOLE	0	410,322	0	0
SYNAPTICS INC	COM	87157D109	1,144	25,073	SH		SOLE	0	25,073	0	0
SYNCHRONY FINL	COM	87165B103	3,430	110,362	SH		SOLE	0	110,362	0	0
TARGA RES CORP	COM	87612G101	2,657	47,178	SH		SOLE	0	47,178	0	0
TC PIPELINES LP	UT COM LTD PRT	87233Q108	3,336	110,000	SH		SOLE	0	110,000	0	0
TCG BDC INC	COM	872280102	3,545	212,300	SH		SOLE	0	212,300	0	0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	COM NEW	88033G407	1,281	45,000	SH		SOLE	0	45,000	0	0
TESLA INC	COM	88160R101	2,231	400	SH	Put	SOLE	0	400	0	0
THL CR INC	COM	872438106	4,961	614,798	SH		SOLE	0	614,798	0	0
TPG SPECIALTY LENDING INC	COM	87265K102	1,126	55,220	SH		SOLE	0	55,220	0	0
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD	SHS NEW	G89982113	2,264	1,460,392	SH		SOLE	0	1,460,392	0	0
TRANSOCEAN LTD	REG SHS	H8817H100	1,690	121,138	SH		SOLE	0	121,138	0	0
TWO HBRS INVT CORP	COM NEW	90187B408	21,452	1,426,085	SH		SOLE	0	1,426,085	0	0
UNITED CONTL HLDGS INC	COM	910047109	3,562	40,000	SH		SOLE	0	40,000	0	0
UNITED CONTL HLDGS INC	COM	910047109	1,314	600	SH	Call	SOLE	0	0	0	0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	COM	91324P102	10,642	40,000	SH		SOLE	0	40,000	0	0
VALE S A	ADR	91912E105	1,308	88,132	SH		SOLE	0	88,132	0	0
ZIMMER BIOMET HLDGS INC	COM	98956P102	2,905	22,100	SH		SOLE	0	22,100	0	0
ZOETIS INC	CL A	98978V103	1,939	21,174	SH		SOLE	0	21,174	0	0