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Mariner Investment Group

SEC-registered adviser since 2003New York, NYCRD 124744

36
Clients
89
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 28 August 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Mariner Investment Group is an investment adviser headquartered in New York, New York, and registered with the SEC since 2003. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, and investment companies.

Its services include portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Mig Holdings, LLC owns 75% or more of Mariner Investment Group, and Curtis Arledge is its CEO.

Clients

Mariner Investment Group serves 36 clients, 34 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $4.90 billion with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies2 clients2%
  • Pooled investment vehicles34 clients72%
  • Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions24%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans2%
Show client breakdown
Investment companies
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$4,396,190,611
Share
2.5%
Avg. per client
$2.20B
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
34
Regulatory AUM
$127,217,602,356
Share
72.2%
Avg. per client
$3.74B
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$2,782,251,124
Share
1.6%
Avg. per client
—
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$41,912,084,560
Share
23.8%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
36
Regulatory AUM
$176,308,128,651
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$4.90B

What it does

Mariner Investment Group provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Mariner Investment Group provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises 17 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($176.31B across 39 accounts) are managed with discretion. 51% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks5%
  • Bonds77%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds70%
    • Sovereign bonds7%
  • Cash3%
  • Other15%
    • Non-agency rmbs, syndicated bank loans and repurchase agreements15%

Custodians

Mariner Investment Group’s client accounts are held mainly at J.P. Morgan, with 20% of managed assets, and SG Americas Securities, with 6%. Mariner Investment Group has custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • J.P. MorganJ.P. Morgan Securities LLC · New York, NY · $34.63B20%
  • SG Americas SecuritiesSG Americas Securities, LLC · New York, NY · $10.07B6%
  • All other custodians$131.61B75%

Ownership and leadership

Mig Holdings, LLC owns 75% or more of Mariner Investment Group, and Curtis Arledge is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Mariner Investment Group, LLC· the adviser
  • Mig Holdings, LLC

    Control person · since December 2007

    Owns 75% or more of Mariner Investment Group, LLC

Leadership

  • Curtis Arledge
    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
  • Charles Howe
    President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Patrick Beirne
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Russell Thompson
    Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel
  • John Kelty
    Chief Legal Officer
  • Peter O'Rourke
    General Counsel

Staff

  • 176 employees
  • 89 in advisory functions
  • 10 broker-dealer reps
  • 6 soliciting firms

Reported holdings

Mariner Investment Group’s reported 13F holdings total $463.1M across 124 positions, and the ten largest make up 72.6% of it.

$463.1M
Reported 13F value
124
Positions
72.6%
In the 10 largest
+33.9%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF · Shs Ben Int22.5%
  2. State Str SPDR S&P 500 ETF T · TR Unit12.3%
  3. Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd · Note 0.500% 6/07.7%
  4. Fluor Corp. · Note 1.125% 8/17.2%
  5. Doordash Inc. · Note 5/15.3%
  6. Global Pmts Inc. · Note 1.500% 3/04.9%
  7. Invesco Qqq TR · Unit Ser 1Call4.2%
  8. Rivian Automotive Inc. · Note 3.625%10/13.5%
  9. Rithm Capital Corp.2.7%
  10. Akamai Technologies Inc. · Note 0.250% 5/12.4%

Together, the ten largest are 72.6% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 27 July 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $463.1M is not its $176.31B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Mariner Investment Group is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Mariner Investment Group’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Mariner Investment Group has 6 offices, with 5 listed addresses across 4 states.

Listed office addresses by state

New York · 2 listed addresses

  • 299 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New YorkHQ
  • 3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase

Other business names

Mariner Investment Group has reported 12 other business names to the SEC.

  • "bright Meadow" Including Bright Meadow Capital Agency, LLC
  • "bright Meadow" Including Bright Meadow Capital, LLC
  • "cicero" Including Mariner Cicero GP, LLC
  • "concordia" and "concordia G10" Including Concordia G10 Strategies GP LLC
  • "concordia" and "concordia Muni" Including Concordia Municipal Strategies GP LLC
  • "glen Oaks" Including Mariner Glen Oaks GP, LLC
  • Bowport
  • Mariner Frontier GP, LLC
  • Mariner GP, LLC
  • Oxus
  • Peconic Bay
  • Silvermine

Registration details

Legal name
Mariner Investment Group, LLC
Headquarters
299 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10171
SEC file
801-62016
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

This directory does not report disciplinary history, for any firm or individual, in either direction. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one. See this firm's record on adviserinfo.sec.gov

Common questions

How many clients does Mariner Investment Group have?

Mariner Investment Group has 36 clients and manages $176.3 billion for them, as of August 2026. They include 34 pooled investment vehicles and 2 investment companies.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 28 August 2026

What services does Mariner Investment Group offer?

Mariner Investment Group provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Mariner Investment Group use?

Mariner Investment Group’s separately managed account assets are held at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (New York, NY), with $34,625,866,743 and SG Americas Securities, LLC (New York, NY), with $10,068,468,941. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 28 August 2026

How many financial advisors does Mariner Investment Group have?

Mariner Investment Group has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 176 employees, and 89 perform investment advisory functions. 10 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Mariner Investment Group invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Mariner Investment Group’s separately managed accounts held 70% U.S. government and agency bonds, 15% non-agency rmbs, syndicated bank loans and repurchase agreements, 7% sovereign bonds, 5% exchange-traded equities and 3% cash and equivalents. It advises 17 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Mariner Investment Group?

Mariner Investment Group is owned through a holding company by Curtis Arledge. Its direct owner is Mig Holdings, LLC (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 28 August 2026

How does Mariner Investment Group get paid?

Mariner Investment Group is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 28 August 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 124744.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 27 July 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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