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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
ABERDEEN JAPAN EQUITY FUND INC COM 00306J109 6,378 866,047 SH   SOLE   866,047 0 0
ABERDEEN LATIN AMER EQTY FD COM COM 00306K106 756 38,218 SH   SOLE   38,218 0 0
ABERDEEN SINGAPORE FD INC COM COM 003244100 2,900 334,882 SH   SOLE   334,882 0 0
ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FD COM COM 006212104 46,080 3,625,483 SH   SOLE   3,625,483 0 0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN NATL MUNI IN COM COM 01864u106 4,754 359,570 SH   SOLE   359,570 0 0
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONVERTIB COM 018829101 19,508 1,059,079 SH   SOLE   1,059,079 0 0
ALLIANZGI NFJ DIVID INT & PREM COM COM 01883a107 8,459 670,792 SH   SOLE   670,792 0 0
ALPINE GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVD FD COM NEW COM 02082E205 2,918 332,698 SH   SOLE   332,698 0 0
ASIA PAC FD INC COM COM 044901106 13,754 1,415,051 SH   SOLE   1,415,051 0 0
BARINGTON/HILCO ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 02/26/2017; CASH: $10.16 COM 06759v101 7,680 755,868 SH   SOLE   755,868 0 0
BLACKROCK CORE BD TR SHS BEN INT COM 09249E101 17,933 1,378,397 SH   SOLE   1,378,397 0 0
BLACKROCK CR ALLCTN INC TR COM COM 092508100 42,119 3,247,452 SH   SOLE   3,247,452 0 0
BLACKROCK ENH CAP & INC FD INC COM COM 09256A109 12,013 876,207 SH   SOLE   876,207 0 0
BLACKROCK GLOBAL OPP EQTY TR COM COM 092501105 11,461 990,536 SH   SOLE   990,536 0 0
BLACKROCK INCOME TR INC COM COM 09247F100 60,734 9,594,578 SH   SOLE   9,594,578 0 0
BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC TR COM BENE INTER COM 092524107 21,453 3,893,447 SH   SOLE   3,893,447 0 0
BLACKROCK MUNI INTER DR FD INC COM COM 09253X102 16,330 1,183,302 SH   SOLE   1,183,302 0 0
BLACKROCK MUNI NY INT DUR FD COM 09255F109 683 50,303 SH   SOLE   50,303 0 0
BLACKROCK MUNIYLD MICH QLTY FD COM COM 09254V105 8,774 645,604 SH   SOLE   645,604 0 0
BLACKROCK NY MUNI INC QLTY TR COM COM 09249U105 1,607 122,601 SH   SOLE   122,601 0 0
BLACKROCK SCIENCE & TECH TR SHS COM 09258G104 21,662 1,207,472 SH   SOLE   1,207,472 0 0
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD INC COM COM 101507101 19,454 2,176,007 SH   SOLE   2,176,007 0 0
BOULEVARD ACQ CORP II; TNT ACQ DT: 1/8/18 CASH; $10.00 COM 10157q102 1,080 109,200 SH   SOLE   109,200 0 0
CAPITAL ACQ CORP III; TNT ACQ DT: 10/19/2017; CASH: $10.00 COM 14055m106 9,232 927,876 SH   SOLE   927,876 0 0
CF ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 5/19/2018; CASH $10.00 COM g20307107 2,295 231,400 SH   SOLE   231,400 0 0
CHINA FD INC COM COM 169373107 3,373 224,097 SH   SOLE   224,097 0 0
CLOUGH GLBL OPPORTUNITIES FD COM 18914e106 8,659 967,458 SH   SOLE   967,458 0 0
COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INC BLDR COM COM 19248M103 2,710 317,667 SH   SOLE   317,667 0 0
COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE COM COM 19248A109 11,475 592,716 SH   SOLE   592,716 0 0
DEUTSCHE HIGH INCOME OPPORT FD COM COM 25158y102 1,513 105,000 SH   SOLE   105,000 0 0
DOUBLE EAGLE ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 9/25/17; CASH $10.00 COM g28195124 2,196 221,850 SH   SOLE   221,850 0 0
DREYFUS MUN BD INFRSTRCTR FD SHS COM 26203D101 749 61,155 SH   SOLE   61,155 0 0
DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY & CORPORATE BOND TR COM 26432k108 16,093 1,704,733 SH   SOLE   1,704,733 0 0
EASTERLY ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 08/14/2017; CASH: $10.00 COM 27616l102 19,238 1,953,091 SH   SOLE   1,953,091 0 0
EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQ INC FD COM COM 278274105 2,700 217,760 SH   SOLE   217,760 0 0
EATON VANCE MI MUNI INCOME TR SH BEN INT COM 27826D106 1,364 106,247 SH   SOLE   106,247 0 0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD COM COM 27827X101 35,619 2,870,196 SH   SOLE   2,870,196 0 0
EATON VANCE MUN BD FD II COM COM 27827K109 7,259 590,185 SH   SOLE   590,185 0 0
EATON VANCE NEW YORK MUN BD FD COM COM 27827Y109 584 47,519 SH   SOLE   47,519 0 0
EATON VANCE OH MUNI INCOME TR SH BEN INT COM 27826G109 589 43,410 SH   SOLE   43,410 0 0
EATON VANCE PA MUN BD FD COM COM 27828W102 227 18,000 SH   SOLE   18,000 0 0
EATON VANCE PA MUNI INCOME TR SH BEN INT COM 27826T101 1,010 83,363 SH   SOLE   83,363 0 0
EATON VANCE TX ADV GLBL DIV FD COM COM 27828s101 3,054 217,072 SH   SOLE   217,072 0 0
EATON VANCE TX MGD DIV EQ INCM COM COM 27828N102 1,593 153,950 SH   SOLE   153,950 0 0
ELECTRUM SPECIAL ACQ CORP; TNT ACT DT: 6/30/2017; CASH: $10.00 COM G3105C104 9,373 946,765 SH   SOLE   946,765 0 0
EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND COM COM 298768102 4,318 559,301 SH   SOLE   559,301 0 0
FEDERATED PREM INTR MUN INC FD COM COM 31423M105 16,995 1,342,387 SH   SOLE   1,342,387 0 0
FIRST TR ABERDEEN GLBL OPP FD COM SHS COM 337319107 37,525 3,362,491 SH   SOLE   3,362,491 0 0
FIRST TR DYNAMIC EUROPE EQT FD COM SHS COM 33740D107 1,631 105,104 SH   SOLE   105,104 0 0
FIRST TR ENHANCED EQTY INC FD COM COM 337318109 18,237 1,349,895 SH   SOLE   1,349,895 0 0
GABELLI DIVD & INCOME TR COM COM 36242H104 14,705 733,782 SH   SOLE   733,782 0 0
GABELLI EQUITY TRUST COM 362397101 26,186 4,743,862 SH   SOLE   4,743,862 0 0
GABELLI GLB SML & MD CP VAL TR COM COM 36249W104 751 70,890 SH   SOLE   70,890 0 0
GABELLI HLTHCARE & WELLNESS TR SHS COM 36246K103 8,956 949,162 SH   SOLE   949,162 0 0
GENERAL AMERN INVS INC COM COM 368802104 34,921 1,119,983 SH   SOLE   1,119,983 0 0
GLOBAL PARTNER ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 8/14/2017; CASH: $10.00 COM 37954x105 1,143 114,955 SH   SOLE   114,955 0 0
GP INVESTMENTS ACQ CORP;TNT ACQ DT:05/26/17;CASH: $10.00 COM g40357124 4,097 413,825 SH   SOLE   413,825 0 0
GUGGENHEIM BUILD AMERICA BONDS MANAGED DURATION TRUST COM 401664107 755 35,250 SH   SOLE   35,250 0 0
HANCOCK JOHN INCOME SECS TR COM COM 410123103 5,703 406,847 SH   SOLE   406,847 0 0
HARMONY MERGER ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 03/31/2017; CASH: $10.20 COM 413247107 18,722 1,850,031 SH   SOLE   1,850,031 0 0
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQ CORP II; TNT ACQ DT: 08/14/2017; CASH: $10.00 COM 42588j100 7,570 750,975 SH   SOLE   750,975 0 0
INVESCO ADVANTAGE MUNICIPAL IN SH BEN INT COM 46132E103 674 60,263 SH   SOLE   60,263 0 0
INVESCO BD FD COM COM 46132L107 3,199 172,991 SH   SOLE   172,991 0 0
INVESCO MUN TR COM COM 46131J103 2,737 223,267 SH   SOLE   223,267 0 0
INVESCO PA VALUE MUN INCOME TR COM COM 46132K109 10,329 849,420 SH   SOLE   849,420 0 0
INVESCO QUALITY MUNI INC TRST COM COM 46133G107 300 24,199 SH   SOLE   24,199 0 0
INVESCO TR INVT GRADE MUNS COM COM 46131M106 705 55,263 SH   SOLE   55,263 0 0
INVESCO TRUST FOR INVESTMENT GRADE NEW YORK MUNICIPALS COM 46131t101 393 29,600 SH   SOLE   29,600 0 0
INVESCO VALUE MUN INCOME TR COM COM 46132P108 1,063 72,685 SH   SOLE   72,685 0 0
ISHARES MSCI CDA ETF COM 464286509 17,923 685,391 SH   SOLE   685,391 0 0
ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF COM 46434G822 14,742 301,717 SH   SOLE   301,717 0 0
ISHARES SHORT TERM NATIONAL MUNI BOND COM 464288158 23,326 222,000 SH   SOLE   222,000 0 0
ISHARES TR EUROPE ETF COM 464287861 8,080 208,185 SH   SOLE   208,185 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI ACWI EX US COM 464288240 7,640 189,726 SH   SOLE   189,726 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMG MKT ETF COM 464287234 2,135 60,980 SH   SOLE   60,980 0 0
JAPAN SMALLER CAPTLZTN FD INC COM COM 47109U104 17,080 1,756,571 SH   SOLE   1,756,571 0 0
JENSYN ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 3/23/2018; CASH: $10.35 COM 47632b102 5,457 536,575 SH   SOLE   536,575 0 0
JM GLOBAL ACQ CORP; TNT ACT DT: 8/14/2017; CASH:$10.00 COM 46590H101 451 45,775 SH   SOLE   45,775 0 0
JPMORGAN CHINA REGION FD INC COM COM 48126T104 872 55,983 SH   SOLE   55,983 0 0
KLR ENERGY ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 3/11/2018; CASH: $10.40 COM 49877m108 970 93,451 SH   SOLE   93,451 0 0
LAZARD WORLD DIVID & INCOME FD COM COM 521076109 14,835 1,496,935 SH   SOLE   1,496,935 0 0
LENNOX INTL INC COM COM 526107107 13,371 87,294 SH   SOLE   87,294 0 0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD SH BEN INT COM 530158104 43,352 8,401,517 SH   SOLE   8,401,517 0 0
M I ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 09/15/2018; CASH: $10.38 COM 55304a104 437 43,700 SH   SOLE   43,700 0 0
M III ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 07/07/2018; CASH: $10.00 COM 55378T104 6,903 707,950 SH   SOLE   707,950 0 0
MACQUARIE GLBL INFRA TOTL RETN COM COM 55608D101 3,462 175,447 SH   SOLE   175,447 0 0
MADISON CVRED CALL & EQ STR FD COM COM 557437100 12,606 1,637,086 SH   SOLE   1,637,086 0 0
MADISON STRTG SECTOR PREM FD COM COM 558268108 16,322 1,372,764 SH   SOLE   1,372,764 0 0
MANAGED DURATION INVT GRD FUND COM COM 56165r103 18,379 1,400,838 SH   SOLE   1,400,838 0 0
MFS INTER INCOME TR SH BEN INT COM 55273C107 26,379 5,941,205 SH   SOLE   5,941,205 0 0
MFS INVT GRADE MUN TR SH BEN INT COM 59318B108 24,022 2,563,672 SH   SOLE   2,563,672 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY ASIA PAC FD INC COM COM 61744U106 1,723 127,650 SH   SOLE   127,650 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY EMER MKTS FD COM COM 61744G107 1,707 129,482 SH   SOLE   129,482 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INVS FD COM COM 61745C105 1,133 44,217 SH   SOLE   44,217 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY TRUSTS INCOME SECS INC COM 61745P874 37,691 2,100,937 SH   SOLE   2,100,937 0 0
NEUBERGER BERMAN NY INTMD MU COM 64124k102 215 17,155 SH   SOLE   17,155 0 0
NEW GERMANY FD INC COM COM 644465106 8,442 645,890 SH   SOLE   645,890 0 0
NEW IRELAND FUND INC COM COM 645673104 10,309 861,233 SH   SOLE   861,233 0 0
NOVANTA INC COM 67000B104 322 15,342 SH   SOLE   15,342 0 0
NUVEEN AMT-FREE MUN INCOME FD COM COM 670657105 10,928 819,160 SH   SOLE   819,160 0 0
NUVEEN CORE EQUITY ALPHA FUND COM COM 67090X107 7,726 590,675 SH   SOLE   590,675 0 0
NUVEEN DIVID ADVANTAGE MUN FD COM COM 67066V101 17,408 1,246,982 SH   SOLE   1,246,982 0 0
NUVEEN DOW 30 DYN OVERWRITE SHS COM 67075F105 8,080 538,637 SH   SOLE   538,637 0 0
NUVEEN ENHANCED AMT FREE MUNI COM COM 67071L106 5,110 353,419 SH   SOLE   353,419 0 0
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUN CREDIT OPP COM SH BEN INT COM 67070X101 11,953 845,309 SH   SOLE   845,309 0 0
NUVEEN INT DUR QUAL MUN TRM FD COM COM 670677103 7,722 627,829 SH   SOLE   627,829 0 0
NUVEEN NY AMT FREE MUN INCOME COM COM 670656107 21,338 1,665,754 SH   SOLE   1,665,754 0 0
NUVEEN OHIO QUALITY INCOME MUN COM COM 670980101 4,545 312,779 SH   SOLE   312,779 0 0
NUVEEN SELECT TAX FREE INCM 3 SH BEN INT COM 67063X100 553 39,025 SH   SOLE   39,025 0 0
NUVEEN SELECT TAX FREE INCM PT SH BEN INT COM 67063C106 707 53,128 SH   SOLE   53,128 0 0
PACHOLDER HIGH YIELD FD INC COM COM 693742108 403 56,032 SH   SOLE   56,032 0 0
POWERSHARES VRDO TAX-FREE WEEKLY PORTFOLIO COM 73936t433 18,705 750,000 SH   SOLE   750,000 0 0
PUTNAM MANAGED MUN INCOM TR COM COM 746823103 518 73,251 SH   SOLE   73,251 0 0
PUTNAM MUN OPPORTUNITIES TR SH BEN INT COM 746922103 207 17,324 SH   SOLE   17,324 0 0
QUINPARIO ACQ CORP; TNT ACQ DT: 02/13/2017; CASH: $10.00 COM 74874u101 11,956 1,201,650 SH   SOLE   1,201,650 0 0
ROYCE VALUE TR INC COM COM 780910105 1,122 83,831 SH   SOLE   83,831 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT COM 78462F103 46,921 209,907 SH   SOLE   209,907 0 0
SPDR SER TR NUVN BR SHT MUNI COM 78468R739 83,019 1,731,728 SH   SOLE   1,731,728 0 0
SWISS HELVETIA FD INC COM COM 870875101 14,728 1,442,536 SH   SOLE   1,442,536 0 0
TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNIT FD SHS COM 879105104 8,956 577,056 SH   SOLE   577,056 0 0
TEMPLETON DRAGON FD INC COM COM 88018T101 697 42,555 SH   SOLE   42,555 0 0
TEMPLETON EMERGING MKTS FD INC COM COM 880191101 2,094 173,192 SH   SOLE   173,192 0 0
TRI CONTL CORP COM COM 895436103 32,930 1,493,414 SH   SOLE   1,493,414 0 0
VANECK VECTORS ETF TR AMT FREE SHORT M COM 92189f528 2,664 154,443 SH   SOLE   154,443 0 0
VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC LONG TERM BOND COM 921937793 8,696 97,570 SH   SOLE   97,570 0 0
VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC SHORT TRM BOND COM 921937827 19,751 248,600 SH   SOLE   248,600 0 0
VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC TOTAL BND MRKT COM 921937835 33,319 412,420 SH   SOLE   412,420 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS S&P 500 ETF SH COM 922908363 258 733,991 SH   SOLE   733,991 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF COM 922908751 61,053 473,422 SH   SOLE   473,422 0 0
VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT COM 922908769 28,308 245,477 SH   SOLE   245,477 0 0
VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE TERM GOVT BD ETF COM 92206c706 7,848 122,775 SH   SOLE   122,775 0 0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX FD ALLWRLD EX US COM 922042775 17,363 393,007 SH   SOLE   393,007 0 0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX FD FTSE EMR MKT ETF COM 922042858 18,812 525,755 SH   SOLE   525,755 0 0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX FD FTSE EUROPE ETF COM 922042874 46,575 971,521 SH   SOLE   971,521 0 0
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX FD MEGA CAP GRO ETF COM 922042866 32,333 556,309 SH   SOLE   556,309 0 0
VANGUARD TAX MANAGED INTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF COM 921943858 1,440 39,399 SH   SOLE   39,399 0 0
VANGUARD WORLD FDS INF TECH ETF COM 92204A702 19,095 157,157 SH   SOLE   157,157 0 0
VIRTUS GLOBAL DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND COM 92835W107 12,693 1,054,264 SH   SOLE   1,054,264 0 0
VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND COM 92829b101 10,118 660,031 SH   SOLE   660,031 0 0
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND COM 92829a103 1,110 248,315 SH   SOLE   248,315 0 0
VOYA ASIA PAC DIVID EQUITY IN COM COM 92912J102 987 113,299 SH   SOLE   113,299 0 0
VOYA EMERGING MKTS HIGH DIV EQ FD COM 92912P108 2,678 359,442 SH   SOLE   359,442 0 0
VOYA GLBL EQTY DIV & PREM OPP COM COM 92912T100 3,644 537,430 SH   SOLE   537,430 0 0
VOYA GLOBAL ADVANTAGE AND PREMIUM OPP COM 92912R104 3,084 313,778 SH   SOLE   313,778 0 0
VOYA INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIALS COM 92912X101 7,980 614,797 SH   SOLE   614,797 0 0
WELLS FARGO GLOBAL DIVIDEND OP WF GLOBAL OPPTY COM 94987C103 3,570 655,100 SH   SOLE   655,100 0 0
WESTERN ASSET CLYM INFL OPP IN COM COM 95766R104 14,521 1,303,539 SH   SOLE   1,303,539 0 0
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CP DEFINE COM COM 95790C107 505 29,475 SH   SOLE   29,475 0 0
ZWEIG FD COM NEW COM 989834205 12,080 999,223 SH   SOLE   999,223 0 0