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Equus Total Return, Inc. acts as a closed-ended fund and business development company that seeks investment opportunities in debt and equity securities of small and middle market capitalization companies that are generally not publicly traded at the time of our investment. It also seeks purchase working interests and revenue leasehold interests in oil and gas properties. The company was founded on August 16, 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Company profile

Ticker

EQS

Exchange

NYSE

Website

www.equuscap.com

CEO

John A. Hardy

Incorporated

Delaware

Location

Texas

Fiscal year end

Dec 31

Sector

Finance and Insurance > Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Former names

EQUUS II INC, EQUUS II INC ET AL

SEC CIK

0000878932

Corporate docs

Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

IRS number

760345915

EQS stock data

S&P 500

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Press releases

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Equus Reports Fourth Quarter Results

31 Mar 21

HOUSTON, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) (the "Fund" or "Equus") reports net assets as of December 31, 2020, of $33.8 million, a decrease of approximately $3.6 million since

Equus Shareholders Grant Authorization to Withdraw BDC Election and Increase Authorized Shares

20 Jan 21

HOUSTON, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equus Total Return, Inc. (NYSE:EQS) ("Equus" or the "Company") today announced that the majority of its shareholders have authorized the Company's Board of Directors

Calendar

31 Mar 21

11 Apr 21

31 Dec 21

Recent insider trades

EQS insider ownership history Insider history

Date	Owner	Security	Transaction	Code	Indirect	10b5-1	$Price	#Shares	$Value	#Remaining
16 Jul 20	Tokarz Michael T	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	Yes	No	1.17	3,228,024	3.78M	0
16 Jul 20	Tokarz Group Advisers	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	Yes	No	1.17	3,228,024	3.78M	0
16 Jul 20	MVC Capital	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	Sell	Dispose S	No	No	1.17	3,228,024	3.78M	0
16 Jul 20	Hardy John A.	Common Stock	Buy	Aquire P	Yes	No	1.17	3,228,024	3.78M	3,728,024

Data from 3, 4 and 5 filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price.

Institutional ownership Q4 2020

EQS institutional ownership history Ownership history

Data for the last complete 13F reporting period. To see the most recent changes to ownership, click the ownership history button above.

2.6% owned by funds/institutions

13F holders	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total holders	11	15	-26.7%
Opened positions	2	3	-33.3%
Closed positions	6	2	+200.0%
Increased positions	1	0	NEW
Reduced positions	3	4	-25.0%

13F shares	Current	Prev Q	Change
Total value	688K	684K	+0.6%
Total shares	355.09K	561.87K	-36.8%
Total puts	0	0
Total calls	0	0
Total put/call ratio	–	–	–

Largest owners	Shares	Value	Change
West Family Investments	210.28K	$374K	0.0%
Bulldog Investors	66.13K	$143K	-27.7%
RY Royal Bank Of Canada	37.73K	$81K	-28.0%
Shufro Rose & Co	17.74K	$38K	0.0%
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management	12.49K	$30K	0.0%
MS Morgan Stanley	8.5K	$18K	NEW
Advisor	1.07K	$2K	-0.1%
UBS UBS Group AG - Registered Shares	908	$2K	+27.7%
AdvisorNet Financial	223	$0	0.0%
Private Capital	39	$0	0.0%

Largest transactions	Shares	Bought/sold	Change
Wynnefield Capital	0	-58.1K	EXIT
Almitas Capital	0	-54.21K	EXIT
NTRS Northern Trust	0	-30.99K	EXIT
Bulldog Investors	66.13K	-25.35K	-27.7%
Ancora Advisors	0	-20K	EXIT
RY Royal Bank Of Canada	37.73K	-14.7K	-28.0%
Avantax Advisory Services	0	-11.93K	EXIT
MS Morgan Stanley	8.5K	+8.5K	NEW
Tower Research Capital	0	-210	EXIT
UBS UBS Group AG - Registered Shares	908	+197	+27.7%

Data from 13F filings. Stock values as filed, not updated for current price. Long positions only.

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From filing 10-K 2020 FY