EQS — EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.

US equity mkt cap 15.2M
1.09 +0.46% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 1.05 · high 2.49

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Performance

1 day+0.46%
1 week-5.12%
1 month-1.80%
3 months-24.31%
6 months-20.43%
Year to date-19.85%
1 year-42.63%
3 years-29.22%
5 years-59.18%

Technicals

RSI 1441.0
vs 50-day avg-7.68%
vs 200-day avg-23.89%
Volatility 1y60.5%
Max drawdown 1y-57.83%
Avg volume 30d8.6K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2025-09-16Denos Kenneth I
Secretary
Grant or award250.0K2.51627.5K
2025-09-16Hardy John A.
CEO
Grant or award133.7K2.51335.5K
2025-09-16Denos Kenneth I
Secretary
Grant or award66.8K2.51167.8K

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
MORGAN STANLEY65.6K35.7K
SHUFRO ROSE & CO LLC57.6K31.3K
MSH Capital Advisors LLC39.9K21.7K
SCHWARZ DYGOS WHEELER INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC36.8K20.0K
BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC16.7K9.1K
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.9.1K4.9K
NBC SECURITIES, INC.5.2K2.8K
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN11

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Latest SEC filings

formfiledperiod
10-Q2026-08-142026-06-30on EDGAR ↗
8-K2026-07-022026-07-02on EDGAR ↗
SCHEDULE 13D2026-06-23on EDGAR ↗
8-K2026-05-222026-05-21on EDGAR ↗
10-Q2026-05-202026-03-31on EDGAR ↗
NT 10-Q2026-05-182026-03-31on EDGAR ↗
8-K2026-05-122026-05-12on EDGAR ↗
8-K2026-05-042026-05-04on EDGAR ↗

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d35.1% of tape
Days observed60

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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