Equus Total Return
14 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.72M invested in Equus Total Return in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 8.08% → 8.5% (+0.42%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.83M → $1.72M (-$114K)
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 16 → 14 (-2)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 2
60% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$158K |
| 2 |
KAM
Kazazian Asset Management
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
|
+$1.23K |
| 3 |
AIG
American International Group
New York
|
+$905 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
|
-$30K |
| 2 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$22.9K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$18K |
| 4 |
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
|
-$7.51K |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.48K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BI
1
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
| $794K | -$22.9K | -14,466 | -3% |
|
|
LCM
2
Landscape Capital Management
Englewood,
New Jersey
| $425K | -$7.51K | -4,738 | -2% |
|
|
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $248K | +$158K | +100,000 | +183% |
|
|
TJHA
4
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| $104K | -$591 | -373 | -0.6% |
|
|
BBPWM
5
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| $61K | – | – | – |
|
|
KAM
6
Kazazian Asset Management
Fort Lauderdale,
Florida
| $52K | +$1.23K | +776 | +2% |
|
|
SRC
7
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
| $28K | – | – | – |
|
8
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
|
AIG
9
American International Group
New York
| $1K | +$905 | +571 | New |
|
|
BFM
10
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
| – | -$30K | -17,015 | Closed |
|
|
11
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$18K | -10,157 | Closed |
|
|
12
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$1.48K | -934 | -86% |
|
|
TRCT
13
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$577 | -364 | -81% |
|
EQS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
14 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equus Total Return (EQS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.72M — down 6.2% from $1.83M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 2 funds closed out of EQS and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $158K. The largest seller was Boothbay Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $30K sold.
- 14 institutional investors held Equus Total Return (EQS) as of Q1 2016, down from 16 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.72M of Equus Total Return stock for Q1 2016, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Equus Total Return positions in Q1 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Equus Total Return buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $158K added.
- The largest Equus Total Return seller in Q1 2016 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $30K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.