Equus Total Return
11 hedge funds and large institutions have $314K invested in Equus Total Return in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
1.53% less ownership
Funds ownership: 4.16% → 2.63% (-1.5%)
27% less funds holding
Funds holding: 15 → 11 (-4)
54% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $684K → $314K (-$370K)
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 6
67% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 3
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$11.5K |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$266 |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3 |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WC
Wynnefield Capital
New York
|
-$70K |
| 2 |
AC
Almitas Capital
Santa Monica,
California
|
-$66K |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$37K |
| 4 |
BI
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
-$34.2K |
| 5 |
AA
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$24K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BI
1
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
| $143K | -$34.2K | -25,350 | -28% |
|
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $81K | -$19.8K | -14,700 | -28% |
|
|
SRC
3
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
| $38K | – | – | – |
|
|
BBPWM
4
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania
| $30K | – | – | – |
|
|
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $18K | +$11.5K | +8,500 | New |
|
6
Osaic Holdings
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| $2K | -$1 | -1 | -0.1% |
|
|
7
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $2K | +$266 | +197 | +28% |
|
|
WFI
8
West Family Investments
Carlsbad,
California
| $374 | – | – | – |
|
|
WC
9
Wynnefield Capital
New York
| – | -$70K | -58,098 | Closed |
|
|
AC
10
Almitas Capital
Santa Monica,
California
| – | -$66K | -54,210 | Closed |
|
|
11
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$37K | -30,986 | Closed |
|
|
AA
12
Ancora Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$24K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
AAS
13
Avantax Advisory Services
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$14K | -11,925 | Closed |
|
|
14
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| – | +$3 | +2 | New |
|
EQS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
11 of the 5,652 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Equus Total Return (EQS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $314K — down 54% from $684K a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of EQS and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.5K. The largest seller was Wynnefield Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $70K sold.
- 11 institutional investors held Equus Total Return (EQS) as of Q4 2020, down from 15 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $314K of Equus Total Return stock for Q4 2020, down 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Equus Total Return positions in Q4 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest Equus Total Return buyer in Q4 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $11.5K added.
- The largest Equus Total Return seller in Q4 2020 was Wynnefield Capital, an estimated $70K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.