EQS BDC — Equus Total Return Closed Fund

Equus Total Return Closed Fund (EQS)

EQS is a BDC. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 59.4%.

Equus Total Return is a business development company that invests in equity securities. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. Equus Total Return operates as a closed-end structure and has been in operation since 1992.

EQS performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 59.4%.

EQS key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Issuer

Equus Total Return

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/11/1992

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$1.01

Market cap

$16,410,867

Average volume

17259.0

Last ex-dividend date

08/21/2009

Beta

0.146

Payout ratio

0.0

Forward P/E

0.0

EPS

$-1.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: Equus Total Return; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EQS risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 59.4%.

Who may consider EQS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EQS does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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