Equus Total Return is a closed-end management investment company that is treated as a business development company (BDC). Co. provides financing solutions for privately held middle market and small capitalization companies. Co.'s investments consist of debt securities including subordinated debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock. Co. had active investments in the following entities or portfolio companies: 5th Element Tracking, LLC, a technology holding company; Equus Energy LLC, which makes investments in companies in on oil and gas properties; and PalletOne, Inc., a wooden pallet manufacturer. The EQS YTD return is shown above.
The YTD Return on the EQS YTD return page and across the coverage universe of our site,
is a measure of the total return for a given investment year-to-date for the current calendar year
(up to the end of prior trading session). Arguably, choosing the current calendar year for a measurement
period is on the one hand completely arbitrary, but on the other hand a year-to-date look can be extremely
useful in the context of our country's tax system which taxes gains and income on a calendar year basis.
Thus, researching Year-To-Date Returns is good practice for investors — whether EQS YTD return or other benchmarks/peers
— and when doing so it is also important to factor in dividends, because a financial instrument's YTD return is
more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon. Our website aims to empower investors
by performing the EQS YTD return calculation (with any dividends reinvested as applicable), and to provide a
coverage universe of many stocks and ETFs to be able to compare YTD returns.
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