EQS · Insider Trading

Equus Total Return, Inc.

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Every open-market purchase and sale reported by EQS officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.

Form 4 Filings
50
most recent
Open-Market Buys
34
code P
Sales
10
code S
Reporting Insiders
2
current holders
EQS — Recent Form 4 Transactions (latest 2025-09-30)
FiledInsiderRole TypeSharesValue
2025-09-30 Kenneth I Denos Secretary A +66,841 +$167.77K
2025-09-17 Kenneth I Denos Secretary A +250,000 +$627.50K
2025-09-17 John A. Hardy CEO A +133,682 +$335.54K
2023-07-18 Robert L Knauss Director Buy +1,000 +$1.48K
2021-10-01 Pallieres Bertrand des 10%+ Owner Sell −1,844,259 −$4.43M
2021-05-03 Fraser Atkinson Director Buy +24,202 +$45.76K
2020-07-17 MVC CAPITAL, INC. 10%+ Owner Sell −3,228,024 −$3.78M
2020-07-17 Michael T Tokarz 10%+ Owner Sell −3,228,024 −$3.78M
2020-07-17 Tokarz Group Advisers LLC 10%+ Owner Sell −3,228,024 −$3.78M
2020-07-17 John A. Hardy CEO Buy +3,228,024 +$3.78M
2019-08-13 Michael T Tokarz 10%+ Owner Sell −608,310 −$985.46K
2019-08-13 MVC CAPITAL, INC. 10%+ Owner Sell −608,310 −$985.46K
2019-08-13 Tokarz Group Advisers LLC 10%+ Owner Sell −608,310 −$985.46K
2019-07-30 Michael T Tokarz 10%+ Owner Sell −608,310 −$1.03M
2019-07-30 Tokarz Group Advisers LLC 10%+ Owner Sell −608,310 −$1.03M
2019-07-30 MVC CAPITAL, INC. 10%+ Owner Sell −608,310 −$1.03M
2019-07-26 Tokarz Group Advisers LLC 10%+ Owner MIXED — —
2019-07-26 MVC CAPITAL, INC. 10%+ Owner MIXED — —
2019-07-26 Michael T Tokarz 10%+ Owner MIXED — —
2017-03-27 Richard F Bergner Director Buy +19,500 +$46.80K
2017-03-23 Richard F Bergner Director Buy +19,500 +$46.80K
2017-03-20 Fraser Atkinson Director Buy +19,500 +$46.80K
2017-03-20 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +15,000 +$36.00K
2017-03-17 Robert L Knauss Director Buy +21,000 +$50.40K
2017-03-17 John A. Hardy Chief Executive Officer Buy +500,000 +$1.20M
2017-03-17 Henry W Hankinson Director Buy +19,500 +$46.80K
2017-03-17 Kenneth I Denos Secretary Buy +250,000 +$600.00K
2016-03-03 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +14,280 +$21.42K
2016-01-22 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +33,577 +$51.62K
2015-12-22 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +42,284 +$63.43K
2015-12-22 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +28,638 +$42.78K
2015-11-30 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy −42,284 −$63.43K
2015-11-25 Robert L Knauss Director Buy −20,000 −$30.93K
2015-11-20 Robert L Knauss Director Buy +11,000 +$16.65K
2015-11-20 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +28,638 +$42.78K
2013-08-02 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +1,005,636 +$2.41M
2013-07-26 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +3,066 +$5.80K
2012-12-21 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +986,842 +$2.61M
2011-12-08 Mobiquity Investments Ltd Director Buy +7,125 +$14.61K
2011-09-20 Fraser Atkinson Director Buy +305 +$649
2011-09-15 Fraser Atkinson Director Buy +1,584 +$3.36K
2011-09-07 Alessandro Benedetti Executive Chairman Buy +400,000 +$1.10M
2011-08-19 Robert L Knauss Director Buy +20,000 +$46.45K
2010-12-23 Versatile Systems Inc. Director Buy +6,060 +$14.43K
2010-12-20 Versatile Systems Inc. Director Buy +7,501 +$16.88K
2010-12-16 Pallieres Bertrand des Director Buy +100 +$225
2010-12-16 Mobiquity Investments Ltd Director Buy +2,382 +$5.35K
2010-12-13 Mobiquity Investments Ltd Director Buy +92,172 +$201.82K
2010-12-08 Mobiquity Investments Ltd Director Buy +11,239 +$23.60K
2010-12-03 Mobiquity Investments Ltd Director Buy +4,577 +$9.60K
EQS — Current Insider Holders
InsiderRole Shares HeldValue
John A. Hardy CEO 4,361,706 $2.31M
Kenneth I Denos Secretary 598,349 $317.12K
EQS Insider Trading FAQ
Who are the insiders at EQS?
2 officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners currently report holdings in EQS via SEC Form 4.
Are EQS insiders buying or selling?
Across the 50 most recent Form 4 filings for EQS, 34 were open-market purchases (code P) and 10 were sales (code S). Sales frequently reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a view on the stock.
How current is EQS insider data?
Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the transaction, so this is close to real time. The most recent EQS filing is dated 2025-09-30.
How to read Form 4 activity

Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.

Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.

Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the EQS quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.

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