EQUUS TOTAL RETURN INC

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(in thousands, except share data)

(1)Under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, qualifying assets must represent at least 70% of the total assets at the time of acquisitions of any non-qualifying. As of September 30, 2024 none of the Fund’s total assets were considered non-qualifying assets.

(2)See Note 3 to the financial statements, Valuation of Investments.

(3)Majority owned investments are generally defined under the 1940 Act as companies in which we own more than 50% of the voting securities of such company.

(4)Level 3 Portfolio Investment.

(5)Income producing.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)

Our portfolio securities are restricted from public sale without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (hereafter, the “Securities Act”). We typically negotiate certain aspects of the method and timing of the disposition of our investment in each portfolio company, including registration rights and related costs.

As a business development company (“BDC”), we may invest up to 30% of our assets in non-qualifying portfolio investments, as permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Specifically, we may invest up to 30% of our assets in entities that are not considered “eligible portfolio companies” (as defined in the 1940 Act), including companies located outside of the United States, entities that are operating pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940 Act, and publicly-traded entities with a market capitalization exceeding $250 million. As of September 30, 2024, we had invested 39.3% of our assets in securities of portfolio companies that constituted qualifying investments under the 1940 Act. As of September 30, 2024, none of our investments are considered non-qualifying assets, inasmuch as all of our investments are in enterprises that are considered eligible portfolio companies under the 1940 Act. We provide significant managerial assistance to our portfolio companies that comprise 100% of the total value of the investments in portfolio securities as of September 30, 2024.

We are classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act, which means we are not limited in the proportion of our assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The value of one segment called “Energy” includes our two remaining portfolio companies and was 93.4% of our net asset value, 39.3% of our total assets and 100% of our investments in portfolio company securities (at fair value) as of September 30, 2024. Changes in business or industry trends or in the financial condition, results of operations, or the market’s assessment of any single portfolio company will affect the net asset value and the market price of our common stock to a greater extent than would be the case if we were a “diversified” company holding numerous investments.

Our investments in portfolio securities consist of the following types of securities as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):

The following is a summary by industry of the Fund’s investments in portfolio securities as of September 30, 2024

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2023

(in thousands, except share data)

(1)Under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, qualifying assets must represent at least 70% of the total assets at the time of acquisitions of any non-qualifying. As of December 31, 2023 none of the Fund’s total assets were considered non-qualifying assets.

(2)See Note 3 to the financial statements, Valuation of Investments.

(3)Majority owned investments are generally defined under the 1940 Act as companies in which we own more than 50% of the voting securities of such company.

(4)Level 3 Portfolio Investment.

(5)Income producing.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – (Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2023

(in thousands, except share data)

Our portfolio securities are restricted from public sale without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (hereafter, the “Securities Act”). We typically negotiate certain aspects of the method and timing of the disposition of our investment in each portfolio company, including registration rights and related costs.

As a business development company (“BDC”), we may invest up to 30% of our assets in non-qualifying portfolio investments, as permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Specifically, we may invest up to 30% of our assets in entities that are not considered “eligible portfolio companies” (as defined in the 1940 Act), including companies located outside of the United States, entities that are operating pursuant to certain exceptions under the 1940 Act, and publicly-traded entities with a market capitalization exceeding $250 million. As of December 31, 2023, we had invested 43.7% of our assets in securities of portfolio companies that constituted qualifying investments under the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2023, none of our investments are considered non-qualifying assets, inasmuch as all of our investments are in enterprises that are considered eligible portfolio companies under the 1940 Act. We provide significant managerial assistance to our portfolio companies that comprise 100% of the total value of the investments in portfolio securities as of December 31, 2023.

We are classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act, which means we are not limited in the proportion of our assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. The value of one segment called “Energy” includes our two remaining portfolio companies and was 84.6% of our net asset value, 43.7% of our total assets and 100% of our investments in portfolio company securities (at fair value) as of December 31, 2023. Changes in business or industry trends or in the financial condition, results of operations, or the market’s assessment of any single portfolio company will affect the net asset value and the market price of our common stock to a greater extent than would be the case if we were a “diversified” company holding numerous investments.

Our investments in portfolio securities consist of the following types of securities as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

The followingis asummary by industry of the Fund’s investments in portfolio securities as of December 31, 2023 (in thousands):