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EQS vs NEA

Side-by-side comparison of Equus Total Return Inc. (EQS) and Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund (NEA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both EQS and NEA operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NEA is the larger of the two at $4.19B, about 241.3x EQS ($17.3M).
  • Over the past year, EQS is up 32.7% and NEA is up 6.1% - EQS leads by 26.6 points.
  • EQS has hit the wire 5 times in the past 4 weeks while NEA has been quiet.
PerformanceEQS+32.69%NEA+6.10%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricEQSNEA
Company
Equus Total Return Inc.
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
Price
$1.38-2.13%
$11.48-0.04%
Market cap
$17.3M
$4.19B
1M return
-14.81%
+3.10%
1Y return
+32.69%
+6.10%
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2002
News (4w)
5
0
Recent ratings
0
0
EQS

Equus Total Return Inc.

Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. The fund invests in small to mid sized companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. The fund's investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenues between $10 million and $100 million. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

NEA

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in undervalued municipal bonds that are exempt from federal income taxes, including the alternative minimum tax. It seeks to invest in securities that are rated Baa/BBB or better by S&P, Moody's, or Fitch. The fund's investment portfolio comprises investments in various industries, which include transportation, healthcare, utilities, housing/multifamily, and water and sewer. It was formerly known as Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund. Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund was formed on November 21, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.