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EQS vs NMZ

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

Summary

  • Both EQS and NMZ operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NMZ is the larger of the two at $1.39B, about 80.2x EQS ($17.3M).
  • Over the past year, EQS is up 32.7% and NMZ is down 1.5% - EQS leads by 34.2 points.
  • EQS has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for NMZ).
PerformanceEQS+32.69%NMZ-1.53%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricEQSNMZ
Company
Equus Total Return Inc.
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
Price
$1.38-2.13%
$10.28-0.19%
Market cap
$17.3M
$1.39B
1M return
-14.81%
+0.29%
1Y return
+32.69%
-1.53%
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2003
News (4w)
5
1
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.

NMZ

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund

Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund is a closed-end fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in investment grade tax-exempt municipal securities. The fund was formerly known as Nuveen Municipal High Yield Opportunity Fund. Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund was founded in November 19, 2003 and is based in the United States.