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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001712543-24-000051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	40-17F2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240802
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240802
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240802

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000878932
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				760345915
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-17F2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00098
		FILM NUMBER:		241171117

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135290900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EQUUS II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970422

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000878932
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				760345915
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-17F2

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135290900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 LOUISIANA STREET
		STREET 2:		48TH FLOOR
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EQUUS II INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970422
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<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>FORM N-17f-2 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>CERTIFICATE OF ACCOUNTING
OF SECURITIES AND SIMILAR INVESTMENTS IN </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>THE CUSTODY OF MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17
CRF 270.17f-2] </B></P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">1. Investment Company Act File Number:</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>814-00098</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Date&nbsp;examination&nbsp;completed:</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">July 17, 2024</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">2. State Identification Number:</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">3. Exact name of investment company as specified
    in registration statement:</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Equus Total Return, Inc.</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">4. Address of principal executive office: (number,
    street, city, state, zip code)</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>700 Louisiana Street, 48<SUP>th</SUP>
    Floor, Houston, Texas 77002</B></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>INSTRUCTIONS </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">This Form must be completed by the investment companies
that have custody of securities or similar investments.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Investment Company </B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24.45pt">2.</TD><TD>Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines
securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24.45pt">3.</TD><TD>Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate
of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange
Commission&rsquo;s principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company&rsquo;s
principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT</P>

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<B>Management Statement Regarding Compliance with </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"> August 2, 2024</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">BDO USA, P.C.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">2929 Allen Parkway, 20<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Houston, Texas 77019</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">We, as members of management of Equus Total Return,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, &ldquo;Custody
of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies&rdquo;, of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;). We
are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed
an evaluation of the Fund&rsquo;s compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of July 17, 2024, and from
December 13, 2023 (the date of our last examination) through July 17, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Fund
was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of July 17, 2024, and from December 13,
2023 (the date of our last examination) through July 17, 2024, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Fund.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Equus Total Return, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><U>/s/ Kenneth I. Denos</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 2pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Kenneth I. Denos</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 2pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Trebuchet MS, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm </U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To the Board of Directors of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Equus Total Return, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Trebuchet MS, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">We have examined management&rsquo;s assertion,
included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
that Equus Total Return, Inc. (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;) complied with the requirements of subsections (b)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;of Rule 17f-2
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;) (the specified requirements) as of July 17, 2024. Management is responsible
for its assertion and the Fund&rsquo;s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management&rsquo;s
assertion about the Fund&rsquo;s compliance with the specific requirements based on our examination.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Our examination was conducted in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) a<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">nd in accordance
with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #252525">Those
standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether managements assertion about compliance
with the specified requirements is fairly stated, in all material respects</FONT> and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis,
evidence about the Fund&rsquo;s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in
the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of July 17, 2024, and with respect to agreement
of security purchases and sales, for the period from December 13, 2023 (the date of our last examination) through July 17, 2024:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 22.5pt">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Count and inspection of all securities located in the vault of the Amegy Bank (the &ldquo;Custodian&rdquo;)
in Houston, Texas with prior notice to management;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 22.5pt">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Confirmation of all securities hypothecated, pledged, placed in escrow, or out for transfer with brokers,
pledgees, or transfer agents; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 22.5pt">&bull;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the Fund and the Custodian.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">We believe that our examination provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Fund&rsquo;s compliance with specified requirements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">We are required to be independent
and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with relevant ethical requirements relating to the engagement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">In our opinion, management&rsquo;s assertion that
the Fund complied with the requirements of subsections (b)&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;of Rule 17f-2 of the Act as of July 17, 2024, with respect
to securities reflected in the investment account of the Fund is fairly stated, in all material respects.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This report is intended solely for the information
and use of management and the Board of Directors of the Fund and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and
should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>/s/ BDO USA, P.C.</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Houston, Texas</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">August 2, 2024</P>
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