UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____
This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement.
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entries.
Institutional Investmtne Manager Filing this Report:
Name: EQSF Advisers, Inc.
Address: 767 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Form 13F File Number: 801-27792
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: David M. Barse
Title: President
Phone: 212-888-6865
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
David M. Barse New York, New York November 15, 1999
Report Type (Check one only):
[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 120
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,417,910
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file nember(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
3COM CORPORATION COM 885535104 3732 129800 SH SOLE 129800 0 0
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ACMAT CORP. CL A 004616207 1505 200678 SH SOLE 200678 0 0
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ACT NETWORKS INC. COM 000975102 2423 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0
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AEGIS REALTY, INC. COM 00760P104 363 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
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AFC CABLE SYSTEMS COM 000950105 4622 108750 SH SOLE 108750 0 0
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ALAMO GROUP, INC. COM 011311107 5059 546900 SH SOLE 546900 0 0
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ALEXANDER & BALDWIN COM 014482103 32924 1379000 SH SOLE 1379000 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ALICO INC. COM 016230104 3561 241400 SH SOLE 241400 0 0
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AMBAC INC. COM 023139108 9475 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
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AMRESCO CAPITAL TRUST BEN INT 031919103 214 24500 PRN SOLE 24500 0 0
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ANALOGIC CORP. COM 032657207 5052 160100 SH SOLE 160100 0 0
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ANTHRACITE CAPITAL COM 037023108 361 52500 SH SOLE 52500 0 0
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APPLIED MATERIALS COM 038222105 31150 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
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ASTORIA FINANCIAL COM 046265104 1630 53000 SH SOLE 53000 0 0
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AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COM 053494100 5368 282500 SH SOLE 282500 0 0
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AVX CORP COM 002444107 62452 1778000 SH SOLE 1778000 0 0
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BEL FUSE INC. CL A 077347201 863 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
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BEL FUSE INC. Cl B 077347300 1216 40700 SH SOLE 40700 0 0
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C.P. CLARE CORP. COM 12615K107 9719 1524500 SH SOLE 1524500 0 0
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CABOT INDUSTRIAL COM 127072106 2443 126900 SH SOLE 126900 0 0
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CAPITAL RE CORP. COM 140432105 2697 269700 SH SOLE 269700 0 0
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CAPITAL SOUTHWEST COM 140501107 5666 77145 SH SOLE 77145 0 0
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CARVER BANCORP COM 146875109 1967 218500 SH SOLE 218500 0 0
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CATTELUS DEVELOPMENT COM 149111106 2783 232600 SH SOLE 232600 0 0
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CENTIGRAM COMM. COM 152317103 3575 326900 SH SOLE 326900 0 0
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CNY FINANCIAL CORP. COM 12613U107 568 39500 SH SOLE 39500 0 0
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COMMERICAL ASSETS COM 201118106 297 57200 SH SOLE 57200 0 0
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COMMERCIAL FEDERALD COM 201647104 1208 61543 SH SOLE 61543 0 0
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CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA COM 210226106 549 40700 SH SOLE 40700 0 0
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COVANCE, INC. COM 222816100 436 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
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CREDENCE SYSTEMS NT CV 225302AC2 288 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
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CUMMINS ENGINE COM 231021106 6172 123900 SH SOLE 123900 0 0
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DANIELSON HOLDING COM 236274106 4822 803669 SH SOLE 803669 0 0
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DATASCOPE CORP. COM 238113104 12023 342300 SH SOLE 342300 0 0
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DELTIC TIMBER CORP. COM 247850100 5478 240800 SH SOLE 240800 0 0
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ECHELON INTL CORP. COM 278747100 432 17400 SH SOLE 17400 0 0
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ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC COM 285229100 85532 1605300 SH SOLE 1605300 0 0
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ELECTROGLAS INC. COM 285324109 49123 2101500 SH SOLE 2101500 0 0
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ENERGEN CORP. COM 29265N108 71 3500 SH SOLE 3500 0 0
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ENHANCE FINANCIAL COM 293310108 11723 665600 SH SOLE 665600 0
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EVANS & SUTHERLAND COM 299096107 5749 464600 SH SOLE 464600 0 0
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FBL FINANCIAL GROUP CL A 30239F106 3692 179000 SH SOLE 179000 0 0
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FINANCIAL SECURITY COM 31769P100 56226 1087800 SH SOLE 1087800 0 0
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FIRST AMERICAN FIN. COM 318522307 45577 3407600 SH SOLE 3407600 0 0
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FOREST CITY ENTER. CL A 345550107 13537 606700 SH SOLE 606700 0 0
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FOREST CITY ENTER. CL B 345550305 189 7500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0
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FSI INTERNATIONAL COM 302633102 25066 3038300 SH SOLE 3038300 0 0
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GASONICS INTL CORP COM 367278108 10423 631700 SH SOLE 631700 0 0
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GLEASON CORP. COM 377339106 2981 177300 SH SOLE 177300 0 0
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GOLDEN STATE BANCORP COM 381197102 3539 197307 SH SOLE 197307 0 0
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GOLDEN STATE BANCORP WT EXP 381197136 234 197307 SH SOLE 197307 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP WT EXP 381197128 388 53480 SH SOLE 53480 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HMT TECHNOLOGY CORP SB NT 403917AD9 118 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
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HARLEYSVILLE GROUP COM 412824104 60 4300 SH SOLE 4300 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HOLOGIC INC. COM 436440101 2282 566000 SH SOLE 566000 0 0
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HOMEBASE, INC. COM 4378E 108 1678 426100 SH SOLE 426100 0 0
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HYPERCOM CORP COM 44913M105 3392 424000 SH SOLE 424000 0 0
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IMPERIAL CREDIT COMM. COM 45272T102 11748 1068000 SH SOLE 1068000 0 0
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INTEGRATED SYSTEMS COM 45812M104 1577 154800 SH SOLE 154800 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY COM 46145ZF105 5143 223600 SH SOLE 223600 0 0
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ITRON, INC. SB NT 465741AC0 265 400000 PRN SOLE 400000 0 0
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J&J SNACK FOODS CORP COM 466032109 6478 328000 SH SOLE 328000 0 0
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JEFFERIES GROUP INC. COM 472319102 4668 223600 SH SOLE 223600 0 0
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JOHN NUVEEN CL A 478035108 6114 163300 SH SOLE 163300 0 0
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KEY ENERGY SVCS INC. SB NT 492914AF3 207 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
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KLA-TENCOR CORP. COM 482480100 23998 369200 SH SOLE 369200 0 0
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KOGER EQUITY, INC. COM 500228101 23114 1444636 SH SOLE 1444636 0 0
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LAM RESEARCH CORP COM 512807108 22960 376400 SH SOLE 376400 0 0
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LASALLE RE HOLDINGS ORD G5383Q101 3502 252417 SH SOLE 252417 0 0
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LEGG MASON INC. COM 524901105 34226 893332 SH SOLE 893332 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LETCHWORTH IND BANC. COM 527251102 1215 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
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LEUCADIA NATIONAL COM 527288104 804 38300 SH SOLE 38300 0 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LIBERTY FINANCIAL COM 530512102 11651 531100 SH SOLE 531100 0 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LIBERTY HOMES, INC. CL A 530582204 567 89000 SH SOLE 89000 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LIBERTY HOMES, INC. CL B 530582303 333 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LNR PROPERTY, CORP. COM 501940100 1296 63600 SH SOLE 63600 0 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MASOTECH INC. SB DB 574670AB1 321 400000 PRN SOLE 400000 0 0
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MBIA COM 55262C 10 23839 511297 SH SOLE 511297 0 0
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MGI PROPERTIES COM 552885105 10 1100 SH SOLE 1100 0 0
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MOVADO GROUP, INC. COM 624580106 106 4600 SH SOLE 4600 0 0
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NABORS INDUSTRIES COM 629568106 13675 547000 SH SOLE 547000 0 0
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NCR CORP. COM 62886E108 582 17600 SH SOLE 17600 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
P-COM, INC. SB NT 693262AC1 287 500000 PRN SOLE 500000 0 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PARKER DRILLING CO. SB NT 701081AD3 233 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
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PEOPLE'S HERITAGE COM 711147108 1157 69566 SH SOLE 69566 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHOTRONICS INC. COM 719405102 6731 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
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PLANAR SYSTEMS INC. COM 726900103 5403 831300 SH SOLE 831300 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
POGO PRODUCING CO. SB NT 730448AE7 320 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
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PRESIDENTIAL LIFE COM 740884101 77 4500 SH SOLE 4500 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PRIME GROUP REALTY SH BEN 74158J103 285 19000 PRN SOLE 19000 0 0
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PRIME MEDICAL SERVICES COM 74156D108 5491 577950 SH SOLE 577950 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PROTOCOL SYSTEMS INC. COM 74371R106 8719 1245600 SH SOLE 1245600 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. COM 74460D109 21 846 SH SOLE 846 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RADISYS CORP. COM 750459109 3 87 SH SOLE 87 0 0
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RAYMOND JAMES FIN. COM 754730109 21657 1086250 SH SOLE 1086250 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
REYNOLDS METAL CO. COM 761763101 453 7500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0
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RISK CAPITAL HOLDINGS COM 767711104 7295 466900 SH SOLE 466900 0 0
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ROFIN-SINAR TECH. COM 775043102 258 40400 SH SOLE 40400 0 0
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SAWAKO CORP. ADR 805444205 2106 431900 SH SOLE 431900 0 0
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SECURITY CAPITAL CL B 81413P204 375 25500 SH SOLE 25500 0 0
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SILICON VALLEY GROUP COM 827066101 52567 4450100 SH SOLE 4450100 0 0
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SKYLINE CORP. COM 830830105 4734 184300 SH SOLE 184300 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SPECTRAN CORP. COM 847598109 4369 490600 SH SOLE 490600 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SPEEDFAM INTERNATIONAL COM 847706108 3954 329500 SH SOLE 329500 0 0
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ST. JOE CORP. COM 790148100 5762 267200 SH SOLE 267200 0 0
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ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. COM 790849103 2859 90750 SH SOLE 90750 0 0
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STEWART INFORMATION COM 860372101 36240 1979000 SH SOLE 1979000 0 0
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TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO. CL A 878895200 6747 134600 SH SOLE 134600 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO. CL B 878895101 19142 424200 SH SOLE 424200 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TEJON RANCH CO. COM 879080109 94931 3245508 SH SOLE 3245508 0 0
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TOKIO MARINE & FIRE ADR 889090403 58696 1020800 SH SOLE 1020800 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
UNITED INVESTORS COM 910741107 397 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VALUE CITY DEPT. COM 920387107 3926 261700 SH SOLE 261700 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VALUEVISION INTL INC. CL A 92047K107 3632 139700 SH SOLE 139700 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. COM 922417100 18570 663200 SH SOLE 663200 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VERTEX COMMUNICATIONS COM 925320103 3949 353000 SH SOLE 353000 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WELLSFORD REAL PPTYS COM 950240101 846 89100 SH SOLE 89100 0 0
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WEIS MARKETS INC. COM 948849104 3737 109100 SH SOLE 109100 0 0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WHITE MOUNTAINS INS. COM 964126106 6781 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
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XIRCOM INC. COM 983922105 2134 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
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