FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: EQSF Advisers, Inc.
Address: 767 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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 August 10, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 119
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,251,309,356
List of Other Included Managers:
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT ------VOTING AUTHORITY-----
Name of Issuer -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETM -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
3COM CORPORATION COM 885535104 3464 129800 SH SOLE 129800 0 0
ACMAT CORP. CL A 004616207 2985 200678 SH SOLE 200678 0 0
ACT NETWORKS INC. COM 000975102 4692 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0
ADAPTEC, INC. SB NT 00651FAC2 406 425000 PRN SOLE 425000 0 0
AEGIS REALTY, INC. COM 00760P104 343 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
AFC CABLE SYSTEMS COM 000950105 3840 108750 SH SOLE 108750 0 0
ALAMO GROUP, INC. COM 011311107 4539 518700 SH SOLE 518700 0 0
ALEXANDER & BALDWIN COM 014482103 30683 1379000 SH SOLE 1379000 0 0
ALICO INC. COM 016230104 3742 241400 SH SOLE 241400 0 0
ALPHARMA, INC. SB NT 020813AB7 383 275000 PRN SOLE 275000 0 0
AMBAC INC. COM 023139108 11425 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
ANALOGIC CORP. COM 032657207 4602 148000 SH SOLE 148000 0 0
ANTHRACITE CAPITAL COM 037023108 345 52500 SH SOLE 52500 0 0
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. COM 038222105 29550 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
ASTORIA FINANCIAL CORP. COM 046265104 2329 53000 SH SOLE 53000 0 0
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COM 053495100 5056 267000 SH SOLE 267000 0 0
AVX CORP COM 002444107 43339 1778000 SH SOLE 1778000 0 0
BANKATLANTIC BANCORP Cl A 065908501 712 98237 SH SOLE 98237 0 0
BEL FUSE INC. CL A 077347102 700 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
BEL FUSE INC. CL B 077347300 1058 40700 SH SOLE 40700 0 0
BOSTON COMM COM 100582105 258 19200 SH SOLE 19200 0 0
C.P. CLARE CORP. COM 12615K107 9052 1524500 SH SOLE 1524500 0 0
CABOT INDUSTRIAL TRUST COM 127072106 2697 126900 SH SOLE 126900 0 0
CAPITAL RE CORP. COM 140432105 4332 269700 SH SOLE 269700 0 0
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST COM 140501107 5796 72445 SH SOLE 72445 0 0
CARVER BANCORP COM 147005102 1857 218500 SH SOLE 218500 0 0
CATTELUS DEVELOPMENT CORP. COM 149111106 2892 186600 SH SOLE 186600 0 0
CENTIGRAM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 152317103 3044 326900 SH SOLE 326900 0 0
CHASTAIN CAPITAL CORP. COM 161697107 205 31000 SH SOLE 31000 0 0
CNY FINANCIAL CORP. COM 12613U107 474 39500 SH SOLE 39500 0 0
COMMERCIAL ASSETS, INC. COM 20118106 312 53700 SH SOLE 53700 0 0
COMMERCIAL FEDERALD COM 201607108 1427 61543 SH SOLE 61543 0 0
CONSOLIDATED TOMOKA COM 210226106 593 40700 SH SOLE 40700 0 0
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORP. NT CV 225302AC2 450 500000 PRN SOLE 500000 0 0
CUMMINS ENGINE CO., INC. COM 231021106 9648 168900 SH SOLE 168900 0 0
CYMER, INC. SB NT 232572AC1 388 450000 PRN SOLE 450000 0 0
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTORS SB NT 232806AD1 315 325000 PRN SOLE 325000 0 0
DANIELSON HOLDING CORP. COM 236274106 4621 803669 SH SOLE 803669 0 0
DATASCOPE CORP. COM 238113104 10996 342300 SH SOLE 342300 0 0
DELTIC TIMBER CORP. COM 247850100 6487 240800 SH SOLE 240800 0 0
ECHELON INTL CORP. COM 278747100 345 15400 SH SOLE 15400 0 0
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES COM 285229100 67071 1605300 SH SOLE 1605300 0 0
ELECTROGLAS INC. COM 285324109 42030 2101500 SH SOLE 2101500 0 0
ENHANCE FINANCIAL SERVICE GROUP, INC. COM 293310108 12472 631500 SH SOLE 631500 0 0
EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORP. COM 299096107 5384 412200 SH SOLE 412200 0 0
FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. CL A 3239F106 3491 179000 SH SOLE 179000 0 0
FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE HOLDINGS COM 31769P100 55916 1075300 SH SOLE 1075300 0 0
FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP. COM 318522307 58192 3255500 SH SOLE 3255500 0 0
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC. CL A 345550107 15907 568100 SH SOLE 568100 0 0
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC. CL B 345550305 211 7500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0
FSI INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 302633102 27583 3318200 SH SOLE 3318200 0 0
GASONICS INTL CORP COM 367278108 8844 631700 SH SOLE 631700 0 0
GLEASON CORP. COM 377339106 2717 161600 SH SOLE 161600 0 0
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP, INC. COM 381197102 4341 197307 SH SOLE 197307 0 0
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP, INC. WT EXP 381197136 259 197307 SH SOLE 197307 0 0
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP, INC. WT EXP 381197128 669 53480 SH SOLE 53480 0 0
HMT TECHNOLOGY CORP. SB NT 403917AD9 121 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
HOLOGIC, INC. COM 436440101 4863 864500 SH SOLE 864500 0 0
HOMEBASE, INC. COM 43738E108 2690 426100 SH SOLE 426100 0 0
HYPERCOM CORP COM 44913M105 4055 424000 SH SOLE 424000 0 0
IMPERIAL CREDIT COMMERCIAL COM 452729906 11494 1063000 SH SOLE 1063000 0 0
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, INC. COM 45812M104 1819 154800 SH SOLE 154800 0 0
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP COM 461450108 7239 233600 SH SOLE 233600 0 0
ITRON, INC. SB NT 465741AC0 274 400000 PRN SOLE 400000 0 0
J&J SNACK FOODS CORP COM 466032109 7872 328000 SH SOLE 328000 0 0
JEFFERIES GROUP INC. COM 472318104 6708 223600 SH SOLE 223600 0 0
JOHN NUVEEN CL A 478035108 6971 163300 SH SOLE 163300 0 0
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. SB NT 492914AF3 189 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
KLA-TENCOR CORP. COM 482480100 23952 369200 SH SOLE 369200 0 0
KOGER EQUITY, INC. COM 500228101 26197 1420836 SH SOLE 1420836 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP COM 512807108 17573 376400 SH SOLE 376400 0 0
LASALLE RE HOLDINGS ORD G5383Q101 3713 218417 SH SOLE 218417 0 0
LEGG MASON INC. COM 524901105 34393 893332 SH SOLE 893332 0 0
LETCHWORTH IND BANCSHARES CORP. COM 527251102 840 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP. COM 527288104 11907 469500 SH SOLE 469500 0 0
LIBERTY FINANCIAL COMPANIES INC. COM 530512102 15468 531100 SH SOLE 531100 0 0
LIBERTY HOMES, INC. CL A 530582204 848 89000 SH SOLE 89000 0 0
LIBERTY HOMES, INC. CL B 530582303 368 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
LNR PROPERTY, CORP. COM 501940100 761 35600 SH SOLE 35600 0 0
MBIA COM 55262C100 33087 510997 SH SOLE 510997 0 0
NABORS INDUSTRIES COM 629568106 14589 597000 SH SOLE 597000 0 0
NCR CORP. COM 62886E108 859 17600 SH SOLE 17600 0 0
P-COM, INC. SB NT 693262AC1 251 500000 PRN SOLE 500000 0 0
PEOPLE'S HERITAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. COM 711147108 1309 69566 SH SOLE 69566 0 0
PHOTRONICS INC. COM 719405102 7350 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
PHYMATRIX CORP. SB NT 718925AC4 19431 40799000 PRN SOLE 40799000 0 0
PLANAR SYSTEMS INC. COM 726900103 6443 831300 SH SOLE 831300 0 0
POGO PRODUCING CO. SB NT 730448AE7 248 300000 PRN SOLE 300000 0 0
PRIME GROUP REALTY TRUST SH BEN 74158J103 327 19000 SH SOLE 19000 0 0
PRIME MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. COM 74156D108 4262 577950 SH SOLE 577950 O O
PROTOCOL SYSTEMS INC. COM 74371R106 10821 1245600 SH SOLE 1245600 0 0
PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. COM 74460D109 24 846 SH SOLE 846 0 0
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC. COM 754730109 26002 1086250 SH SOLE 1086250 0 0
RELIASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. COM 75952U103 13125 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
RISK CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC. COM 767711104 6303 466900 SH SOLE 466900 0 0
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 775043102 787 101500 SH SOLE 101500 0 0
SAWAKO CORP. ADR 805444205 2281 431900 SH SOLE 431900 0 0
SBARRO INC. COM 805844107 5377 198700 SH SOLE 198700 0 0
SILICON VALLEY GROUP INC. COM 827066101 74817 4450100 SH SOLE 4450100 0 0
SKYLINE CORP. COM 830830105 5402 184300 SH SOLE 184300 0 0
SPECTRAN CORP. COM 847598109 5519 490600 SH SOLE 490600 0 0
SPEEDFAM INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 847706108 29560 1840300 SH SOLE 1840300 0 0
ST. JOE CORP. COM 790148100 6944 257200 SH SOLE 257200 0 0
ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. COM 790849103 3233 90750 SH SOLE 90750 0 0
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP. COM 860372101 41223 1951400 SH SOLE 1951400 0 0
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO. CL A 878895200 8152 134600 SH SOLE 134600 0 0
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO. CL B 878895101 23119 424200 SH SOLE 424200 0 0
TEJON RANCH CO. COM 879080109 81949 3245508 SH SOLE 3245508 0 0
TEXAS MICRO INC. COM 88255T103 4590 612000 SH SOLE 612000 0 0
TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE ADR 889090403 57292 1020800 SH SOLE 1020800 0 0
UNITED INVESTORS REALTY TRUST COM 910741107 206 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
VALUE CITY DEPT. STORES, INC. COM 920387107 3206 261700 SH SOLE 261700 0 0
VALUEVISION INTL INC. CL A 92047K107 2777 139700 SH SOLE 139700 0 0
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. COM 922417100 22549 663200 SH SOLE 663200 0 0
VERTEX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 925320103 4201 306900 SH SOLE 306900 0 0
WELLSFORD REAL PPTYS INC COM 95240101 353 32800 SH SOLE 32800 0 0
WEIS MARKETS INC. COM 948849104 4269 109100 SH SOLE 109100 0 0
WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. COM 975515107 36 744 SH SOLE 774 0 0
XIRCOM INC. COM 983922105 3259 108400 SH SOLE 108400 0 0
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