NKSH vs MQT Comparison

National Bankshares Inc is a bank holding company. It focuses on lending to small and mid-sized businesses and individuals. The types of loans it offers include commercial and agricultural, commercial real estate, construction for commercial and residential properties, residential real estate, home equity, and various consumer loan products. It also operates an insurance and brokerage subsidiary, National Bankshares Financial Services, Inc. The company earns its revenues from interest and fees on loans, non-interest income, and investments.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II, INC. is a diversified, closed-end investment management company. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S federal income taxes. The majority of its managed assets are invested in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes. The fund invests in municipal bonds that are in the three highest quality rating categories, or are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment. These are mainly long-term municipal bonds with maturities of more than ten years at the time of investment, having exposure to different sectors. The fund can also invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.