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Zeroing out a security and getting a residual negative basis

Hello, when I have several mutual funds that have minor stock distributions over the years. When I finally sell them, the shares register as zero but it shows a market value of $-.02 or something minor.
It comes into play when I run say YTD reports on current securities and these securities still pop in. I have screen shots to illustrate the issue.
It comes into play when I run say YTD reports on current securities and these securities still pop in. I have screen shots to illustrate the issue.
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Frankx SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
Hi @epurman,
I think that what is happening is that you are seeing Quicken's recent shift to increasing the number of decimal places used for fractional share holdings to six decimal places. This occurred with the R27.20 release this year. To fix this, I suggest that you edit the final sell (or Sold / SoldX) transaction by clicking on the "Sell all shares in this account" checkbox. That will zero out the shares for the applicable holding.
Let me know if you have any followups.
Frankx
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I think that what is happening is that you are seeing Quicken's recent shift to increasing the number of decimal places used for fractional share holdings to six decimal places. This occurred with the R27.20 release this year. To fix this, I suggest that you edit the final sell (or Sold / SoldX) transaction by clicking on the "Sell all shares in this account" checkbox. That will zero out the shares for the applicable holding.
Let me know if you have any followups.
Frankx
Quicken H&B-Subscription - Ver. R29.20 - Build 27.1.29.20 - Windows 10 Home - Ver. 2004- - - - Quicken User since 1984 - - -
- If you find this reply helpful, please click "Helpful" (below), so others will know! Thank you. -
I hope Quicken resolves this... Even a filter in reports where I could eliminate all investments under a dime would be helpful