Tax-Loss Harvest Finder
Sell the loss, keep the exposure. For any fund, ranked stand-ins that track the same market — scored on a year of price correlation, holdings overlap, and fee — with a flag when two funds follow the same index and a swap could look substantially identical.
Correlation computed on ~250 shared sessions per pair · not tax advice — the flag is a heuristic, your compliance desk has the final word
Stand-ins for ACWX — iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
| Substitute | Correlation | Book overlap | Fee vs ACWX | Assets | Wash-sale read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.957 | 22% | +1bp | $80B | different index | Compare |
| IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 0.936 | 1% | -25bp | $160.6B | different index | Compare |
| VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | 0.917 | — | -26bp | $79.1B | different index | Compare |
| QAI IQ HEDGE MULTI-STRATEGY TRACKER ETF | 0.877 | — | -34bp | $575M | different index | Compare |
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 0.828 | 0% | -31bp | $428.1B | different index | Compare |
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.821 | 0% | -25bp | $818.3B | different index | Compare |
RANKED BY CORRELATION, FEE, AND OVERLAP · “SAME INDEX” PAIRS ARE FLAGGED BECAUSE THE IRS HAS NEVER DEFINED “SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL” — MOST DESKS TREAT SAME-INDEX SWAPS AS OFF-LIMITS AND DIFFERENT-INDEX SWAPS AS DEFENSIBLE