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 HYDB — iShares High Yield Bond Factor ETF
| Substitute | Correlation | Book overlap | Fee vs HYDB | Assets | Wash-sale read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund | 0.810 | — | -15bp | $5.3B | different index | Compare |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.804 | — | -31bp | $18.7B | different index | Compare |
| HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 0.974 | — | +14bp | $17.9B | different index | Compare |
| EMHY iShares J.P. Morgan EM High Yield Bond ETF | 0.815 | — | +15bp | $642M | 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