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 IWM — iShares Russell 2000 ETF
| Substitute | Correlation | Book overlap | Fee vs IWM | Assets | Wash-sale read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 0.937 | 22% | -13bp | $113B | different index | Compare |
| IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF | 0.948 | 16% | -1bp | $8.4B | different index | Compare |
| ESML iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF | 0.966 | 8% | -2bp | $3B | different index | Compare |
| VBK Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund | 0.940 | 12% | -12bp | $17.7B | different index | Compare |
| VB Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund | 0.962 | 0% | -14bp | $58.9B | different index | Compare |
| IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | 0.972 | 25% | +5bp | $15.1B | 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