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 RECS — COLUMBIA RESEARCH ENHANCED CORE ETF
| Substitute | Correlation | Book overlap | Fee vs RECS | Assets | Wash-sale read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFR FT CBOE VEST FUND OF BUFFER ETFS | 0.907 | — | same | $5.1B | different index | Compare |
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 0.926 | — | +3bp | $428.1B | different index | Compare |
| VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 0.921 | — | +3bp | $500.4B | different index | Compare |
| SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) HIGH INCOME ETF | 0.856 | — | same | $1.8B | different index | Compare |
| MGC Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund | 0.902 | — | +7bp | $6B | different index | Compare |
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.920 | — | +9bp | $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