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 VLUE — iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
| Substitute | Correlation | Book overlap | Fee vs VLUE | Assets | Wash-sale read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | 0.823 | 18% | same | $26.2B | different index | Compare |
| IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF | 0.818 | 10% | -9bp | $4.2B | 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