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 VYMI — Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Fund
| Substitute | Correlation | Book overlap | Fee vs VYMI | Assets | Wash-sale read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK Vanguard European Stock Index Fund | 0.945 | 19% | -11bp | $20.6B | different index | Compare |
| VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund | 0.906 | 12% | -14bp | $40.1B | different index | Compare |
| VIGI Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | 0.888 | 7% | -7bp | $7.3B | different index | Compare |
| VSS Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small Capital Index Fund | 0.876 | 0% | -15bp | $8.8B | different index | Compare |
| VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | 0.832 | 3% | -15bp | $39.4B | different index | Compare |
| VNQI Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund | 0.823 | 0% | -10bp | $3.6B | 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