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MGV tax-loss harvesting alternatives

Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF (Vanguard) tracks Morningstar US Mega Cap Value TR USD. If you hold MGV at a loss, these ETFs track a different index, which generally makes them less likely to be considered “substantially identical” — while still moving closely with MGV during the 31-day wait.

Held fundIndex trackedIssuerExpense ratioAUMHoldingsCategory
MGV
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF
Morningstar US Mega Cap Value TR USDVanguard0.05%$13.68B123US value

Sources: issuer fund page · public fund profile. Fund data as of 2026-10-16.

MGV wash sale alternatives (different index)

ETFIndex trackedIssuerExpense ratioAUM1-yr correlationHoldings overlapNotes
VTV
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
Morningstar US Large Cap Value TR USDVanguard0.03%$188.59B0.98773.7%different indexhigh overlap
SCHV
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF
Dow Jones US Total Stock Market Large-Cap ValueCharles Schwab0.04%$15.41B0.951n/adifferent index
VONV
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF
Russell 1000 ValueVanguard0.06%$22.25B0.91946.9%different index
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
Russell 1000 ValueBlackRock0.18%$83.25B0.91747.3%different index
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF
FTSE Custom High Dividend YieldVanguard0.04%$80.87B0.90661.5%different index
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers IndexVanguard0.04%$111.88B0.88653.3%different index
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
Morningstar US Dividend Growth IndexBlackRock0.08%$43.24B0.88154.6%different index
IVE
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
S&P 500 ValueBlackRock0.18%$49.51B0.87449.6%different index

Sorted by 1-year correlation of daily total returns with MGV (through 2026-10-16). Holdings overlap = sum of the smaller weight of each common stock, from issuer holdings files; “n/a” where the issuer does not offer a free download or for bond/international/commodity funds. Hover a value for its as-of dates.

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30-day wash-sale calendar for MGV

The window is 30 calendar days before and after the sale (61 days total, IRC §1091(a)). Buying the replacement fund right away is the point of a swap; the dates above are about buying back the fund you sold, or anything substantially identical to it.

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