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USD tax-loss harvesting alternatives

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors (ProShares) tracks Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors Index. If you hold USD 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 USD during the 31-day wait.

Held fundIndex trackedIssuerExpense ratioAUMHoldingsCategory
USD2x leveraged
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors
Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductors IndexProShares0.94%$2.81B54Leveraged / inverse

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

Leveraged / inverse fund. These funds reset daily and can behave very differently from the index over weeks. Two leveraged funds on the same index (e.g. a 2x and a 3x, or two 3x funds from different issuers) may still be viewed by some as substantially identical — there is no IRS ruling either way. The alternatives below are limited to funds on a different index with similar leverage in the same direction.

USD wash sale alternatives (different index)

ETFIndex trackedIssuerExpense ratioAUM1-yr correlationHoldings overlapNotes
TECL3x leveraged
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETF
S&P Technology Select SectorDirexion0.87%$6.58B0.931n/adifferent indexdifferent leverage
ROM2x leveraged
ProShares Ultra Technology
Technology Select Sector IndexProShares0.93%$1.39B0.931n/adifferent index
SOXL3x leveraged
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
NYSE Semiconductor IndexDirexion0.75%$22.39B0.920n/adifferent indexdifferent leverage
QLD2x leveraged
ProShares Ultra QQQ
NASDAQ 100 IndexProShares0.89%$15.25B0.890n/adifferent index
TQQQ3x leveraged
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
NASDAQ 100 IndexProShares0.78%$38.96B0.890n/adifferent indexdifferent leverage
SPXL3x leveraged
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X ETF
S&P 500Direxion0.84%$7.34B0.763n/adifferent indexloose matchdifferent leverage
UPRO3x leveraged
ProShares UltraPro S&P500
S&P 500ProShares0.88%$5.70B0.763n/adifferent indexloose matchdifferent leverage
SSO2x leveraged
ProShares Ultra S&P 500
S&P 500ProShares0.84%$9.20B0.761n/adifferent indexloose match

Sorted by 1-year correlation of daily total returns with USD (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 USD

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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