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USHY tax-loss harvesting alternatives

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (BlackRock) tracks ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained. If you hold USHY 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 USHY during the 31-day wait.

Held fundIndex trackedIssuerExpense ratioAUMHoldingsCategory
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
ICE BofA US High Yield ConstrainedBlackRock0.08%$25.21B1905Corporate / high yield

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

USHY wash sale alternatives (different index)

ETFIndex trackedIssuerExpense ratioAUM1-yr correlationHoldings overlapNotes
JNK
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Bloomberg High Yield Very LiquidState Street0.40%$5.71B0.987n/adifferent index
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield IndexBlackRock0.49%$17.48B0.983n/adifferent index
IGIB
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
ICE BofA US Corporate (5-10 Y)BlackRock0.04%$18.82B0.798n/adifferent indexloose match
VCIT
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Bloomberg US Aggregate Credit - Corporate (5-10 Y)Vanguard0.03%$66.72B0.796n/adifferent indexloose match
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade IndexBlackRock0.14%$28.90B0.779n/adifferent indexloose match
VCSH
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Bloomberg US Corporate (1-5 Y)Vanguard0.03%$45.03B0.755n/adifferent indexloose match
IGSB
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
ICE BofA US Corporate (1-5 Y)BlackRock0.04%$23.40B0.750n/adifferent indexloose match
VCLT
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Bloomberg US Corporate (10+ Y)Vanguard0.03%$7.99B0.737n/adifferent indexloose match

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

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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