AAPL
Apple Inc.
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10 stocks · 12 ETFs
data as of Oct 2, 2026
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Tax-loss harvesting alternatives for AAPL
Among the 10 Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals peers screened, HPQ (HP Inc.) has tracked AAPL most closely over the past year, with a return correlation of 0.18. The strongest fund stand-in is FTEC (Fidelity MSCI Info Tech ETF) at 0.26 over the past year. Correlations are computed from daily closing-price returns aligned by trading day.
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Single-name peers
| Ticker | Name | Sub-industry | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPQ | HP Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.43 |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.37 |
| SMCI | Supermicro | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 0.23 |
| NTAP | NetApp Inc. | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.42 |
| CRSR | Corsair Gaming | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.33 |
| P | Everpure | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.38 |
| DELL | Dell Technologies | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.34 |
| WDC | Western Digital | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | -0.07 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.34 |
| SNDK | Sandisk | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | -0.08 | — | — | — |
| STX | Seagate Technology | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | -0.09 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
ETFS
Fund stand-ins
An ETF is generally not 'substantially identical' to a single stock, which is why funds are the standard wash-sale-aware replacement.
| Ticker | Name | Focus | Match | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTEC | Fidelity MSCI Info Tech ETF | Tech Sector | SECTOR | 0.26 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.77 |
| VGT | Vanguard Info Tech ETF | Tech Sector | SECTOR | 0.26 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.77 |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.77 |
| QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.70 | — |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR | Tech Sector | SECTOR | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.77 |
| CLOU | Global X Cloud Computing ETF | Cloud Computing | SUB-IND | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.58 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software | Software | INDUSTRY | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.63 |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | Semiconductors | INDUSTRY | 0.10 | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.60 |
| HACK | ETFMG Prime Cyber Security | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.10 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.56 |
| BUG | Global X Cybersecurity ETF | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.49 |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | Semiconductors | INDUSTRY | 0.09 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 0.60 |
| PSI | Invesco Semiconductors ETF | Semiconductors | INDUSTRY | 0.04 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.56 |
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Method: Pearson correlation of daily closing-price returns, Yahoo Finance data, series aligned by trading day, refreshed weekly. A cell is blank when overlapping history covers less than 60% of its window. Correlation is descriptive, not predictive. Wash-sale treatment depends on facts and circumstances — confirm with a tax professional. Not investment advice.