Tax-loss harvesting alternatives for MO

Among the 3 Tobacco peers screened, PM (Philip Morris) has tracked MO most closely over the past year, with a return correlation of 0.55. The strongest fund stand-in is IYK (iShares US Consumer Staples ETF) at 0.63 over the past year. Correlations are computed from daily closing-price returns aligned by trading day.

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STOCKS

Single-name peers

Ticker	Name	Sub-industry	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
PM	Philip Morris	Tobacco	0.55	0.50	0.53	0.59
BTI	British American Tobacco	Tobacco	0.51	0.50	0.50	0.54
UVV	Universal Corporation	Tobacco	0.41	0.37	0.40	0.40

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
IYK	iShares US Consumer Staples ETF	Cons Staples Sector	SECTOR	0.63	0.57	0.57	0.60
XLP	Consumer Staples Select SPDR	Cons Staples Sector	SECTOR	0.59	0.52	0.52	0.60
VDC	Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF	Cons Staples Sector	SECTOR	0.58	0.50	0.50	0.59
FSTA	Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples	Cons Staples Sector	SECTOR	0.57	0.50	0.51	0.60
PBJ	Invesco Food & Beverage ETF	Food & Beverage	INDUSTRY	0.46	0.37	0.43	0.48
RTH	VanEck Retail ETF	Retail	INDUSTRY	0.19	0.18	0.22	0.35
IWM	iShares Russell 2000	Small-Cap	BROAD	-0.19	-0.02	0.11	0.29
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500	S&P 500	BROAD	-0.25	-0.03	0.12	0.34
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	BROAD	-0.25	-0.03	0.12	0.33
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Total US Market	BROAD	-0.25	-0.03	0.11	0.33
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	BROAD	-0.26	-0.04	0.12	0.34
IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth	Large Growth	BROAD	-0.36	-0.14	0.00	0.22

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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.