NET
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Information Technology›Software›Systems Software
13 stocks · 12 ETFs
data as of Aug 24, 2026
REPLACEMENT RESEARCH
Tax-loss harvesting alternatives for NET
Among the 13 Systems Software peers screened, CRWD (CrowdStrike Holdings) has tracked NET most closely over the past year, with a return correlation of 0.56. The strongest fund stand-in is HACK (ETFMG Prime Cyber Security) at 0.69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings | Systems Software | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.60 |
| OKTA | Okta Inc. | Systems Software | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.55 |
| NTNX | Nutanix | Systems Software | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks | Systems Software | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.45 |
| FTNT | Fortinet Inc. | Systems Software | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.48 |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp. | Systems Software | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| NABL | N-able, Inc. | Systems Software | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.37 | — |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | Systems Software | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.46 |
| ATEN | A10 Networks, Inc. | Systems Software | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.30 |
| QLYS | Qualys | Systems Software | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.42 |
| GEN | Gen Digital | Systems Software | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
| PRGS | Progress Software Corporation | Systems Software | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| CVLT | CommVault Systems | Systems Software | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HACK | ETFMG Prime Cyber Security | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
| SKYY | First Trust Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing | SUB-IND | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.71 |
| CIBR | First Trust Cybersecurity ETF | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
| CLOU | Global X Cloud Computing ETF | Cloud Computing | SUB-IND | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| WCLD | WisdomTree Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing | SUB-IND | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.77 | 0.72 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software | Software | INDUSTRY | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.65 |
| BUG | Global X Cybersecurity ETF | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.65 |
| XSW | SPDR S&P Software & Services | Software (Equal Wt) | INDUSTRY | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.64 |
| VGT | Vanguard Info Tech ETF | Tech Sector | SECTOR | 0.40 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.54 |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR | Tech Sector | SECTOR | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.50 |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.54 |
| QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.60 | — |
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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.