CDW

CDW Corp.

Information Technology›Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components›Technology Distributors

7 stocks · 12 ETFs

data as of Aug 24, 2026

REPLACEMENT RESEARCH

Tax-loss harvesting alternatives for CDW

Among the 7 Technology Distributors peers screened, CNXN (PC Connection, Inc.) has tracked CDW most closely over the past year, with a return correlation of 0.44. The strongest fund stand-in is CLOU (Global X Cloud Computing ETF) at 0.38 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
CNXN	PC Connection, Inc.	Technology Distributors	0.44	0.46	0.46	0.43
NSIT	Insight Enterprises, Inc.	Technology Distributors	0.42	0.48	0.51	0.54
SNX	TD Synnex	Technology Distributors	0.36	0.49	0.57	0.56
PLUS	ePlus, Inc.	Technology Distributors	0.32	0.41	0.46	0.48
SCSC	ScanSource, Inc.	Technology Distributors	0.32	0.39	0.42	0.47
ARW	Arrow Electronics	Technology Distributors	0.14	0.36	0.46	0.55
AVT	Avnet	Technology Distributors	0.10	0.32	0.42	0.51

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
CLOU	Global X Cloud Computing ETF	Cloud Computing	SUB-IND	0.38	0.47	0.50	0.51
IGV	iShares Expanded Tech-Software	Software	INDUSTRY	0.36	0.44	0.51	0.56
HACK	ETFMG Prime Cyber Security	Cybersecurity	SUB-IND	0.34	0.44	0.50	0.56
BUG	Global X Cybersecurity ETF	Cybersecurity	SUB-IND	0.29	0.39	0.44	0.46
VGT	Vanguard Info Tech ETF	Tech Sector	SECTOR	0.16	0.38	0.50	0.59
FTEC	Fidelity MSCI Info Tech ETF	Tech Sector	SECTOR	0.16	0.38	0.50	0.59
XLK	Technology Select Sector SPDR	Tech Sector	SECTOR	0.14	0.37	0.49	0.58
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	Nasdaq 100	BROAD	0.13	0.37	0.49	0.57
QQQM	Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF	Nasdaq 100	BROAD	0.13	0.37	0.49	—
PSI	Invesco Semiconductors ETF	Semiconductors	INDUSTRY	0.04	0.31	0.43	0.51
SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	Semiconductors	INDUSTRY	0.03	0.31	0.43	0.52
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	Semiconductors	INDUSTRY	0.02	0.30	0.43	0.51

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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.