QNST
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Communication Services›Interactive Media & Services›Interactive Media & Services
12 stocks · 12 ETFs
data as of Oct 5, 2026
REPLACEMENT RESEARCH
Tax-loss harvesting alternatives for QNST
Among the 12 Interactive Media & Services peers screened, CARG (CarGurus) has tracked QNST most closely over the past year, with a return correlation of 0.53. The strongest fund stand-in is ESPO (VanEck Video Gaming & eSports) at 0.27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARG | CarGurus | Interactive Media & Services | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.29 |
| YELP | Yelp, Inc. | Interactive Media & Services | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| MTCH | Match Group | Interactive Media & Services | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.27 |
| GTM | ZoomInfo | Interactive Media & Services | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.25 |
| TRIP | TripAdvisor | Interactive Media & Services | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.25 |
| PINS | Pinterest Inc. | Interactive Media & Services | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 |
| SNAP | Snap Inc. | Interactive Media & Services | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.20 |
| RDDT | Reddit Inc. | Interactive Media & Services | 0.25 | 0.27 | — | — |
| PPLI | People Inc. | Interactive Media & Services | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | Interactive Media & Services | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | Interactive Media & Services | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.25 |
| META | Meta Platforms | Interactive Media & Services | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPO | VanEck Video Gaming & eSports | Gaming & Esports | SUB-IND | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| HERO | Global X Video Games & Esports | Gaming & Esports | SUB-IND | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
| VOX | Vanguard Communication Services | Comm Services Sector | SECTOR | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
| SOCL | Global X Social Media ETF | Social Media | SUB-IND | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 |
| FCOM | Fidelity MSCI Communication Services | Comm Services Sector | SECTOR | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
| XLC | Communication Services SPDR | Comm Services Sector | SECTOR | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.37 |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | S&P 500 | BROAD | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 | S&P 500 | BROAD | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | S&P 500 | BROAD | 0.18 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.36 |
| QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.28 | — |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| IYZ | iShares US Telecommunications ETF | Telecom | INDUSTRY | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.29 |
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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.