VRSN
Verisign
Information Technology›Internet Software & Services›Internet Services & Infrastructure
6 stocks · 12 ETFs
data as of Aug 24, 2026
REPLACEMENT RESEARCH
Tax-loss harvesting alternatives for VRSN
Among the 6 Internet Services & Infrastructure peers screened, GDDY (GoDaddy) has tracked VRSN most closely over the past year, with a return correlation of 0.39. The strongest fund stand-in is CLOU (Global X Cloud Computing ETF) at 0.36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDDY | GoDaddy | Internet Services & Infrastructure | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies | Internet Services & Infrastructure | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.37 |
| DASH | DoorDash Inc. | Internet Services & Infrastructure | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.32 | — |
| DOCN | DigitalOcean | Internet Services & Infrastructure | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.30 | — |
| MARA | MARA Holdings, Inc. | Internet Services & Infrastructure | -0.16 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| CLSK | CleanSpark, Inc. | Internet Services & Infrastructure | -0.17 | -0.01 | 0.16 | 0.04 |
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 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.57 |
| BUG | Global X Cybersecurity ETF | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| HACK | ETFMG Prime Cyber Security | Cybersecurity | SUB-IND | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| IGV | iShares Expanded Tech-Software | Software | INDUSTRY | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 0.59 |
| QQQM | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | -0.08 | 0.14 | 0.43 | — |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | Nasdaq 100 | BROAD | -0.08 | 0.14 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| VGT | Vanguard Info Tech ETF | Tech Sector | SECTOR | -0.11 | 0.11 | 0.40 | 0.55 |
| FTEC | Fidelity MSCI Info Tech ETF | Tech Sector | SECTOR | -0.11 | 0.11 | 0.39 | 0.55 |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR | Tech Sector | SECTOR | -0.13 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.55 |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | Semiconductors | INDUSTRY | -0.21 | -0.00 | 0.26 | 0.41 |
| SOXX | iShares Semiconductor ETF | Semiconductors | INDUSTRY | -0.21 | -0.01 | 0.25 | 0.41 |
| PSI | Invesco Semiconductors ETF | Semiconductors | INDUSTRY | -0.23 | -0.03 | 0.22 | 0.38 |
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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.