ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
stock NYSE ETF

No. Fidelity is the better platform. Buy VOO or VTI on Fidelity and use the respective iShares ETF to juggle tax loss harvesting. For instance, if you buy 100 shares of VTI and it goes down 10%, harvest the loss and repurchase IVV. If VOO goes down sell and repurchase ITOT. Notice that I would change the index between total and 500 just to be especially careful of avoiding the wash rule. Also, note that there is not much difference between the Vanguard and iSHARES ETFs. But stick with the Vanguard ETFs if you like.

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My last 4 posts:
* 5/7/2025 - [Updated XRT new swaps chart with 224 obfuscated 250,000,000+ XRT swaps that were early terminated last weekend. Abnormal Monday 5/5/2025 number of REVIved records marketwide. 406,697 records when normally it is 1,319 average a day.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1ki0fd0/updated_xrt_new_swaps_chart_with_224_obfuscated/)
* 5/3/2025 - [Abnormal XRT, GME, and other swap activity on Saturday 5/3/2025. XRT was abused even harder in 2023 and 2024 than I thought.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1kezzij/abnormal_xrt_gme_and_other_swap_activity_on/)
* 4/29/2025 - [XRT and 15 other new swaps tracking - 4/29/2025 update. A brief look at IWM, last held GME in 2021.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1kbpupa/xrt_and_15_other_new_swaps_tracking_4292025/)
* [4/6/2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1jtrsdg/xrt_and_15_other_new_swaps_tracking_462025_update/)
What are swaps:
* Newton's 3/20/2025 more swaps explanation, see 5:45 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/6MvGfExqRAM)
* Newton's 3/16/2025 swaps explanation, see 2:45 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/IHz8lCWlPGc)
* Newton's 3/14/2025 swaps (and ETF) theory model, see 2:20 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/F1tjCZlKEQc)
* User samgungraven describing [swaps](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1cy1xv4/great_explanation_on_how_swaps_work_and_current/)
Big picture on ETFs, FTDs, settlement can kicking, ETF and FTD juggling, swaps, etc:
* Newton's 2/11/2025 ETF, FTD, and juggling walkthrough, 6:00 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/GaCeMZXaMm8)
* Newton's 12/22/2024 part 2 going over OtherwiseCategory42's Big DD. Example walkthrough on ETF and FTD juggling and FINRA Rex Code 068 Margin Deficiency extension effect, 2:25 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/oo8LolkT2nU)
* Newton's 12/21/2024 part 1 going over OtherwiseCategory42's Big DD. Example walkthrough on Ryan Cohen's December 2020 huge GME order, settlement delays, ETF and FTD juggling, 30:40 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/5j4uYkdmqow)
* Also credit to a Pickle OG and his quants who discussed this back in 2021.
Swaps data source:
* From the DTCC website. Example (change the date portion to retrieve other dates going back up to 2 years): [https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2024\_08\_30.zip](https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2024_08_30.zip)
* Alternatively via Amazon domain, example: [https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2024\_08\_31.zip](https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2024_08_31.zip)
* XRT's ISIN and RIC: US78464A7147 and XRT.P
* GME: US36467W1099 and GME.N and GME.AX
* IJH: US4642875078 and IJH.P
* ITOT: US4642871507 and ITOT.P
* IWB: US4642876225 and IWB.P
* IWD: US4642875987 and IWD.P
* IWR: US4642874998 and IWR.P
* IWS: US4642874733 and IWS.P
* IWM: US4642876555 and IWM.P
* MDY: US78467Y1073 and MDY.P
* VB: US9229087518 and VB.P
* VBR: US9229086114 and VBR.P
* VXF: US9229086528 and VXF.P
* CHWY: US16679L1098 and CHWY.N
* SIRI: US8299331004 and SIRI.OQ and previous US82968B1035
* VSCO: US9264001028 and VSCO.N
* U: US91332U1016 and U.N
Won't continue monitoring as negligible swaps usage:
* ESPO: US92189F1140 and ESPO.OQ and ESPO.AX
* IJJ: US4642877058 and IJJ.P
* MDYV: US78464A8392 and MDYV.P
* SCHM: US8085245087 and SCHM.P
Credit to many others wading through the swaps data. See their posts for helpful information! Users:
* WhoLovesAvacados - see their profile's posts
* TheUltimator5 - [2/21/2025 GME Bottom Finder and GME Swapinator](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1iv5kbp/the_gme_bottom_finder_has_been_reuploaded_to_tv/)
* WhatCanIMakeToday - [3/13/2025 GME Swaps Expirations By Date](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1jaimi8/gme_swaps_expirations_by_date/)
* alwayssadbuttruthful - [1/19/2025 4x posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1i516sl/gamestopswapdd_part_4201_cfd_summations/)
* theorico
* bobsmith808
* Freadom6
* RJC2506
* Goaty_McGruff
* Mattzey
* MyFirstBanana - XRT swaps through the years
* DustinEwan - see his code on collecting, parsing, adding a Progenitor Dissemination Identifier field
* jakob\_xavier
* LKB1983
* IullotronBudC1_3

No. Fidelity is the better platform. Buy VOO or VTI on Fidelity and use the respective iShares ETF to juggle tax loss harvesting. For instance, if you buy 100 shares of VTI and it goes down 10%, harvest the loss and repurchase IVV. If VOO goes down sell and repurchase ITOT. Notice that I would change the index between total and 500 just to be especially careful of avoiding the wash rule. Also, note that there is not much difference between the Vanguard and iSHARES ETFs. But stick with the Vanguard ETFs if you like.

If the images get scaled horribly in new reddit, replace www with old in the URL. So domain is old.reddit.com
My last 4 posts:
* 5/7/2025 - [Updated XRT new swaps chart with 224 obfuscated 250,000,000+ XRT swaps that were early terminated last weekend. Abnormal Monday 5/5/2025 number of REVIved records marketwide. 406,697 records when normally it is 1,319 average a day.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1ki0fd0/updated_xrt_new_swaps_chart_with_224_obfuscated/)
* 5/3/2025 - [Abnormal XRT, GME, and other swap activity on Saturday 5/3/2025. XRT was abused even harder in 2023 and 2024 than I thought.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1kezzij/abnormal_xrt_gme_and_other_swap_activity_on/)
* 4/29/2025 - [XRT and 15 other new swaps tracking - 4/29/2025 update. A brief look at IWM, last held GME in 2021.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1kbpupa/xrt_and_15_other_new_swaps_tracking_4292025/)
* [4/6/2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1jtrsdg/xrt_and_15_other_new_swaps_tracking_462025_update/)
What are swaps:
* Newton's 3/20/2025 more swaps explanation, see 5:45 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/6MvGfExqRAM)
* Newton's 3/16/2025 swaps explanation, see 2:45 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/IHz8lCWlPGc)
* Newton's 3/14/2025 swaps (and ETF) theory model, see 2:20 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/F1tjCZlKEQc)
* User samgungraven describing [swaps](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1cy1xv4/great_explanation_on_how_swaps_work_and_current/)
Big picture on ETFs, FTDs, settlement can kicking, ETF and FTD juggling, swaps, etc:
* Newton's 2/11/2025 ETF, FTD, and juggling walkthrough, 6:00 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/GaCeMZXaMm8)
* Newton's 12/22/2024 part 2 going over OtherwiseCategory42's Big DD. Example walkthrough on ETF and FTD juggling and FINRA Rex Code 068 Margin Deficiency extension effect, 2:25 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/oo8LolkT2nU)
* Newton's 12/21/2024 part 1 going over OtherwiseCategory42's Big DD. Example walkthrough on Ryan Cohen's December 2020 huge GME order, settlement delays, ETF and FTD juggling, 30:40 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/5j4uYkdmqow)
* Also credit to a Pickle OG and his quants who discussed this back in 2021.
Swaps data source:
* From the DTCC website. Example (change the date portion to retrieve other dates going back up to 2 years): [https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2024\_08\_30.zip](https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2024_08_30.zip)
* Alternatively via Amazon domain, example: [https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2024\_08\_31.zip](https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2024_08_31.zip)
* XRT's ISIN and RIC: US78464A7147 and XRT.P
* GME: US36467W1099 and GME.N and GME.AX
* IJH: US4642875078 and IJH.P
* ITOT: US4642871507 and ITOT.P
* IWB: US4642876225 and IWB.P
* IWD: US4642875987 and IWD.P
* IWR: US4642874998 and IWR.P
* IWS: US4642874733 and IWS.P
* IWM: US4642876555 and IWM.P
* MDY: US78467Y1073 and MDY.P
* VB: US9229087518 and VB.P
* VBR: US9229086114 and VBR.P
* VXF: US9229086528 and VXF.P
* CHWY: US16679L1098 and CHWY.N
* SIRI: US8299331004 and SIRI.OQ and previous US82968B1035
* VSCO: US9264001028 and VSCO.N
* U: US91332U1016 and U.N
Won't continue monitoring as negligible swaps usage:
* ESPO: US92189F1140 and ESPO.OQ and ESPO.AX
* IJJ: US4642877058 and IJJ.P
* MDYV: US78464A8392 and MDYV.P
* SCHM: US8085245087 and SCHM.P
Credit to many others wading through the swaps data. See their posts for helpful information! Users:
* WhoLovesAvacados - see their profile's posts
* TheUltimator5 - [2/21/2025 GME Bottom Finder and GME Swapinator](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1iv5kbp/the_gme_bottom_finder_has_been_reuploaded_to_tv/)
* WhatCanIMakeToday - [3/13/2025 GME Swaps Expirations By Date](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1jaimi8/gme_swaps_expirations_by_date/)
* alwayssadbuttruthful - [1/19/2025 4x posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1i516sl/gamestopswapdd_part_4201_cfd_summations/)
* theorico
* bobsmith808
* Freadom6
* RJC2506
* Goaty_McGruff
* Mattzey
* MyFirstBanana - XRT swaps through the years
* DustinEwan - see his code on collecting, parsing, adding a Progenitor Dissemination Identifier field
* jakob\_xavier
* LKB1983
* IullotronBudC1_3

XRT has only about 1.7% of its holdings in GameStop.
XRT tracks the S&P Specialty Retail Index. Unless your friend has a good reason to expect that index to perform better than the overall market, he should just invest in the entire US market instead by buying an ETF like VTI or ITOT or SCHB.