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United Health and CVS Wash Rules

L
Mar 19, 2026 · 16:11

Quick question: Does anyone know if selling United Health at a loss and buying CVS would trigger a Wash?

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Unnecessary details because of post length rules:

I own a bunch of UNH shares, and it's only slightly down, but CVS is a more interesting profile and pays a higher dividend. I'm thinking of harvesting the loss on the United Health and reallocating to CVS.

I want to make sure it doesn't trigger a wash rule because they're similar stocks. Does anyone have any experience with these two companies?