A $1m deposit into a 250/150 strategy can achieve up to 1.1% excess pre-tax returns and harvest over $500k in capital losses in just one year. Get started →

Expecting a big tax bill from capital gains?

A tax-aware investment strategy with Frec could help you amplify your market returns by taking a stance on the market with a factor tilt and start harvesting significant capital losses to keep more of what you earn.

Your potential tax savings

$156,304

Stock sale proceeds

Reinvested in the market

$1,000,000

Capital gains

Based on a 50% cost basis

$500,000

Tax losses generated this year

From a 250/150 strategy on Frec

$312,608

Taxes owed

Based on a 50% tax rate

$250,000

$93,696

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Long short tax loss harvested

What is a tax-aware investment strategy?

Tax-aware investing strategies can generate significant capital losses that offset your tax bill.

With Frec's Long short direct indexing, you could invest in a diversified index like the Russell 1000 while saving money on your taxes.

Frec does all the
hard work for you.

Day 1
Sign up and invest

Create your Frec account and invest in a long short direct index on Frec.

Proceeds of a stock sale could be used to get started.

Generating losses...
Generate tax losses

Frec will automatically make trades to get you tax losses while tracking the performance of an index.

Tax day
Save on taxes

Apply the tax losses you've generated on Frec to offset your capital gains, saving you money on taxes.

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How it works

The mechanics of long short direct indexing

With Frec Long short direct indexing, you can choose a factor tilt to amplify your market returns while generating significant capital losses to offset capital gains.

Why investors choose Frec

Sophisticated investment strategies, direct to you

One platform for your entire portfolio

Create a diversified portfolio of direct indices, earn yield with Treasury, and borrow with our portfolio line of credit.1

Low fees & minimums

While financial advisors may charge 1% or more, Frec's classic direct index strategies start at 0.09% annually with minimums as low as $20k.

We handle the complexity

We execute trades and generate capital losses for you, but you have the transparency to review trades and compare your portfolio performance to the benchmark ETF anytime.

Your money is secure

Your assets are held in your name at Apex Clearing. Frec is a member of SIPC. Securities in your account are protected up to $500,000. For details, please see www.sipc.org. Apex Clearing also offers excess insurance on every account.

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1

The 8.49% long short data point reflects the after-tax excess return for our highest-performing long short direct index (250/150 of the Russell 1000 with a Quality factor tilt). The after-tax excess return represents the annualized value of each strategy's annual performance after considering the tax-loss benefit. Other factor tilts result in lower data point values; all results can be viewed in our white paper. Results are based on a one-time $1 million investment into each strategy, with each number obtained separately from the average of 41 simulation runs between 04/01/2005 and 02/13/2025. The tax-loss benefit component assumes that investors have sufficient capital gains in each year to fully utilize harvested losses. The calculation assumes a blended short-term tax rate of 42.3% and a long-term tax rate of 28.1%, and includes AUM fees, transaction costs, and/or financing costs; total fees are 0.22% for long-only and 2.725% for the 250/150 strategy with Quality tilt. Investors whose capital gains are insufficient to absorb harvested losses, or who are subject to different tax rates, will experience lower after-tax excess returns. This figure should not be relied upon as an estimate of any specific investor's expected tax savings. The results are hypothetical, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not a guarantee of future results.

2

The tax losses harvested as a % of your initial investment over 10 years results are based on historical simulations of Frec's 140/40 long short portfolio with a value factor tilt, benchmarked to the Russell 1000 as compared to the S&P 500 long only strategy. There were 36 simulations run between 12/2003-06/2022 for the S&P 500 with a one-time $50,000 investment and included a 0.10% fee, while there were 41 simulations run between 04/2005-02/2025 for the 140/40 strategy with a one-time $1m investment and included a 1.0% fee. The results are hypothetical, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not a guarantee of future results.

3

Frec's current borrowing rate is 4.64%. Borrowing on margin can increase your investing risk, read Frec's Margin Disclosure before borrowing.

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