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CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF (CEQT.TO) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in CAD · Last updated Jul 15, 2026

The CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF is an actively managed fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of global equities and fixed income securities.

CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF (CEQT.TO) belongs to the Diversified Portfolio category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with CEQT.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to CEQT.TO

CEQT.TO charges 0.30% annually. There are 19 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.15%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
ZCON.TO
BMO Conservative ETF0.15%108.41MFeb 2019CEQT.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO
TD Growth ETF Portfolio0.17%—Aug 2020CEQT.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO
BMO Growth ETF0.18%778.93MFeb 2019CEQT.TO vs ZGRO.TO
ZMI.TO
BMO Monthly Income ETF0.18%245.54MJan 2011CEQT.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO
BMO Balanced ESG ETF0.18%105.35MJan 2020CEQT.TO vs ZESG.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to CEQT.TO

CEQT.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 92. There is 1 ETF in the Diversified Portfolio category with a higher risk-adjusted rank, going as high as 94.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
GRO.TO
Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio
94
—Feb 2019CEQT.TO vs GRO.TO
MGRW.TO
Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF
87
—Sep 2020CEQT.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO
TD Growth ETF Portfolio
85
—Aug 2020CEQT.TO vs TGRO.TO
VGRO.TO
Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio
85
10.51BJan 2018CEQT.TO vs VGRO.TO
HBAL.TO
Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF
82
183.77MAug 2018CEQT.TO vs HBAL.TO

Top Performing CEQT.TO Alternatives (YTD)

CEQT.TO is at 13.87% YTD. No ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category have higher YTD returns; the top-performing alternatives shown here go as high as 13.52%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
GGRO.TO
iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio
13.52%
266.53MSep 2020CEQT.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO
Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund
12.63%
—Jan 2022CEQT.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO
Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio
11.38%
10.51BJan 2018CEQT.TO vs VGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO
BMO Growth ETF
11.37%
778.93MFeb 2019CEQT.TO vs ZGRO.TO
TGRO.TO
TD Growth ETF Portfolio
11.37%
—Aug 2020CEQT.TO vs TGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to CEQT.TO

CEQT.TO has 11.11% 1-year volatility. There are 21 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.49%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
CSBG.NEO
CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF0.49%—Jun 2021CEQT.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO
Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF3.20%685.40MNov 2018CEQT.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO
Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio4.79%257.87MJan 2019CEQT.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO
iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio4.98%127.03MAug 2019CEQT.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO
Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio5.61%363.73MSep 2020CEQT.TO vs VRIF.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to CEQT.TO

CEQT.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -7.26%. There are 22 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as 0.00%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
CSBG.NEO
CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF
0.00%
—Jun 2021CEQT.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO
Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF
-2.11%
685.40MNov 2018CEQT.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO
iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio
-3.65%
127.03MAug 2019CEQT.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO
Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio
-3.80%
257.87MJan 2019CEQT.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO
iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF
-3.84%
374.81MDec 2005CEQT.TO vs XTR.TO

Other ETFs from CI

The 10 most viewed CI ETFs shown here include CCOM.TO, CGXF.TO, CIC.TO and span 12 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $359M.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
CCOM.TO
CI Auspice Broad Commodity Fund ETF Hedged UnitsCommodities
69
13.15%
—May 2023CEQT.TO vs CCOM.TO
CGXF.TO
CI Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF CommonGold, Precious Metals
24
-12.78%
249.45MMar 2022CEQT.TO vs CGXF.TO
CIC.TO
CI Canadian Banks Covered Call Income Class ETFFinancials Equities
97
28.44%
358.67MAug 2010CEQT.TO vs CIC.TO
VXM-B.TO
CI Morningstar International Value Index ETF (Unhe...Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities
80
11.54%
—Nov 2014CEQT.TO vs VXM-B.TO
NXF.TO
CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF Common Units (CA...Energy Equities, Derivative Income
47
24.59%
127.47MFeb 2015CEQT.TO vs NXF.TO
CMNY.TO
CI Money Market ETF CAD SeriesMoney Market
99
1.26%
—Jul 2023CEQT.TO vs CMNY.TO
CEQP.TO
CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETFDiversified Portfolio———Jan 2026CEQT.TO vs CEQP.TO
CBCX.TO
CI Galaxy Blockchain Index ETF CADBlockchain
13
0.81%
—Apr 2022CEQT.TO vs CBCX.TO
ONEQ.TO
CI Global Core Plus Equity ETFGlobal Equities
89
14.70%
57.49MSep 2015CEQT.TO vs ONEQ.TO
EHE.TO
CI Europe Hedged Equity Index ETFEurope Equities
32
6.93%
2.96MAug 2017CEQT.TO vs EHE.TO

Often Compared With CEQT.TO

Investors most often compare CEQT.TO with ZEQT.TO, MIX.TO, TEQT.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
ZEQT.TO
BMO All-Equity ETFGlobal Equities
82
14.20%
895.11MJan 2022CEQT.TO vs ZEQT.TO
MIX.TO
Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETFDiversified Portfolio
50
4.80%
—Apr 2025CEQT.TO vs MIX.TO
TEQT.TO
TD All-Equity ETF PortfolioGlobal Equities
87
13.42%
—Apr 2025CEQT.TO vs TEQT.TO
TCON.TO
TD Conservative ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
74
5.81%
—Aug 2020CEQT.TO vs TCON.TO
CAGE.TO
Avantis CIBC All-Equity Asset Allocation ETFGlobal Equities———Mar 2026CEQT.TO vs CAGE.TO
XBAL.TO
iShares Core Balanced ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
68
8.57%
3.36BJun 2007CEQT.TO vs XBAL.TO
VBAL.TO
Vanguard Balanced ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
75
8.54%
5.67BJan 2018CEQT.TO vs VBAL.TO
XCNS.TO
iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
72
5.91%
415.95MAug 2019CEQT.TO vs XCNS.TO
XEQT.TO
iShares Core Equity ETF PortfolioGlobal Equities
85
13.88%
20.34BAug 2019CEQT.TO vs XEQT.TO
FGRO.NEO
Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETFDiversified Portfolio
76
10.68%
4.95BJan 2021CEQT.TO vs FGRO.NEO
FBAL.NEO
Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETFDiversified Portfolio
73
8.00%
9.45BJan 2021CEQT.TO vs FBAL.NEO
VEQT.TO
Vanguard All-Equity ETF PortfolioGlobal Equities
86
13.96%
15.67BJan 2019CEQT.TO vs VEQT.TO
GCNS.TO
iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
50
7.26%
81.12MSep 2020CEQT.TO vs GCNS.TO
ZXM.TO
CI Morningstar International Momentum Index ETF Co...Momentum, Foreign Large Cap Equities
84
15.24%
150.80MNov 2014CEQT.TO vs ZXM.TO
VCNS.TO
Vanguard Conservative ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
62
5.77%
932.14MJan 2018CEQT.TO vs VCNS.TO
QQQ
Invesco QQQ ETFNasdaq-100
61
17.43%
481.14BMar 1999CEQT.TO vs QQQ
GBAL.TO
iShares ESG Balanced ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
66
10.78%
270.27MSep 2020CEQT.TO vs GBAL.TO
BMAX.TO
Brompton Enhanced Multi-Asset Income ETFDiversified Portfolio
68
11.35%
65.40M—CEQT.TO vs BMAX.TO
XGRO.TO
iShares Core Growth ETF PortfolioDiversified Portfolio
74
11.24%
5.03BJun 2007CEQT.TO vs XGRO.TO
CAGG.TO
CI Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETFTotal Bond Market
28
1.03%
762.19MJun 2017CEQT.TO vs CAGG.TO

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