CGXF.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

CI Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF Common (CGXF.TO) belongs to the Gold category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with CGXF.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to CGXF.TO

CGXF.TO charges 1.08% annually. There are 15 ETFs in the Gold category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.23%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZGLD.TO	BMO Gold Bullion ETF (CAD Units)	0.23%	—	Mar 2024	CGXF.TO vs ZGLD.TO
ZGLH.TO	BMO Gold Bullion Hedged to CAD ETF	0.23%	—	Mar 2024	CGXF.TO vs ZGLH.TO
KILO.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund	0.28%	1.00B	Oct 2018	CGXF.TO vs KILO.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	0.28%	—	Oct 2018	CGXF.TO vs KILO-B.TO
HGGG.TO	Harvest Global Gold Giants Index ETF	0.40%	42.66M	Jan 2019	CGXF.TO vs HGGG.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to CGXF.TO

CGXF.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 23. There are 9 ETFs in the Gold category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 36.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
HGGG.TO	Harvest Global Gold Giants Index ETF	36	42.66M	Jan 2019	CGXF.TO vs HGGG.TO
GLDX.TO	Global X Gold Producers Index ETF	33	—	Nov 2024	CGXF.TO vs GLDX.TO
ZJG.TO	BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	32	168.31M	Jan 2010	CGXF.TO vs ZJG.TO
XGD.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF	31	3.30B	Mar 2001	CGXF.TO vs XGD.TO
ZGD.TO	BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF	28	281.50M	Nov 2012	CGXF.TO vs ZGD.TO

Top Performing CGXF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

CGXF.TO is at -16.95% YTD. There are 16 ETFs in the Gold category with higher YTD returns, going as high as -4.91%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZGLD.TO	BMO Gold Bullion ETF (CAD Units)	-4.91%	—	Mar 2024	CGXF.TO vs ZGLD.TO
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	-5.13%	—	Mar 2011	CGXF.TO vs CGL-C.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	-5.43%	—	Oct 2018	CGXF.TO vs KILO-B.TO
VALT-U.TO	CI Gold Bullion ETF (US$ Series)	-7.19%	164.50M	Jan 2021	CGXF.TO vs VALT-U.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	-8.13%	1.99B	May 2009	CGXF.TO vs CGL.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to CGXF.TO

CGXF.TO has 42.78% 1-year volatility. There are 10 ETFs in the Gold category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 25.41%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HGY.TO	Global X Gold Yield ETF	25.41%	180.76M	Dec 2010	CGXF.TO vs HGY.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	26.48%	—	Oct 2018	CGXF.TO vs KILO-B.TO
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	26.83%	—	Mar 2011	CGXF.TO vs CGL-C.TO
ZGLD.TO	BMO Gold Bullion ETF (CAD Units)	26.84%	—	Mar 2024	CGXF.TO vs ZGLD.TO
KILO.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund	27.71%	1.00B	Oct 2018	CGXF.TO vs KILO.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to CGXF.TO

CGXF.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -35.81%. There are 11 ETFs in the Gold category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -23.40%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
ZGLD.TO	BMO Gold Bullion ETF (CAD Units)	-23.40%	—	Mar 2024	CGXF.TO vs ZGLD.TO
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	-23.55%	—	Mar 2011	CGXF.TO vs CGL-C.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	-23.63%	—	Oct 2018	CGXF.TO vs KILO-B.TO
HGY.TO	Global X Gold Yield ETF	-24.30%	180.76M	Dec 2010	CGXF.TO vs HGY.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	-27.06%	1.99B	May 2009	CGXF.TO vs CGL.TO

Other ETFs from CI

The 10 most viewed CI ETFs shown here include CCOM.TO, CEQT.TO, CIC.TO and span 10 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $464M.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CCOM.TO	CI Auspice Broad Commodity Fund ETF Hedged Units	Commodities	76	14.45%	—	May 2023	CGXF.TO vs CCOM.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	92	13.45%	—	May 2023	CGXF.TO vs CEQT.TO
CIC.TO	CI Canadian Banks Covered Call Income Class ETF	Financials Equities	97	29.17%	358.67M	Aug 2010	CGXF.TO vs CIC.TO
VXM-B.TO	CI Morningstar International Value Index ETF (Unhe...	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	80	11.11%	—	Nov 2014	CGXF.TO vs VXM-B.TO
NXF.TO	CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF Common Units (CA...	Energy Equities, Derivative Income	56	26.33%	127.47M	Feb 2015	CGXF.TO vs NXF.TO
CMNY.TO	CI Money Market ETF CAD Series	Money Market	99	1.31%	—	Jul 2023	CGXF.TO vs CMNY.TO
CEQP.TO	CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	—	—	—	Jan 2026	CGXF.TO vs CEQP.TO
CBCX.TO	CI Galaxy Blockchain Index ETF CAD	Blockchain	11	-6.79%	—	Apr 2022	CGXF.TO vs CBCX.TO
ONEQ.TO	CI Global Core Plus Equity ETF	Global Equities	88	13.96%	57.49M	Sep 2015	CGXF.TO vs ONEQ.TO
CINF.TO	CI Global Infrastructure Private Pool	Utilities Equities	86	17.22%	464.13M	May 2020	CGXF.TO vs CINF.TO

Often Compared With CGXF.TO

Investors most often compare CGXF.TO with AGCC.TO, HUG.TO, SBT.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 14 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AGCC.TO	Global X Silver Covered Call ETF	Silver, Derivative Income, Precious Metals	—	-22.78%	—	Oct 2025	CGXF.TO vs AGCC.TO
HUG.TO	Global X Gold ETF	Gold, Commodities, Precious Metals	20	-8.80%	50.22M	Jun 2009	CGXF.TO vs HUG.TO
SBT.TO	Purpose Silver Bullion Fund	Silver, Precious Metals	24	-23.10%	135.40M	May 2016	CGXF.TO vs SBT.TO
AMAX.TO	Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Gold, Derivative Income, Precious Metals	23	-16.55%	468.60M	Feb 2024	CGXF.TO vs AMAX.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	Silver, Precious Metals	24	-22.04%	50.15M	Jun 2009	CGXF.TO vs HUZ.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	Silver, Precious Metals	24	-22.75%	432.24M	Jul 2009	CGXF.TO vs SVR.TO
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	Silver, Precious Metals	27	-19.99%	—	Mar 2011	CGXF.TO vs SVR-C.TO
GDMN	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strateg...	Commodities, Gold, Precious Metals	24	-26.17%	144.00M	Dec 2021	CGXF.TO vs GDMN
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	Silver, Precious Metals	28	-27.65%	245.65M	Nov 2012	CGXF.TO vs MNS.TO
SOLX.TO	CI Galaxy Solana ETF	Cryptocurrency	—	—	—	Oct 2024	CGXF.TO vs SOLX.TO
GLCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Gold Producer Equity Covered Cal...	Gold, Precious Metals	—	—	—	Apr 2025	CGXF.TO vs GLCL.TO
ZXM.TO	CI Morningstar International Momentum Index ETF Co...	Momentum, Foreign Large Cap Equities	76	11.65%	150.80M	Nov 2014	CGXF.TO vs ZXM.TO
GLCC.TO	Global X Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income, Gold, Precious Metals	28	-15.15%	574.94M	Apr 2011	CGXF.TO vs GLCC.TO
EHE.TO	CI Europe Hedged Equity Index ETF	Europe Equities	39	7.01%	2.96M	Aug 2017	CGXF.TO vs EHE.TO
ENCC.TO	Global X Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ...	Derivative Income, Energy Equities	91	29.68%	714.60M	Apr 2011	CGXF.TO vs ENCC.TO
FSF.TO	CI Global Financial Sector ETF	Financials Equities	42	7.53%	305.28M	Nov 2014	CGXF.TO vs FSF.TO
CGAA.TO	CI Global Asset Allocation Private Pool	Global Allocation	37	2.05%	22.05M	Jul 2020	CGXF.TO vs CGAA.TO
CMEY.TO	CI Marret Alternative Enhanced Yield Fund	Nontraditional Bonds	65	2.00%	6.89M	May 2020	CGXF.TO vs CMEY.TO
FHI.TO	CI Health Care Giants Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	48	4.47%	131.53M	Mar 2022	CGXF.TO vs FHI.TO
CAGS.TO	CI Canadian Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Short-Term Bond	65	1.21%	49.91M	Jun 2017	CGXF.TO vs CAGS.TO

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