DXQ.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

Dynamic Active Enhanced Yield Covered Options ETF (DXQ.TO) belongs to the Derivative Income category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with DXQ.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DXQ.TO

DXQ.TO charges 0.72% annually. There are 54 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.04%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
USCL.TO	Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	0.04%	250.98M	Jul 2023	DXQ.TO vs USCL.TO
ECHI.TO	Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF	0.29%	—	Aug 2025	DXQ.TO vs ECHI.TO
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	0.29%	155.19M	Nov 2025	DXQ.TO vs EQLI.TO
JEPI.TO	JPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF	0.35%	—	Sep 2024	DXQ.TO vs JEPI.TO
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	0.35%	227.30M	Sep 2024	DXQ.TO vs HBIL.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DXQ.TO

DXQ.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 68. There are 32 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
HLIF.TO	Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A	98	—	Jun 2022	DXQ.TO vs HLIF.TO
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	98	—	Feb 2022	DXQ.TO vs CBNK.TO
BANK.TO	Evolve Canadian Banks and Lifecos Enhanced Yield I...	97	1.16B	Feb 2022	DXQ.TO vs BANK.TO
ZWB.TO	BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	97	4.65B	Jan 2011	DXQ.TO vs ZWB.TO
BKCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...	97	197.22M	Jul 2023	DXQ.TO vs BKCL.TO

Top Performing DXQ.TO Alternatives (YTD)

DXQ.TO is at 7.89% YTD. There are 59 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 41.95%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	41.95%	—	Feb 2022	DXQ.TO vs CBNK.TO
ENCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Cove...	30.80%	267.19M	Oct 2023	DXQ.TO vs ENCL.TO
YAVG.NEO	Broadcom (AVGO) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	28.52%	—	Feb 2025	DXQ.TO vs YAVG.NEO
BANK.TO	Evolve Canadian Banks and Lifecos Enhanced Yield I...	27.46%	1.16B	Feb 2022	DXQ.TO vs BANK.TO
BKCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...	26.81%	197.22M	Jul 2023	DXQ.TO vs BKCL.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DXQ.TO

DXQ.TO has 9.36% 1-year volatility. There are 10 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.62%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	1.62%	227.30M	Sep 2024	DXQ.TO vs HBIL.TO
HPYM.TO	Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...	4.66%	230.93M	Jan 2024	DXQ.TO vs HPYM.TO
UMAX.TO	Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	6.88%	1.36B	Jun 2023	DXQ.TO vs UMAX.TO
HLIF.TO	Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A	6.98%	—	Jun 2022	DXQ.TO vs HLIF.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	7.68%	2.20B	Oct 2011	DXQ.TO vs ZWU.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DXQ.TO

DXQ.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -5.11%. There are 4 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.95%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	-0.95%	227.30M	Sep 2024	DXQ.TO vs HBIL.TO
HLIF.TO	Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A	-3.09%	—	Jun 2022	DXQ.TO vs HLIF.TO
HPYM.TO	Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...	-3.87%	230.93M	Jan 2024	DXQ.TO vs HPYM.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	-4.86%	2.20B	Oct 2011	DXQ.TO vs ZWU.TO
UMAX.TO	Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	-5.11%	1.36B	Jun 2023	DXQ.TO vs UMAX.TO

Other ETFs from Dynamic

The 4 most viewed Dynamic ETFs shown here include DXMO.TO, DXU.TO, DXBB.TO and span 4 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $596M.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DXMO.TO	Dynamic Active Mining Opportunities ETF	Materials	46	4.35%	—	Jul 2024	DXQ.TO vs DXMO.TO
DXU.TO	Dynamic Active U.S. Dividend ETF	Dividend	76	27.23%	82.94M	Sep 2024	DXQ.TO vs DXU.TO
DXBB.TO	Dynamic Active Bond ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	31	1.99%	—	Oct 2024	DXQ.TO vs DXBB.TO
DXP.TO	Dynamic Active Preferred Shares ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	95	4.44%	596.06M	Jan 2017	DXQ.TO vs DXP.TO

Often Compared With DXQ.TO

Investors most often compare DXQ.TO with YCST.NEO, HHIS.TO, CRCY.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
YCST.NEO	Costco (COST) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	7	12.50%	—	Feb 2025	DXQ.TO vs YCST.NEO
HHIS.TO	Harvest Diversified High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	23	4.33%	1.74B	Jan 2025	DXQ.TO vs HHIS.TO
CRCY.TO	Harvest Circle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF Cla...	Derivative Income	—	-14.04%	—	Sep 2025	DXQ.TO vs CRCY.TO
BKCC.TO	Global X Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call E...	Derivative Income	96	21.49%	395.62M	May 2011	DXQ.TO vs BKCC.TO
YTSL.NEO	Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	22	-15.72%	419.10M	Dec 2022	DXQ.TO vs YTSL.NEO
RCDC.TO	RBC Canadian Dividend Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	95	14.92%	—	Jan 2023	DXQ.TO vs RCDC.TO
TSLY.TO	Harvest Tesla Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	17	-11.87%	265.04M	Jan 2025	DXQ.TO vs TSLY.TO
GOGY.TO	Harvest Alphabet Enhanced High Income Shares ETF C...	Derivative Income	94	13.52%	—	Mar 2025	DXQ.TO vs GOGY.TO
EMAX.TO	Hamilton Energy YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Energy Equities, Derivative Income	51	22.48%	467.50M	Feb 2024	DXQ.TO vs EMAX.TO
ZWG.TO	BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	71	13.20%	319.94M	Jan 2020	DXQ.TO vs ZWG.TO
USCC.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	80	10.19%	561.57M	Sep 2011	DXQ.TO vs USCC.TO
HUTE.TO	Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Inc...	Derivative Income, Utilities Equities	56	13.36%	101.38M	Oct 2022	DXQ.TO vs HUTE.TO
AVGY.TO	Harvest Broadcom Enhanced High Income Shares ETF -...	Derivative Income	44	16.37%	—	Mar 2025	DXQ.TO vs AVGY.TO
QQCC.TO	Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	Nasdaq-100, Derivative Income	77	16.46%	732.86M	Sep 2011	DXQ.TO vs QQCC.TO
INTY.TO	Evolve International Equity UltraYield ETF	Derivative Income	—	—	—	Jan 2026	DXQ.TO vs INTY.TO
NXF.TO	CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF Common Units (CA...	Energy Equities, Derivative Income	39	19.97%	116.28M	Feb 2015	DXQ.TO vs NXF.TO
HPYT.TO	Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF A	Derivative Income	15	0.58%	377.33M	May 2024	DXQ.TO vs HPYT.TO
HYLD-U.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (USD)	Derivative Income	73	14.21%	919.57M	Feb 2022	DXQ.TO vs HYLD-U.TO
CNQE.TO	Harvest CNQ Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	—	22.02%	—	Aug 2025	DXQ.TO vs CNQE.TO
CDAY.NEO	Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Equity DayMAX ETF	Derivative Income, Canada Equities	—	17.30%	242.10M	Jul 2025	DXQ.TO vs CDAY.NEO

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