Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A (HLIF.TO) Alternatives

Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A (HLIF.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 HLIF.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or funds that fit a different role in your portfolio.

Cheapest Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO charges 0.79% annually. Among ETFs in the Derivative Income category, these options have the lowest expense ratios among HLIF.TO alternatives.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	Inception
USCL.TO	Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	0.04%	Jul 5, 2023	HLIF.TO vs USCL.TO
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	0.29%	Nov 6, 2025	HLIF.TO vs EQLI.TO
ECHI.TO	Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF	0.29%	Aug 22, 2025	HLIF.TO vs ECHI.TO
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	0.35%	Sep 12, 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
JEPI.TO	JPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF	0.35%	Sep 27, 2024	HLIF.TO vs JEPI.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to HLIF.TO

Among ETFs in the Derivative Income category, these options rank highest on PortfoliosLab's risk-adjusted score, which accounts for volatility, drawdown, and return consistency over a 1-year period.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	Inception
BKCC.TO	Global X Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call E...	97	May 16, 2011	HLIF.TO vs BKCC.TO
BKCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...	96	Jul 5, 2023	HLIF.TO vs BKCL.TO
ZWC.TO	BMO CA High Dividend Covered Call ETF	96	Feb 3, 2017	HLIF.TO vs ZWC.TO
BANK.TO	Evolve Canadian Banks and Lifecos Enhanced Yield I...	96	Feb 1, 2022	HLIF.TO vs BANK.TO
GOGY.TO	Harvest Alphabet Enhanced High Income Shares ETF C...	95	Mar 3, 2025	HLIF.TO vs GOGY.TO

Top Performing HLIF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

HLIF.TO alternatives from the Derivative Income category, sorted by year-to-date return.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	Inception
EMAX.TO	Hamilton Energy YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	31.32%	Feb 6, 2024	HLIF.TO vs EMAX.TO
ENCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Cove...	30.98%	Oct 10, 2023	HLIF.TO vs ENCL.TO
ENCC.TO	Global X Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ...	21.92%	Apr 11, 2011	HLIF.TO vs ENCC.TO
HUTE.TO	Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Inc...	12.55%	Oct 25, 2022	HLIF.TO vs HUTE.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	11.68%	Oct 20, 2011	HLIF.TO vs ZWU.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO alternatives from the Derivative Income category, sorted by annualized volatility over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	1.86%	Sep 12, 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
UMAX.TO	Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	7.81%	Jun 14, 2023	HLIF.TO vs UMAX.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	9.12%	Oct 20, 2011	HLIF.TO vs ZWU.TO
HPYT.TO	Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF A	9.62%	May 30, 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYT.TO
ZWC.TO	BMO CA High Dividend Covered Call ETF	10.17%	Feb 3, 2017	HLIF.TO vs ZWC.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO alternatives from the Derivative Income category, sorted by maximum drawdown over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	-1.30%	Sep 12, 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
UMAX.TO	Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	-6.23%	Jun 14, 2023	HLIF.TO vs UMAX.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	-6.71%	Oct 20, 2011	HLIF.TO vs ZWU.TO
BKCC.TO	Global X Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call E...	-7.71%	May 16, 2011	HLIF.TO vs BKCC.TO
HPYT.TO	Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF A	-7.76%	May 30, 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYT.TO

Other ETFs from Harvest

Most popular Harvest ETFs on PortfoliosLab, across asset classes.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
HHIS.TO	Harvest Diversified High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	41	-14.58%	Jan 16, 2025	HLIF.TO vs HHIS.TO
MSTE.TO	Harvest MicroStrategy Enhanced High Income Shares ...	Derivative Income	2	-15.65%	Mar 5, 2025	HLIF.TO vs MSTE.TO
HDIF.TO	Harvest Diversified Monthly Income ETF - Class A U...	Derivative Income	44	-3.91%	Feb 11, 2022	HLIF.TO vs HDIF.TO
HHIC.TO	Harvest Canadian High Income Shares ETF	Canada Equities, Derivative Income	—	9.05%	Aug 19, 2025	HLIF.TO vs HHIC.TO
HTAE.TO	Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF - Class...	Technology Equities	31	-12.04%	Oct 20, 2022	HLIF.TO vs HTAE.TO
TSLY.TO	Harvest Tesla Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	52	-18.63%	Jan 14, 2025	HLIF.TO vs TSLY.TO
PLTE.TO	Harvest Palantir Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	60	-22.82%	Jan 16, 2025	HLIF.TO vs PLTE.TO
HBIX.NEO	Harvest Bitcoin Enhanced Income ETF	Leveraged Cryptocurrency	—	-24.18%	Apr 28, 2025	HLIF.TO vs HBIX.NEO
NVHE.TO	Harvest NVIDIA Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	76	-5.86%	Aug 19, 2024	HLIF.TO vs NVHE.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	8	-7.66%	Mar 10, 2020	HLIF.TO vs HHL.TO

Often Compared With HLIF.TO

What investors most often compare with HLIF.TO, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
HDIV.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	92	3.20%	Jul 19, 2021	HLIF.TO vs HDIV.TO
AMAX.TO	Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Gold, Derivative Income	84	4.61%	Feb 6, 2024	HLIF.TO vs AMAX.TO
HYLD-U.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (USD)	Derivative Income	46	-7.72%	Feb 4, 2022	HLIF.TO vs HYLD-U.TO
CRCY.TO	Harvest Circle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF Cla...	Derivative Income	—	1.83%	Sep 26, 2025	HLIF.TO vs CRCY.TO
QMAX.TO	Hamilton Technology YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Technology Equities, Derivative Income	27	-15.25%	Oct 25, 2023	HLIF.TO vs QMAX.TO
CANY.TO	Evolve Canadian Equity UltraYield ETF	Derivative Income, Canada Equities	—	1.73%	Sep 17, 2025	HLIF.TO vs CANY.TO
EBNK.TO	Evolve European Banks Enhanced Yield ETF Hedged CA...	Financials Equities, Derivative Income	58	-4.60%	Jan 7, 2022	HLIF.TO vs EBNK.TO
JEPQ.TO	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF	Derivative Income	52	-1.52%	Sep 27, 2024	HLIF.TO vs JEPQ.TO
MARO	YieldMax MARA Option Income Strategy ETF	Derivative Income	4	-13.08%	Dec 9, 2024	HLIF.TO vs MARO
XYLP.L	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call UCITS ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	24	-1.08%	Jul 11, 2023	HLIF.TO vs XYLP.L
ZWP.TO	BMO Covered Call Europe High Dividend ETF	Europe Equities, Derivative Income	34	-1.05%	Mar 1, 2018	HLIF.TO vs ZWP.TO
QQCC.TO	Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	48	-3.61%	Sep 13, 2011	HLIF.TO vs QQCC.TO
INTY.TO	Evolve International Equity UltraYield ETF	Derivative Income	—	—	Jan 14, 2026	HLIF.TO vs INTY.TO
QDAY.NEO	Hamilton EnhancedTechnology DayMAX™ ETF	Derivative Income	—	-13.08%	Jul 14, 2025	HLIF.TO vs QDAY.NEO
UTES.TO	Evolve Canadian Utilities Enhanced Yield Index Fun...	Derivative Income	89	9.57%	Sep 3, 2024	HLIF.TO vs UTES.TO
GLCC.TO	Global X Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income, Gold	90	5.98%	Apr 11, 2011	HLIF.TO vs GLCC.TO
HMAX.TO	Hamilton Canadian Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Derivative Income	93	-3.41%	Jan 20, 2023	HLIF.TO vs HMAX.TO
HYLD.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	57	-8.12%	Feb 4, 2022	HLIF.TO vs HYLD.TO
EQCL.TO	Global X Enhanced All-Equity Asset Allocation Cove...	Derivative Income	52	-0.76%	Oct 10, 2023	HLIF.TO vs EQCL.TO
QQQY.TO	Evolve NASDAQ Technology Enhanced Yield Index Fund	Derivative Income	66	-9.65%	Oct 6, 2025	HLIF.TO vs QQQY.TO

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