HLIF.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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 a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO charges 0.79% annually. There are 58 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%	249.48M	Jul 2023	HLIF.TO vs USCL.TO
ECHI.TO	Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF	0.29%	—	Aug 2025	HLIF.TO vs ECHI.TO
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	0.29%	155.19M	Nov 2025	HLIF.TO vs EQLI.TO
JEPQ.TO	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF	0.35%	136.22M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs JEPQ.TO
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	0.35%	235.30M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 98. No ETFs in the Derivative Income category have higher risk-adjusted ranks; the top alternatives shown here go as high as 96.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	96	—	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs CBNK.TO
BANK.TO	Evolve Canadian Banks and Lifecos Enhanced Yield I...	96	1.08B	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs BANK.TO
BKCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...	95	187.53M	Jul 2023	HLIF.TO vs BKCL.TO
BKCC.TO	Global X Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call E...	94	370.01M	May 2011	HLIF.TO vs BKCC.TO
SMAX.TO	Hamilton U.S. Equity YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	94	1.07B	Oct 2023	HLIF.TO vs SMAX.TO

Top Performing HLIF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

HLIF.TO is at 15.41% YTD. There are 26 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 59.96%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
YAVG.NEO	Broadcom (AVGO) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	59.96%	—	Feb 2025	HLIF.TO vs YAVG.NEO
AVGY.TO	Harvest Broadcom Enhanced High Income Shares ETF -...	42.92%	—	Mar 2025	HLIF.TO vs AVGY.TO
CNQE.TO	Harvest CNQ Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	39.35%	—	Aug 2025	HLIF.TO vs CNQE.TO
ENCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Cove...	36.58%	286.32M	Oct 2023	HLIF.TO vs ENCL.TO
NXF.TO	CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF Common Units (CA...	32.43%	116.31M	Feb 2015	HLIF.TO vs NXF.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO has 6.85% 1-year volatility. There are 3 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.66%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	1.66%	235.30M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
HPYM.TO	Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...	4.53%	226.83M	Jan 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYM.TO
UMAX.TO	Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	6.65%	1.34B	Jun 2023	HLIF.TO vs UMAX.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	7.59%	2.17B	Oct 2011	HLIF.TO vs ZWU.TO
ZWC.TO	BMO CA High Dividend Covered Call ETF	7.80%	2.30B	Feb 2017	HLIF.TO vs ZWC.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.09%. There is 1 ETF in the Derivative Income category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, 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%	235.30M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
HPYM.TO	Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...	-3.85%	226.83M	Jan 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYM.TO
HUTE.TO	Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Inc...	-4.57%	97.17M	Oct 2022	HLIF.TO vs HUTE.TO
ZWU.TO	BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF	-4.86%	2.17B	Oct 2011	HLIF.TO vs ZWU.TO
DXQ.TO	Dynamic Active Enhanced Yield Covered Options ETF	-5.11%	—	Sep 2022	HLIF.TO vs DXQ.TO

Other ETFs from Harvest

The 10 most viewed Harvest ETFs shown here include HHIS.TO, MSTE.TO, HDIF.TO and span 5 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $2B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
HHIS.TO	Harvest Diversified High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	32	9.32%	1.82B	Jan 2025	HLIF.TO vs HHIS.TO
MSTE.TO	Harvest MicroStrategy Enhanced High Income Shares ...	Derivative Income	1	-20.32%	—	Mar 2025	HLIF.TO vs MSTE.TO
HDIF.TO	Harvest Diversified Monthly Income ETF - Class A U...	Derivative Income	68	11.54%	536.54M	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs HDIF.TO
HHIC.TO	Harvest Canadian High Income Shares ETF	Canada Equities, Derivative Income	—	13.62%	200.58M	Aug 2025	HLIF.TO vs HHIC.TO
HTAE.TO	Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF - Class...	Technology Equities	66	32.62%	110.66M	Oct 2022	HLIF.TO vs HTAE.TO
TSLY.TO	Harvest Tesla Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	23	-4.02%	278.60M	Jan 2025	HLIF.TO vs TSLY.TO
PLTE.TO	Harvest Palantir Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	12	-21.07%	—	Jan 2025	HLIF.TO vs PLTE.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	13	-8.20%	1.85B	Mar 2020	HLIF.TO vs HHL.TO
NVHE.TO	Harvest NVIDIA Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	53	19.13%	246.25M	Aug 2024	HLIF.TO vs NVHE.TO
HBIX.NEO	Harvest Bitcoin Enhanced Income ETF	Leveraged Cryptocurrency	3	-28.85%	—	Apr 2025	HLIF.TO vs HBIX.NEO

Often Compared With HLIF.TO

Investors most often compare HLIF.TO with HYLD-U.TO, HDIV.TO, AMAX.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
HYLD-U.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (USD)	Derivative Income	73	15.12%	937.07M	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs HYLD-U.TO
HDIV.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	92	16.21%	1.63B	Jul 2021	HLIF.TO vs HDIV.TO
AMAX.TO	Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Gold, Derivative Income	32	-1.05%	519.30M	Feb 2024	HLIF.TO vs AMAX.TO
QMAX.TO	Hamilton Technology YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Technology Equities, Derivative Income	52	22.06%	973.00M	Oct 2023	HLIF.TO vs QMAX.TO
CRCY.TO	Harvest Circle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF Cla...	Derivative Income	—	3.77%	—	Sep 2025	HLIF.TO vs CRCY.TO
JEPI.TO	JPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF	Derivative Income	28	1.48%	—	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs JEPI.TO
UTES.TO	Evolve Canadian Utilities Enhanced Yield Index Fun...	Derivative Income	75	12.58%	405.53M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs UTES.TO
XYLP.L	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call UCITS ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	73	4.83%	—	Jul 2023	HLIF.TO vs XYLP.L
CANY.TO	Evolve Canadian Equity UltraYield ETF	Derivative Income, Canada Equities	—	10.38%	—	Sep 2025	HLIF.TO vs CANY.TO
YCST.NEO	Costco (COST) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	5	12.72%	—	Feb 2025	HLIF.TO vs YCST.NEO
GOGY.TO	Harvest Alphabet Enhanced High Income Shares ETF C...	Derivative Income	93	14.33%	—	Mar 2025	HLIF.TO vs GOGY.TO
HPYT.TO	Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF A	Derivative Income	18	-0.30%	385.04M	May 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYT.TO
HYLD.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	75	15.73%	1.29B	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs HYLD.TO
YTSL.NEO	Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	30	-6.32%	438.20M	Dec 2022	HLIF.TO vs YTSL.NEO
EBNK.TO	Evolve European Banks Enhanced Yield ETF Hedged CA...	Financials Equities, Derivative Income	38	5.02%	140.46M	Jan 2022	HLIF.TO vs EBNK.TO
LLHE.TO	Harvest Eli Lilly Enhanced High Income Shares ETF ...	Derivative Income	36	3.96%	220.34M	Aug 2024	HLIF.TO vs LLHE.TO
YGOG.NEO	Alphabet (GOOGL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income, Technology Equities	92	10.76%	62.20M	Dec 2022	HLIF.TO vs YGOG.NEO
ENCC.TO	Global X Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ...	Derivative Income, Energy Equities	85	29.01%	759.08M	Apr 2011	HLIF.TO vs ENCC.TO
INTY.TO	Evolve International Equity UltraYield ETF	Derivative Income	—	—	—	Jan 2026	HLIF.TO vs INTY.TO
ZWG.TO	BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	64	11.46%	337.99M	Jan 2020	HLIF.TO vs ZWG.TO

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