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 78 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.21%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
QQCI.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Income Advantage ETF	0.21%	63.79M	Aug 2024	HLIF.TO vs QQCI.TO
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	0.29%	169.56M	Nov 2025	HLIF.TO vs EQLI.TO
ECHI.TO	Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF	0.29%	—	Aug 2025	HLIF.TO vs ECHI.TO
JEPI.TO	JPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETF	0.35%	—	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs JEPI.TO
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	0.35%	214.20M	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 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	98	—	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs CBNK.TO
BANK.TO	Evolve Canadian Banks and Lifecos Enhanced Yield I...	98	1.33B	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs BANK.TO
ZWB.TO	BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF	97	4.77B	Jan 2011	HLIF.TO vs ZWB.TO
BKCC.TO	Global X Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call E...	97	405.23M	May 2011	HLIF.TO vs BKCC.TO
BKCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...	97	201.63M	Jul 2023	HLIF.TO vs BKCL.TO

Top Performing HLIF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

HLIF.TO is at 21.27% YTD. There are 14 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 44.23%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CBNK.TO	Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF	44.23%	—	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs CBNK.TO
CNQE.TO	Harvest CNQ Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	41.00%	—	Aug 2025	HLIF.TO vs CNQE.TO
ENCL.TO	Global X Enhanced Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Cove...	39.90%	295.63M	Oct 2023	HLIF.TO vs ENCL.TO
HPF.TO	Harvest Energy Leaders Income ETF – Class A Units	37.52%	69.39M	Oct 2014	HLIF.TO vs HPF.TO
NXF.TO	CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF Common Units (CA...	34.00%	140.96M	Feb 2015	HLIF.TO vs NXF.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO has 7.37% 1-year volatility. There are 8 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.80%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	1.80%	214.20M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
HBIL-U.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF USD Unhed...	1.97%	152.80M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL-U.TO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.28%	682.20M	Nov 2018	HLIF.TO vs PYF.TO
HPYM.TO	Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...	4.70%	249.28M	Jan 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYM.TO
PINC.TO	Purpose Multi-Asset Income Fund	6.37%	108.20M	Apr 2018	HLIF.TO vs PINC.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to HLIF.TO

HLIF.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.09%. There are 3 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%	214.20M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL.TO
HBIL-U.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF USD Unhed...	-1.32%	152.80M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs HBIL-U.TO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	682.20M	Nov 2018	HLIF.TO vs PYF.TO
PINC.TO	Purpose Multi-Asset Income Fund	-3.59%	108.20M	Apr 2018	HLIF.TO vs PINC.TO
FCMI.TO	Fidelity Canadian Monthly High Income ETF	-3.62%	12.40M	Jan 2020	HLIF.TO vs FCMI.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	16	1.29%	1.82B	Jan 2025	HLIF.TO vs HHIS.TO
MSTE.TO	Harvest Strategy Inc. Enhanced High Income Shares ...	Derivative Income	1	-43.37%	295.90M	Mar 2025	HLIF.TO vs MSTE.TO
HDIF.TO	Harvest Diversified Monthly Income ETF - Class A U...	Derivative Income	79	12.73%	554.44M	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs HDIF.TO
HHIC.TO	Harvest Canadian High Income Shares ETF	Canada Equities, Derivative Income	—	10.47%	224.53M	Aug 2025	HLIF.TO vs HHIC.TO
HTAE.TO	Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF - Class...	Technology Equities	47	23.10%	108.65M	Oct 2022	HLIF.TO vs HTAE.TO
TSLY.TO	Harvest Tesla Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	13	-31.00%	218.28M	Jan 2025	HLIF.TO vs TSLY.TO
PLTE.TO	Harvest Palantir Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	—	—	—	Jan 2025	HLIF.TO vs PLTE.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	38	-0.32%	2.00B	Mar 2020	HLIF.TO vs HHL.TO
HUTE.TO	Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Inc...	Derivative Income, Utilities Equities	54	11.64%	104.38M	Oct 2022	HLIF.TO vs HUTE.TO
HTA.TO	Harvest Tech Achievers Growth & Income ETF	Technology Equities	48	19.31%	916.32M	Mar 2020	HLIF.TO vs HTA.TO

Often Compared With HLIF.TO

Investors most often compare HLIF.TO with HYLD-U.TO, HDIV.TO, JEPQ.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 13 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, Options Trading, Actively Managed	72	13.08%	927.41M	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs HYLD-U.TO
HDIV.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	95	18.30%	1.79B	Jul 2021	HLIF.TO vs HDIV.TO
JEPQ.TO	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF	Nasdaq-100, Derivative Income	56	8.64%	136.22M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs JEPQ.TO
QMAX.TO	Hamilton Technology YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Technology Equities, Derivative Income	31	11.50%	936.10M	Oct 2023	HLIF.TO vs QMAX.TO
AMAX.TO	Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Gold, Derivative Income, Precious Metals	28	-13.72%	481.30M	Feb 2024	HLIF.TO vs AMAX.TO
CRCY.TO	Harvest Circle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF Cla...	Derivative Income, Blockchain, Options Trading, Actively Managed	—	-31.93%	—	Oct 2025	HLIF.TO vs CRCY.TO
UTES.TO	Evolve Canadian Utilities Enhanced Yield Index Fun...	Utilities Equities, Derivative Income, Leveraged Equities	67	10.38%	445.34M	Sep 2024	HLIF.TO vs UTES.TO
XYLP.L	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call UCITS ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	67	6.00%	—	Jul 2023	HLIF.TO vs XYLP.L
GOGY.TO	Harvest Alphabet Enhanced High Income Shares ETF C...	Derivative Income	92	16.24%	—	Mar 2025	HLIF.TO vs GOGY.TO
YCST.NEO	Costco (COST) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	15	12.84%	9.20M	Feb 2025	HLIF.TO vs YCST.NEO
HPYT.TO	Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF A	Derivative Income	8	-3.63%	337.47M	May 2024	HLIF.TO vs HPYT.TO
ZWG.TO	BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	83	13.24%	317.70M	Jan 2020	HLIF.TO vs ZWG.TO
CANY.TO	Evolve Canadian Equity UltraYield ETF	Derivative Income, Canada Equities	—	12.77%	—	Sep 2025	HLIF.TO vs CANY.TO
DXQ.TO	Dynamic Active Enhanced Yield Covered Options ETF	Derivative Income	63	8.14%	—	Sep 2022	HLIF.TO vs DXQ.TO
YTSL.NEO	Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	19	-32.98%	362.80M	Dec 2022	HLIF.TO vs YTSL.NEO
NVHE.TO	Harvest NVIDIA Enhanced High Income Shares ETF	Derivative Income	29	14.04%	257.94M	Aug 2024	HLIF.TO vs NVHE.TO
HYLD.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	68	11.33%	1.30B	Feb 2022	HLIF.TO vs HYLD.TO
YGOG.NEO	Alphabet (GOOGL) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income, Technology Equities	90	11.15%	63.90M	Dec 2022	HLIF.TO vs YGOG.NEO
LLHE.TO	Harvest Eli Lilly Enhanced High Income Shares ETF ...	Derivative Income	62	12.30%	241.67M	Aug 2024	HLIF.TO vs LLHE.TO
ENCC.TO	Global X Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ...	Derivative Income, Energy Equities	93	31.48%	784.46M	Apr 2011	HLIF.TO vs ENCC.TO

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