PYF.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF (PYF.TO) belongs to the Diversified Portfolio category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with PYF.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to PYF.TO

Among 26 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with expense-ratio data, the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	0.15%	108.41M	Feb 2019	PYF.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	245.54M	Jan 2011	PYF.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.35M	Jan 2020	PYF.TO vs ZESG.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	778.93M	Feb 2019	PYF.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PYF.TO

PYF.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 36. There are 28 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	94	—	Feb 2019	PYF.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	PYF.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs MGRW.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	87	10.51B	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	87	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TGRO.TO

Top Performing PYF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

PYF.TO is at 2.33% YTD. There are 28 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.87%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.87%	—	May 2023	PYF.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.25%	266.53M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.75%	—	Jan 2022	PYF.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	11.62%	10.51B	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	11.56%	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PYF.TO

PYF.TO has 3.20% 1-year volatility. There is 1 ETF in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.49%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.49%	—	Jun 2021	PYF.TO vs CSBG.NEO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.79%	257.87M	Jan 2019	PYF.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.99%	127.03M	Aug 2019	PYF.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.61%	363.73M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs VRIF.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	5.68%	374.81M	Dec 2005	PYF.TO vs XTR.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PYF.TO

PYF.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.11%. There is 1 ETF in the Diversified Portfolio category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, going as shallow as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.00%	—	Jun 2021	PYF.TO vs CSBG.NEO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	PYF.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	PYF.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	PYF.TO vs XTR.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	-4.57%	363.73M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs VRIF.TO

Other ETFs from Purpose Investments

The 10 most viewed Purpose Investments ETFs shown here include KILO.TO, PSA.TO, BTCC.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $4B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
KILO.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund	Gold, Precious Metals	22	-7.31%	1.00B	Oct 2018	PYF.TO vs KILO.TO
PSA.TO	Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	Money Market	99	1.15%	4.10B	Oct 2013	PYF.TO vs PSA.TO
BTCC.TO	Purpose Bitcoin CAD ETF Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-27.53%	1.70B	Feb 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCC.TO
YTSL.NEO	Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	41	-11.34%	437.60M	Dec 2022	PYF.TO vs YTSL.NEO
MNY.TO	Purpose Cash Management Fund	Money Market	100	1.22%	2.90B	Sep 2022	PYF.TO vs MNY.TO
SBT.TO	Purpose Silver Bullion Fund	Silver, Precious Metals	25	-20.34%	135.40M	May 2016	PYF.TO vs SBT.TO
PDIV.TO	Purpose Enhanced Dividend Fund ETF	Dividend	93	10.43%	229.70M	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs PDIV.TO
YNVD.NEO	NVIDIA (NVDA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	32	14.43%	205.90M	Jan 2024	PYF.TO vs YNVD.NEO
PMM.TO	Purpose Multi-Strategy Market Neutral Fund	Long-Short	72	6.44%	11.20M	Oct 2014	PYF.TO vs PMM.TO
BTCY.TO	Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF - ETF Units		2	-30.58%	120.60M	Dec 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCY.TO

Often Compared With PYF.TO

Investors most often compare PYF.TO with BTCC-B.TO, HBAL.TO, TCON.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BTCC-B.TO	Purpose Bitcoin ETF Non-Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-24.45%	—	Feb 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCC-B.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	83	8.71%	183.77M	Aug 2018	PYF.TO vs HBAL.TO
TCON.TO	TD Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	5.93%	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TCON.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	54	5.73%	—	Apr 2025	PYF.TO vs MIX.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.73%	5.67B	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VBAL.TO
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	8.75%	3.36B	Jun 2007	PYF.TO vs XBAL.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	43	7.59%	81.12M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs GCNS.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.35%	9.45B	Jan 2021	PYF.TO vs FBAL.NEO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	Gold, Precious Metals	28	-4.13%	—	Oct 2018	PYF.TO vs KILO-B.TO
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	76	6.15%	415.95M	Aug 2019	PYF.TO vs XCNS.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	79	10.79%	4.95B	Jan 2021	PYF.TO vs FGRO.NEO
GBAL.TO	iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	63	10.21%	270.27M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs GBAL.TO
BASE.TO	Evolve Global Materials & Mining Enhanced Yield In...	Materials	59	17.63%	100.24M	Jun 2019	PYF.TO vs BASE.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	65	5.99%	932.14M	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VCNS.TO
BMAX.TO	Brompton Enhanced Multi-Asset Income ETF	Diversified Portfolio	69	11.20%	65.40M	—	PYF.TO vs BMAX.TO
CEQP.TO	CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	—	—	—	Jan 2026	PYF.TO vs CEQP.TO
ETHH.TO	Purpose Ether ETF	Cryptocurrency	5	-37.10%	—	Oct 2021	PYF.TO vs ETHH.TO
BTCC-U.TO	Purpose Bitcoin ETF Non-Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-25.98%	—	Feb 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCC-U.TO
ETHY.TO	Purpose Ether Yield ETF - ETF Units	Cryptocurrency	4	-43.09%	83.80M	Dec 2021	PYF.TO vs ETHY.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	PYF.TO vs XGRO.TO

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