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 25 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
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.15%	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	0.15%	101.45M	Feb 2019	PYF.TO vs ZCON.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	234.41M	Jan 2011	PYF.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	103.83M	Jan 2020	PYF.TO vs ZESG.TO
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	0.20%	398.47M	Aug 2019	PYF.TO vs XCNS.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PYF.TO

PYF.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 22. There are 26 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 90.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	90	—	Feb 2019	PYF.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	90	—	May 2023	PYF.TO vs CEQT.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	85	373.65M	Dec 2005	PYF.TO vs XTR.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	83	—	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	77	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TGRO.TO

Top Performing PYF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

PYF.TO is at 1.16% YTD. There are 26 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.14%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.14%	—	May 2023	PYF.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	11.53%	251.75M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs GGRO.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	10.38%	4.82B	Jun 2007	PYF.TO vs XGRO.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	10.34%	10.14B	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	10.30%	—	Jan 2022	PYF.TO vs FEQT.NEO

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 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.00%	—	Jun 2021	PYF.TO vs CSBG.NEO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	4.59%	373.65M	Dec 2005	PYF.TO vs XTR.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.70%	254.60M	Jan 2019	PYF.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.93%	122.26M	Aug 2019	PYF.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.37%	357.83M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs VRIF.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
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.29%	373.65M	Dec 2005	PYF.TO vs XTR.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	122.26M	Aug 2019	PYF.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	254.60M	Jan 2019	PYF.TO vs VCIP.TO
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	-4.54%	101.45M	Feb 2019	PYF.TO vs ZCON.TO

Other ETFs from Purpose Investments

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

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BTCC.TO	Purpose Bitcoin CAD ETF Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-26.80%	1.90B	Nov 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCC.TO
PSA.TO	Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	Money Market	100	0.89%	4.20B	Oct 2013	PYF.TO vs PSA.TO
MNY.TO	Purpose Cash Management Fund	Money Market	100	0.95%	2.90B	Sep 2022	PYF.TO vs MNY.TO
YTSL.NEO	Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	30	-6.32%	438.20M	Dec 2022	PYF.TO vs YTSL.NEO
SBT.TO	Purpose Silver Bullion Fund	Silver, Precious Metals	46	2.24%	164.90M	May 2016	PYF.TO vs SBT.TO
PDIV.TO	Purpose Enhanced Dividend Fund ETF	Dividend	82	7.12%	212.60M	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs PDIV.TO
PMM.TO	Purpose Multi-Strategy Market Neutral Fund	Long-Short	64	5.69%	10.90M	Oct 2014	PYF.TO vs PMM.TO
YNVD.NEO	NVIDIA (NVDA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	62	17.05%	206.20M	Jan 2024	PYF.TO vs YNVD.NEO
BTCY.TO	Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF - ETF Units		2	-28.08%	116.80M	Dec 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCY.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	Gold, Precious Metals	38	4.14%	—	Oct 2018	PYF.TO vs KILO-B.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	-24.57%	—	Oct 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCC-B.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	77	8.04%	178.67M	Aug 2018	PYF.TO vs HBAL.TO
TCON.TO	TD Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	63	5.47%	—	Aug 2020	PYF.TO vs TCON.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	63	8.17%	—	Apr 2025	PYF.TO vs MIX.TO
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	61	7.81%	3.20B	Jun 2007	PYF.TO vs XBAL.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	68	8.13%	5.44B	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VBAL.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	63	6.89%	8.37B	Jan 2021	PYF.TO vs FBAL.NEO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	65	8.81%	4.36B	Jan 2021	PYF.TO vs FGRO.NEO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	52	6.84%	75.91M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs GCNS.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	56	5.71%	893.34M	Jan 2018	PYF.TO vs VCNS.TO
BMAX.TO	Brompton Enhanced Multi-Asset Income ETF	Diversified Portfolio	59	9.27%	65.40M	—	PYF.TO vs BMAX.TO
GBAL.TO	iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	58	9.21%	253.48M	Sep 2020	PYF.TO vs GBAL.TO
CEQP.TO	CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	—	—	—	Jan 2026	PYF.TO vs CEQP.TO
BASE.TO	Evolve Global Materials & Mining Enhanced Yield In...	Materials	79	29.75%	106.42M	Jun 2019	PYF.TO vs BASE.TO
ETHH.TO	Purpose Ether ETF	Cryptocurrency	5	-40.68%	—	Oct 2021	PYF.TO vs ETHH.TO
BTCC-U.TO	Purpose Bitcoin ETF Non-Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-25.69%	—	Nov 2021	PYF.TO vs BTCC-U.TO
USCC.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income, S&P 500	80	9.71%	400.59M	Sep 2011	PYF.TO vs USCC.TO
ETHY.TO	Purpose Ether Yield ETF - ETF Units	Cryptocurrency	4	-45.70%	80.50M	Dec 2021	PYF.TO vs ETHY.TO
XRPP.TO	Purpose XRP ETF CAD Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	—	-34.43%	—	Jun 2025	PYF.TO vs XRPP.TO
SOLL.TO	Purpose Solana ETF Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	3	-42.41%	—	Apr 2025	PYF.TO vs SOLL.TO

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