SBT.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to SBT.TO

SBT.TO charges 0.36% annually. No ETFs in the Silver category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.45%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	0.45%	245.65M	Nov 2012	SBT.TO vs MNS.TO
AGCC.TO	Global X Silver Covered Call ETF	0.60%	—	Oct 2025	SBT.TO vs AGCC.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	0.66%	421.64M	Jul 2009	SBT.TO vs SVR.TO
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	0.66%	—	Mar 2011	SBT.TO vs SVR-C.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	1.18%	47.62M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs HUZ.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to SBT.TO

SBT.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 26. There are 2 ETFs in the Silver category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 31.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	31	245.65M	Nov 2012	SBT.TO vs MNS.TO
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	30	—	Mar 2011	SBT.TO vs SVR-C.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	26	421.64M	Jul 2009	SBT.TO vs SVR.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	25	47.62M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs HUZ.TO
SLVU.TO	BetaPro Silver 2x Daily Bull ETF	18	120.34M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs SLVU.TO

Top Performing SBT.TO Alternatives (YTD)

SBT.TO is at -21.93% YTD. There are 3 ETFs in the Silver category with higher YTD returns, going as high as -19.12%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	-19.12%	—	Mar 2011	SBT.TO vs SVR-C.TO
AGCC.TO	Global X Silver Covered Call ETF	-21.59%	—	Oct 2025	SBT.TO vs AGCC.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	-21.70%	47.62M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs HUZ.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	-22.18%	421.64M	Jul 2009	SBT.TO vs SVR.TO
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	-26.50%	245.65M	Nov 2012	SBT.TO vs MNS.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to SBT.TO

SBT.TO has 61.86% 1-year volatility. There are 4 ETFs in the Silver category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 56.29%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	56.29%	245.65M	Nov 2012	SBT.TO vs MNS.TO
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	59.07%	—	Mar 2011	SBT.TO vs SVR-C.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	60.17%	421.64M	Jul 2009	SBT.TO vs SVR.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	61.38%	47.62M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs HUZ.TO
AGCC.TO	Global X Silver Covered Call ETF	62.57%	—	Oct 2025	SBT.TO vs AGCC.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to SBT.TO

SBT.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -53.34%. There are 3 ETFs in the Silver category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -47.17%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	-47.17%	245.65M	Nov 2012	SBT.TO vs MNS.TO
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	-50.67%	—	Mar 2011	SBT.TO vs SVR-C.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	-53.06%	421.64M	Jul 2009	SBT.TO vs SVR.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	-53.47%	47.62M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs HUZ.TO
SLVU.TO	BetaPro Silver 2x Daily Bull ETF	-85.60%	120.34M	Jun 2009	SBT.TO vs SLVU.TO

Other ETFs from Purpose Investments

The 10 most viewed Purpose Investments ETFs shown here include KILO.TO, PSA.TO, BTCC.TO and span 7 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	-8.42%	1.00B	Oct 2018	SBT.TO vs KILO.TO
PSA.TO	Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	Money Market	99	1.19%	4.10B	Oct 2013	SBT.TO vs PSA.TO
BTCC.TO	Purpose Bitcoin CAD ETF Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-27.34%	1.70B	Feb 2021	SBT.TO vs BTCC.TO
MNY.TO	Purpose Cash Management Fund	Money Market	100	1.25%	3.00B	Sep 2022	SBT.TO vs MNY.TO
YTSL.NEO	Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	29	-17.67%	412.10M	Dec 2022	SBT.TO vs YTSL.NEO
PDIV.TO	Purpose Enhanced Dividend Fund ETF	Dividend	93	10.20%	231.40M	Jan 2018	SBT.TO vs PDIV.TO
YNVD.NEO	NVIDIA (NVDA) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	29	10.23%	197.80M	Jan 2024	SBT.TO vs YNVD.NEO
PMM.TO	Purpose Multi-Strategy Market Neutral Fund	Long-Short	71	5.91%	11.00M	Oct 2014	SBT.TO vs PMM.TO
BTCY.TO	Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF - ETF Units		2	-29.26%	121.00M	Dec 2021	SBT.TO vs BTCY.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	Gold, Precious Metals	29	-5.05%	—	Oct 2018	SBT.TO vs KILO-B.TO

Often Compared With SBT.TO

Investors most often compare SBT.TO with SLV, PSLV.TO, GLD. These 19 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SLV	iShares Silver Trust	Silver, Precious Metals	28	-20.86%	26.77B	Apr 2006	SBT.TO vs SLV
PSLV.TO	Sprott Physical Silver Trust		67	-21.69%	—	—	SBT.TO vs PSLV.TO
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	24	-7.24%	128.30B	Nov 2004	SBT.TO vs GLD
GDMN	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strateg...	Commodities, Gold, Precious Metals	25	-26.91%	137.71M	Dec 2021	SBT.TO vs GDMN
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	63	9.40%	790.12B	Jan 1993	SBT.TO vs SPY
CGXF.TO	CI Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF Common	Gold, Precious Metals	24	-17.11%	236.01M	Mar 2022	SBT.TO vs CGXF.TO
YAMZ.NEO	Amazon (AMZN) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	17	4.18%	107.50M	Dec 2022	SBT.TO vs YAMZ.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	Diversified Portfolio	35	2.14%	684.20M	Nov 2018	SBT.TO vs PYF.TO
ZGLD.TO	BMO Gold Bullion ETF (CAD Units)	Gold, Precious Metals	28	-4.80%	—	Mar 2024	SBT.TO vs ZGLD.TO
XGD.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF	Gold, Precious Metals	33	-13.56%	3.23B	Mar 2001	SBT.TO vs XGD.TO
BRKY.NEO	Berkshire Hathaway Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	12	-3.29%	52.50M	Dec 2022	SBT.TO vs BRKY.NEO
YCST.NEO	Costco (COST) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income	11	10.32%	—	Feb 2025	SBT.TO vs YCST.NEO
BTCC-B.TO	Purpose Bitcoin ETF Non-Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-24.27%	—	Feb 2021	SBT.TO vs BTCC-B.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Gold, Precious Metals	21	-8.28%	1.97B	May 2009	SBT.TO vs CGL.TO
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	Gold, Precious Metals	28	-4.95%	—	Mar 2011	SBT.TO vs CGL-C.TO
ETHH.TO	Purpose Ether ETF	Cryptocurrency	4	-37.81%	—	Oct 2021	SBT.TO vs ETHH.TO
YAVG.NEO	Broadcom (AVGO) Yield Shares Purpose ETF	Derivative Income, Semiconductors	54	28.62%	—	Feb 2025	SBT.TO vs YAVG.NEO
COPP	Sprott Copper Miners ETF	Copper	52	4.68%	253.13M	Mar 2024	SBT.TO vs COPP
ZJG.TO	BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	Gold, Precious Metals	34	-14.64%	154.95M	Jan 2010	SBT.TO vs ZJG.TO

Compare SBT.TO with Any Fund or Stock

Compare SBT.TO with any ETF, mutual fund, or stock using PortfoliosLab's comparison tool.

Symbol name

Diversifiers

Pair SBT.TO with funds that move differently

Purpose Silver Bullion Fund alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to SBT.TO.

Explore SBT.TO Diversifiers

Purpose Silver Bullion Fund (SBT.TO) Alternatives