TCLB.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

TD Canadian Long Term Federal Bond ETF (TCLB.TO) belongs to the Canadian Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with TCLB.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to TCLB.TO

TCLB.TO charges 0.23% annually. There are 24 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.08%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
TDB.TO	TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.08%	4.07B	Mar 2016	TCLB.TO vs TDB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	13.13B	Jan 2010	TCLB.TO vs ZAG.TO
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	7.52B	Nov 2011	TCLB.TO vs VAB.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	4.31B	Nov 2000	TCLB.TO vs XSB.TO
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	0.10%	2.39B	Apr 2023	TCLB.TO vs CBIL.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to TCLB.TO

TCLB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 17. There are 27 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	99	2.39B	Apr 2023	TCLB.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	99	214.29M	Sep 2024	TCLB.TO vs VVSG.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	98	793.90M	Dec 2011	TCLB.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	97	258.84M	Jul 2014	TCLB.TO vs PFL.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	89	—	Feb 2022	TCLB.TO vs ZBI.TO

Top Performing TCLB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

TCLB.TO is at 0.73% YTD. There are 26 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.05%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	2.05%	—	Feb 2022	TCLB.TO vs ZBI.TO
CORE.TO	PIMCO Canadian Core Bond Fund	1.90%	—	Jan 2011	TCLB.TO vs CORE.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.45%	4.96B	Oct 2009	TCLB.TO vs ZCS.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	1.40%	2.65B	Sep 2011	TCLB.TO vs XSH.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	1.36%	793.90M	Dec 2011	TCLB.TO vs XFR.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to TCLB.TO

TCLB.TO has 8.71% 1-year volatility. There are 27 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.26%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	0.26%	2.39B	Apr 2023	TCLB.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	0.34%	214.29M	Sep 2024	TCLB.TO vs VVSG.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	0.71%	793.90M	Dec 2011	TCLB.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	0.82%	258.84M	Jul 2014	TCLB.TO vs PFL.TO
XSTB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index E...	1.80%	146.43M	Mar 2019	TCLB.TO vs XSTB.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to TCLB.TO

TCLB.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -5.57%. There are 27 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.04%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	-0.04%	2.39B	Apr 2023	TCLB.TO vs CBIL.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	-0.10%	793.90M	Dec 2011	TCLB.TO vs XFR.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	-0.14%	214.29M	Sep 2024	TCLB.TO vs VVSG.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	-0.15%	258.84M	Jul 2014	TCLB.TO vs PFL.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	-1.21%	—	Feb 2022	TCLB.TO vs ZBI.TO

Other ETFs from TD

The 10 most viewed TD ETFs shown here include TEC.TO, TGRO.TO, TPU.TO and span 9 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $6B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TEC.TO	TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF	Technology Equities	37	11.75%	5.05B	May 2019	TCLB.TO vs TEC.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	81	10.42%	—	Aug 2020	TCLB.TO vs TGRO.TO
TPU.TO	TD U.S. Equity Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	66	11.89%	6.18B	Mar 2016	TCLB.TO vs TPU.TO
TTP.TO	TD Canadian Equity Index ETF	Canada Equities	87	12.41%	6.31B	Mar 2016	TCLB.TO vs TTP.TO
TEQT.TO	TD All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	81	12.12%	—	Apr 2025	TCLB.TO vs TEQT.TO
TQCD.TO	TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	96	18.55%	3.33B	Nov 2019	TCLB.TO vs TQCD.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.16%	—	Feb 2024	TCLB.TO vs TCSH.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	78	7.55%	—	Aug 2020	TCLB.TO vs TBAL.TO
TPE.TO	TD International Equity Index ETF	International Equity	56	11.49%	5.50B	Mar 2016	TCLB.TO vs TPE.TO
TBNK.TO	TD Canadian Bank Dividend Index ETF	Dividend	98	36.14%	400.72M	Apr 2023	TCLB.TO vs TBNK.TO

Often Compared With TCLB.TO

Investors most often compare TCLB.TO with ZSB.TO, CLG.TO, TLT. These 20 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZSB.TO	BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	63	1.15%	181.20M	Mar 2018	TCLB.TO vs ZSB.TO
CLG.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index E...	Canadian Government Bonds	41	1.05%	983.67M	Oct 2011	TCLB.TO vs CLG.TO
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	16	-0.83%	42.18B	Jul 2002	TCLB.TO vs TLT
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	59	1.07%	1.65B	Nov 2011	TCLB.TO vs VSB.TO
XSHG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate B...	Canadian Government Bonds	77	1.33%	—	Aug 2021	TCLB.TO vs XSHG.TO
ZGB.TO	BMO Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	32	1.33%	1.26B	Mar 2018	TCLB.TO vs ZGB.TO
XFLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ...	Canadian Government Bonds	14	0.38%	—	Feb 2023	TCLB.TO vs XFLB.TO
VLB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF	Long-Term Bond	21	0.99%	265.81M	Jan 2017	TCLB.TO vs VLB.TO
XLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	21	0.64%	711.71M	Nov 2006	TCLB.TO vs XLB.TO
TQGD.TO	TD Q Global Dividend ETF	Global Equity Income	91	16.14%	858.35M	Nov 2019	TCLB.TO vs TQGD.TO
ZFL.TO	BMO Long Federal Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	13	0.26%	1.30B	May 2010	TCLB.TO vs ZFL.TO
XQB.TO	iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	31	0.97%	537.77M	Nov 2009	TCLB.TO vs XQB.TO
ZDB.TO	BMO Discount Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	28	0.94%	1.33B	Feb 2014	TCLB.TO vs ZDB.TO
CBO.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	58	1.03%	929.21M	Feb 2009	TCLB.TO vs CBO.TO
XGB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	28	1.04%	1.65B	Nov 2006	TCLB.TO vs XGB.TO
XSAB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	31	0.93%	240.99M	Mar 2019	TCLB.TO vs XSAB.TO
CLF.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	55	0.90%	753.20M	Jan 2008	TCLB.TO vs CLF.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	55	1.42%	3.55B	Jan 2011	TCLB.TO vs ZST.TO
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Intermediate Core Bond	31	1.00%	10.13B	Nov 2000	TCLB.TO vs XBB.TO
VGV.TO	Vanguard Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	28	1.17%	148.39M	Jan 2017	TCLB.TO vs VGV.TO

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