TDB.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (TDB.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 TDB.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to TDB.TO

TDB.TO charges 0.08% annually. No ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.09%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	7.36B	Nov 2011	TDB.TO vs VAB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	12.97B	Jan 2010	TDB.TO vs ZAG.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	4.28B	Nov 2000	TDB.TO vs XSB.TO
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	0.10%	2.36B	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	0.10%	2.47B	Sep 2011	TDB.TO vs XSH.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to TDB.TO

TDB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 25. There are 20 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	99	207.91M	Sep 2024	TDB.TO vs VVSG.TO
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	99	2.36B	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	99	—	Feb 2024	TDB.TO vs TCSH.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	98	814.44M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	84	—	Feb 2022	TDB.TO vs ZBI.TO

Top Performing TDB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

TDB.TO is at 1.99% YTD. There are 10 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.09%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TCLB.TO	TD Canadian Long Term Federal Bond ETF	3.09%	403.15M	Nov 2019	TDB.TO vs TCLB.TO
XFLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ...	2.99%	—	Feb 2023	TDB.TO vs XFLB.TO
ZFL.TO	BMO Long Federal Bond	2.90%	1.30B	May 2010	TDB.TO vs ZFL.TO
CORE.TO	PIMCO Canadian Core Bond Fund	2.85%	—	Jan 2011	TDB.TO vs CORE.TO
XLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	2.78%	746.99M	Nov 2006	TDB.TO vs XLB.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to TDB.TO

TDB.TO has 4.44% 1-year volatility. There are 21 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.30%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	0.30%	2.36B	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	0.34%	207.91M	Sep 2024	TDB.TO vs VVSG.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	0.45%	—	Feb 2024	TDB.TO vs TCSH.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	0.72%	814.44M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	1.08%	3.54B	Jan 2011	TDB.TO vs ZST.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to TDB.TO

TDB.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.74%. There are 18 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.10%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	-0.10%	814.44M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	-0.10%	—	Feb 2024	TDB.TO vs TCSH.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	-0.14%	207.91M	Sep 2024	TDB.TO vs VVSG.TO
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	-0.16%	2.36B	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	-1.01%	3.54B	Jan 2011	TDB.TO vs ZST.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	46	12.38%	4.93B	May 2019	TDB.TO vs TEC.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	83	10.27%	—	Aug 2020	TDB.TO vs TGRO.TO
TPU.TO	TD U.S. Equity Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	74	11.92%	5.97B	Mar 2016	TDB.TO vs TPU.TO
TTP.TO	TD Canadian Equity Index ETF	Canada Equities	86	10.99%	6.22B	Mar 2016	TDB.TO vs TTP.TO
TEQT.TO	TD All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	85	11.84%	—	Apr 2025	TDB.TO vs TEQT.TO
TQCD.TO	TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	94	14.90%	3.17B	Nov 2019	TDB.TO vs TQCD.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	80	7.79%	—	Aug 2020	TDB.TO vs TBAL.TO
TPE.TO	TD International Equity Index ETF	International Equity	58	12.67%	5.41B	Mar 2016	TDB.TO vs TPE.TO
TBNK.TO	TD Canadian Bank Dividend Index ETF	Dividend	98	30.67%	370.26M	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs TBNK.TO
TGED.TO	TD Active Global Enhanced Dividend ETF	Global Equity Income	73	25.87%	1.80B	Mar 2022	TDB.TO vs TGED.TO

Often Compared With TDB.TO

Investors most often compare TDB.TO with XEB.TO, CLG.TO, TCSB.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEB.TO	iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Inde...	Emerging Markets Bonds	36	1.23%	32.38M	Apr 2011	TDB.TO vs XEB.TO
CLG.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index E...	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.63%	972.81M	Oct 2011	TDB.TO vs CLG.TO
TCSB.TO	TD Select Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ETF	Short-Term Bond	66	1.53%	829.75M	Nov 2018	TDB.TO vs TCSB.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	68	1.62%	4.77B	Oct 2009	TDB.TO vs ZCS.TO
TQGD.TO	TD Q Global Dividend ETF	Global Equity Income	90	13.61%	818.54M	Nov 2019	TDB.TO vs TQGD.TO
XSAB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	25	1.89%	239.22M	Mar 2019	TDB.TO vs XSAB.TO
XSHG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate B...	Canadian Government Bonds	70	1.41%	—	Aug 2021	TDB.TO vs XSHG.TO
ZSB.TO	BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	56	1.37%	171.36M	Mar 2018	TDB.TO vs ZSB.TO
CLF.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	43	1.19%	755.28M	Jan 2008	TDB.TO vs CLF.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	37	1.62%	802.07M	Jan 2017	TDB.TO vs VCB.TO
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	52	1.32%	1.56B	Nov 2011	TDB.TO vs VSB.TO
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Intermediate Core Bond	26	1.98%	10.10B	Nov 2000	TDB.TO vs XBB.TO
ZGB.TO	BMO Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	23	2.11%	1.28B	Mar 2018	TDB.TO vs ZGB.TO
XGB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	22	2.04%	1.67B	Nov 2006	TDB.TO vs XGB.TO
XQB.TO	iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	26	1.78%	537.89M	Nov 2009	TDB.TO vs XQB.TO
ZDB.TO	BMO Discount Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	23	1.86%	1.32B	Feb 2014	TDB.TO vs ZDB.TO
XSTB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index E...	Canadian Government Bonds	45	1.28%	142.84M	Mar 2019	TDB.TO vs XSTB.TO
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	15	2.11%	41.34B	Jul 2002	TDB.TO vs TLT
CBO.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	54	1.20%	920.52M	Feb 2009	TDB.TO vs CBO.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	Financials Equities, Equal Weight	98	30.90%	6.15B	Oct 2009	TDB.TO vs ZEB.TO

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