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%	7.52B	Nov 2011	TDB.TO vs VAB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	13.13B	Jan 2010	TDB.TO vs ZAG.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	0.10%	2.65B	Sep 2011	TDB.TO vs XSH.TO
ZSB.TO	BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	181.20M	Mar 2018	TDB.TO vs ZSB.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	4.31B	Nov 2000	TDB.TO vs XSB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to TDB.TO

TDB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 32. There are 21 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	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	99	214.29M	Sep 2024	TDB.TO vs VVSG.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	98	793.90M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	97	258.84M	Jul 2014	TDB.TO vs PFL.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	90	—	Feb 2022	TDB.TO vs ZBI.TO

Top Performing TDB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

TDB.TO is at 1.24% YTD. There are 12 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 2.10%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CORE.TO	PIMCO Canadian Core Bond Fund	2.10%	—	Jan 2011	TDB.TO vs CORE.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	2.08%	—	Feb 2022	TDB.TO vs ZBI.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.53%	4.96B	Oct 2009	TDB.TO vs ZCS.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	1.45%	2.65B	Sep 2011	TDB.TO vs XSH.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	1.36%	793.90M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to TDB.TO

TDB.TO has 4.39% 1-year volatility. There are 21 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	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	0.34%	214.29M	Sep 2024	TDB.TO vs VVSG.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	0.71%	793.90M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	0.82%	258.84M	Jul 2014	TDB.TO vs PFL.TO
XSTB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index E...	1.82%	146.43M	Mar 2019	TDB.TO vs XSTB.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 -0.04%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	-0.04%	2.39B	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs CBIL.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	-0.10%	793.90M	Dec 2011	TDB.TO vs XFR.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	-0.14%	214.29M	Sep 2024	TDB.TO vs VVSG.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	-0.15%	258.84M	Jul 2014	TDB.TO vs PFL.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	-1.21%	—	Feb 2022	TDB.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	48	15.77%	5.05B	May 2019	TDB.TO vs TEC.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	87	11.56%	—	Aug 2020	TDB.TO vs TGRO.TO
TPU.TO	TD U.S. Equity Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	13.90%	6.18B	Mar 2016	TDB.TO vs TPU.TO
TTP.TO	TD Canadian Equity Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	13.02%	6.31B	Mar 2016	TDB.TO vs TTP.TO
TEQT.TO	TD All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	13.62%	—	Apr 2025	TDB.TO vs TEQT.TO
TQCD.TO	TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	96	18.51%	3.33B	Nov 2019	TDB.TO vs TQCD.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.14%	—	Feb 2024	TDB.TO vs TCSH.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	84	8.36%	—	Aug 2020	TDB.TO vs TBAL.TO
TPE.TO	TD International Equity Index ETF	International Equity	63	13.27%	5.50B	Mar 2016	TDB.TO vs TPE.TO
TBNK.TO	TD Canadian Bank Dividend Index ETF	Dividend	98	37.19%	400.72M	Apr 2023	TDB.TO vs TBNK.TO

Often Compared With TDB.TO

Investors most often compare TDB.TO with XEB.TO, TCSB.TO, CLG.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 9 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	0.55%	31.71M	Apr 2011	TDB.TO vs XEB.TO
TCSB.TO	TD Select Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ETF	Short-Term Bond	74	1.49%	861.86M	Nov 2018	TDB.TO vs TCSB.TO
CLG.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index E...	Canadian Government Bonds	43	1.16%	983.67M	Oct 2011	TDB.TO vs CLG.TO
TCLB.TO	TD Canadian Long Term Federal Bond ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	15	0.27%	416.62M	Nov 2019	TDB.TO vs TCLB.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	56	1.37%	3.55B	Jan 2011	TDB.TO vs ZST.TO
TQGD.TO	TD Q Global Dividend ETF	Global Equity Income	92	16.32%	858.35M	Nov 2019	TDB.TO vs TQGD.TO
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	62	1.20%	1.65B	Nov 2011	TDB.TO vs VSB.TO
XSHG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate B...	Canadian Government Bonds	71	1.23%	—	Aug 2021	TDB.TO vs XSHG.TO
XSAB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	32	1.21%	240.99M	Mar 2019	TDB.TO vs XSAB.TO
CLF.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	56	1.02%	753.20M	Jan 2008	TDB.TO vs CLF.TO
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Intermediate Core Bond	34	1.18%	10.13B	Nov 2000	TDB.TO vs XBB.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	43	1.27%	821.62M	Jan 2017	TDB.TO vs VCB.TO
XQB.TO	iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.08%	537.77M	Nov 2009	TDB.TO vs XQB.TO
XGB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	30	1.25%	1.65B	Nov 2006	TDB.TO vs XGB.TO
ZGB.TO	BMO Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	32	1.33%	1.26B	Mar 2018	TDB.TO vs ZGB.TO
ZDB.TO	BMO Discount Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	30	1.07%	1.33B	Feb 2014	TDB.TO vs ZDB.TO
ZFL.TO	BMO Long Federal Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	14	0.43%	1.30B	May 2010	TDB.TO vs ZFL.TO
XLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	22	1.02%	711.71M	Nov 2006	TDB.TO vs XLB.TO
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	15	-1.16%	42.18B	Jul 2002	TDB.TO vs TLT
XFLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian 15+ Year Federal Bond Index ...	Canadian Government Bonds	14	0.33%	—	Feb 2023	TDB.TO vs XFLB.TO

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