VBAL.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio (VBAL.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 VBAL.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VBAL.TO

VBAL.TO charges 0.24% annually. There are 12 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	0.15%	108.71M	Feb 2019	VBAL.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	VBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	247.56M	Jan 2011	VBAL.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	103.99M	Jan 2020	VBAL.TO vs ZESG.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	767.58M	Feb 2019	VBAL.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VBAL.TO

VBAL.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 73. There are 16 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	94	—	Feb 2019	VBAL.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	93	—	May 2023	VBAL.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	86	—	Sep 2020	VBAL.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	84	—	Aug 2020	VBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	83	10.51B	Jan 2018	VBAL.TO vs VGRO.TO

Top Performing VBAL.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VBAL.TO is at 7.52% YTD. There are 15 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.45%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.45%	—	May 2023	VBAL.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	11.47%	264.61M	Sep 2020	VBAL.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	11.38%	—	Jan 2022	VBAL.TO vs FEQT.NEO
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	10.52%	—	Feb 2019	VBAL.TO vs GRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	10.16%	—	Aug 2020	VBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VBAL.TO

VBAL.TO has 8.49% 1-year volatility. There are 11 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.49%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.49%	—	Jun 2021	VBAL.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.25%	684.20M	Nov 2018	VBAL.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VBAL.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.99%	126.79M	Aug 2019	VBAL.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.62%	363.73M	Sep 2020	VBAL.TO vs VRIF.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VBAL.TO

VBAL.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -5.93%. There are 14 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, 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	VBAL.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	684.20M	Nov 2018	VBAL.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	126.79M	Aug 2019	VBAL.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VBAL.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.22M	Dec 2005	VBAL.TO vs XTR.TO

Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VFV.TO, VDY.TO, VEQT.TO and span 7 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $34B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	74	11.96%	34.09B	Nov 2012	VBAL.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	27.81%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VBAL.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	84	12.31%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VBAL.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	11.33%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VBAL.TO vs VCN.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	69	14.40%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VBAL.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	86	12.01%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VBAL.TO vs VCE.TO
VIDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Divi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	88	15.54%	2.00B	Aug 2018	VBAL.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	76	12.57%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VBAL.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	73	12.39%	18.99B	Aug 2013	VBAL.TO vs VUN.TO
VSP.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	S&P 500	50	7.86%	6.11B	Nov 2012	VBAL.TO vs VSP.TO

Often Compared With VBAL.TO

Investors most often compare VBAL.TO with XBAL.TO, XEQT.TO, VCNS.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	67	7.66%	3.34B	Jun 2007	VBAL.TO vs XBAL.TO
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	84	12.34%	20.38B	Aug 2019	VBAL.TO vs XEQT.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	60	5.12%	932.14M	Jan 2018	VBAL.TO vs VCNS.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	64	9.44%	1.70T	Sep 2010	VBAL.TO vs VOO
VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	Global Equities	62	10.03%	97.00B	Jun 2008	VBAL.TO vs VT
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	82	7.40%	—	Aug 2020	VBAL.TO vs TBAL.TO
ZMMK.TO	BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series	Money Market	99	1.27%	5.76B	Nov 2021	VBAL.TO vs ZMMK.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	74	7.31%	9.45B	Jan 2021	VBAL.TO vs FBAL.NEO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	63	9.40%	790.12B	Jan 1993	VBAL.TO vs SPY
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	Global Allocation	68	7.64%	637.43M	Jan 2022	VBAL.TO vs ZBAL.TO
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	63	1.07%	1.65B	Nov 2011	VBAL.TO vs VSB.TO
INPAX	American Funds Conservative Growth and Income Port...	Diversified Portfolio	50	4.58%	—	May 2012	VBAL.TO vs INPAX
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	Dividend	65	8.24%	129.60B	Apr 2006	VBAL.TO vs VIG
BTCC.TO	Purpose Bitcoin CAD ETF Currency Hedged Units	Cryptocurrency	2	-27.34%	1.70B	Feb 2021	VBAL.TO vs BTCC.TO
GBAL.TO	iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	58	8.93%	270.14M	Sep 2020	VBAL.TO vs GBAL.TO
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation		17	-16.45%	—	—	VBAL.TO vs MSFT
HSAV.TO	Global X Cash Maximizer Corporate Class ETF	Money Market	69	0.91%	1.93B	Feb 2020	VBAL.TO vs HSAV.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	74	10.05%	5.00B	Jun 2007	VBAL.TO vs XGRO.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	51	4.19%	—	Apr 2025	VBAL.TO vs MIX.TO
VBIAX	Vanguard Balanced Index Fund Admiral Shares	Diversified Portfolio	56	6.22%	63.70B	Nov 2000	VBAL.TO vs VBIAX

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