VCB.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to VCB.TO

VCB.TO charges 0.17% annually. There are 2 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going 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	VCB.TO vs VAB.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	0.16%	—	Jul 2021	VCB.TO vs XIGS.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	3.32B	Nov 2006	VCB.TO vs XCB.TO
ZCB.TO	BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	2.00B	Mar 2018	VCB.TO vs ZCB.TO
ZBBB.TO	BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	20.89M	Jan 2020	VCB.TO vs ZBBB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VCB.TO

VCB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 43. There are 18 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	98	—	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	95	—	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	94	—	Jan 2019	VCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	70	88.92M	Jan 2020	VCB.TO vs ZQB.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	68	—	Jan 2017	VCB.TO vs DXO.TO

Top Performing VCB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VCB.TO is at 1.27% YTD. There are 23 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.41%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TUSB.TO	TD Select U.S. Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ET...	3.41%	—	Nov 2018	VCB.TO vs TUSB.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.34%	—	Oct 2017	VCB.TO vs RUSB.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	2.53%	—	Apr 2016	VCB.TO vs MFT.TO
ZIC.TO	BMO Mid-Term US Investment Grade Corporate Bond In...	2.05%	3.73B	Mar 2013	VCB.TO vs ZIC.TO
XHB.TO	iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	2.00%	225.94M	Sep 2010	VCB.TO vs XHB.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VCB.TO

VCB.TO has 3.52% 1-year volatility. There are 15 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.72%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.72%	—	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.16%	—	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	1.34%	—	Jan 2019	VCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	2.17%	—	Jul 2021	VCB.TO vs XIGS.TO
RBO.TO	RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	2.18%	—	Jan 2014	VCB.TO vs RBO.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VCB.TO

VCB.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.45%. There are 17 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.11%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.11%	—	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs RQO.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	-0.45%	—	Jan 2019	VCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.65%	—	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs RQP.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	-1.33%	—	Apr 2016	VCB.TO vs MFT.TO
PSB.TO	Invesco 1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corpora...	-1.38%	521.94M	Jun 2011	VCB.TO vs PSB.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	79	13.67%	34.09B	Nov 2012	VCB.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	29.59%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VCB.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	14.15%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VCB.TO vs VEQT.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	87	11.62%	10.51B	Jan 2018	VCB.TO vs VGRO.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.79%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VCB.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.73%	5.67B	Jan 2018	VCB.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	73	17.21%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VCB.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	13.32%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VCB.TO vs VCE.TO
VIDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Divi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	88	16.63%	2.00B	Aug 2018	VCB.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	80	14.58%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VCB.TO vs VXC.TO

Often Compared With VCB.TO

Investors most often compare VCB.TO with ZMMK.TO, ZAG.TO, ZCS.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 13 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZMMK.TO	BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series	Money Market	99	1.25%	5.77B	Nov 2021	VCB.TO vs ZMMK.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	VCB.TO vs ZAG.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	75	1.53%	4.96B	Oct 2009	VCB.TO vs ZCS.TO
BND.TO	Purpose Global Bond Fund	Global Bonds	56	1.18%	2.50B	—	VCB.TO vs BND.TO
VTIP	Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities...	Inflation-Protected Bonds	91	1.77%	70.50B	Oct 2012	VCB.TO vs VTIP
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	75	4.89%	363.73M	Sep 2020	VCB.TO vs VRIF.TO
FIE.TO	iShares Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF	Financials Equities, Canada Equities	95	18.97%	1.44B	Apr 2010	VCB.TO vs FIE.TO
FCSB.NEO	Fidelity Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	51	1.49%	—	Sep 2019	VCB.TO vs FCSB.NEO
DCBC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	42	1.55%	—	Apr 2024	VCB.TO vs DCBC.TO
VRE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	REIT	15	5.92%	288.31M	Nov 2012	VCB.TO vs VRE.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	56	1.37%	3.55B	Jan 2011	VCB.TO vs ZST.TO
TDB.TO	TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	32	1.24%	4.07B	Mar 2016	VCB.TO vs TDB.TO
ZCM.TO	BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	44	1.74%	1.46B	Jan 2010	VCB.TO vs ZCM.TO
ZRE.TO	BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	REIT, Equal Weight	41	14.29%	652.08M	May 2010	VCB.TO vs ZRE.TO
CBH.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ET...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.30%	538.54M	Oct 2011	VCB.TO vs CBH.TO
SPLT.TO	Brompton Split Corp. Preferred Share ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	65	3.44%	410.95M	Jun 2023	VCB.TO vs SPLT.TO
XCBG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.37%	—	Aug 2021	VCB.TO vs XCBG.TO
XIG.TO	iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Corporate Bonds	17	-1.11%	289.63M	Jan 2010	VCB.TO vs XIG.TO
CACB.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	48	1.29%	1.45B	Jan 2019	VCB.TO vs CACB.TO
CIF.TO	iShares Global Infrastructure Index ETF	Energy Equities	83	27.34%	1.60B	Aug 2008	VCB.TO vs CIF.TO

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