VCIP.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to VCIP.TO

VCIP.TO charges 0.25% annually. There are 13 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%	108.41M	Feb 2019	VCIP.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	VCIP.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	245.54M	Jan 2011	VCIP.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.35M	Jan 2020	VCIP.TO vs ZESG.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	778.93M	Feb 2019	VCIP.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VCIP.TO

VCIP.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 60. There are 23 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	VCIP.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	VCIP.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs MGRW.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	87	10.51B	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	87	—	Aug 2020	VCIP.TO vs TGRO.TO

Top Performing VCIP.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VCIP.TO is at 3.32% YTD. There are 27 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.87%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.87%	—	May 2023	VCIP.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.25%	266.53M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.75%	—	Jan 2022	VCIP.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	11.62%	10.51B	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	11.56%	—	Aug 2020	VCIP.TO vs TGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VCIP.TO

VCIP.TO has 4.79% 1-year volatility. There are 2 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	VCIP.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.20%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VCIP.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.99%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VCIP.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.61%	363.73M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs VRIF.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	5.68%	374.81M	Dec 2005	VCIP.TO vs XTR.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VCIP.TO

VCIP.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.80%. There are 3 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	VCIP.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VCIP.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VCIP.TO vs XINC.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	VCIP.TO vs XTR.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	-4.57%	363.73M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs VRIF.TO

Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VFV.TO, VDY.TO, VEQT.TO and span 8 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	VCIP.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	29.59%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VCIP.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	14.15%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VCIP.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.79%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VCIP.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.73%	5.67B	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	73	17.21%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VCIP.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	13.32%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VCIP.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	VCIP.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	80	14.58%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VCIP.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	14.11%	18.99B	Aug 2013	VCIP.TO vs VUN.TO

Often Compared With VCIP.TO

Investors most often compare VCIP.TO with VCNS.TO, XCNS.TO, NUBF.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	65	5.99%	932.14M	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VCNS.TO
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	76	6.15%	415.95M	Aug 2019	VCIP.TO vs XCNS.TO
NUBF.TO	NBI Unconstrained Fixed Income ETF	Global Bonds	22	0.66%	2.91B	Oct 2019	VCIP.TO vs NUBF.TO
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	8.75%	3.36B	Jun 2007	VCIP.TO vs XBAL.TO
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Total Bond Market, Canadian Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds	33	1.23%	7.52B	Nov 2011	VCIP.TO vs VAB.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	45	1.34%	3.32B	Nov 2006	VCIP.TO vs XCB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	VCIP.TO vs ZAG.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	54	5.73%	—	Apr 2025	VCIP.TO vs MIX.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	43	7.59%	81.12M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs GCNS.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	83	8.71%	183.77M	Aug 2018	VCIP.TO vs HBAL.TO
TCON.TO	TD Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	5.93%	—	Aug 2020	VCIP.TO vs TCON.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.35%	9.45B	Jan 2021	VCIP.TO vs FBAL.NEO
GBAL.TO	iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	63	10.21%	270.27M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs GBAL.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	79	10.79%	4.95B	Jan 2021	VCIP.TO vs FGRO.NEO
CEQP.TO	CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	—	—	—	Jan 2026	VCIP.TO vs CEQP.TO
FBALX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	Diversified Portfolio	85	10.47%	—	Nov 1986	VCIP.TO vs FBALX
PRIV	State Street IG Public & Private Credit ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	47	0.47%	844.98M	Feb 2025	VCIP.TO vs PRIV
VSP.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	S&P 500	56	9.65%	6.11B	Nov 2012	VCIP.TO vs VSP.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.97%	31.16B	Feb 2001	VCIP.TO vs XIC.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	VCIP.TO vs XGRO.TO

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