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%	107.60M	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%	236.88M	Jan 2011	VCIP.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.18M	Jan 2020	VCIP.TO vs ZESG.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	767.07M	Feb 2019	VCIP.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VCIP.TO

VCIP.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 52. There are 23 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 93.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	93	—	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	85	—	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs MGRW.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	82	182.80M	Aug 2018	VCIP.TO vs HBAL.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	81	10.14B	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VGRO.TO

Top Performing VCIP.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VCIP.TO is at 3.72% YTD. There are 26 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.29%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.29%	261.72M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs GGRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.27%	—	May 2023	VCIP.TO vs CEQT.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	11.26%	—	Jan 2022	VCIP.TO vs FEQT.NEO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	10.93%	767.07M	Feb 2019	VCIP.TO vs ZGRO.TO
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	10.72%	—	Feb 2019	VCIP.TO vs GRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VCIP.TO

VCIP.TO has 4.78% 1-year volatility. There are 2 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 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	3.25%	693.10M	Nov 2018	VCIP.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.95%	124.55M	Aug 2019	VCIP.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.57%	357.83M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs VRIF.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	5.68%	378.56M	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%	693.10M	Nov 2018	VCIP.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	124.55M	Aug 2019	VCIP.TO vs XINC.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	378.56M	Dec 2005	VCIP.TO vs XTR.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	-4.57%	357.83M	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 $33B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	74	11.92%	32.85B	Nov 2012	VCIP.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	98	23.93%	7.99B	Nov 2012	VCIP.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	83	13.03%	14.70B	Jan 2019	VCIP.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	82	10.34%	15.96B	Aug 2013	VCIP.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	8.40%	5.44B	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	69	18.03%	10.65B	Dec 2015	VCIP.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	78	10.72%	3.48B	Nov 2011	VCIP.TO vs VCE.TO
VIDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Divi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	75	13.09%	1.90B	Aug 2018	VCIP.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	77	14.02%	3.45B	Jun 2014	VCIP.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	73	12.60%	18.15B	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 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	59	6.18%	893.34M	Jan 2018	VCIP.TO vs VCNS.TO
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	68	6.11%	408.41M	Aug 2019	VCIP.TO vs XCNS.TO
NUBF.TO	NBI Unconstrained Fixed Income ETF	Global Bonds	27	0.85%	2.91B	Oct 2019	VCIP.TO vs NUBF.TO
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	63	8.27%	3.32B	Jun 2007	VCIP.TO vs XBAL.TO
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Total Bond Market, Canadian Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds	24	2.17%	7.36B	Nov 2011	VCIP.TO vs VAB.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	35	2.10%	3.36B	Nov 2006	VCIP.TO vs XCB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	24	2.21%	12.97B	Jan 2010	VCIP.TO vs ZAG.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	50	4.50%	—	Apr 2025	VCIP.TO vs MIX.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	56	7.86%	78.91M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs GCNS.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	68	7.72%	8.96B	Jan 2021	VCIP.TO vs FBAL.NEO
TCON.TO	TD Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	69	5.90%	—	Aug 2020	VCIP.TO vs TCON.TO
GBAL.TO	iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	64	9.95%	266.94M	Sep 2020	VCIP.TO vs GBAL.TO
CEQP.TO	CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	—	—	—	Jan 2026	VCIP.TO vs CEQP.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	71	9.74%	4.70B	Jan 2021	VCIP.TO vs FGRO.NEO
FBALX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	Diversified Portfolio	77	8.64%	—	Nov 1986	VCIP.TO vs FBALX
VSP.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	S&P 500	48	6.59%	6.15B	Nov 2012	VCIP.TO vs VSP.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	83	10.67%	30.44B	Feb 2001	VCIP.TO vs XIC.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	10.58%	4.97B	Jun 2007	VCIP.TO vs XGRO.TO
IAU	iShares Gold Trust	Gold, Precious Metals	21	-7.61%	64.29B	Jan 2005	VCIP.TO vs IAU
PRIV	State Street IG Public & Private Credit ETF	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	46	1.13%	848.56M	Feb 2025	VCIP.TO vs PRIV

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