VCNS.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to VCNS.TO

VCNS.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	VCNS.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	VCNS.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	778.93M	Feb 2019	VCNS.TO vs ZGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	245.54M	Jan 2011	VCNS.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.35M	Jan 2020	VCNS.TO vs ZESG.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VCNS.TO

VCNS.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 62. There are 20 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	VCNS.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	VCNS.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	VCNS.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	85	—	Aug 2020	VCNS.TO vs TGRO.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	85	10.51B	Jan 2018	VCNS.TO vs VGRO.TO

Top Performing VCNS.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VCNS.TO is at 5.77% YTD. There are 21 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	VCNS.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.52%	266.53M	Sep 2020	VCNS.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.63%	—	Jan 2022	VCNS.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	11.38%	10.51B	Jan 2018	VCNS.TO vs VGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	11.37%	778.93M	Feb 2019	VCNS.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VCNS.TO

VCNS.TO has 6.53% 1-year volatility. There are 6 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	VCNS.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.20%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VCNS.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.79%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VCNS.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.98%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VCNS.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.61%	363.73M	Sep 2020	VCNS.TO vs VRIF.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VCNS.TO

VCNS.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -4.86%. There are 7 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	VCNS.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VCNS.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VCNS.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VCNS.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	VCNS.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 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	78	13.57%	34.09B	Nov 2012	VCNS.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	28.26%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VCNS.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	86	13.96%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VCNS.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	12.46%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VCNS.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	75	8.54%	5.67B	Jan 2018	VCNS.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	71	17.18%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VCNS.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	87	12.93%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VCNS.TO vs VCE.TO
VIDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Divi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	85	16.04%	2.00B	Aug 2018	VCNS.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	79	14.43%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VCNS.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	14.14%	18.99B	Aug 2013	VCNS.TO vs VUN.TO

Often Compared With VCNS.TO

Investors most often compare VCNS.TO with XCNS.TO, XIC.TO, VOO. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	72	5.91%	415.95M	Aug 2019	VCNS.TO vs XCNS.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	12.69%	31.16B	Feb 2001	VCNS.TO vs XIC.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	67	10.87%	1.70T	Sep 2010	VCNS.TO vs VOO
ZSP.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	77	13.48%	24.35B	Nov 2012	VCNS.TO vs ZSP.TO
FMAGX	Fidelity Magellan Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	7	5.72%	—	May 1963	VCNS.TO vs FMAGX
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	50	7.26%	81.12M	Sep 2020	VCNS.TO vs GCNS.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	81	8.22%	—	Aug 2020	VCNS.TO vs TBAL.TO
CP	Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited		62	24.60%	—	—	VCNS.TO vs CP
XMW.TO	iShares MSCI Min Vol Global Index ETF	Global Equities	35	5.86%	170.83M	Jul 2012	VCNS.TO vs XMW.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	50	4.80%	—	Apr 2025	VCNS.TO vs MIX.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	82	8.54%	183.77M	Aug 2018	VCNS.TO vs HBAL.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	Global Allocation	68	8.46%	639.52M	Jan 2022	VCNS.TO vs ZBAL.TO
FCCM.NEO	Fidelity Canadian Momentum Index ETF	Momentum, Canada Equities	86	10.95%	—	Jun 2020	VCNS.TO vs FCCM.NEO
FCNVX	Fidelity Conservative Income Bond Institutional Cl...	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.72%	—	Mar 2011	VCNS.TO vs FCNVX
HXT.TO	Global X S&P/TSX 60 Index Corporate Class ETF	Canada Equities	92	13.41%	5.40B	Sep 2010	VCNS.TO vs HXT.TO
CPSM	Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF - Ma...	Defined Outcome, S&P 500	97	2.48%	56.60M	May 2024	VCNS.TO vs CPSM
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	85	13.88%	20.34B	Aug 2019	VCNS.TO vs XEQT.TO
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	68	8.57%	3.36B	Jun 2007	VCNS.TO vs XBAL.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	67	1.31%	4.96B	Oct 2009	VCNS.TO vs ZCS.TO
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Intermediate Core Bond	28	1.00%	10.13B	Nov 2000	VCNS.TO vs XBB.TO

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