VGRO.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to VGRO.TO

VGRO.TO charges 0.20% annually. There are 4 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.15%	—	Aug 2020	VGRO.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	0.15%	101.45M	Feb 2019	VGRO.TO vs ZCON.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	234.41M	Jan 2011	VGRO.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	103.83M	Jan 2020	VGRO.TO vs ZESG.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	0.20%	122.26M	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XINC.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VGRO.TO

VGRO.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 81. There are 5 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 92.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	92	—	Feb 2019	VGRO.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	90	—	May 2023	VGRO.TO vs CEQT.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	87	373.65M	Dec 2005	VGRO.TO vs XTR.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	84	—	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	81	—	Aug 2020	VGRO.TO vs TGRO.TO

Top Performing VGRO.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VGRO.TO is at 10.97% YTD. There are 2 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.14%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.14%	—	May 2023	VGRO.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	11.48%	251.75M	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	10.90%	—	Jan 2022	VGRO.TO vs FEQT.NEO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	10.70%	4.82B	Jun 2007	VGRO.TO vs XGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	10.65%	—	Aug 2020	VGRO.TO vs TGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VGRO.TO

VGRO.TO has 9.63% 1-year volatility. There are 19 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	VGRO.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.12%	708.70M	Nov 2018	VGRO.TO vs PYF.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	4.59%	373.65M	Dec 2005	VGRO.TO vs XTR.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.70%	254.60M	Jan 2019	VGRO.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.93%	122.26M	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XINC.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VGRO.TO

VGRO.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -7.01%. There are 20 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	VGRO.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	708.70M	Nov 2018	VGRO.TO vs PYF.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.29%	373.65M	Dec 2005	VGRO.TO vs XTR.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	122.26M	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	254.60M	Jan 2019	VGRO.TO vs VCIP.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	78	12.72%	32.85B	Nov 2012	VGRO.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	98	22.00%	7.99B	Nov 2012	VGRO.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	85	13.42%	14.70B	Jan 2019	VGRO.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	83	11.80%	15.96B	Aug 2013	VGRO.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	72	8.49%	5.44B	Jan 2018	VGRO.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	65	17.08%	10.65B	Dec 2015	VGRO.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	80	11.48%	3.48B	Nov 2011	VGRO.TO vs VCE.TO
VIDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed ex North America High Divi...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	64	11.55%	1.90B	Aug 2018	VGRO.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	79	14.00%	3.45B	Jun 2014	VGRO.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	13.00%	18.15B	Aug 2013	VGRO.TO vs VUN.TO

Often Compared With VGRO.TO

Investors most often compare VGRO.TO with XEQT.TO, ZGRO.TO, VOO. These 20 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	80	13.22%	18.41B	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XEQT.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	77	11.05%	740.00M	Feb 2019	VGRO.TO vs ZGRO.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	74	11.34%	1.60T	Sep 2010	VGRO.TO vs VOO
XCG.TO	iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF	Canada Equities	14	2.86%	149.40M	Nov 2006	VGRO.TO vs XCG.TO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	74	11.33%	781.00B	Jan 1993	VGRO.TO vs SPY
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	70	9.39%	4.36B	Jan 2021	VGRO.TO vs FGRO.NEO
QQQ	Invesco QQQ ETF	Nasdaq-100	74	20.71%	493.99B	Mar 1999	VGRO.TO vs QQQ
ZEQT.TO	BMO All-Equity ETF	Global Equities	80	13.63%	789.04M	Jan 2022	VGRO.TO vs ZEQT.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	58	5.86%	893.34M	Jan 2018	VGRO.TO vs VCNS.TO
FDETX	Fidelity Advisor Capital Development Fund Class O	Large Cap Value Equities	68	8.87%	—	Dec 1985	VGRO.TO vs FDETX
XIT.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Inde...	Technology Equities	14	-3.49%	708.53M	Mar 2001	VGRO.TO vs XIT.TO
XID.TO	iShares India Index ETF	Asia Pacific Equities	3	-13.01%	131.65M	Jan 2010	VGRO.TO vs XID.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	Global Allocation	76	8.47%	591.92M	Jan 2022	VGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO
CGGO	Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF	Global Equities	65	18.82%	11.24B	Feb 2022	VGRO.TO vs CGGO
COPP	Sprott Copper Miners ETF	Commodity Producers Equities	70	26.17%	319.79M	Mar 2024	VGRO.TO vs COPP
VEF.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap Ex US	Global Equities	78	16.23%	1.27B	Nov 2011	VGRO.TO vs VEF.TO
ZLU.TO	BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (CAD)	Large Cap Blend Equities	32	10.43%	2.35B	Mar 2013	VGRO.TO vs ZLU.TO
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	67	14.97%	260.56M	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs GEQT.TO
AC.TO	Air Canada		51	10.58%	—	—	VGRO.TO vs AC.TO
XMD.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF	Canada Equities	71	13.89%	759.33M	Mar 2001	VGRO.TO vs XMD.TO

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