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

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VGRO.TO

VGRO.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 87. There are 3 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	VGRO.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	VGRO.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	87	—	Aug 2020	VGRO.TO vs TGRO.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	83	183.77M	Aug 2018	VGRO.TO vs HBAL.TO

Top Performing VGRO.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VGRO.TO is at 11.62% YTD. There are 3 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	VGRO.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.25%	266.53M	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.75%	—	Jan 2022	VGRO.TO vs FEQT.NEO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	11.56%	—	Aug 2020	VGRO.TO vs TGRO.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	VGRO.TO vs XGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VGRO.TO

VGRO.TO has 10.22% 1-year volatility. There are 17 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	VGRO.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.20%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VGRO.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.79%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VGRO.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.99%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.61%	363.73M	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs VRIF.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%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VGRO.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VGRO.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	VGRO.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	79	13.67%	34.09B	Nov 2012	VGRO.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	29.59%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VGRO.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	14.15%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VGRO.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.79%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VGRO.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.73%	5.67B	Jan 2018	VGRO.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	73	17.21%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VGRO.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	13.32%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VGRO.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	VGRO.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	80	14.58%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VGRO.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	14.11%	18.99B	Aug 2013	VGRO.TO vs VUN.TO

Often Compared With VGRO.TO

Investors most often compare VGRO.TO with XEQT.TO, VOO, XCG.TO. 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	87	14.16%	20.34B	Aug 2019	VGRO.TO vs XEQT.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	11.30%	1.70T	Sep 2010	VGRO.TO vs VOO
XCG.TO	iShares Canadian Growth Index ETF	Canada Equities	6	-8.84%	144.11M	Nov 2006	VGRO.TO vs XCG.TO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	11.28%	783.21B	Jan 1993	VGRO.TO vs SPY
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	79	10.79%	4.95B	Jan 2021	VGRO.TO vs FGRO.NEO
QQQ	Invesco QQQ ETF	Nasdaq-100	59	17.11%	481.14B	Mar 1999	VGRO.TO vs QQQ
ZEQT.TO	BMO All-Equity ETF	Global Equities	83	14.44%	895.11M	Jan 2022	VGRO.TO vs ZEQT.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	65	5.99%	932.14M	Jan 2018	VGRO.TO vs VCNS.TO
FDETX	Fidelity Advisor Capital Development Fund Class O	Large Cap Value Equities	72	11.11%	—	Dec 1985	VGRO.TO vs FDETX
XIT.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Inde...	Technology Equities	10	-8.82%	752.37M	Mar 2001	VGRO.TO vs XIT.TO
XID.TO	iShares India Index ETF	India Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	4	-10.58%	136.92M	Jan 2010	VGRO.TO vs XID.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	Global Allocation	71	8.66%	639.52M	Jan 2022	VGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO
CGGO	Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF	Global Equities	52	16.10%	11.66B	Feb 2022	VGRO.TO vs CGGO
COPP	Sprott Copper Miners ETF	Copper	53	8.47%	266.77M	Mar 2024	VGRO.TO vs COPP
VEF.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap Ex US	Global Equities	82	15.80%	1.30B	Nov 2011	VGRO.TO vs VEF.TO
ZLU.TO	BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (CAD)	Large Cap Blend Equities	38	11.60%	2.52B	Mar 2013	VGRO.TO vs ZLU.TO
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	66	16.32%	284.21M	Sep 2020	VGRO.TO vs GEQT.TO
AC.TO	Air Canada		48	19.49%	—	—	VGRO.TO vs AC.TO
FGRO	Fidelity Growth Opportunities ETF	Global Equities	—	—	433.33K	Feb 2021	VGRO.TO vs FGRO
XMD.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF	Canada Equities	57	8.68%	787.43M	Mar 2001	VGRO.TO vs XMD.TO

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