VRIF.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to VRIF.TO

VRIF.TO charges 0.29% annually. There are 18 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	VRIF.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	VRIF.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	778.93M	Feb 2019	VRIF.TO vs ZGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	245.54M	Jan 2011	VRIF.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.35M	Jan 2020	VRIF.TO vs ZESG.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VRIF.TO

VRIF.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 72. There are 15 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	VRIF.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	VRIF.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	VRIF.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	85	—	Aug 2020	VRIF.TO vs TGRO.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	85	10.51B	Jan 2018	VRIF.TO vs VGRO.TO

Top Performing VRIF.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VRIF.TO is at 4.74% YTD. There are 24 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	VRIF.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.52%	266.53M	Sep 2020	VRIF.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.63%	—	Jan 2022	VRIF.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	11.38%	10.51B	Jan 2018	VRIF.TO vs VGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	11.37%	778.93M	Feb 2019	VRIF.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VRIF.TO

VRIF.TO has 5.61% 1-year volatility. There are 4 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	VRIF.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.20%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VRIF.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.79%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VRIF.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.98%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VRIF.TO vs XINC.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	5.68%	374.81M	Dec 2005	VRIF.TO vs XTR.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VRIF.TO

VRIF.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -4.57%. There are 5 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	VRIF.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	685.40M	Nov 2018	VRIF.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	VRIF.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	VRIF.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	VRIF.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	VRIF.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	28.26%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VRIF.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	86	13.96%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VRIF.TO vs VEQT.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	12.46%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VRIF.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	75	8.54%	5.67B	Jan 2018	VRIF.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	71	17.18%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VRIF.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	87	12.93%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VRIF.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	VRIF.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	79	14.43%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VRIF.TO vs VXC.TO
VUN.TO	Vanguard U.S. Total Market Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	14.14%	18.99B	Aug 2013	VRIF.TO vs VUN.TO

Often Compared With VRIF.TO

Investors most often compare VRIF.TO with ZBAL.TO, XEI.TO, PID.TO. These 19 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	Global Allocation	68	8.46%	639.52M	Jan 2022	VRIF.TO vs ZBAL.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	26.33%	4.25B	Apr 2011	VRIF.TO vs XEI.TO
PID.TO	Purpose International Dividend Fund		76	13.58%	310.30M	—	VRIF.TO vs PID.TO
CPD.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	94	5.36%	1.08B	Apr 2007	VRIF.TO vs CPD.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	39	1.14%	821.62M	Jan 2017	VRIF.TO vs VCB.TO
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	68	8.57%	3.36B	Jun 2007	VRIF.TO vs XBAL.TO
TEC.TO	TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF	Technology Equities	50	15.22%	5.05B	May 2019	VRIF.TO vs TEC.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	37	1.09%	3.32B	Nov 2006	VRIF.TO vs XCB.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	50	7.26%	81.12M	Sep 2020	VRIF.TO vs GCNS.TO
HDIV.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	95	19.65%	1.74B	Jul 2021	VRIF.TO vs HDIV.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	62	5.77%	932.14M	Jan 2018	VRIF.TO vs VCNS.TO
FCGI.TO	Fidelity Global Monthly High Income ETF	Global Allocation	93	9.41%	22.80M	Jan 2020	VRIF.TO vs FCGI.TO
ZWQT.TO	BMO Global Enhanced Income Fund Series ETF	Global Allocation	94	14.88%	55.39M	Jun 2023	VRIF.TO vs ZWQT.TO
ZMMK.TO	BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series	Money Market	99	1.25%	5.77B	Nov 2021	VRIF.TO vs ZMMK.TO
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	57	1.07%	1.65B	Nov 2011	VRIF.TO vs VSB.TO
XSTP.TO	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF	Inflation-Protected Bonds	31	4.24%	—	Jul 2021	VRIF.TO vs XSTP.TO
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Total Bond Market, Canadian Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds	26	0.97%	7.52B	Nov 2011	VRIF.TO vs VAB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	27	1.02%	13.13B	Jan 2010	VRIF.TO vs ZAG.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	50	4.80%	—	Apr 2025	VRIF.TO vs MIX.TO

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