VSC.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ETF (VSC.TO) belongs to the Short-Term Bond category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VSC.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VSC.TO

VSC.TO charges 0.11% annually. There are 2 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.09%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZSDB.TO	BMO Short-Term Discount Bond ETF	0.09%	—	Jan 2022	VSC.TO vs ZSDB.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	4.31B	Nov 2000	VSC.TO vs XSB.TO
TSTX-U.TO	Global X 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	0.15%	—	Oct 2025	VSC.TO vs TSTX-U.TO
RCDB.NEO	RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF	0.17%	—	Jun 2019	VSC.TO vs RCDB.NEO
TCSB.TO	TD Select Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ETF	0.28%	861.86M	Nov 2018	VSC.TO vs TCSB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VSC.TO

VSC.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 76. No ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category have higher risk-adjusted ranks; the top alternatives shown here go as high as 74.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
TCSB.TO	TD Select Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ETF	74	861.86M	Nov 2018	VSC.TO vs TCSB.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	64	4.31B	Nov 2000	VSC.TO vs XSB.TO
DCS.TO	Desjardins Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	63	—	Apr 2017	VSC.TO vs DCS.TO
QSB.TO	Mackenzie Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF	61	—	Jan 2018	VSC.TO vs QSB.TO
CAGS.TO	CI Canadian Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF	57	49.91M	Jun 2017	VSC.TO vs CAGS.TO

Top Performing VSC.TO Alternatives (YTD)

VSC.TO is at 1.43% YTD. There are 4 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.41%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TUSB.TO	TD Select U.S. Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ET...	3.41%	—	Nov 2018	VSC.TO vs TUSB.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.34%	—	Oct 2017	VSC.TO vs RUSB.TO
TCSB.TO	TD Select Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ETF	1.49%	861.86M	Nov 2018	VSC.TO vs TCSB.TO
MCSB.TO	Mackenzie Canadian Short Term Fixed Income ETF	1.47%	—	Nov 2017	VSC.TO vs MCSB.TO
RCDB.NEO	RBC Canadian Discount Bond ETF	1.36%	—	Jun 2019	VSC.TO vs RCDB.NEO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VSC.TO

VSC.TO has 2.04% 1-year volatility. There are 4 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.69%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
TSTX-U.TO	Global X 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index ETF	1.69%	—	Oct 2025	VSC.TO vs TSTX-U.TO
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	1.76%	224.00M	Sep 2024	VSC.TO vs HBIL.TO
DCS.TO	Desjardins Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	1.90%	—	Apr 2017	VSC.TO vs DCS.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	2.03%	4.31B	Nov 2000	VSC.TO vs XSB.TO
QSB.TO	Mackenzie Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF	2.05%	—	Jan 2018	VSC.TO vs QSB.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VSC.TO

VSC.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.53%. There are 7 ETFs in the Short-Term Bond category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.95%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
HBIL.TO	Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...	-0.95%	224.00M	Sep 2024	VSC.TO vs HBIL.TO
QSB.TO	Mackenzie Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF	-1.26%	—	Jan 2018	VSC.TO vs QSB.TO
DCS.TO	Desjardins Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	-1.26%	—	Apr 2017	VSC.TO vs DCS.TO
CAGS.TO	CI Canadian Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF	-1.33%	49.91M	Jun 2017	VSC.TO vs CAGS.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	-1.47%	4.31B	Nov 2000	VSC.TO vs XSB.TO

Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VFV.TO, VDY.TO, VEQT.TO and span 7 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	VSC.TO vs VFV.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	29.59%	8.59B	Nov 2012	VSC.TO vs VDY.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	14.15%	15.67B	Jan 2019	VSC.TO vs VEQT.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	87	11.62%	10.51B	Jan 2018	VSC.TO vs VGRO.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.79%	16.37B	Aug 2013	VSC.TO vs VCN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	8.73%	5.67B	Jan 2018	VSC.TO vs VBAL.TO
VIU.TO	Vanguard FTSE Developed All Cap ex North America I...	International Equity	73	17.21%	11.04B	Dec 2015	VSC.TO vs VIU.TO
VCE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	13.32%	3.54B	Nov 2011	VSC.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	VSC.TO vs VIDY.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	80	14.58%	3.47B	Jun 2014	VSC.TO vs VXC.TO

Often Compared With VSC.TO

Investors most often compare VSC.TO with VSB.TO, ZCS.TO, TPRF.TO. These 18 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	62	1.20%	1.65B	Nov 2011	VSC.TO vs VSB.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	75	1.53%	4.96B	Oct 2009	VSC.TO vs ZCS.TO
TPRF.TO	TD Active Preferred Share ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	97	7.11%	462.87M	Nov 2018	VSC.TO vs TPRF.TO
ITA	iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF	Aerospace & Defense, Industrials Equities	34	10.27%	14.23B	May 2006	VSC.TO vs ITA
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	Canadian Government Bonds	73	1.45%	2.65B	Sep 2011	VSC.TO vs XSH.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.14%	—	Feb 2024	VSC.TO vs TCSH.TO
ZSB.TO	BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	65	1.25%	181.20M	Mar 2018	VSC.TO vs ZSB.TO
CASH.TO	Global X High Interest Savings ETF	Money Market	100	1.08%	6.66B	Nov 2021	VSC.TO vs CASH.TO
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	87	14.16%	20.34B	Aug 2019	VSC.TO vs XEQT.TO
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Total Bond Market, Canadian Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds	33	1.23%	7.52B	Nov 2011	VSC.TO vs VAB.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	43	1.27%	821.62M	Jan 2017	VSC.TO vs VCB.TO
VLB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Long-Term Bond Index ETF	Long-Term Bond	22	1.30%	265.81M	Jan 2017	VSC.TO vs VLB.TO
PMIF.TO	PIMCO Monthly Income Fund (Canada)		54	0.49%	39.17B	—	VSC.TO vs PMIF.TO
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	Total Bond Market	39	0.27%	394.40B	Apr 2007	VSC.TO vs BND
ZSU.TO	BMO Short-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD ...	Short-Term Bond	27	-0.12%	313.66M	Feb 2014	VSC.TO vs ZSU.TO
VCSH	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	83	0.93%	50.50B	Nov 2009	VSC.TO vs VCSH
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	VSC.TO vs ZAG.TO
VGSH	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF	Government Bonds, Short-Term Bond	91	0.81%	33.90B	Nov 2009	VSC.TO vs VGSH

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