XCB.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to XCB.TO

XCB.TO charges 0.17% annually. There are 2 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.09%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	7.52B	Nov 2011	XCB.TO vs VAB.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	0.16%	—	Jul 2021	XCB.TO vs XIGS.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	821.62M	Jan 2017	XCB.TO vs VCB.TO
ZCB.TO	BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	2.00B	Mar 2018	XCB.TO vs ZCB.TO
ZBBB.TO	BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	20.89M	Jan 2020	XCB.TO vs ZBBB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XCB.TO

XCB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 45. There are 15 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	98	—	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	95	—	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	94	—	Jan 2019	XCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	70	88.92M	Jan 2020	XCB.TO vs ZQB.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	68	—	Jan 2017	XCB.TO vs DXO.TO

Top Performing XCB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XCB.TO is at 1.34% YTD. There are 19 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds 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	XCB.TO vs TUSB.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.34%	—	Oct 2017	XCB.TO vs RUSB.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	2.53%	—	Apr 2016	XCB.TO vs MFT.TO
ZIC.TO	BMO Mid-Term US Investment Grade Corporate Bond In...	2.05%	3.73B	Mar 2013	XCB.TO vs ZIC.TO
XHB.TO	iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	2.00%	225.94M	Sep 2010	XCB.TO vs XHB.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XCB.TO

XCB.TO has 3.86% 1-year volatility. There are 19 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.72%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.72%	—	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.16%	—	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	1.34%	—	Jan 2019	XCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	2.17%	—	Jul 2021	XCB.TO vs XIGS.TO
RBO.TO	RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	2.18%	—	Jan 2014	XCB.TO vs RBO.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XCB.TO

XCB.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.49%. There are 20 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.11%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.11%	—	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs RQO.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	-0.45%	—	Jan 2019	XCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.65%	—	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs RQP.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	-1.33%	—	Apr 2016	XCB.TO vs MFT.TO
PSB.TO	Invesco 1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corpora...	-1.38%	521.94M	Jun 2011	XCB.TO vs PSB.TO

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include XEQT.TO, XDIV.TO, XEI.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $31B.

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	XCB.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	26.60%	5.78B	Jun 2017	XCB.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	XCB.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.97%	31.16B	Feb 2001	XCB.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	93	13.97%	23.77B	Sep 1999	XCB.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	42	15.40%	5.51B	May 2011	XCB.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	65	13.03%	22.53B	Apr 2013	XCB.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	XCB.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.69%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XCB.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.82%	4.49B	Feb 2015	XCB.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XCB.TO

Investors most often compare XCB.TO with XBB.TO, ZAG.TO, XSB.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Intermediate Core Bond	34	1.18%	10.13B	Nov 2000	XCB.TO vs XBB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	XCB.TO vs ZAG.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	Short-Term Bond, Canadian Government Bonds	64	1.21%	4.31B	Nov 2000	XCB.TO vs XSB.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	Canadian Government Bonds	73	1.45%	2.65B	Sep 2011	XCB.TO vs XSH.TO
XQB.TO	iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.08%	537.77M	Nov 2009	XCB.TO vs XQB.TO
XLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	22	1.02%	711.71M	Nov 2006	XCB.TO vs XLB.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	75	1.53%	4.96B	Oct 2009	XCB.TO vs ZCS.TO
XCBG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.37%	—	Aug 2021	XCB.TO vs XCBG.TO
XRB.TO	iShares Canadian Real Return Bond Index ETF	Inflation-Protected Bonds	30	3.73%	272.46M	Dec 2005	XCB.TO vs XRB.TO
ZSP.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.65%	24.35B	Nov 2012	XCB.TO vs ZSP.TO
XIG.TO	iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Corporate Bonds	17	-1.11%	289.63M	Jan 2010	XCB.TO vs XIG.TO
XSTH.TO	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Inflation-Protected Bonds	28	0.82%	—	Jul 2021	XCB.TO vs XSTH.TO
XEB.TO	iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Inde...	Emerging Markets Bonds	36	0.55%	31.71M	Apr 2011	XCB.TO vs XEB.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	Diversified Portfolio	71	8.29%	374.81M	Dec 2005	XCB.TO vs XTR.TO
PFIA.TO	Picton Mahoney Fortified Income Alternative Fund		59	1.05%	353.70M	—	XCB.TO vs PFIA.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	75	4.89%	363.73M	Sep 2020	XCB.TO vs VRIF.TO
IS.TO	Infrastructure Dividend Split Corp		97	29.17%	—	—	XCB.TO vs IS.TO
DCBC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	42	1.55%	—	Apr 2024	XCB.TO vs DCBC.TO
XGB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	30	1.25%	1.65B	Nov 2006	XCB.TO vs XGB.TO
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	Government Bonds, Long-Term Bond	15	-1.16%	42.18B	Jul 2002	XCB.TO vs TLT

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