XCBG.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF (XCBG.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 XCBG.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to XCBG.TO

XCBG.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	XCBG.TO vs VAB.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	0.16%	—	Jul 2021	XCBG.TO vs XIGS.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	3.32B	Nov 2006	XCBG.TO vs XCB.TO
ZCB.TO	BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	2.00B	Mar 2018	XCBG.TO vs ZCB.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	821.62M	Jan 2017	XCBG.TO vs VCB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XCBG.TO

XCBG.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 47. There are 13 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	XCBG.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	95	—	Sep 2020	XCBG.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	94	—	Jan 2019	XCBG.TO vs CFRN.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	71	—	Jan 2017	XCBG.TO vs DXO.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	69	88.92M	Jan 2020	XCBG.TO vs ZQB.TO

Top Performing XCBG.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XCBG.TO is at 1.23% YTD. There are 20 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 3.34%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TUSB.TO	TD Select U.S. Short Term Corporate Bond Ladder ET...	3.34%	—	Nov 2018	XCBG.TO vs TUSB.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	3.12%	—	Apr 2016	XCBG.TO vs MFT.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.05%	—	Oct 2017	XCBG.TO vs RUSB.TO
XHB.TO	iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.95%	225.94M	Sep 2010	XCBG.TO vs XHB.TO
ZIC.TO	BMO Mid-Term US Investment Grade Corporate Bond In...	1.88%	3.73B	Mar 2013	XCBG.TO vs ZIC.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XCBG.TO

XCBG.TO has 3.01% 1-year volatility. There are 10 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.70%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
RQO.TO	RBC Target 2026 Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.70%	—	Sep 2020	XCBG.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.15%	—	Sep 2020	XCBG.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	1.33%	—	Jan 2019	XCBG.TO vs CFRN.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	2.16%	—	Jul 2021	XCBG.TO vs XIGS.TO
RBO.TO	RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	2.18%	—	Jan 2014	XCBG.TO vs RBO.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XCBG.TO

XCBG.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.03%. There are 11 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	XCBG.TO vs RQO.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	-0.45%	—	Jan 2019	XCBG.TO vs CFRN.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.65%	—	Sep 2020	XCBG.TO vs RQP.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	-1.33%	—	Apr 2016	XCBG.TO vs MFT.TO
PSB.TO	Invesco 1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corpora...	-1.38%	521.94M	Jun 2011	XCBG.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	80	12.57%	20.34B	Aug 2019	XCBG.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	27.54%	5.78B	Jun 2017	XCBG.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.84%	4.25B	Apr 2011	XCBG.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	87	12.55%	31.16B	Feb 2001	XCBG.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	91	13.67%	23.77B	Sep 1999	XCBG.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	33	11.83%	5.51B	May 2011	XCBG.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	56	11.41%	22.53B	Apr 2013	XCBG.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	69	10.26%	5.03B	Jun 2007	XCBG.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	67	11.78%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XCBG.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	71	12.81%	4.49B	Feb 2015	XCBG.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XCBG.TO

Investors most often compare XCBG.TO with ZMMK.TO, XSHG.TO, GEQT.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZMMK.TO	BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series	Money Market	99	1.25%	5.77B	Nov 2021	XCBG.TO vs ZMMK.TO
XSHG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate B...	Canadian Government Bonds	77	1.33%	—	Aug 2021	XCBG.TO vs XSHG.TO
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	58	14.24%	284.21M	Sep 2020	XCBG.TO vs GEQT.TO
XSTH.TO	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Inflation-Protected Bonds	27	0.93%	—	Jul 2021	XCBG.TO vs XSTH.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	31	1.02%	13.13B	Jan 2010	XCBG.TO vs ZAG.TO
BRHYX	BlackRock High Yield K	High Yield Bonds	80	1.93%	—	Jan 2001	XCBG.TO vs BRHYX
XSTB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index E...	Canadian Government Bonds	63	1.02%	146.43M	Mar 2019	XCBG.TO vs XSTB.TO
IGSB	iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond E...	Corporate Bonds	80	1.00%	22.80B	Jan 2007	XCBG.TO vs IGSB
FCSB.NEO	Fidelity Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	60	1.53%	—	Sep 2019	XCBG.TO vs FCSB.NEO
DCBC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	44	1.55%	—	Apr 2024	XCBG.TO vs DCBC.TO
HYXF	iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	50	1.29%	204.43M	Jun 2016	XCBG.TO vs HYXF
XSAB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ET...	Canadian Government Bonds	31	0.93%	240.99M	Mar 2019	XCBG.TO vs XSAB.TO
ZBBB.TO	BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	64	1.74%	20.89M	Jan 2020	XCBG.TO vs ZBBB.TO
ZCM.TO	BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	41	1.48%	1.46B	Jan 2010	XCBG.TO vs ZCM.TO
CBH.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ET...	Corporate Bonds	47	1.13%	538.54M	Oct 2011	XCBG.TO vs CBH.TO
XIG.TO	iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Corporate Bonds	17	-1.11%	289.63M	Jan 2010	XCBG.TO vs XIG.TO
CACB.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	47	1.34%	1.45B	Jan 2019	XCBG.TO vs CACB.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	72	1.45%	4.96B	Oct 2009	XCBG.TO vs ZCS.TO
FLCI.TO	Franklin Canadian Corporate Bond Fund ETF	Corporate Bonds	49	1.22%	134.92M	May 2017	XCBG.TO vs FLCI.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	49	8.11%	15.74B	May 2001	XCBG.TO vs XSP.TO

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