XCG.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to XCG.TO

XCG.TO charges 0.55% annually. There are 30 ETFs in the Canada Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.04%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
QCN.TO	Mackenzie Canadian Equity Index ETF	0.04%	5.19B	Jan 2018	XCG.TO vs QCN.TO
DMEC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Equity Index ETF	0.05%	—	Apr 2024	XCG.TO vs DMEC.TO
HXCN.TO	Global X S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index Corporate ...	0.05%	2.23B	Feb 2020	XCG.TO vs HXCN.TO
TTP.TO	TD Canadian Equity Index ETF	0.05%	6.05B	Mar 2016	XCG.TO vs TTP.TO
ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	0.06%	16.67B	May 2009	XCG.TO vs ZCN.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XCG.TO

XCG.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 14. There are 43 ETFs in the Canada Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	98	4.02B	Apr 2011	XCG.TO vs XEI.TO
HXH.TO	Global X Canadian High Dividend Index Corporate Cl...	98	237.17M	Apr 2016	XCG.TO vs HXH.TO
XCV.TO	iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	97	235.07M	Nov 2006	XCG.TO vs XCV.TO
XDV.TO	iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	97	2.46B	Dec 2005	XCG.TO vs XDV.TO
HCA.TO	Hamilton Canadian Bank Mean Reversion Index ETF	97	96.00M	Jun 2020	XCG.TO vs HCA.TO

Top Performing XCG.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XCG.TO is at 2.86% YTD. There are 46 ETFs in the Canada Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 27.75%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CFOU.TO	BetaPro S&P/TSX Capped Financials 2x Daily Bull ET...	27.75%	77.00M	Jun 2007	XCG.TO vs CFOU.TO
XCS.TO	iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF	24.60%	264.65M	May 2007	XCG.TO vs XCS.TO
HCA.TO	Hamilton Canadian Bank Mean Reversion Index ETF	23.36%	96.00M	Jun 2020	XCG.TO vs HCA.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	23.25%	4.02B	Apr 2011	XCG.TO vs XEI.TO
CLSA.TO	Brompton Split Corp. Enhanced Equity Income ETF	22.07%	—	Mar 2025	XCG.TO vs CLSA.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XCG.TO

XCG.TO has 20.07% 1-year volatility. There are 45 ETFs in the Canada Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 7.24%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	7.24%	4.02B	Apr 2011	XCG.TO vs XEI.TO
TLV.TO	Invesco S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Index ETF	7.41%	99.35M	Apr 2012	XCG.TO vs TLV.TO
XDV.TO	iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	7.86%	2.46B	Dec 2005	XCG.TO vs XDV.TO
TCLV.TO	TD Q Canadian Low Volatility ETF	8.06%	118.08M	May 2020	XCG.TO vs TCLV.TO
HXH.TO	Global X Canadian High Dividend Index Corporate Cl...	8.23%	237.17M	Apr 2016	XCG.TO vs HXH.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XCG.TO

XCG.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -15.27%. There are 42 ETFs in the Canada Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -2.24%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	-2.24%	4.02B	Apr 2011	XCG.TO vs XEI.TO
HXH.TO	Global X Canadian High Dividend Index Corporate Cl...	-2.52%	237.17M	Apr 2016	XCG.TO vs HXH.TO
XCV.TO	iShares Canadian Value Index ETF	-3.86%	235.07M	Nov 2006	XCG.TO vs XCV.TO
TLV.TO	Invesco S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Index ETF	-4.07%	99.35M	Apr 2012	XCG.TO vs TLV.TO
CDZ.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Inde...	-4.11%	1.22B	Sep 2006	XCG.TO vs CDZ.TO

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include XEQT.TO, XDIV.TO, XIC.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $30B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	80	13.22%	18.41B	Aug 2019	XCG.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	20.26%	5.25B	Jun 2017	XCG.TO vs XDIV.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	85	12.10%	29.66B	Feb 2001	XCG.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	87	11.56%	22.52B	Sep 1999	XCG.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	67	19.17%	5.56B	May 2011	XCG.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	50	10.86%	21.46B	Apr 2013	XCG.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	10.70%	4.82B	Jun 2007	XCG.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	12.75%	12.60B	Apr 2013	XCG.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	80	14.15%	4.25B	Feb 2015	XCG.TO vs XAW.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	65	10.07%	15.61B	May 2001	XCG.TO vs XSP.TO

Often Compared With XCG.TO

Investors most often compare XCG.TO with VGRO.TO, VUG, VFV.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	81	10.97%	10.14B	Jan 2018	XCG.TO vs VGRO.TO
VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	45	9.78%	365.00B	Jan 2004	XCG.TO vs VUG
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	12.72%	32.85B	Nov 2012	XCG.TO vs VFV.TO
SCHG	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	40	6.78%	61.08B	Dec 2009	XCG.TO vs SCHG
XEG.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF	Energy Equities	89	45.28%	2.28B	Mar 2001	XCG.TO vs XEG.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	98	22.00%	7.99B	Nov 2012	XCG.TO vs VDY.TO
XMD.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Completion Index ETF	Canada Equities	71	13.89%	759.33M	Mar 2001	XCG.TO vs XMD.TO
CNR.TO	Canadian National Railway Company		64	23.20%	—	—	XCG.TO vs CNR.TO
URNM	NorthShore Global Uranium Mining ETF	Commodity Producers Equities	29	11.22%	2.21B	Dec 2019	XCG.TO vs URNM
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	85	19.82%	94.95B	Oct 2011	XCG.TO vs SCHD
XUSF.TO	iShares S&P U.S. Financials Index ETF	Financials Equities	14	-3.71%	—	Sep 2023	XCG.TO vs XUSF.TO
ZQQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity (CAD Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	68	19.23%	3.25B	Jan 2010	XCG.TO vs ZQQ.TO
HVOI.TO	Harvest Low Volatility Canadian Equity Income ETF ...	Canada Equities	55	6.96%	—	Apr 2025	XCG.TO vs HVOI.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Precious Metals, Gold	31	2.98%	2.53B	May 2009	XCG.TO vs CGL.TO
ZDV.TO	BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	89	19.98%	1.72B	Oct 2011	XCG.TO vs ZDV.TO
TQCD.TO	TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	94	16.01%	3.03B	Nov 2019	XCG.TO vs TQCD.TO
VCN.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF	Canada Equities	83	11.80%	15.96B	Aug 2013	XCG.TO vs VCN.TO
HEWB.TO	Global X Equal Weight Canadian Banks Index Corpora...	Canada Equities	96	21.18%	299.77M	Jan 2019	XCG.TO vs HEWB.TO
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	74	11.34%	1.60T	Sep 2010	XCG.TO vs VOO
XIT.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Inde...	Technology Equities	14	-3.49%	708.53M	Mar 2001	XCG.TO vs XIT.TO

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