XCNS.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio (XCNS.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 XCNS.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to XCNS.TO

XCNS.TO charges 0.20% annually. There are 5 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	XCNS.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	XCNS.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	778.93M	Feb 2019	XCNS.TO vs ZGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	245.54M	Jan 2011	XCNS.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.35M	Jan 2020	XCNS.TO vs ZESG.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XCNS.TO

XCNS.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 72. There are 14 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	XCNS.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	XCNS.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	87	—	Sep 2020	XCNS.TO vs MGRW.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	85	—	Aug 2020	XCNS.TO vs TGRO.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	85	10.51B	Jan 2018	XCNS.TO vs VGRO.TO

Top Performing XCNS.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XCNS.TO is at 5.91% YTD. There are 19 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	XCNS.TO vs CEQT.TO
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.52%	266.53M	Sep 2020	XCNS.TO vs GGRO.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	12.63%	—	Jan 2022	XCNS.TO vs FEQT.NEO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	11.38%	10.51B	Jan 2018	XCNS.TO vs VGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	11.37%	778.93M	Feb 2019	XCNS.TO vs ZGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XCNS.TO

XCNS.TO has 6.89% 1-year volatility. There are 8 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	XCNS.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.20%	685.40M	Nov 2018	XCNS.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.79%	257.87M	Jan 2019	XCNS.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.98%	127.03M	Aug 2019	XCNS.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.61%	363.73M	Sep 2020	XCNS.TO vs VRIF.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XCNS.TO

XCNS.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -4.86%. There are 7 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	XCNS.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	685.40M	Nov 2018	XCNS.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	127.03M	Aug 2019	XCNS.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	257.87M	Jan 2019	XCNS.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	374.81M	Dec 2005	XCNS.TO vs XTR.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	85	13.88%	20.34B	Aug 2019	XCNS.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	25.21%	5.78B	Jun 2017	XCNS.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	26.33%	4.25B	Apr 2011	XCNS.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	12.69%	31.16B	Feb 2001	XCNS.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	92	13.59%	23.77B	Sep 1999	XCNS.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	43	15.75%	5.51B	May 2011	XCNS.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	61	12.66%	22.53B	Apr 2013	XCNS.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	74	11.24%	5.03B	Jun 2007	XCNS.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	77	13.50%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XCNS.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	80	14.66%	4.49B	Feb 2015	XCNS.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XCNS.TO

Investors most often compare XCNS.TO with XBAL.TO, VCNS.TO, GCNS.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	68	8.57%	3.36B	Jun 2007	XCNS.TO vs XBAL.TO
VCNS.TO	Vanguard Conservative ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	62	5.77%	932.14M	Jan 2018	XCNS.TO vs VCNS.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	50	7.26%	81.12M	Sep 2020	XCNS.TO vs GCNS.TO
BRK-B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.		50	-2.30%	—	—	XCNS.TO vs BRK-B
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	86	13.96%	15.67B	Jan 2019	XCNS.TO vs VEQT.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.57%	34.09B	Nov 2012	XCNS.TO vs VFV.TO
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	67	11.37%	2.30T	May 2001	XCNS.TO vs VTI
XDUH.TO	iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (C...	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	44	10.43%	103.60M	Jun 2017	XCNS.TO vs XDUH.TO
JPIE	JPMorgan Income ETF	Multisector Bonds	95	1.82%	9.91B	Oct 2021	XCNS.TO vs JPIE
VVO.TO	Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF	Global Equities	49	7.88%	42.10M	Jun 2016	XCNS.TO vs VVO.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	82	8.54%	183.77M	Aug 2018	XCNS.TO vs HBAL.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	75	8.54%	5.67B	Jan 2018	XCNS.TO vs VBAL.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	50	4.80%	—	Apr 2025	XCNS.TO vs MIX.TO
VRE.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF	REIT	14	5.51%	288.31M	Nov 2012	XCNS.TO vs VRE.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	28.26%	8.59B	Nov 2012	XCNS.TO vs VDY.TO
PFIA.TO	Picton Mahoney Fortified Income Alternative Fund		58	0.95%	353.70M	—	XCNS.TO vs PFIA.TO
XHY.TO	iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged...	High Yield Bonds	28	1.03%	1.12B	Jan 2010	XCNS.TO vs XHY.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	76	10.68%	4.95B	Jan 2021	XCNS.TO vs FGRO.NEO
ZMMK.TO	BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series	Money Market	99	1.25%	5.77B	Nov 2021	XCNS.TO vs ZMMK.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	73	8.00%	9.45B	Jan 2021	XCNS.TO vs FBAL.NEO

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