XGD.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF (XGD.TO) belongs to the Precious Metals category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with XGD.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to XGD.TO

XGD.TO charges 0.61% annually. There are 6 ETFs in the Precious Metals category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.28%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	0.28%	—	Oct 2018	XGD.TO vs KILO-B.TO
SBT.TO	Purpose Silver Bullion Fund	0.36%	164.90M	May 2016	XGD.TO vs SBT.TO
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	0.45%	245.65M	Nov 2012	XGD.TO vs MNS.TO
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	0.55%	—	Mar 2011	XGD.TO vs CGL-C.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	0.55%	2.53B	May 2009	XGD.TO vs CGL.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XGD.TO

XGD.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 42. There are 5 ETFs in the Precious Metals category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 50.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	50	—	Mar 2011	XGD.TO vs SVR-C.TO
MNS.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Silver Reserves	48	245.65M	Nov 2012	XGD.TO vs MNS.TO
SBT.TO	Purpose Silver Bullion Fund	46	164.90M	May 2016	XGD.TO vs SBT.TO
SVR.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF	45	523.08M	Jul 2009	XGD.TO vs SVR.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	45	62.83M	Jun 2009	XGD.TO vs HUZ.TO

Top Performing XGD.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XGD.TO is at 3.35% YTD. There are 3 ETFs in the Precious Metals category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 4.39%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	4.39%	—	Mar 2011	XGD.TO vs CGL-C.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	4.14%	—	Oct 2018	XGD.TO vs KILO-B.TO
SVR-C.TO	iShares Silver Bullion ETF (Non-Hedged)	3.58%	—	Mar 2011	XGD.TO vs SVR-C.TO
HUZ.TO	Global X Silver ETF	2.35%	62.83M	Jun 2009	XGD.TO vs HUZ.TO
SBT.TO	Purpose Silver Bullion Fund	2.24%	164.90M	May 2016	XGD.TO vs SBT.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XGD.TO

XGD.TO has 42.86% 1-year volatility. There are 4 ETFs in the Precious Metals category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 25.07%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	25.07%	—	Oct 2018	XGD.TO vs KILO-B.TO
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	25.35%	—	Mar 2011	XGD.TO vs CGL-C.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	26.89%	2.53B	May 2009	XGD.TO vs CGL.TO
CGXF.TO	CI Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF Common	39.82%	247.50M	Mar 2022	XGD.TO vs CGXF.TO
RGPM.NEO	RBC Global Precious Metals Fund	42.98%	—	Mar 2023	XGD.TO vs RGPM.NEO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XGD.TO

XGD.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -28.95%. There are 4 ETFs in the Precious Metals category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -17.37%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CGL-C.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF	-17.37%	—	Mar 2011	XGD.TO vs CGL-C.TO
KILO-B.TO	Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency Hedged	-17.41%	—	Oct 2018	XGD.TO vs KILO-B.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	-19.36%	2.53B	May 2009	XGD.TO vs CGL.TO
CGXF.TO	CI Gold+ Giants Covered Call ETF Common	-27.39%	247.50M	Mar 2022	XGD.TO vs CGXF.TO
RGPM.NEO	RBC Global Precious Metals Fund	-29.46%	—	Mar 2023	XGD.TO vs RGPM.NEO

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 $30B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	75	12.29%	18.41B	Aug 2019	XGD.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	19.17%	5.25B	Jun 2017	XGD.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	22.21%	4.02B	Apr 2011	XGD.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	80	10.75%	29.66B	Feb 2001	XGD.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	82	10.14%	22.52B	Sep 1999	XGD.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	66	19.81%	5.56B	May 2011	XGD.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	47	9.95%	21.46B	Apr 2013	XGD.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Large Cap Growth Equities	67	10.38%	4.82B	Jun 2007	XGD.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	73	12.21%	12.60B	Apr 2013	XGD.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	76	13.70%	4.25B	Feb 2015	XGD.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XGD.TO

Investors most often compare XGD.TO with GLD, ZGD.TO, MNT.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	32	2.92%	150.37B	Nov 2004	XGD.TO vs GLD
ZGD.TO	BMO Equal Weight Global Gold Index ETF	Gold	49	6.26%	356.53M	Nov 2012	XGD.TO vs ZGD.TO
MNT.TO	Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Gold Reserves		26	-0.92%	1.20B	—	XGD.TO vs MNT.TO
BRK-B	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.		23	-5.43%	—	—	XGD.TO vs BRK-B
ZGLD.SW	Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF	Precious Metals, Gold	31	1.61%	—	Mar 2006	XGD.TO vs ZGLD.SW
ZGLD.TO	BMO Gold Bullion ETF (CAD Units)	Gold	36	4.35%	—	Mar 2024	XGD.TO vs ZGLD.TO
XMA.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Materials Index ETF	Materials	46	7.60%	699.10M	Dec 2005	XGD.TO vs XMA.TO
CEF.TO	Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust		77	2.53%	—	—	XGD.TO vs CEF.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	81	12.75%	14.70B	Jan 2019	XGD.TO vs VEQT.TO
AMAX	RH Hedged Multi-Asset Income ETF	Nontraditional Bonds	30	3.91%	36.36M	Oct 2009	XGD.TO vs AMAX
AMAX.TO	Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF	Gold, Derivative Income	32	-1.05%	519.30M	Feb 2024	XGD.TO vs AMAX.TO
XAD.TO	iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index ETF	Aerospace & Defense	35	6.26%	—	Sep 2023	XGD.TO vs XAD.TO
PHYS.TO	Sprott Physical Gold Trust		73	2.89%	—	—	XGD.TO vs PHYS.TO
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	21	1.51%	9.96B	Nov 2000	XGD.TO vs XBB.TO
XDV.TO	iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	97	16.45%	2.46B	Dec 2005	XGD.TO vs XDV.TO
QQC.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Index ETF CAD Hedged	Nasdaq-100	76	22.65%	1.96B	May 2021	XGD.TO vs QQC.TO
RBNK.TO	RBC Canadian Bank Yield Index ETF	Financials Equities	96	19.94%	454.41M	Oct 2017	XGD.TO vs RBNK.TO
XGLD.L	Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC	Precious Metals	35	3.08%	539.89M	Jun 2010	XGD.TO vs XGLD.L
GDX	VanEck Gold Miners ETF	Gold, Precious Metals	35	-0.90%	27.13B	May 2006	XGD.TO vs GDX
ZJG.TO	BMO Junior Gold Index ETF	Precious Metals	41	1.53%	214.95M	Jan 2010	XGD.TO vs ZJG.TO

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