XHB.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to XHB.TO

XHB.TO charges 0.50% annually. There are 16 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	XHB.TO vs VAB.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	0.16%	—	Jul 2021	XHB.TO vs XIGS.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	3.32B	Nov 2006	XHB.TO vs XCB.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	821.62M	Jan 2017	XHB.TO vs VCB.TO
ZCB.TO	BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	2.00B	Mar 2018	XHB.TO vs ZCB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XHB.TO

XHB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 63. There are 6 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	XHB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	95	—	Sep 2020	XHB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	94	—	Jan 2019	XHB.TO vs CFRN.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	70	88.92M	Jan 2020	XHB.TO vs ZQB.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	68	—	Jan 2017	XHB.TO vs DXO.TO

Top Performing XHB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XHB.TO is at 2.00% YTD. There are 4 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	XHB.TO vs TUSB.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.34%	—	Oct 2017	XHB.TO vs RUSB.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	2.53%	—	Apr 2016	XHB.TO vs MFT.TO
ZIC.TO	BMO Mid-Term US Investment Grade Corporate Bond In...	2.05%	3.73B	Mar 2013	XHB.TO vs ZIC.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	1.86%	—	Jan 2017	XHB.TO vs DXO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XHB.TO

XHB.TO has 3.30% 1-year volatility. There are 13 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	XHB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.16%	—	Sep 2020	XHB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	1.34%	—	Jan 2019	XHB.TO vs CFRN.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	2.17%	—	Jul 2021	XHB.TO vs XIGS.TO
RBO.TO	RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	2.18%	—	Jan 2014	XHB.TO vs RBO.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XHB.TO

XHB.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.42%. There are 16 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	XHB.TO vs RQO.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	-0.45%	—	Jan 2019	XHB.TO vs CFRN.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.65%	—	Sep 2020	XHB.TO vs RQP.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	-1.33%	—	Apr 2016	XHB.TO vs MFT.TO
PSB.TO	Invesco 1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corpora...	-1.38%	521.94M	Jun 2011	XHB.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	XHB.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	XHB.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	XHB.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.97%	31.16B	Feb 2001	XHB.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	93	13.97%	23.77B	Sep 1999	XHB.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	42	15.40%	5.51B	May 2011	XHB.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	65	13.03%	22.53B	Apr 2013	XHB.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	XHB.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.69%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XHB.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.82%	4.49B	Feb 2015	XHB.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XHB.TO

Investors most often compare XHB.TO with XLB.TO, XBB.TO, VSBIX. These 20 comparison targets span 12 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XLB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	22	1.02%	711.71M	Nov 2006	XHB.TO vs XLB.TO
XBB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF	Intermediate Core Bond	34	1.18%	10.13B	Nov 2000	XHB.TO vs XBB.TO
VSBIX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutio...	Government Bonds	91	0.75%	—	Aug 2010	XHB.TO vs VSBIX
XCBG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.37%	—	Aug 2021	XHB.TO vs XCBG.TO
XHY.TO	iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged...	High Yield Bonds	35	1.28%	1.12B	Jan 2010	XHB.TO vs XHY.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	XHB.TO vs ZAG.TO
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	11.28%	783.21B	Jan 1993	XHB.TO vs SPY
CBO.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	64	1.25%	929.21M	Feb 2009	XHB.TO vs CBO.TO
FLOT	iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond, Corporate Bonds	99	2.29%	10.00B	Jun 2011	XHB.TO vs FLOT
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	29.59%	8.59B	Nov 2012	XHB.TO vs VDY.TO
ZCM.TO	BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	44	1.74%	1.46B	Jan 2010	XHB.TO vs ZCM.TO
DCBC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	42	1.55%	—	Apr 2024	XHB.TO vs DCBC.TO
CVD.TO	iShares Convertible Bond Index ETF	High Yield Bonds	50	6.66%	126.14M	Jun 2011	XHB.TO vs CVD.TO
ZBBB.TO	BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	59	1.74%	20.89M	Jan 2020	XHB.TO vs ZBBB.TO
FCSB.NEO	Fidelity Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	51	1.49%	—	Sep 2019	XHB.TO vs FCSB.NEO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	64	3.54%	127.03M	Aug 2019	XHB.TO vs XINC.TO
ZRE.TO	BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF	REIT, Equal Weight	41	14.29%	652.08M	May 2010	XHB.TO vs ZRE.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	98	1.36%	793.90M	Dec 2011	XHB.TO vs XFR.TO
BND.TO	Purpose Global Bond Fund	Global Bonds	56	1.18%	2.50B	—	XHB.TO vs BND.TO
CBH.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ET...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.30%	538.54M	Oct 2011	XHB.TO vs CBH.TO

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