XHC.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to XHC.TO

XHC.TO charges 0.66% annually. There are 3 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.39%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZUH.TO	BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Inde...	0.39%	167.47M	May 2010	XHC.TO vs ZUH.TO
XDNA.TO	iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index E...	0.44%	—	Apr 2022	XHC.TO vs XDNA.TO
LMAX.TO	Hamilton Healthcare Yield Maximizer ETF	0.65%	199.50M	Feb 2024	XHC.TO vs LMAX.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	0.85%	1.85B	Mar 2020	XHC.TO vs HHL.TO
HHLE.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF - C...	0.85%	102.46M	Oct 2022	XHC.TO vs HHLE.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XHC.TO

XHC.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 17. There are 2 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 59.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
XDNA.TO	iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index E...	59	—	Apr 2022	XHC.TO vs XDNA.TO
ZUH.TO	BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Inde...	18	167.47M	May 2010	XHC.TO vs ZUH.TO
LMAX.TO	Hamilton Healthcare Yield Maximizer ETF	17	199.50M	Feb 2024	XHC.TO vs LMAX.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	13	1.85B	Mar 2020	XHC.TO vs HHL.TO
HHLE.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF - C...	12	102.46M	Oct 2022	XHC.TO vs HHLE.TO

Top Performing XHC.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XHC.TO is at -5.65% YTD. There are 3 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 10.45%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XDNA.TO	iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index E...	10.45%	—	Apr 2022	XHC.TO vs XDNA.TO
ZUH.TO	BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Inde...	-3.50%	167.47M	May 2010	XHC.TO vs ZUH.TO
LMAX.TO	Hamilton Healthcare Yield Maximizer ETF	-4.95%	199.50M	Feb 2024	XHC.TO vs LMAX.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	-8.20%	1.85B	Mar 2020	XHC.TO vs HHL.TO
HHLE.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF - C...	-10.95%	102.46M	Oct 2022	XHC.TO vs HHLE.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XHC.TO

XHC.TO has 14.34% 1-year volatility. There is 1 ETF in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 13.23%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
LMAX.TO	Hamilton Healthcare Yield Maximizer ETF	13.23%	199.50M	Feb 2024	XHC.TO vs LMAX.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	14.40%	1.85B	Mar 2020	XHC.TO vs HHL.TO
ZUH.TO	BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Inde...	15.27%	167.47M	May 2010	XHC.TO vs ZUH.TO
HHLE.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF - C...	18.44%	102.46M	Oct 2022	XHC.TO vs HHLE.TO
XDNA.TO	iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index E...	24.71%	—	Apr 2022	XHC.TO vs XDNA.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XHC.TO

XHC.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -10.79%. There is 1 ETF in the Health & Biotech Equities category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, going as shallow as -8.64%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
XDNA.TO	iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare Index E...	-8.64%	—	Apr 2022	XHC.TO vs XDNA.TO
ZUH.TO	BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Hedged to CAD Inde...	-11.59%	167.47M	May 2010	XHC.TO vs ZUH.TO
LMAX.TO	Hamilton Healthcare Yield Maximizer ETF	-12.16%	199.50M	Feb 2024	XHC.TO vs LMAX.TO
HHL.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Income ETF	-12.88%	1.85B	Mar 2020	XHC.TO vs HHL.TO
HHLE.TO	Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced Income ETF - C...	-16.36%	102.46M	Oct 2022	XHC.TO vs HHLE.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 $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	XHC.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	XHC.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	22.21%	4.02B	Apr 2011	XHC.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	80	10.75%	29.66B	Feb 2001	XHC.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	82	10.14%	22.52B	Sep 1999	XHC.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	66	19.81%	5.56B	May 2011	XHC.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	47	9.95%	21.46B	Apr 2013	XHC.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	67	10.38%	4.82B	Jun 2007	XHC.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	73	12.21%	12.60B	Apr 2013	XHC.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	76	13.70%	4.25B	Feb 2015	XHC.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XHC.TO

Investors most often compare XHC.TO with XLV, VHT, TDOC. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XLV	State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	24	-4.29%	38.66B	Dec 1998	XHC.TO vs XLV
VHT	Vanguard Health Care ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	27	-4.02%	18.50B	Jan 2004	XHC.TO vs VHT
TDOC	Teladoc Health, Inc.		40	1.29%	—	—	XHC.TO vs TDOC
LIFE.TO	Evolve Global Healthcare Enhanced Yield Fund		10	-9.18%	316.98M	—	XHC.TO vs LIFE.TO
XST.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF	Consumer Staples Equities	14	1.49%	374.25M	Apr 2011	XHC.TO vs XST.TO
IHI	iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	1	-21.85%	2.99B	May 2006	XHC.TO vs IHI
^GSPC	S&P 500 Index		73	10.35%	—	—	XHC.TO vs ^GSPC
ZHU.TO	BMO Equal Weight US Health Care Index ETF		19	-3.69%	9.65M	—	XHC.TO vs ZHU.TO
XFN.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	Financials Equities	91	12.51%	2.24B	Mar 2001	XHC.TO vs XFN.TO
COW.TO	iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	19	15.84%	313.46M	Dec 2007	XHC.TO vs COW.TO
MOAT	VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	27	-0.94%	11.84B	Apr 2012	XHC.TO vs MOAT
VXM.TO	CI Morningstar International Value CAD Hedged	International Equity	82	10.12%	911.96M	Nov 2014	XHC.TO vs VXM.TO
XEMC.TO	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	93	43.62%	—	Feb 2023	XHC.TO vs XEMC.TO
FTS.TO	Fortis Inc.		79	8.30%	—	—	XHC.TO vs FTS.TO
VDC	Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF	Consumer Staples Equities	9	5.75%	9.50B	Jan 2004	XHC.TO vs VDC
XDUH.TO	iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF (C...	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	43	8.93%	98.69M	Jun 2017	XHC.TO vs XDUH.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	61	9.64%	15.61B	May 2001	XHC.TO vs XSP.TO
FBTU.L	First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Clas...	Health & Biotech Equities	45	4.21%	12.84M	—	XHC.TO vs FBTU.L
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	74	12.30%	32.85B	Nov 2012	XHC.TO vs VFV.TO
XBI	SPDR S&P Biotech ETF	Health & Biotech Equities	74	6.48%	8.28B	Feb 2006	XHC.TO vs XBI

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