XIGS.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XIGS.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 XIGS.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to XIGS.TO

XIGS.TO charges 0.16% annually. There is 1 ETF in the Corporate Bonds category with a lower expense ratio, 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	XIGS.TO vs VAB.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	3.32B	Nov 2006	XIGS.TO vs XCB.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	821.62M	Jan 2017	XIGS.TO vs VCB.TO
ZCB.TO	BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	2.00B	Mar 2018	XIGS.TO vs ZCB.TO
ZBBB.TO	BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	20.89M	Jan 2020	XIGS.TO vs ZBBB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XIGS.TO

XIGS.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 33. There are 28 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	XIGS.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	95	—	Sep 2020	XIGS.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	94	—	Jan 2019	XIGS.TO vs CFRN.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	70	88.92M	Jan 2020	XIGS.TO vs ZQB.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	68	—	Jan 2017	XIGS.TO vs DXO.TO

Top Performing XIGS.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XIGS.TO is at -0.01% YTD. There are 28 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	XIGS.TO vs TUSB.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.34%	—	Oct 2017	XIGS.TO vs RUSB.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	2.53%	—	Apr 2016	XIGS.TO vs MFT.TO
ZIC.TO	BMO Mid-Term US Investment Grade Corporate Bond In...	2.05%	3.73B	Mar 2013	XIGS.TO vs ZIC.TO
XHB.TO	iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	2.00%	225.94M	Sep 2010	XIGS.TO vs XHB.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XIGS.TO

XIGS.TO has 2.17% 1-year volatility. There are 3 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	XIGS.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.16%	—	Sep 2020	XIGS.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	1.34%	—	Jan 2019	XIGS.TO vs CFRN.TO
RBO.TO	RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	2.18%	—	Jan 2014	XIGS.TO vs RBO.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	2.24%	88.92M	Jan 2020	XIGS.TO vs ZQB.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XIGS.TO

XIGS.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.60%. There are 6 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	XIGS.TO vs RQO.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	-0.45%	—	Jan 2019	XIGS.TO vs CFRN.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.65%	—	Sep 2020	XIGS.TO vs RQP.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	-1.33%	—	Apr 2016	XIGS.TO vs MFT.TO
PSB.TO	Invesco 1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corpora...	-1.38%	521.94M	Jun 2011	XIGS.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	XIGS.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	XIGS.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	XIGS.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.97%	31.16B	Feb 2001	XIGS.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	93	13.97%	23.77B	Sep 1999	XIGS.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	42	15.40%	5.51B	May 2011	XIGS.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	65	13.03%	22.53B	Apr 2013	XIGS.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	XIGS.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.69%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XIGS.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.82%	4.49B	Feb 2015	XIGS.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With XIGS.TO

Investors most often compare XIGS.TO with XSTH.TO, ISTB, RATE.TO. These 18 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XSTH.TO	iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Inflation-Protected Bonds	28	0.82%	—	Jul 2021	XIGS.TO vs XSTH.TO
ISTB	iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF	Short-Term Bond	82	0.78%	5.07B	Oct 2012	XIGS.TO vs ISTB
RATE.TO	Arrow EC Income Advantage Alternative Fund		63	1.32%	—	—	XIGS.TO vs RATE.TO
XIG.TO	iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Corporate Bonds	17	-1.11%	289.63M	Jan 2010	XIGS.TO vs XIG.TO
CBH.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ET...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.30%	538.54M	Oct 2011	XIGS.TO vs CBH.TO
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	75	1.53%	4.96B	Oct 2009	XIGS.TO vs ZCS.TO
ZCM.TO	BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	44	1.74%	1.46B	Jan 2010	XIGS.TO vs ZCM.TO
FLCI.TO	Franklin Canadian Corporate Bond Fund ETF	Corporate Bonds	44	1.34%	134.92M	May 2017	XIGS.TO vs FLCI.TO
DCBC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	42	1.55%	—	Apr 2024	XIGS.TO vs DCBC.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	Short-Term Bond, Canadian Government Bonds	64	1.21%	4.31B	Nov 2000	XIGS.TO vs XSB.TO
FCSB.NEO	Fidelity Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	51	1.49%	—	Sep 2019	XIGS.TO vs FCSB.NEO
XCBG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.37%	—	Aug 2021	XIGS.TO vs XCBG.TO
CACB.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	48	1.29%	1.45B	Jan 2019	XIGS.TO vs CACB.TO
ZMU.TO	BMO Mid-Term US IG Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD In...	Corporate Bonds	20	-1.04%	3.63B	Mar 2013	XIGS.TO vs ZMU.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	59	9.73%	15.74B	May 2001	XIGS.TO vs XSP.TO
ESGF.TO	BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Hedged to CAD Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	17	-0.85%	27.70M	Jan 2020	XIGS.TO vs ESGF.TO
ESGB.TO	BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	39	1.16%	86.59M	Jan 2020	XIGS.TO vs ESGB.TO
FIG.TO	CI Investment Grade Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	37	1.51%	225.39M	Dec 2017	XIGS.TO vs FIG.TO

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