XQQ.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XQQ.TO) belongs to the Nasdaq-100 category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with XQQ.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to XQQ.TO

XQQ.TO charges 0.39% annually. There are 8 ETFs in the Nasdaq-100 category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
QQQX.TO	Global X Nasdaq-100 Index ETF	0.15%	—	May 2024	XQQ.TO vs QQQX.TO
QQC-F.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Index ETF CAD Hedged	0.20%	1.54B	May 2021	XQQ.TO vs QQC-F.TO
QQC.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Index ETF CAD Hedged	0.20%	1.96B	May 2021	XQQ.TO vs QQC.TO
QQCE.TO	Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 Index ETF	0.21%	—	Nov 2021	XQQ.TO vs QQCE.TO
HXQ.TO	Horizons NASDAQ-100 Index ETF	0.25%	1.82B	Apr 2016	XQQ.TO vs HXQ.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XQQ.TO

XQQ.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 43. There are 16 ETFs in the Nasdaq-100 category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 80.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
QQCI.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Income Advantage ETF	80	59.49M	Nov 2025	XQQ.TO vs QQCI.TO
QQQL.TO	Global X Enhanced Nasdaq-100 Index ETF	79	—	May 2024	XQQ.TO vs QQQL.TO
QQCC.TO	Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	77	732.86M	Sep 2011	XQQ.TO vs QQCC.TO
QQCL.TO	Global X Enhanced NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	76	379.27M	Oct 2023	XQQ.TO vs QQCL.TO
JEPQ.TO	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF	76	136.22M	Sep 2024	XQQ.TO vs JEPQ.TO

Top Performing XQQ.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XQQ.TO is at 14.22% YTD. There are 16 ETFs in the Nasdaq-100 category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 36.63%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TQQQ.TO	BetaPro 3x Nasdaq-100 Daily Leveraged Bull Alterna...	36.63%	—	Jun 2025	XQQ.TO vs TQQQ.TO
QQU.TO	BetaPro NASDAQ-100 2x Daily Bull ETF	26.86%	500.98M	Jun 2008	XQQ.TO vs QQU.TO
QQQL.TO	Global X Enhanced Nasdaq-100 Index ETF	24.25%	—	May 2024	XQQ.TO vs QQQL.TO
QQQT.TO	Evolve NASDAQ Technology Index Fund CAD Hedged	22.57%	171.18M	Jul 2023	XQQ.TO vs QQQT.TO
QQQQ.TO	Mackenzie NASDAQ 100 Index ETF	20.92%	—	Aug 2025	XQQ.TO vs QQQQ.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XQQ.TO

XQQ.TO has 17.93% 1-year volatility. There are 10 ETFs in the Nasdaq-100 category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 13.84%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
QQCI.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Income Advantage ETF	13.84%	59.49M	Nov 2025	XQQ.TO vs QQCI.TO
JEPQ.TO	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF	14.06%	136.22M	Sep 2024	XQQ.TO vs JEPQ.TO
QQCC.TO	Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	14.39%	732.86M	Sep 2011	XQQ.TO vs QQCC.TO
QQC.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Index ETF CAD Hedged	17.17%	1.96B	May 2021	XQQ.TO vs QQC.TO
XQQU.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF	17.37%	—	Sep 2023	XQQ.TO vs XQQU.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XQQ.TO

XQQ.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -14.68%. There are 12 ETFs in the Nasdaq-100 category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.62%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
QQCI.TO	Invesco NASDAQ 100 Income Advantage ETF	-7.62%	59.49M	Nov 2025	XQQ.TO vs QQCI.TO
JEPQ.TO	JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF	-7.74%	136.22M	Sep 2024	XQQ.TO vs JEPQ.TO
QQCC.TO	Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	-8.15%	732.86M	Sep 2011	XQQ.TO vs QQCC.TO
QQCL.TO	Global X Enhanced NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETF	-10.70%	379.27M	Oct 2023	XQQ.TO vs QQCL.TO
XQQU.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF	-12.09%	—	Sep 2023	XQQ.TO vs XQQU.TO

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include XEQT.TO, XDIV.TO, XEI.TO and span 7 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	81	12.77%	19.56B	Aug 2019	XQQ.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	20.61%	5.54B	Jun 2017	XQQ.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	97	23.00%	4.13B	Apr 2011	XQQ.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	83	10.67%	30.44B	Feb 2001	XQQ.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	11.33%	22.98B	Sep 1999	XQQ.TO vs XIU.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	55	12.11%	22.44B	Apr 2013	XQQ.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	10.58%	4.97B	Jun 2007	XQQ.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	73	11.92%	12.94B	Apr 2013	XQQ.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	78	14.12%	4.47B	Feb 2015	XQQ.TO vs XAW.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	50	6.62%	15.52B	May 2001	XQQ.TO vs XSP.TO

Often Compared With XQQ.TO

Investors most often compare XQQ.TO with VFV.TO, QQQ, ZQQ.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	74	11.92%	32.85B	Nov 2012	XQQ.TO vs VFV.TO
QQQ	Invesco QQQ ETF	Nasdaq-100	59	15.95%	493.17B	Mar 1999	XQQ.TO vs QQQ
ZQQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity (CAD Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	39	14.23%	3.24B	Jan 2010	XQQ.TO vs ZQQ.TO
TEC.TO	TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF	Technology Equities	46	12.98%	4.93B	May 2019	XQQ.TO vs TEC.TO
XUS-U.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	59	7.31%	—	Oct 2019	XQQ.TO vs XUS-U.TO
XIT.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Inde...	Technology Equities	9	-8.30%	713.74M	Mar 2001	XQQ.TO vs XIT.TO
CHPS.TO	Global X Artificial Intelligence Semiconductor Ind...	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	92	62.65%	416.39M	Jun 2021	XQQ.TO vs CHPS.TO
XST.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index ETF	Consumer Staples Equities	26	8.99%	393.34M	Apr 2011	XQQ.TO vs XST.TO
MSFT.TO	Microsoft CDR (CAD Hedged)		8	-24.88%	—	—	XQQ.TO vs MSFT.TO
VOOG	Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF	S&P 500, Large Cap Growth Equities	43	8.28%	26.50B	Sep 2010	XQQ.TO vs VOOG
AAPL	Apple Inc		88	8.01%	—	—	XQQ.TO vs AAPL
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	60	8.10%	765.27B	Jan 1993	XQQ.TO vs SPY
CDZ.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Inde...	Canada Equities	52	8.97%	1.23B	Sep 2006	XQQ.TO vs CDZ.TO
ESG	FlexShares STOXX US ESG Select Index Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	59	9.84%	135.74M	Jul 2016	XQQ.TO vs ESG
BBAI	BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.		29	-34.81%	—	—	XQQ.TO vs BBAI
MGK	Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	31	3.27%	35.00B	Dec 2007	XQQ.TO vs MGK
CASH	Meta Financial Group, Inc.		56	21.90%	—	—	XQQ.TO vs CASH
XDU.TO	iShares Core MSCI US Quality Dividend Index ETF	Large Cap Value Equities, Dividend	60	14.79%	294.27M	Jun 2017	XQQ.TO vs XDU.TO
XIN.TO	iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Global Equities	61	10.80%	1.93B	Sep 2001	XQQ.TO vs XIN.TO
BITSX	iShares Total U.S. Stock Market Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities	54	8.62%	—	Aug 2015	XQQ.TO vs BITSX

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