XUS-U.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (XUS-U.TO) belongs to the S&P 500 category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with XUS-U.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to XUS-U.TO

XUS-U.TO charges 0.09% annually. No ETFs in the S&P 500 category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.09%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZUE.TO	BMO S&P 500 (CAD Hedged)	0.09%	4.83B	May 2009	XUS-U.TO vs ZUE.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	0.09%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XUS-U.TO vs XUS.TO
VSP.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-hedged)	0.09%	6.11B	Nov 2012	XUS-U.TO vs VSP.TO
ZSP.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	0.09%	24.35B	Nov 2012	XUS-U.TO vs ZSP.TO
ZSP-U.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (USD)	0.09%	—	Nov 2012	XUS-U.TO vs ZSP-U.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to XUS-U.TO

XUS-U.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 66. There are 13 ETFs in the S&P 500 category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 88.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
USSL.TO	Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Index ETF	88	11.27M	May 2024	XUS-U.TO vs USSL.TO
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	87	169.56M	Nov 2025	XUS-U.TO vs EQLI.TO
USCC.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	85	563.51M	Sep 2011	XUS-U.TO vs USCC.TO
USCL.TO	Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	83	250.73M	Jul 2023	XUS-U.TO vs USCL.TO
XUSC.TO	iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF (CAD Units)	79	—	Jul 2024	XUS-U.TO vs XUSC.TO

Top Performing XUS-U.TO Alternatives (YTD)

XUS-U.TO is at 10.41% YTD. There are 12 ETFs in the S&P 500 category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 15.64%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
USSL.TO	Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Index ETF	15.64%	11.27M	May 2024	XUS-U.TO vs USSL.TO
EQL.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Index ETF CAD	14.27%	3.02B	May 2018	XUS-U.TO vs EQL.TO
USCL.TO	Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	14.21%	250.73M	Jul 2023	XUS-U.TO vs USCL.TO
XUSC.TO	iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF (CAD Units)	13.99%	—	Jul 2024	XUS-U.TO vs XUSC.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	13.69%	13.11B	Apr 2013	XUS-U.TO vs XUS.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to XUS-U.TO

XUS-U.TO has 12.54% 1-year volatility. There are 11 ETFs in the S&P 500 category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.21%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	9.21%	169.56M	Nov 2025	XUS-U.TO vs EQLI.TO
USCC.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	10.04%	563.51M	Sep 2011	XUS-U.TO vs USCC.TO
USCC-U.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	10.24%	—	Sep 2011	XUS-U.TO vs USCC-U.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	12.07%	34.09B	Nov 2012	XUS-U.TO vs VFV.TO
XUSC.TO	iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF (CAD Units)	12.09%	—	Jul 2024	XUS-U.TO vs XUSC.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to XUS-U.TO

XUS-U.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.30%. There are 11 ETFs in the S&P 500 category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -5.47%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
EQLI.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF	-5.47%	169.56M	Nov 2025	XUS-U.TO vs EQLI.TO
USCC.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	-6.71%	563.51M	Sep 2011	XUS-U.TO vs USCC.TO
EQL.TO	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Index ETF CAD	-6.73%	3.02B	May 2018	XUS-U.TO vs EQL.TO
XUSC.TO	iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF (CAD Units)	-7.60%	—	Jul 2024	XUS-U.TO vs XUSC.TO
USCC-U.TO	Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	-7.72%	—	Sep 2011	XUS-U.TO vs USCC-U.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	XUS-U.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	XUS-U.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	XUS-U.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.97%	31.16B	Feb 2001	XUS-U.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	93	13.97%	23.77B	Sep 1999	XUS-U.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	42	15.40%	5.51B	May 2011	XUS-U.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	65	13.03%	22.53B	Apr 2013	XUS-U.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	XUS-U.TO vs XGRO.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.82%	4.49B	Feb 2015	XUS-U.TO vs XAW.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	59	9.73%	15.74B	May 2001	XUS-U.TO vs XSP.TO

Often Compared With XUS-U.TO

Investors most often compare XUS-U.TO with IVV, VOO, CHPS. These 20 comparison targets span 19 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	11.32%	894.38B	May 2000	XUS-U.TO vs IVV
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	11.30%	1.70T	Sep 2010	XUS-U.TO vs VOO
CHPS	Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	95	88.58%	116.18M	Jul 2023	XUS-U.TO vs CHPS
XFN.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF	Financials Equities, Canada Equities	97	26.99%	2.34B	Mar 2001	XUS-U.TO vs XFN.TO
XIN.TO	iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Global Equities	70	12.21%	1.92B	Sep 2001	XUS-U.TO vs XIN.TO
VFVA	Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF	Mid Cap Value Equities	81	16.19%	825.90M	Feb 2018	XUS-U.TO vs VFVA
XPP	ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50	China Equities, Leveraged Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	5	-23.10%	9.23M	Jun 2009	XUS-U.TO vs XPP
GDL.TO	Goodfellow Inc.		46	-3.72%	—	—	XUS-U.TO vs GDL.TO
HXS.TO	Global X S&P 500 Index Corporate Class ETF	S&P 500	75	13.39%	7.49B	Nov 2010	XUS-U.TO vs HXS.TO
VONG	Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	28	4.73%	54.80B	Sep 2010	XUS-U.TO vs VONG
ESG.TO	Invesco S&P 500 ESG Index ETF	S&P 500, ESG	70	12.47%	1.22B	Mar 2020	XUS-U.TO vs ESG.TO
TEC.TO	TD Global Technology Leaders Index ETF	Technology Equities	48	15.77%	5.05B	May 2019	XUS-U.TO vs TEC.TO
XSU.TO	iShares U.S. Small Cap Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Small Cap Blend Equities	66	19.18%	774.09M	May 2007	XUS-U.TO vs XSU.TO
XHD.TO	iShares U.S. High Dividend Equity Index ETF (CAD-H...	Large Cap Blend Equities, Dividend	17	13.80%	227.80M	Aug 2012	XUS-U.TO vs XHD.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	88	14.15%	15.67B	Jan 2019	XUS-U.TO vs VEQT.TO
TULV.TO	TD Q U.S. Low Volatility ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	34	5.36%	54.59M	May 2020	XUS-U.TO vs TULV.TO
HYLD.TO	Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF	Derivative Income	74	14.77%	1.32B	Feb 2022	XUS-U.TO vs HYLD.TO
IDVO	Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income...	Derivative Income, Dividend, Foreign Large Cap Equities	77	14.26%	1.30B	Sep 2022	XUS-U.TO vs IDVO
TPU.TO	TD U.S. Equity Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	13.90%	6.18B	Mar 2016	XUS-U.TO vs TPU.TO
CGL.TO	iShares Gold Bullion ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Gold, Precious Metals	22	-7.14%	1.99B	May 2009	XUS-U.TO vs CGL.TO

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