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Costco (COST) Yield Shares Purpose ETF (YCST.NEO) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in CAD · Last updated Jun 4, 2026

YCST.NEO is an actively managed ETF by Purpose Investments. YCST.NEO launched on Feb 20, 2025 and has a 0.40% expense ratio.

Costco (COST) Yield Shares Purpose ETF (YCST.NEO) belongs to the Derivative Income category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with YCST.NEO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to YCST.NEO

YCST.NEO charges 0.40% annually. There are 7 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.04%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
USCL.TO
Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF0.04%249.48MJul 2023YCST.NEO vs USCL.TO
ECHI.TO
Ninepoint Enhanced Canadian HighShares ETF0.29%—Aug 2025YCST.NEO vs ECHI.TO
EQLI.TO
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF0.29%155.19MNov 2025YCST.NEO vs EQLI.TO
JEPQ.TO
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income Active ETF0.35%136.22MSep 2024YCST.NEO vs JEPQ.TO
HBIL.TO
Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...0.35%235.30MSep 2024YCST.NEO vs HBIL.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to YCST.NEO

YCST.NEO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 5. There are 68 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
HLIF.TO
Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A
98
—Jun 2022YCST.NEO vs HLIF.TO
CBNK.TO
Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF
96
—Feb 2022YCST.NEO vs CBNK.TO
BANK.TO
Evolve Canadian Banks and Lifecos Enhanced Yield I...
96
1.08BFeb 2022YCST.NEO vs BANK.TO
BKCL.TO
Global X Enhanced Equal Weight Canadian Banks Cove...
95
187.53MJul 2023YCST.NEO vs BKCL.TO
BKCC.TO
Global X Equal Weight Canadian Bank Covered Call E...
94
370.01MMay 2011YCST.NEO vs BKCC.TO

Top Performing YCST.NEO Alternatives (YTD)

YCST.NEO is at 12.72% YTD. There are 35 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 59.96%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
YAVG.NEO
Broadcom (AVGO) Yield Shares Purpose ETF
59.96%
—Feb 2025YCST.NEO vs YAVG.NEO
AVGY.TO
Harvest Broadcom Enhanced High Income Shares ETF -...
42.92%
—Mar 2025YCST.NEO vs AVGY.TO
CNQE.TO
Harvest CNQ Enhanced High Income Shares ETF
39.35%
—Aug 2025YCST.NEO vs CNQE.TO
ENCL.TO
Global X Enhanced Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Cove...
36.58%
286.32MOct 2023YCST.NEO vs ENCL.TO
NXF.TO
CI Energy Giants Covered Call ETF Common Units (CA...
32.43%
116.31MFeb 2015YCST.NEO vs NXF.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to YCST.NEO

YCST.NEO has 20.54% 1-year volatility. There are 58 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.66%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
HBIL.TO
Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...1.66%235.30MSep 2024YCST.NEO vs HBIL.TO
HPYM.TO
Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...4.53%226.83MJan 2024YCST.NEO vs HPYM.TO
UMAX.TO
Hamilton Utilities YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF6.65%1.34BJun 2023YCST.NEO vs UMAX.TO
HLIF.TO
Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A6.85%—Jun 2022YCST.NEO vs HLIF.TO
ZWU.TO
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF7.59%2.17BOct 2011YCST.NEO vs ZWU.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to YCST.NEO

YCST.NEO has a 1-year max drawdown of -19.54%. There are 52 ETFs in the Derivative Income category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.95%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
HBIL.TO
Hamilton U.S. T-Bill YIELD MAXIMIZER ETF (CAD Hedg...
-0.95%
235.30MSep 2024YCST.NEO vs HBIL.TO
HLIF.TO
Harvest Canadian Equity Income Leaders ETF Class A
-3.09%
—Jun 2022YCST.NEO vs HLIF.TO
HPYM.TO
Harvest Premium Yield 7-10 Year Treasury ETF - Cla...
-3.85%
226.83MJan 2024YCST.NEO vs HPYM.TO
HUTE.TO
Harvest Equal Weight Global Utilities Enhanced Inc...
-4.57%
97.17MOct 2022YCST.NEO vs HUTE.TO
ZWU.TO
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF
-4.86%
2.17BOct 2011YCST.NEO vs ZWU.TO

Other ETFs from Purpose Investments

The 10 most viewed Purpose Investments ETFs shown here include BTCC.TO, PSA.TO, MNY.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $4B.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
BTCC.TO
Purpose Bitcoin CAD ETF Currency Hedged UnitsCryptocurrency
2
-26.80%
1.90BNov 2021YCST.NEO vs BTCC.TO
PSA.TO
Purpose High Interest Savings FundMoney Market
100
0.89%
4.20BOct 2013YCST.NEO vs PSA.TO
MNY.TO
Purpose Cash Management FundMoney Market
100
0.95%
2.90BSep 2022YCST.NEO vs MNY.TO
YTSL.NEO
Tesla (TSLA) Yield Shares Purpose ETFDerivative Income
30
-6.32%
438.20MDec 2022YCST.NEO vs YTSL.NEO
SBT.TO
Purpose Silver Bullion FundSilver, Precious Metals
46
2.24%
164.90MMay 2016YCST.NEO vs SBT.TO
PDIV.TO
Purpose Enhanced Dividend Fund ETFDividend
82
7.12%
212.60MJan 2018YCST.NEO vs PDIV.TO
PMM.TO
Purpose Multi-Strategy Market Neutral FundLong-Short
64
5.69%
10.90MOct 2014YCST.NEO vs PMM.TO
YNVD.NEO
NVIDIA (NVDA) Yield Shares Purpose ETFDerivative Income
62
17.05%
206.20MJan 2024YCST.NEO vs YNVD.NEO
BTCY.TO
Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF - ETF Units
2
-28.08%
116.80MDec 2021YCST.NEO vs BTCY.TO
KILO-B.TO
Purpose Gold Bullion Fund ETF Non-Currency HedgedGold, Precious Metals
38
4.14%
—Oct 2018YCST.NEO vs KILO-B.TO

Often Compared With YCST.NEO

Investors most often compare YCST.NEO with DXQ.TO, GOGY.TO, EASY.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
DXQ.TO
Dynamic Active Enhanced Yield Covered Options ETFDerivative Income
65
6.80%
—Sep 2022YCST.NEO vs DXQ.TO
GOGY.TO
Harvest Alphabet Enhanced High Income Shares ETF C...Derivative Income
93
14.33%
—Mar 2025YCST.NEO vs GOGY.TO
EASY.TO
Evolve All-in-One UltraYield ETFDerivative Income———Mar 2026YCST.NEO vs EASY.TO
CRCY.TO
Harvest Circle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF Cla...Derivative Income—
3.77%
—Sep 2025YCST.NEO vs CRCY.TO
TSLY.TO
Harvest Tesla Enhanced High Income Shares ETFDerivative Income
23
-4.02%
278.60MJan 2025YCST.NEO vs TSLY.TO
HYLD-U.TO
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (USD)Derivative Income
73
15.12%
937.07MFeb 2022YCST.NEO vs HYLD-U.TO
JEPI.TO
JPMorgan US Equity Premium Income Active ETFDerivative Income
28
1.48%
—Sep 2024YCST.NEO vs JEPI.TO
ZWG.TO
BMO Global High Dividend Covered Call ETFDerivative Income
64
11.46%
337.99MJan 2020YCST.NEO vs ZWG.TO
USCC.TO
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETFDerivative Income, S&P 500
80
9.71%
400.59MSep 2011YCST.NEO vs USCC.TO
HDIV.TO
Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETFDerivative Income
92
16.21%
1.63BJul 2021YCST.NEO vs HDIV.TO
SDAY.NEO
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Equity DayMAX™ ETFDerivative Income—
9.14%
—Jul 2025YCST.NEO vs SDAY.NEO
PLTE.TO
Harvest Palantir Enhanced High Income Shares ETFDerivative Income
12
-21.07%
—Jan 2025YCST.NEO vs PLTE.TO
ENCC.TO
Global X Canadian Oil and Gas Equity Covered Call ...Derivative Income, Energy Equities
85
29.01%
759.08MApr 2011YCST.NEO vs ENCC.TO
HPYT.TO
Harvest Premium Yield Treasury ETF ADerivative Income
18
-0.30%
385.04MMay 2024YCST.NEO vs HPYT.TO
CANY.TO
Evolve Canadian Equity UltraYield ETFDerivative Income, Canada Equities—
10.38%
—Sep 2025YCST.NEO vs CANY.TO
EQCL.TO
Global X Enhanced All-Equity Asset Allocation Cove...Derivative Income
78
12.75%
62.65MOct 2023YCST.NEO vs EQCL.TO
HMAX.TO
Hamilton Canadian Financials YIELD MAXIMIZER ETFDerivative Income
91
11.17%
2.34BJan 2023YCST.NEO vs HMAX.TO
UTES.TO
Evolve Canadian Utilities Enhanced Yield Index Fun...Derivative Income
75
12.58%
405.53MSep 2024YCST.NEO vs UTES.TO
MSTE.TO
Harvest MicroStrategy Enhanced High Income Shares ...Derivative Income
1
-20.32%
—Mar 2025YCST.NEO vs MSTE.TO
QQCC.TO
Global X NASDAQ-100 Covered Call ETFNasdaq-100, Derivative Income
82
16.94%
713.85MSep 2011YCST.NEO vs QQCC.TO

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