ZCB.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCB.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 ZCB.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ZCB.TO

ZCB.TO charges 0.17% annually. There are 2 ETFs in the Corporate Bonds category with lower expense ratios, 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	ZCB.TO vs VAB.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	0.16%	—	Jul 2021	ZCB.TO vs XIGS.TO
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	3.32B	Nov 2006	ZCB.TO vs XCB.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	821.62M	Jan 2017	ZCB.TO vs VCB.TO
ZBBB.TO	BMO BBB Corporate Bond Index ETF	0.17%	20.89M	Jan 2020	ZCB.TO vs ZBBB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ZCB.TO

ZCB.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 43. There are 19 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	ZCB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	95	—	Sep 2020	ZCB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	94	—	Jan 2019	ZCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
ZQB.TO	BMO High Quality Corporate Bond Index ETF	70	88.92M	Jan 2020	ZCB.TO vs ZQB.TO
DXO.TO	Dynamic Active Crossover Bond ETF	68	—	Jan 2017	ZCB.TO vs DXO.TO

Top Performing ZCB.TO Alternatives (YTD)

ZCB.TO is at 1.60% YTD. There are 8 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	ZCB.TO vs TUSB.TO
RUSB.TO	RBC Short Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETF	3.34%	—	Oct 2017	ZCB.TO vs RUSB.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	2.53%	—	Apr 2016	ZCB.TO vs MFT.TO
ZIC.TO	BMO Mid-Term US Investment Grade Corporate Bond In...	2.05%	3.73B	Mar 2013	ZCB.TO vs ZIC.TO
XHB.TO	iShares Canadian HYBrid Corporate Bond Index ETF	2.00%	225.94M	Sep 2010	ZCB.TO vs XHB.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ZCB.TO

ZCB.TO has 3.71% 1-year volatility. There are 17 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	ZCB.TO vs RQO.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	1.16%	—	Sep 2020	ZCB.TO vs RQP.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	1.34%	—	Jan 2019	ZCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	2.17%	—	Jul 2021	ZCB.TO vs XIGS.TO
RBO.TO	RBC 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	2.18%	—	Jan 2014	ZCB.TO vs RBO.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ZCB.TO

ZCB.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -2.55%. There are 21 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	ZCB.TO vs RQO.TO
CFRN.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ET...	-0.45%	—	Jan 2019	ZCB.TO vs CFRN.TO
RQP.TO	RBC Target 2027 Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	-0.65%	—	Sep 2020	ZCB.TO vs RQP.TO
MFT.TO	Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF	-1.33%	—	Apr 2016	ZCB.TO vs MFT.TO
PSB.TO	Invesco 1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corpora...	-1.38%	521.94M	Jun 2011	ZCB.TO vs PSB.TO

Other ETFs from BMO

The 10 most viewed BMO ETFs shown here include ZMMK.TO, ZSP.TO, ZEQT.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $24B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZMMK.TO	BMO Money Market Fund ETF Series	Money Market	99	1.25%	5.77B	Nov 2021	ZCB.TO vs ZMMK.TO
ZSP.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.65%	24.35B	Nov 2012	ZCB.TO vs ZSP.TO
ZEQT.TO	BMO All-Equity ETF	Global Equities	83	14.44%	895.11M	Jan 2022	ZCB.TO vs ZEQT.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	Financials Equities, Equal Weight	98	36.93%	7.20B	Oct 2009	ZCB.TO vs ZEB.TO
ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	90	12.95%	17.34B	May 2009	ZCB.TO vs ZCN.TO
ZQQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity (CAD Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	38	15.43%	3.09B	Jan 2010	ZCB.TO vs ZQQ.TO
ZNQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Index ETF	Nasdaq-100	64	19.67%	2.35B	Feb 2019	ZCB.TO vs ZNQ.TO
ZLB.TO	BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	Canada Equities	53	7.89%	6.24B	Oct 2011	ZCB.TO vs ZLB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	ZCB.TO vs ZAG.TO
ZDV.TO	BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	98	22.62%	1.86B	Oct 2011	ZCB.TO vs ZDV.TO

Often Compared With ZCB.TO

Investors most often compare ZCB.TO with ZCS.TO, ZUAG.TO, XSH.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZCS.TO	BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	75	1.53%	4.96B	Oct 2009	ZCB.TO vs ZCS.TO
ZUAG.TO	BMO US Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Global Bonds	10	2.74%	—	Jan 2023	ZCB.TO vs ZUAG.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	Canadian Government Bonds	73	1.45%	2.65B	Sep 2011	ZCB.TO vs XSH.TO
DCBC.TO	Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	42	1.55%	—	Apr 2024	ZCB.TO vs DCBC.TO
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	87	14.16%	20.34B	Aug 2019	ZCB.TO vs XEQT.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	56	1.37%	3.55B	Jan 2011	ZCB.TO vs ZST.TO
ZSB.TO	BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	65	1.25%	181.20M	Mar 2018	ZCB.TO vs ZSB.TO
FCSB.NEO	Fidelity Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	51	1.49%	—	Sep 2019	ZCB.TO vs FCSB.NEO
CBH.TO	iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ET...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.30%	538.54M	Oct 2011	ZCB.TO vs CBH.TO
XCBG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index...	Corporate Bonds	49	1.37%	—	Aug 2021	ZCB.TO vs XCBG.TO
ZCM.TO	BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	44	1.74%	1.46B	Jan 2010	ZCB.TO vs ZCM.TO
ZFH.TO	BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF	High Yield Bonds	43	2.65%	250.89M	Feb 2014	ZCB.TO vs ZFH.TO
ZFL.TO	BMO Long Federal Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	14	0.43%	1.30B	May 2010	ZCB.TO vs ZFL.TO
XIG.TO	iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedg...	Corporate Bonds	17	-1.11%	289.63M	Jan 2010	ZCB.TO vs XIG.TO
FTS.TO	Fortis Inc.		93	15.14%	—	—	ZCB.TO vs FTS.TO
ZIN.TO	BMO Equal Weight Industrials Index ETF	Industrials Equities, Equal Weight	83	24.06%	59.58M	Nov 2012	ZCB.TO vs ZIN.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	ZCB.TO vs XEI.TO
ZUQ.TO	BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	54	13.18%	1.32B	Nov 2014	ZCB.TO vs ZUQ.TO
CACB.TO	CIBC Active Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	48	1.29%	1.45B	Jan 2019	ZCB.TO vs CACB.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	Global Allocation	71	8.66%	639.52M	Jan 2022	ZCB.TO vs ZBAL.TO

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