ZCS.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

BMO Short Corporate Bond Index ETF (ZCS.TO) belongs to the Canadian Government Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with ZCS.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ZCS.TO

ZCS.TO charges 0.11% annually. There are 8 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.08%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
TDB.TO	TD Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.08%	4.07B	Mar 2016	ZCS.TO vs TDB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	13.13B	Jan 2010	ZCS.TO vs ZAG.TO
VAB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	0.09%	7.52B	Nov 2011	ZCS.TO vs VAB.TO
XSB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	4.31B	Nov 2000	ZCS.TO vs XSB.TO
ZSB.TO	BMO Short-Term Bond Index ETF	0.10%	181.20M	Mar 2018	ZCS.TO vs ZSB.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ZCS.TO

ZCS.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 66. There are 7 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 99.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	99	2.39B	Apr 2023	ZCS.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	99	214.29M	Sep 2024	ZCS.TO vs VVSG.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	98	793.90M	Dec 2011	ZCS.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	97	258.84M	Jul 2014	ZCS.TO vs PFL.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	88	—	Feb 2022	ZCS.TO vs ZBI.TO

Top Performing ZCS.TO Alternatives (YTD)

ZCS.TO is at 1.31% YTD. There are 3 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 1.95%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	1.95%	—	Feb 2022	ZCS.TO vs ZBI.TO
CORE.TO	PIMCO Canadian Core Bond Fund	1.95%	—	Jan 2011	ZCS.TO vs CORE.TO
XSH.TO	iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate Bond In...	1.35%	2.65B	Sep 2011	ZCS.TO vs XSH.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	1.31%	793.90M	Dec 2011	ZCS.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	1.26%	258.84M	Jul 2014	ZCS.TO vs PFL.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ZCS.TO

ZCS.TO has 2.10% 1-year volatility. There are 11 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.26%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	0.26%	2.39B	Apr 2023	ZCS.TO vs CBIL.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	0.34%	214.29M	Sep 2024	ZCS.TO vs VVSG.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	0.71%	793.90M	Dec 2011	ZCS.TO vs XFR.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	0.82%	258.84M	Jul 2014	ZCS.TO vs PFL.TO
XSTB.TO	iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index E...	1.83%	146.43M	Mar 2019	ZCS.TO vs XSTB.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ZCS.TO

ZCS.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.63%. There are 13 ETFs in the Canadian Government Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.04%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CBIL.TO	Global X 0-3 Month T-Bill ETF	-0.04%	2.39B	Apr 2023	ZCS.TO vs CBIL.TO
XFR.TO	iShares Floating Rate Index ETF	-0.10%	793.90M	Dec 2011	ZCS.TO vs XFR.TO
VVSG.TO	Vanguard Canadian Ultra-Short Government Bond Inde...	-0.14%	214.29M	Sep 2024	ZCS.TO vs VVSG.TO
PFL.TO	Invesco Canadian Government Floating Rate Index ET...	-0.15%	258.84M	Jul 2014	ZCS.TO vs PFL.TO
ZBI.TO	BMO Canadian Bank Income Index ETF	-1.21%	—	Feb 2022	ZCS.TO vs ZBI.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	1.23%	5.77B	Nov 2021	ZCS.TO vs ZMMK.TO
ZSP.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.73%	24.35B	Nov 2012	ZCS.TO vs ZSP.TO
ZEQT.TO	BMO All-Equity ETF	Global Equities	83	14.24%	895.11M	Jan 2022	ZCS.TO vs ZEQT.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	Financials Equities, Equal Weight	98	33.86%	7.20B	Oct 2009	ZCS.TO vs ZEB.TO
ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	89	12.42%	17.34B	May 2009	ZCS.TO vs ZCN.TO
ZQQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity (CAD Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	38	14.55%	3.09B	Jan 2010	ZCS.TO vs ZQQ.TO
ZNQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Index ETF	Nasdaq-100	67	19.68%	2.35B	Feb 2019	ZCS.TO vs ZNQ.TO
ZLB.TO	BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	Canada Equities	54	7.77%	6.24B	Oct 2011	ZCS.TO vs ZLB.TO
ZDV.TO	BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	97	21.35%	1.86B	Oct 2011	ZCS.TO vs ZDV.TO
ZUQ.TO	BMO MSCI USA High Quality Index ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	57	13.81%	1.32B	Nov 2014	ZCS.TO vs ZUQ.TO

Often Compared With ZCS.TO

Investors most often compare ZCS.TO with XCB.TO, VSB.TO, ZCM.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XCB.TO	iShares Core Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	36	1.14%	3.32B	Nov 2006	ZCS.TO vs XCB.TO
VSB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short Term Bond	Canadian Government Bonds	54	0.98%	1.65B	Nov 2011	ZCS.TO vs VSB.TO
ZCM.TO	BMO Mid Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	38	1.55%	1.46B	Jan 2010	ZCS.TO vs ZCM.TO
PSA.TO	Purpose High Interest Savings Fund	Money Market	99	1.13%	4.10B	Oct 2013	ZCS.TO vs PSA.TO
ZCB.TO	BMO Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	39	1.47%	2.00B	Mar 2018	ZCS.TO vs ZCB.TO
VSC.TO	Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Corporate Bond Index ...	Short-Term Bond	67	1.18%	1.53B	Nov 2012	ZCS.TO vs VSC.TO
VCB.TO	Vanguard Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	Corporate Bonds	41	1.18%	821.62M	Jan 2017	ZCS.TO vs VCB.TO
PMIF.TO	PIMCO Monthly Income Fund (Canada)		47	0.15%	39.17B	—	ZCS.TO vs PMIF.TO
XQB.TO	iShares High Quality Canadian Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	28	1.03%	537.77M	Nov 2009	ZCS.TO vs XQB.TO
VSBSX	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Sh...	Government Bonds	90	0.66%	33.90B	Dec 2009	ZCS.TO vs VSBSX
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	66	10.45%	1.70T	Sep 2010	ZCS.TO vs VOO
CBO.TO	iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	56	0.98%	929.21M	Feb 2009	ZCS.TO vs CBO.TO
DXV.TO	Dynamic Active Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF		91	1.50%	344.32M	—	ZCS.TO vs DXV.TO
ZFH.TO	BMO Floating Rate High Yield ETF	High Yield Bonds	42	2.58%	250.89M	Feb 2014	ZCS.TO vs ZFH.TO
ZST.TO	BMO Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF	Ultrashort Bond	55	1.35%	3.55B	Jan 2011	ZCS.TO vs ZST.TO
SPLT.TO	Brompton Split Corp. Preferred Share ETF	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	66	3.44%	410.95M	Jun 2023	ZCS.TO vs SPLT.TO
XBB	BondBloxx BB Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond E...	High Yield Bonds	54	1.71%	413.16M	May 2022	ZCS.TO vs XBB
XIGS.TO	iShares 1-5 Year U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index ETF ...	Corporate Bonds	27	-0.34%	—	Jul 2021	ZCS.TO vs XIGS.TO
TCSH.TO	TD Cash Management ETF	Ultrashort Bond	99	1.13%	—	Feb 2024	ZCS.TO vs TCSH.TO
XSHG.TO	iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate B...	Canadian Government Bonds	67	1.18%	—	Aug 2021	ZCS.TO vs XSHG.TO

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