ZGRO.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

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

Cheapest Alternatives to ZGRO.TO

ZGRO.TO charges 0.18% annually. There is 1 ETF in the Global Allocation category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	0.15%	—	Aug 2020	ZGRO.TO vs TBAL.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	0.18%	639.52M	Jan 2022	ZGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO
HCON.TO	Global X Conservative Asset Allocation ETF	0.22%	36.67M	Aug 2018	ZGRO.TO vs HCON.TO
FCGI.TO	Fidelity Global Monthly High Income ETF	0.55%	22.80M	Jan 2020	ZGRO.TO vs FCGI.TO
ZWQT.TO	BMO Global Enhanced Income Fund Series ETF	0.87%	55.39M	Jun 2023	ZGRO.TO vs ZWQT.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ZGRO.TO

ZGRO.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 79. There are 4 ETFs in the Global Allocation category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
ZWQT.TO	BMO Global Enhanced Income Fund Series ETF	94	55.39M	Jun 2023	ZGRO.TO vs ZWQT.TO
FCGI.TO	Fidelity Global Monthly High Income ETF	93	22.80M	Jan 2020	ZGRO.TO vs FCGI.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	84	—	Aug 2020	ZGRO.TO vs TBAL.TO
CGRA.TO	CI Global Real Asset Private Pool	82	9.11M	May 2020	ZGRO.TO vs CGRA.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	71	639.52M	Jan 2022	ZGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO

Top Performing ZGRO.TO Alternatives (YTD)

ZGRO.TO is at 11.48% YTD. There are 2 ETFs in the Global Allocation category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 15.41%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CGRA.TO	CI Global Real Asset Private Pool	15.41%	9.11M	May 2020	ZGRO.TO vs CGRA.TO
ZWQT.TO	BMO Global Enhanced Income Fund Series ETF	14.77%	55.39M	Jun 2023	ZGRO.TO vs ZWQT.TO
FCGI.TO	Fidelity Global Monthly High Income ETF	9.21%	22.80M	Jan 2020	ZGRO.TO vs FCGI.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	8.66%	639.52M	Jan 2022	ZGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	8.36%	—	Aug 2020	ZGRO.TO vs TBAL.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ZGRO.TO

ZGRO.TO has 12.03% 1-year volatility. There are 7 ETFs in the Global Allocation category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 7.01%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
FCGI.TO	Fidelity Global Monthly High Income ETF	7.01%	22.80M	Jan 2020	ZGRO.TO vs FCGI.TO
HCON.TO	Global X Conservative Asset Allocation ETF	7.11%	36.67M	Aug 2018	ZGRO.TO vs HCON.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	8.18%	—	Aug 2020	ZGRO.TO vs TBAL.TO
CGRA.TO	CI Global Real Asset Private Pool	8.46%	9.11M	May 2020	ZGRO.TO vs CGRA.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	9.31%	639.52M	Jan 2022	ZGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ZGRO.TO

ZGRO.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -6.87%. There are 6 ETFs in the Global Allocation category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -3.79%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
FCGI.TO	Fidelity Global Monthly High Income ETF	-3.79%	22.80M	Jan 2020	ZGRO.TO vs FCGI.TO
HCON.TO	Global X Conservative Asset Allocation ETF	-4.71%	36.67M	Aug 2018	ZGRO.TO vs HCON.TO
ZWQT.TO	BMO Global Enhanced Income Fund Series ETF	-5.47%	55.39M	Jun 2023	ZGRO.TO vs ZWQT.TO
ZBAL.TO	BMO Balanced ETF	-5.81%	639.52M	Jan 2022	ZGRO.TO vs ZBAL.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	-5.98%	—	Aug 2020	ZGRO.TO vs TBAL.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	ZGRO.TO vs ZMMK.TO
ZSP.TO	BMO S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	78	13.65%	24.35B	Nov 2012	ZGRO.TO vs ZSP.TO
ZEQT.TO	BMO All-Equity ETF	Global Equities	83	14.44%	895.11M	Jan 2022	ZGRO.TO vs ZEQT.TO
ZEB.TO	BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF	Financials Equities, Equal Weight	98	36.93%	7.20B	Oct 2009	ZGRO.TO vs ZEB.TO
ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	90	12.95%	17.34B	May 2009	ZGRO.TO vs ZCN.TO
ZQQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity (CAD Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	38	15.43%	3.09B	Jan 2010	ZGRO.TO vs ZQQ.TO
ZNQ.TO	BMO NASDAQ 100 Equity Index ETF	Nasdaq-100	64	19.67%	2.35B	Feb 2019	ZGRO.TO vs ZNQ.TO
ZLB.TO	BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	Canada Equities	53	7.89%	6.24B	Oct 2011	ZGRO.TO vs ZLB.TO
ZAG.TO	BMO Aggregate Bond Index ETF	Canadian Government Bonds	33	1.25%	13.13B	Jan 2010	ZGRO.TO vs ZAG.TO
ZDV.TO	BMO Canadian Dividend ETF	Canada Equities	98	22.62%	1.86B	Oct 2011	ZGRO.TO vs ZDV.TO

Often Compared With ZGRO.TO

Investors most often compare ZGRO.TO with VGRO.TO, XGRO.TO, TGRO.TO. These 20 comparison targets span 11 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	87	11.62%	10.51B	Jan 2018	ZGRO.TO vs VGRO.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	78	11.53%	5.03B	Jun 2007	ZGRO.TO vs XGRO.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	87	11.56%	—	Aug 2020	ZGRO.TO vs TGRO.TO
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	87	14.16%	20.34B	Aug 2019	ZGRO.TO vs XEQT.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	79	13.67%	34.09B	Nov 2012	ZGRO.TO vs VFV.TO
ZDY.TO	BMO US Dividend ETF (CAD)	Dividend, Large Cap Blend Equities	34	17.03%	903.91M	Mar 2013	ZGRO.TO vs ZDY.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	26.60%	5.78B	Jun 2017	ZGRO.TO vs XDIV.TO
VXC.TO	Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF	Global Equities	80	14.58%	3.47B	Jun 2014	ZGRO.TO vs VXC.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	81	14.82%	4.49B	Feb 2015	ZGRO.TO vs XAW.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	79	10.79%	4.95B	Jan 2021	ZGRO.TO vs FGRO.NEO
VONG	Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	28	4.73%	54.80B	Sep 2010	ZGRO.TO vs VONG
VMO.TO	Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF	Momentum, Global Equities	70	21.88%	511.94M	Jun 2016	ZGRO.TO vs VMO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	Diversified Portfolio	79	9.82%	245.54M	Jan 2011	ZGRO.TO vs ZMI.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	93	13.97%	23.77B	Sep 1999	ZGRO.TO vs XIU.TO
HEQT.TO	Horizons All-Equity Asset Allocation ETF	Global Equities	86	15.01%	—	Sep 2019	ZGRO.TO vs HEQT.TO
QQCE.TO	Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 Index ETF	Nasdaq-100	62	20.57%	—	Nov 2021	ZGRO.TO vs QQCE.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	98	27.27%	4.25B	Apr 2011	ZGRO.TO vs XEI.TO
VDY.TO	Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index E...	Dividend	99	29.59%	8.59B	Nov 2012	ZGRO.TO vs VDY.TO
EQCL.TO	Global X Enhanced All-Equity Asset Allocation Cove...	Derivative Income	86	15.49%	66.30M	Oct 2023	ZGRO.TO vs EQCL.TO
XQLT.TO	iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor Index ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	75	13.47%	258.47M	Sep 2019	ZGRO.TO vs XQLT.TO

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