Canadian ETFs

Five investment companies currently offer exchange-traded funds listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The following list contains all passively managed ETFs; it excludes actively managed, inverse and leveraged ETFs, all of which are inappropriate for Couch Potato portfolios. A comprehensive list of all ETFs traded on the TSX is available here.

For examples of how to use these ETFs in a diversified portfolio, visit the Model Portfolios page.

ETFs that hedge their exposure to foreign currency are marked with an asterisk (*).

This page was last updated in December 2011.

iShares

Canadian Equity Ticker MER Index tracked
S&P/TSX Capped Composite XIC 0.26 S&P/TSX Capped Composite
S&P/TSX 60 XIU 0.17 S&P/TSX 60
S&P/TSX Completion XMD 0.58 S&P/TSX Completion
S&P/TSX Small Cap XCS 0.53 S&P/TSX Small Cap
Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend XDV 0.53 Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend
S&P/TSX Equity Income XEI 0.62 S&P/TSX Equity Income
Dow Jones Canada Select Growth XCG 0.53 Dow Jones Canada Select Growth
Dow Jones Canada Select Value XCV 0.53 Dow Jones Canada Select Value
S&P/TSX Capped Energy XEG 0.58 S&P/TSX Capped Energy
S&P/TSX Capped Technology XIT 0.58 S&P/TSX Capped Information Tech
S&P/TSX Capped Financials XFN 0.58 S&P/TSX Capped Financials
S&P/TSX Capped Materials XMA 0.58 S&P/TSX Capped Materials
S&P/TSX Capped REIT XRE 0.58 S&P/TSX Capped REIT
S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples XST 0.62 S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples
S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Fund XUT 0.62 S&P/TSX Capped Utilities
Jantzi Social XEN 0.53 Jantzi Social
S&P/TSX Venture XVX 0.89 S&P/TSX Venture Select
US Equity
S&P 500 * XSP 0.26 S&P 500
NASDAQ 100 * XQQ 0.40 NASDAQ 100
Russell 2000 * XSU 0.38 Russell 2000
International Equity
MSCI EAFE * XIN 0.55 MSCI EAFE
MSCI Emerging Markets XEM 0.83 MSCI Emerging Markets
China XCH 0.86 FTSE/Xinhua China 25
S&P CNX Nifty India XID 0.99 S&P CNX Nifty India
MSCI Brazil XBZ 0.76 MSCI Brazil
S&P Latin America 40 XLA 0.67 S&P Latin America 40
MSCI World XWD 0.46 MSCI World
S&P/TSX Global Gold XGD 0.58 S&P/TSX Global Gold
S&P/TSX Global Base Metals XBM 0.46 S&P/TSX Global Base Metals
S&P Global Healthcare * XHC 0.65 S&P Global Healthcare
Fixed Income
DEX Universe Bond XBB 0.33 DEX Universe Bond
DEX All Government Bond XGB 0.39 DEX All Government Bond
DEX All Corporate Bond XCB 0.44 DEX All Corporate Bond
DEX Short Term Bond XSB 0.28 DEX Short Term Bond
DEX Long Term Bond XLB 0.39 DEX Long Term Bond
DEX Real Return Bond XRB 0.39 DEX Real Return Bond
US IG Corporate Bond * XIG 0.31 Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Inv. Grade
US High Yield Bond * XHY 0.61 Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield
DEX HYBrid Bond XHB 0.51 DEX HYBrid Bond
DEX Short Term Corporate Universe + Maple Bond XSH 0.28 DEX Universe + Maple Short Term Corporate Bond
J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Mkts Bond * XEB 0.79 J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core
Specialty
Diversified Monthly Income Fund XTR 0.58 None
S&P/TSX North American Pref Stock * XRE 0.48 S&P/TSX N. American Pref Stock
Portfolio Builders
Conservative Core Portfolio Builder XCR 0.63 None
Growth Core Portfolio Builder XGR 0.63 None
Alternatives Completion Portfolio Bldr XAL 0.72 None
Global Completion Portfolio Builder XGC 0.74 None

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Vanguard

The Vanguard family of ETFs was launched in Canada in December 2011. The MERs listed here are based on the published management fees plus the Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax. They will be updated as soon as the first Management Reports of Fund Performance are released.

Canadian Equity Ticker MER Index tracked
MSCI Canada VCE 0.10 MSCI Canada
US Equity
MSCI US Broad Market * VUS 0.17 MSCI US Broad Market
International Equity
MSCI EAFE * VEF 0.42 MSCI EAFE
MSCI Emerging Markets VEE 0.55 MSCI Emerging Markets
Fixed Income
Canadian Aggregate Bond VAB 0.23 Barclays Capital Global Aggregate
Canadian Short-Term Bond VSB 0.17 Barclays Capital 1-5 Year Gov/Cr
 

Claymore

The MERs below are taken from the 2010 Management Reports of Fund Performance, which are available from the SEDAR website. They are typically higher than the management fees disclosed on the Claymore website and reflect the true cost of the ETF more accurately.

Commodity ETFs also carry an additional trading expense ratio (TER) of up to 0.40%.

Canadian Equity Ticker MER Index tracked
Canadian Fundamental CRQ 0.72 FTSE RAFI Canada
S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend CDZ 0.66 S&P/TSX Cdn Dividend Aristocrats
Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco CEW 0.59 None
Oil Sands Sector CLO 0.66 Sustainable Oil Sands Sector
US Equity
US Fundamental * CLU 0.72 FTSE RAFI US 1000
US Fundamental CLU.C 0.72 FTSE RAFI US 1000
International Equity
International Fundamental CIE 0.66 FTSE RAFI Developed ex-US 1000
Japan Fundamental * CJP 0.73 FTSE RAFI Japan
Global Monthly Advantaged Dividend * CYH 0.66 Zacks Global Multi-Asset Income
Global Real Estate CGR 0.72 Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors
Global Infrastructure CIF 0.72 MFC Global Infrastructure
S&P/TSX Global Mining CMW 0.61 S&P/TSX Global Mining
Global Agriculture COW 0.70 MFC Global Agriculture
S&P Global Water CWW 0.66 S&P Global Water
BRIC CBQ 0.66 BNY Mellon BRIC Select ADR
Broad Emerging Markets CWO 0.66 MSCI Emerging Markets
China CHI 0.70 AlphaShares China All-Cap
Fixed Income
1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond CLF 0.17 DEX 1-5 Year Government Bond
1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond CBO 0.27 DEX 1-5 Year Corporate Bond
Advantaged Canadian Bond CAB 0.32 DEX DLUX Capped Bond
Advantaged High-Yield Bond * CHB 0.53 Barclays Capital US High-Yield
Premium Money Market CMR 0.22 None
S&P/TSX Canadian Preferred Share CPD 0.50 S&P/TSX Preferred Share
Advantaged Convertible Bond CVD 0.51 DEX Convertible Bond
Commodity
Broad Commodity CBR 0.90 Auspice Broad Commodities
Natural Gas Commodity GAS 0.88 NGX Canadian Natural Gas
Gold Bullion * CGL 0.54 None
Silver Bullion Trust * SVR.UN 0.60 None
CorePortfolios
Balanced Income CorePortfolio CBD 0.71 Sabrient Global Balanced Income
Balanced Growth CorePortfolio CBN 0.84 Sabrient Global Balanced Growth

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BMO

The MERs below are taken from the 2010 Management Reports of Fund Performance, which are available from SEDAR and the BMO website, unless the ETF was launched during 2010. The MERs may be higher or lower than the management fees disclosed on the BMO website and reflect the true cost of the ETF more accurately.

Canadian Equity Ticker MER Index Tracked
Dow Jones Canada Titans 60 ZCN 0.17 Dow Jones Canada Titans 60
S&P/TSX Equal Weight Banks ZEB 0.60 S&P/TSX EW Diversified Banks
S&P/TSX Equal Weight Oil & Gas ZEO 0.60 S&P/TSX EW Oil & Gas
Equal Weight Utilities ZUT 0.61 Dow Jones Canada EW Utilities
Equal Weight REITs ZRE 0.62 Dow Jones Canada EW REITs
US Equity
US Equity * ZUE 0.25 Dow Jones US Large-Cap
Dow Jones Industrial Average * ZDJ 0.26 Dow Jones Industrial Average
NASDAQ 100 * ZQQ 0.39 NASDAQ 100
Equal Weight US Health Care * ZUH 0.41 Dow Jones Large-Cap Health Care
Equal Weight US Banks * ZUB 0.35 Dow Jones Large-Cap Banks
Global Equity
International Equity * ZDM 0.51 Dow Jones Developed Mkts ex-NA
Emerging Markets Equity ZEM 0.59 Dow Jones Emerging Markets
China Equity * ZCH 0.73 BNY Mellon China Select ADR
India Equity * ZID 0.74 BNY Mellon India Select DR
Global Infrastructure ZGI 0.63 Dow Jones Global Infrastructre
S&P/TSX Equal Weight Base Metals ZMT 0.60 S&P/TSX Global Base Metals
Junior Gold ZJG 0.55 Dow Jones NA Select Junior Gold
Junior Oil ZJO 0.55 Dow Jones NA Select Junior Oil
Junior Gas ZJN 0.55 Dow Jones NA Select Junior Gas
Fixed Income
Short Federal Bond ZFS 0.22 DEX Short Term Federal Bond
Mid Federal Bond ZFM 0.28 DEX Mid Term Federal Bond
Long Federal Bond ZFL 0.20 DEX Long Term Federal Bond
Real Return Federal Bond ZRR 0.25 DEX RRB Non Agency Bond
Short Provincial Bond ZPS 0.28 DEX Short Term Provincial Bond
Short Corporate Bond ZCS 0.33 DEX Short Term Corporate Bond
Mid Corporate Bond ZCM 0.34 DEX Mid Term Corporate Bond
Long Corporate Bond ZLC 0.34 DEX Long Term Corporate Bond
Aggregate Bond ZAG 0.32 DEX Universe XM Bond
High Yield US Corporate Bond * ZHY 0.72 Barclays Capital US High Yield
Emerging Markets Bond * ZEF 0.57 Barclays Capital EM Tradable
2013 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ZXA 0.30 None
2015 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ZXB 0.30 None
2020 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ZXC 0.30 None
2025 Corporate Bond Target Maturity ZXD 0.30 None
Commodity
Energy Commodities * ZCE 0.65 S&P GSCI Energy
Agriculture Commodities * ZCA 0.65 S&P GSCI Agriculture
Base Metals Commodities * ZCB 0.65 S&P GSCI Industrial Base Metals
Precious Metals Commodities * ZCP 0.65 S&P GSCI Precious Metals
Specialty
Monthly Income ZMI 0.55 None

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Horizons

Most of the ETFs in Horizons’ AlphaPro and BetaPro families are leveraged, inverse, or actively managed products, none of which are consistent with the Couch Potato strategy. The ETFs below are the exceptions.

The MERs listed here are from the latest available Management Reports of Fund Performance. They may be much higher than the management fees disclosed on the Horizons website and reflect the true cost of the ETF more accurately.

Several ETFs carry an additional trading expense ratio (TER) of up to 0.40%. HXS also charges a swap fee of 0.30% that is not included in the MER.
Equity Ticker MER Index tracked
AlphaPro S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight HEW 0.56 S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight
S&P/TSX 60 HXT 0.08 S&P/TSX 60
S&P/TSX 60 (US$) HXT.U 0.08 S&P/TSX 60
S&P/TSX 60 130/30 HAH 1.06 S&P/TSX 60 130/30 Strategy
GMP Junior Oil and Gas HJE 0.60 GMP Junior Oil and Gas
S&P 500 * HXS 0.17 S&P 500

Commodity
BetaPro COMEX Gold HUG 0.81 COMEX Gold Futures
BetaPro COMEX Silver HUZ 0.85 COMEX Silver Futures
BetaPro COMEX Copper HUK 0.85 COMEX Copper Futures
BetaPro Winter Nymex Crude Oil HUC 0.97 NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Futures
BetaPro Winter Nymex Natural Gas HUN 0.98 NYMEX Natural Gas Futures

PowerShares

The PowerShares family of ETFs was launched in Canada in June 2011. The MERs listed here are based on the published management fees plus the Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax. They will be updated as soon as the first Management Reports of Fund Performance are released.
Canadian Equity Ticker MER Index tracked
Canadian Dividend PDC 0.57 Indxis Select Canadian Dividend
US Equity
PowerShares QQQ * QQC 0.36 NASDAQ 100 Currency Hedged

Fixed Income
1-5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corporate Bond PSB 0.28 DEX Investment Grade 1-5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond
DLUX Long Term Government Bond PGL 0.28 DEX ULTRA DLUX Long Gov’t Bond
Fundamental High Yield Corp Bond * PFH 0.73 RAFI High Yield CAD-Hedged Bond
Canadian Preferred Share PPS 0.51 Indxis Select Canadian Pref Share

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RBC Global Asset Management

Royal Bank  made its first foray into the ETF marketplace in September 2011 with eight target maturity bond ETFs. The MERs listed here are based on the published management fees plus the Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax. They will be updated as soon as the first Management Reports of Fund Performance are released.
Fixed Income Ticker MER Index tracked
Target 2013 Corporate Bond  RQA 0.34 None
Target 2014 Corporate Bond  RQB 0.34 None
Target 2015 Corporate Bond  RQC 0.34 None
Target 2016 Corporate Bond  RQD 0.34 None
Target 2017 Corporate Bond
  RQE 0.34 None
Target 2018 Corporate Bond  RQF 0.34 None
Target 2019 Corporate Bond  RQG 0.34 None
Target 2020 Corporate Bond  RQH 0.34 None