Bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a core part of an investment portfolio to provide stability and resiliency. Bond ETFs could be made of of government bonds, corporate bonds, or a mix of the two. Here are some bond ETFs that should appeal to sustainable investors.

List of Sustainable Bond ETFs in Canada:

Corporate + Government Bonds	Ticker	MER	Yield	Carbon Intensity	% Fossil Fuel Revenues
iShares ESG Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF	XSAB	0.18	2.44%	141.1	0.7
iShares ESG Aware Canadian Short Term Bond Index ETF	XSTB	0.18	1.81%	39.2	0.7
Desjardins RI Active Canadian Bond - Low CO2 ETF	DRCU	0.42	3.00%	54.5	0.1
CIBC Sustainable Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund	CSCP	0.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
Invesco ESG Canadian Core Plus Bond ETF	BESG	0.49	3.12%	N/A	N/A
Horizons S&P Green Bond Index ETF	HGGB	0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
NBI Sustainable Canadian Bond ETF	NSCB	0.63	2.01%	144.9	0.6
Mackenzie Global Sustainable Bond ETF	MGSB	0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
Invesco ESG Global Bond ETF	IWBE	0.51
NBI Sustainable Canadian Short Term Bond ETF	NSSB	0.28

Corporate Bonds
TD Morningstar ESG Canada Corporate Bond Index ETF	TMCC	0.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMO ESG Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGB	0.17	3.09%	178.5	0.2
iShares ESG Advanced Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XCBG	0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
iShares ESG Advanced 1-5 Year Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF	XSHG	0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGH	0.51	5.27%	171.9	0.6
Horizons Active ESG Corporate Bond ETF	HAEB	0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
NBI Sustainable Canadian Corporate Bond ETF	NSCC	0.63	2.72%	37	0.5
BMO ESG US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGF	0.23
BMO ESG High Yield US Corporate Bond Index ETF	ESGH	0.51

Government Bonds
iShares Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	XGB	0.14	2.38%	36.8	0.1
BMO Government Bond Index ETF	ZGB	0.17	2.48%	5.6	0
iShares 1-10 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLG	0.17	2.63%	2.9	0
iShares 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond Index ETF	CLF	0.17	1.99%	2.9	0
Desjardins 1-5 Year Laddered Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	DCG	0.18	2.60%	2.9	0
Canadian Government Bond Index ETF	VGV	0.2	2.44%	37.4	0.1
BMO Short Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPS	0.28	3.03%	0	0
BMO Mid Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZMP	0.28	2.76%	0	0
BMO Long Provincial Bond Index ETF	ZPL	0.28	3.55%	60.7	0.1

Updated March 8, 2022

Glossary

Ticker = the 3 or 4 letter symbol that is unique to that ETF

MER = Management Expense Ratio (annual fee) from Morningstar

Yield = 12-month yield, the interest payments from the last year divided by the fund’s shareprice

Carbon Intensity = tons of CO2 emissions per million dollars in sales from MSCI

% Fossil Fuels = % Brown Revenues from MSCI

N / A = Data not available

For the complete data set, please refer to our very very nerdy Google Sheet