Period: 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011 (12 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2011 is:
Ray Dalio All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin, with a +45.03% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2011 is:
Long Term Treasuries, with a +33.96% return.
Making investment decisions based only on past returns, not to mention short-term returns, is not recommended.
2011 - ETF Portfolio Returns
The following table represents Lazy ETF Portfolio 2011 YTD returns and months stats. Columns are sortable, and portfolio risk filters can be used.
LAZY ETF PORTFOLIOS - 2011 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011
| ETF Portfolio | Return ▾ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +45.03% | 6 - 6 | |
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +40.38% | 5 - 7 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | +38.12% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +35.50% | 6 - 6 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +34.51% | 6 - 6 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +33.40% | 10 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +33.12% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +18.75% | 10 - 2 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | +17.58% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +17.29% | 9 - 3 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +15.64% | 10 - 2 | |
| 10-year Treasury | +15.64% | 7 - 5 | ||
| US Inflation Protection | +13.28% | 11 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +12.70% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | +12.18% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +11.11% | 8 - 4 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +10.55% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | +10.45% | 8 - 4 | ||
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +10.04% | 9 - 3 | |
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +9.95% | 7 - 5 | |
| Gold | +9.57% | 7 - 5 | ||
| High Yield Bonds Income | +9.07% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +8.99% | 7 - 5 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +8.86% | 7 - 5 | |
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +8.60% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +8.46% | 8 - 4 | |
| All Country World Bonds | +8.12% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +8.11% | 6 - 6 | |
| Total Bond US | +7.92% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +7.73% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +7.52% | 8 - 4 | ||
| US Stocks Quality | +7.32% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +7.13% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +7.12% | 8 - 4 | |
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +7.07% | 6 - 6 | |
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +6.97% | 6 - 6 | |
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +6.88% | 9 - 3 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +6.73% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +6.64% | 8 - 4 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +6.53% | 8 - 4 | ||
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +6.44% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +6.33% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +6.23% | 9 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +6.17% | 11 - 1 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +6.12% | 8 - 4 | |
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +6.06% | 8 - 4 | |
| US Stocks Momentum | +5.93% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +5.83% | 7 - 5 | |
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +5.49% | 7 - 5 | |
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +5.36% | 10 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +5.14% | 8 - 4 | ||
| All Country World 20/80 | +4.99% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +4.97% | 5 - 7 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +4.55% | 8 - 4 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +4.42% | 7 - 5 | ||
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +3.87% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +3.75% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +3.74% | 7 - 5 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +3.71% | 5 - 7 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +3.71% | 6 - 6 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +3.69% | 8 - 4 | |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +3.66% | 7 - 5 | |
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +3.49% | 6 - 6 | |
| Technology | +3.47% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +3.41% | 8 - 4 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +3.38% | 7 - 5 | |
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +3.23% | 9 - 3 | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | +3.16% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +3.05% | 7 - 5 | |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | +2.96% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +2.93% | 7 - 5 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +2.86% | 7 - 5 | |
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +2.80% | 6 - 6 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +2.71% | 6 - 6 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +2.46% | 6 - 6 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +2.36% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Inc | +2.21% | 5 - 7 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +2.21% | 7 - 5 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +2.20% | 7 - 5 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +2.12% | 6 - 6 | |
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +2.08% | 6 - 6 | |
| Robo Advisor 20 | Betterment | +1.94% | 8 - 4 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +1.93% | 6 - 6 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | +1.87% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Robo Advisor 10 | Betterment | +1.84% | 8 - 4 | |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +1.74% | 8 - 4 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +1.70% | 5 - 7 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +1.62% | 6 - 6 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Inc | +1.58% | 5 - 7 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +1.44% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +1.43% | 6 - 6 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +1.36% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +1.31% | 6 - 6 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 | Betterment | +1.17% | 6 - 6 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +1.01% | 6 - 6 | |
| US Stocks | +0.97% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +0.70% | 6 - 6 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | +0.62% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +0.56% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +0.50% | 6 - 6 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +0.38% | 6 - 6 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +0.24% | 6 - 6 | ||
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +0.23% | 6 - 6 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +0.22% | 7 - 5 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +0.08% | 5 - 7 | |
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +0.04% | 7 - 5 | |
| US Cash | -0.04% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Pinwheel | -0.25% | 6 - 6 | ||
| US Stocks Value | -0.29% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | -0.32% | 6 - 6 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | -0.33% | 6 - 6 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | -0.58% | 6 - 6 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | -0.59% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | -0.63% | 5 - 7 | |
| US Stocks Equal Weight | -0.67% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | -0.69% | 5 - 7 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | -0.71% | 6 - 6 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | -0.94% | 6 - 6 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | -1.01% | 6 - 6 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | -1.05% | 5 - 7 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | -1.13% | 6 - 6 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | -1.26% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | -1.31% | 6 - 6 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | -1.45% | 6 - 6 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | -1.55% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | -1.57% | 6 - 6 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | -1.60% | 5 - 7 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | -1.61% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | -1.94% | 6 - 6 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | -2.14% | 6 - 6 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | -2.39% | 6 - 6 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | -2.40% | 6 - 6 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | -2.59% | 6 - 6 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | -2.72% | 5 - 7 | |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | -2.83% | 6 - 6 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | -2.98% | 6 - 6 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | -3.11% | 6 - 6 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 | Betterment | -3.14% | 6 - 6 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | -3.28% | 4 - 8 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | -3.35% | 6 - 6 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | -3.70% | 5 - 7 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | -3.94% | 4 - 8 | ||
| All Country World 80/20 | -4.38% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Robo Advisor 90 | Betterment | -4.58% | 5 - 7 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | -5.18% | 5 - 7 | ||
| US Stocks ESG | -5.78% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Robo Advisor 100 | Betterment | -5.87% | 5 - 7 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | -6.03% | 5 - 7 | |
| All Country World Stocks | -7.50% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | -8.12% | 4 - 8 | ||
| European Stocks | -11.64% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | -12.30% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | -14.36% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | -18.82% | 3 - 9 |
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2011 - Best Investment Themes
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In the following table, the best (and worst) Investment Themes 2011 YTD returns. Columns are sortable.
Check all the Investment Themes
INVESTMENT THEMES - 2011 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return ▾ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
TLT
|
Long Term Treasuries | +33.96% | 9 - 3 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +19.62% | 10 - 2 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | +19.52% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +14.07% | 8 - 4 |
|
TIP
|
TIPS | +13.28% | 11 - 1 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +12.39% | 8 - 4 |
|
LQD
|
Invest. Grade Bonds | +9.73% | 9 - 3 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +9.57% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +8.62% | 7 - 5 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +8.62% | 7 - 5 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +8.60% | 10 - 2 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +7.92% | 9 - 3 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +7.64% | 8 - 4 |
|
HYG
|
High Yield Bonds | +6.77% | 8 - 4 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +5.99% | 4 - 8 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | +3.47% | 5 - 7 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +3.26% | 8 - 4 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +2.84% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | +2.61% | 5 - 7 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | +1.91% | 8 - 4 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +1.89% | 6 - 6 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | +1.82% | 5 - 7 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +1.11% | 5 - 7 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +0.97% | 6 - 6 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +0.79% | 7 - 5 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | -0.02% | 6 - 6 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | -0.04% | 9 - 3 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | -0.40% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | -1.11% | 7 - 5 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | -1.19% | 4 - 8 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | -1.34% | 5 - 7 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | -1.65% | 6 - 6 |
|
PFF
|
Preferred Stocks | -2.00% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | -2.17% | 7 - 5 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | -2.18% | 5 - 7 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -2.28% | 6 - 6 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | -2.58% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | -2.67% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | -3.96% | 4 - 8 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | -4.24% | 6 - 6 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | -4.46% | 6 - 6 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | -4.85% | 4 - 8 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | -7.50% | 4 - 8 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | -7.79% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | -7.90% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | -10.08% | 5 - 7 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | -10.74% | 6 - 6 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | -10.93% | 6 - 6 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | -11.64% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | -11.65% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | -11.98% | 5 - 7 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | -12.25% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | -12.43% | 4 - 8 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | -13.32% | 3 - 9 |
|
EWY
|
South Korea | -13.53% | 6 - 6 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | -13.76% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | -14.78% | 6 - 6 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | -15.22% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | -15.38% | 5 - 7 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | -15.73% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | -16.02% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | -16.21% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | -16.73% | 4 - 8 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | -17.15% | 4 - 8 |
|
FXI
|
China | -17.56% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | -17.65% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWQ
|
France | -17.68% | 6 - 6 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | -18.41% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | -18.67% | 4 - 8 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | -18.82% | 3 - 9 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | -19.16% | 5 - 7 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | -21.74% | 6 - 6 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | -21.80% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | -21.87% | 3 - 9 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | -22.71% | 5 - 7 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | -23.95% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | -24.10% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | -24.17% | 4 - 8 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | -26.44% | 3 - 9 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | -32.16% | 5 - 7 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | -32.72% | 3 - 9 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | -34.23% | 5 - 7 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | -36.56% | 3 - 9 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | -43.82% | 4 - 8 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | -43.96% | 4 - 8 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -46.08% | 4 - 8 |
|
EGPT
|
Egypt | -51.72% | 2 - 10 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
