Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 (03 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2026 is:
Gold Portfolio, with a +8.57% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2026 is:
WTI Crude Oil, with a +83.99% return.
Making investment decisions based only on past returns, not to mention short-term returns, is not recommended.
2026 - ETF Portfolio Returns
The following table represents Lazy ETF Portfolio 2026 YTD returns and months stats. Columns are sortable, and portfolio risk filters can be used.
LAZY ETF PORTFOLIOS - 2026 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | +8.57% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +7.89% | 3 - 0 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +7.06% | 3 - 0 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +6.29% | 2 - 1 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +5.84% | 2 - 1 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +5.80% | 2 - 1 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +3.90% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +3.84% | 2 - 1 | |
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +3.80% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +3.58% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +3.55% | 2 - 1 | |
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +3.18% | 2 - 1 | |
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +3.11% | 2 - 1 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +2.78% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +2.75% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +2.23% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +2.18% | 2 - 1 | ||
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +2.10% | 2 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +2.08% | 2 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +1.87% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +1.86% | 2 - 1 | |
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +1.82% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +1.71% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +1.70% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +1.60% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +1.55% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +1.55% | 2 - 1 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +1.53% | 2 - 1 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +1.52% | 2 - 1 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +1.46% | 2 - 1 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +1.43% | 2 - 1 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +1.40% | 2 - 1 | |
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +1.40% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +1.40% | 2 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +1.26% | 2 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +1.26% | 2 - 1 | |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +1.25% | 2 - 1 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +1.25% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +1.24% | 2 - 1 | |
| JP Morgan Balanced Portfolio | JP Morgan | +1.21% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +1.09% | 2 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +1.07% | 2 - 1 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +1.07% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +1.03% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +1.02% | 2 - 1 | |
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +0.96% | 2 - 1 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +0.95% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +0.94% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +0.89% | 2 - 1 | |
| US Cash | +0.85% | 3 - 0 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +0.78% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +0.78% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.77% | 2 - 1 | |
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +0.72% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.68% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +0.63% | 2 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +0.62% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +0.55% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +0.48% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +0.45% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.41% | 2 - 1 | |
| US Inflation Protection | +0.41% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +0.34% | 2 - 1 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +0.33% | 2 - 1 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +0.33% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +0.32% | 2 - 1 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +0.27% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +0.24% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +0.24% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.20% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.16% | 2 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +0.14% | 2 - 1 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +0.14% | 2 - 1 | |
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +0.13% | 2 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.12% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +0.10% | 2 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks Value | +0.10% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Total Bond US | +0.05% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +0.01% | 2 - 1 | ||
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +0.00% | 2 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | -0.03% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | -0.03% | 2 - 1 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | -0.11% | 2 - 1 | |
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | -0.13% | 2 - 1 | ||
| 10-year Treasury | -0.14% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | -0.15% | 2 - 1 | |
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -0.21% | 2 - 1 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | -0.22% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Country World Bonds | -0.26% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | -0.29% | 2 - 1 | |
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | -0.30% | 2 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | -0.30% | 2 - 1 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | -0.35% | 2 - 1 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | -0.36% | 2 - 1 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | -0.37% | 2 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | -0.38% | 2 - 1 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -0.45% | 2 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | -0.48% | 2 - 1 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | -0.49% | 2 - 1 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | -0.50% | 2 - 1 | |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | -0.53% | 2 - 1 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | -0.54% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | -0.55% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | -0.56% | 2 - 1 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | -0.57% | 2 - 1 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | -0.60% | 2 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | -0.60% | 2 - 1 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -0.61% | 2 - 1 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | -0.62% | 2 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | -0.76% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | -0.77% | 2 - 1 | ||
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | -0.78% | 2 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | -0.78% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | -0.84% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | -0.84% | 2 - 1 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | -0.87% | 2 - 1 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | -0.87% | 2 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | -0.88% | 2 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | -0.91% | 2 - 1 | |
| European Stocks | -0.95% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | -0.97% | 2 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | -0.99% | 2 - 1 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | -1.01% | 2 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | -1.10% | 2 - 1 | ||
| All Country World 60/40 | -1.13% | 2 - 1 | ||
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | -1.21% | 2 - 1 | |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | -1.27% | 2 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | -1.28% | 2 - 1 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | -1.29% | 2 - 1 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | -1.32% | 2 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | -1.35% | 2 - 1 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | -1.42% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | -1.43% | 2 - 1 | |
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -1.46% | 2 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | -1.49% | 2 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | -1.57% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | -1.58% | 2 - 1 | ||
| All Country World Stocks | -1.71% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | -1.73% | 2 - 1 | |
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | -1.80% | 2 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | -1.97% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | -2.39% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | -2.40% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -2.46% | 2 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | -2.66% | 2 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | -2.72% | 2 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | -2.79% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | -2.80% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | -3.00% | 1 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | -3.20% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | -3.22% | 1 - 2 | ||
| US Stocks Quality | -3.22% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | -3.27% | 2 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | -3.32% | 2 - 1 | |
| US Stocks | -4.01% | 1 - 2 | ||
| US Stocks Momentum | -4.04% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -4.09% | 1 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | -4.18% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | -4.28% | 1 - 2 | |
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | -4.29% | 2 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | -4.81% | 2 - 1 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | -4.86% | 1 - 2 | |
| Technology | -5.93% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | -6.62% | 2 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks ESG | -6.94% | 1 - 2 | ||
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | -10.30% | 1 - 2 |
2026 - Best Investment Themes
Portfolios can be specialized with particular Investment Themes.
In the following table, the best (and worst) Investment Themes 2026 YTD returns. Columns are sortable.
Check all the Investment Themes
INVESTMENT THEMES - 2026 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 31 Mar 2026
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | +83.99% | 3 - 0 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | +83.65% | 3 - 0 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +37.91% | 3 - 0 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +29.47% | 3 - 0 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +27.20% | 3 - 0 |
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +26.53% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +20.84% | 2 - 1 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +17.39% | 2 - 1 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | +16.27% | 2 - 1 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | +12.29% | 1 - 2 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +11.63% | 2 - 1 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +11.55% | 2 - 1 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +11.32% | 3 - 0 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +11.00% | 2 - 1 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +10.92% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +10.68% | 2 - 1 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +9.22% | 2 - 1 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +9.19% | 2 - 1 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | +9.17% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +8.66% | 2 - 1 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +8.57% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +8.51% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +8.25% | 2 - 1 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +8.11% | 2 - 1 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +6.15% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +6.13% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +5.99% | 2 - 1 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | +5.77% | 2 - 1 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +5.46% | 1 - 2 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +4.58% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +4.55% | 2 - 1 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +4.46% | 2 - 1 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +4.34% | 2 - 1 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +3.97% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +3.84% | 2 - 1 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +3.80% | 2 - 1 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +3.60% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +3.59% | 2 - 1 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +3.47% | 2 - 1 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +3.30% | 2 - 1 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +2.67% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +2.58% | 2 - 1 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +2.56% | 2 - 1 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | +2.09% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +1.87% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +1.59% | 2 - 1 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +1.59% | 2 - 1 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | +1.48% | 2 - 1 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +1.31% | 2 - 1 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +1.15% | 2 - 1 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +0.86% | 2 - 1 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +0.85% | 3 - 0 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +0.84% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +0.74% | 2 - 1 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +0.41% | 2 - 1 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | +0.17% | 1 - 2 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +0.05% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +0.04% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | -0.06% | 2 - 1 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | -0.13% | 2 - 1 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | -0.35% | 1 - 2 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | -0.36% | 2 - 1 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | -0.38% | 2 - 1 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | -0.95% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | -1.04% | 2 - 1 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | -1.16% | 1 - 2 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | -1.42% | 1 - 2 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | -1.45% | 2 - 1 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | -1.52% | 2 - 1 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | -1.58% | 1 - 2 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | -1.61% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | -1.68% | 2 - 1 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | -1.71% | 2 - 1 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | -1.92% | 2 - 1 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | -2.28% | 2 - 1 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | -2.46% | 2 - 1 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | -3.10% | 1 - 2 |
|
EWQ
|
France | -3.58% | 2 - 1 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | -4.01% | 1 - 2 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -4.32% | 2 - 1 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | -4.37% | 1 - 2 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | -4.40% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | -4.90% | 1 - 2 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | -5.53% | 1 - 2 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | -5.79% | 2 - 1 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | -5.93% | 1 - 2 |
|
FXI
|
China | -6.24% | 1 - 2 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | -6.33% | 1 - 2 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | -6.57% | 1 - 2 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | -6.66% | 2 - 1 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | -7.34% | 2 - 1 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | -7.57% | 0 - 3 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | -8.31% | 2 - 1 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | -8.54% | 1 - 2 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | -8.55% | 1 - 2 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | -9.28% | 1 - 2 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | -9.40% | 0 - 3 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | -10.37% | 0 - 3 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | -12.36% | 0 - 3 |
|
INDA
|
India | -13.34% | 1 - 2 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | -15.18% | 0 - 3 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | -15.56% | 1 - 2 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | -17.62% | 0 - 3 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | -18.04% | 0 - 3 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
