Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Oct 2025 (10 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2025 is:
Cathie Wood Ark Tech Portfolio, with a +53.40% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2025 is:
South Korea, with a +90.61% return.
Making investment decisions based only on past returns, not to mention short-term returns, is not recommended.
2025 - ETF Portfolio Returns
The following table represents Lazy ETF Portfolio 2025 YTD returns and months stats. Columns are sortable, and portfolio risk filters can be used.
LAZY ETF PORTFOLIOS - 2025 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | +53.40% | 8 - 2 | |
| Gold | +52.03% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | +39.15% | 9 - 1 | |
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +33.51% | 10 - 0 | ||
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +30.61% | 7 - 3 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +29.75% | 8 - 2 | ||
| European Stocks | +29.24% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +28.95% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +25.32% | 9 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +24.52% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +23.88% | 10 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Momentum | +23.72% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Technology | +23.52% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +21.55% | 9 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +21.11% | 10 - 0 | |
| All Country World Stocks | +21.06% | 8 - 2 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +20.90% | 7 - 3 | |
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +20.84% | 9 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +20.44% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +20.36% | 9 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +20.33% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +20.12% | 8 - 2 | |
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +19.79% | 10 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +19.54% | 9 - 1 | |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | +19.32% | 8 - 2 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +19.28% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +19.09% | 10 - 0 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +18.98% | 9 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +18.81% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +18.79% | 8 - 2 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | +18.67% | 9 - 1 | |
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +18.41% | 9 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | +18.35% | 9 - 1 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | +18.35% | 9 - 1 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | +18.31% | 9 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +18.22% | 9 - 1 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | +18.16% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | +18.09% | 7 - 3 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | +18.07% | 9 - 1 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +18.04% | 9 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | +18.01% | 8 - 2 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +17.86% | 8 - 2 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +17.50% | 9 - 1 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +17.50% | 9 - 1 | |
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +17.39% | 7 - 3 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +17.24% | 10 - 0 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +17.19% | 9 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +17.18% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +17.03% | 8 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +16.94% | 8 - 2 | ||
| US Stocks | +16.82% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +16.78% | 9 - 1 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | +16.68% | 8 - 2 | |
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +16.67% | 7 - 3 | |
| US Stocks ESG | +16.60% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +16.52% | 8 - 2 | |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | +16.51% | 9 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +16.10% | 7 - 3 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | +16.05% | 8 - 2 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +15.90% | 9 - 1 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +15.90% | 9 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +15.82% | 8 - 2 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +15.81% | 8 - 2 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +15.78% | 7 - 3 | |
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +15.42% | 9 - 1 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | +15.27% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +15.23% | 8 - 2 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +15.22% | 9 - 1 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +15.11% | 8 - 2 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +15.06% | 9 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +15.03% | 7 - 3 | |
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +15.01% | 8 - 2 | |
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +14.94% | 9 - 1 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +14.92% | 9 - 1 | |
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +14.85% | 9 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +14.81% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +14.62% | 8 - 2 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +14.31% | 9 - 1 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +14.31% | 7 - 3 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +14.30% | 9 - 1 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +14.17% | 8 - 2 | |
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +14.06% | 9 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +14.05% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +14.03% | 9 - 1 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +13.99% | 9 - 1 | |
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +13.98% | 8 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +13.96% | 8 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +13.84% | 9 - 1 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +13.84% | 9 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +13.80% | 9 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | +13.74% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +13.65% | 8 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +13.55% | 8 - 2 | ||
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +13.51% | 7 - 3 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | +13.45% | 9 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +13.36% | 9 - 1 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +13.23% | 9 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +13.15% | 8 - 2 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +13.03% | 7 - 3 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +13.02% | 9 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +12.91% | 7 - 3 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +12.90% | 8 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +12.89% | 8 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +12.80% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | +12.56% | 7 - 3 | ||
| All Country World 40/60 | +12.37% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +12.36% | 8 - 2 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +12.28% | 7 - 3 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +12.25% | 8 - 2 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +12.21% | 8 - 2 | |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +12.11% | 9 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +12.08% | 9 - 1 | |
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +12.01% | 8 - 2 | |
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +11.92% | 7 - 3 | |
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | +11.89% | 8 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +11.88% | 9 - 1 | |
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +11.84% | 9 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +11.82% | 8 - 2 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +11.03% | 8 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Quality | +10.99% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +10.90% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +10.90% | 8 - 2 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +10.82% | 7 - 3 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +10.79% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +10.77% | 8 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +10.74% | 8 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Value | +10.59% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +10.58% | 7 - 3 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +10.54% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +10.16% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +9.67% | 8 - 2 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | +9.48% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +9.46% | 9 - 1 | |
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +9.43% | 8 - 2 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +9.33% | 8 - 2 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +9.27% | 8 - 2 | |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | +9.10% | 8 - 2 | |
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +8.95% | 9 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +8.90% | 8 - 2 | |
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | +8.83% | 8 - 2 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +8.82% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +8.82% | 9 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +8.78% | 9 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +8.67% | 6 - 4 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +8.60% | 8 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +8.37% | 9 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +8.17% | 9 - 1 | |
| 10-year Treasury | +7.80% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +7.53% | 9 - 1 | |
| US Inflation Protection | +7.20% | 9 - 1 | ||
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | +7.14% | 7 - 3 | |
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +6.97% | 8 - 2 | |
| Total Bond US | +6.77% | 8 - 2 | ||
| All Country World Bonds | +6.58% | 7 - 3 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +6.46% | 10 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +6.39% | 9 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +6.09% | 6 - 4 | ||
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | +6.01% | 6 - 4 | |
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +5.72% | 7 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +5.39% | 8 - 2 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | +5.11% | 5 - 5 | |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +4.38% | 8 - 2 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +4.18% | 8 - 2 | ||
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +3.59% | 8 - 2 | ||
| US Cash | +3.50% | 10 - 0 |
2025 - Best Investment Themes
Portfolios can be specialized with particular Investment Themes.
In the following table, the best (and worst) Investment Themes 2025 YTD returns. Columns are sortable.
Check all the Investment Themes
INVESTMENT THEMES - 2025 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +90.61% | 8 - 2 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | +72.84% | 7 - 3 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | +67.15% | 8 - 2 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +64.35% | 8 - 2 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +63.41% | 10 - 0 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | +62.83% | 9 - 1 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +61.49% | 10 - 0 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +58.74% | 9 - 1 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | +57.65% | 7 - 3 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | +54.45% | 10 - 0 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | +53.97% | 8 - 2 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +53.64% | 8 - 2 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +52.03% | 8 - 2 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | +51.83% | 7 - 3 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | +46.58% | 9 - 1 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +44.66% | 8 - 2 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | +44.30% | 8 - 2 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | +44.10% | 9 - 1 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +42.55% | 8 - 2 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +41.05% | 8 - 2 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +34.49% | 8 - 2 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +33.94% | 8 - 2 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +33.77% | 7 - 3 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +33.51% | 10 - 0 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +32.57% | 10 - 0 |
|
FXI
|
China | +32.29% | 8 - 2 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +32.09% | 7 - 3 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | +31.48% | 8 - 2 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +30.89% | 8 - 2 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | +30.34% | 7 - 3 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | +30.13% | 7 - 3 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | +29.92% | 6 - 4 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +29.29% | 9 - 1 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | +29.24% | 9 - 1 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +28.77% | 7 - 3 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +28.45% | 10 - 0 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +27.50% | 8 - 2 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +27.13% | 9 - 1 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +26.75% | 8 - 2 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | +26.45% | 8 - 2 |
|
EWQ
|
France | +26.22% | 9 - 1 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +25.37% | 9 - 1 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | +25.32% | 8 - 2 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +25.20% | 6 - 4 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | +23.69% | 7 - 3 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | +23.52% | 8 - 2 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | +22.73% | 8 - 2 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | +21.97% | 8 - 2 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | +21.27% | 6 - 4 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | +21.06% | 8 - 2 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +20.18% | 9 - 1 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | +19.65% | 5 - 5 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +18.89% | 8 - 2 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | +18.69% | 8 - 2 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +18.66% | 8 - 2 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | +18.42% | 8 - 2 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | +17.61% | 6 - 4 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | +17.58% | 8 - 2 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +17.40% | 7 - 3 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +16.82% | 7 - 3 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +15.32% | 7 - 3 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | +14.27% | 4 - 6 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +13.91% | 5 - 5 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +12.94% | 8 - 2 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +12.86% | 7 - 3 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +11.53% | 7 - 3 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | +11.31% | 8 - 2 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +10.78% | 5 - 5 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +10.27% | 6 - 4 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | +9.48% | 7 - 3 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +8.34% | 7 - 3 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | +7.69% | 7 - 3 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +7.66% | 7 - 3 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +7.64% | 5 - 5 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | +7.26% | 8 - 2 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +7.20% | 9 - 1 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +7.02% | 8 - 2 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | +6.80% | 6 - 4 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +6.77% | 8 - 2 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +6.25% | 6 - 4 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +6.19% | 7 - 3 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +5.42% | 7 - 3 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +5.16% | 6 - 4 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | +4.32% | 7 - 3 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +3.82% | 6 - 4 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +3.59% | 8 - 2 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | +3.55% | 4 - 6 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +3.50% | 10 - 0 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +3.31% | 6 - 4 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +3.31% | 4 - 6 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +3.11% | 7 - 3 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +2.90% | 6 - 4 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +2.76% | 6 - 4 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | +2.74% | 5 - 5 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +2.56% | 4 - 6 |
|
INDA
|
India | +2.53% | 6 - 4 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | +1.56% | 5 - 5 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | +0.34% | 4 - 6 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | -0.75% | 6 - 4 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | -1.11% | 5 - 5 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | -1.27% | 5 - 5 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | -3.30% | 4 - 6 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -3.96% | 5 - 5 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -21.18% | 4 - 6 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
