Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 (12 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2025 is:
Gold Portfolio, with a +63.68% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2025 is:
Silver, with a +144.66% 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 Dec 2025
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | +63.68% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | +46.07% | 11 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +36.91% | 9 - 3 | |
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | +36.57% | 8 - 4 | |
| European Stocks | +35.84% | 11 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +35.17% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +34.50% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +33.98% | 11 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +28.71% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +27.77% | 10 - 2 | |
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +27.44% | 12 - 0 | |
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +25.03% | 11 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +24.21% | 12 - 0 | |
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +23.20% | 11 - 1 | |
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +23.01% | 11 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +22.62% | 11 - 1 | |
| All Country World Stocks | +22.43% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +22.35% | 10 - 2 | |
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +22.29% | 12 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +22.25% | 10 - 2 | ||
| US Stocks Momentum | +22.15% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +21.96% | 11 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +21.85% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +21.80% | 11 - 1 | |
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +20.89% | 12 - 0 | |
| Technology | +20.77% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +20.75% | 9 - 3 | |
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +20.73% | 8 - 4 | |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | +20.67% | 10 - 2 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +20.46% | 11 - 1 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +20.26% | 12 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +20.23% | 11 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +19.85% | 10 - 2 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | +19.85% | 11 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +19.82% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +19.73% | 9 - 3 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | +19.72% | 11 - 1 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | +19.67% | 11 - 1 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +19.67% | 11 - 1 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +19.66% | 11 - 1 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | +19.64% | 11 - 1 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +19.35% | 10 - 2 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +19.30% | 10 - 2 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | +19.27% | 11 - 1 | ||
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | +19.24% | 11 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +19.14% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | +18.99% | 10 - 2 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +18.72% | 11 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | +18.70% | 9 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +18.33% | 9 - 3 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +17.90% | 10 - 2 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | +17.87% | 10 - 2 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | +17.81% | 10 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +17.70% | 11 - 1 | |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | +17.65% | 11 - 1 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +17.36% | 11 - 1 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +17.35% | 11 - 1 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +17.31% | 9 - 3 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +17.16% | 11 - 1 | |
| US Stocks | +17.10% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +16.95% | 7 - 5 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +16.92% | 10 - 2 | |
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +16.79% | 9 - 3 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +16.71% | 9 - 3 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +16.64% | 10 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +16.63% | 9 - 3 | ||
| US Stocks ESG | +16.48% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +16.31% | 10 - 2 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +16.30% | 10 - 2 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +16.29% | 11 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +16.25% | 11 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +16.25% | 11 - 1 | |
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +16.14% | 11 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +16.12% | 9 - 3 | ||
| All Country World 60/40 | +16.11% | 11 - 1 | ||
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +15.88% | 9 - 3 | |
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +15.83% | 11 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +15.79% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +15.67% | 11 - 1 | |
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +15.64% | 10 - 2 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +15.59% | 10 - 2 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | +15.52% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +15.52% | 10 - 2 | |
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +15.35% | 10 - 2 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +15.32% | 9 - 3 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +15.25% | 9 - 3 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +15.21% | 10 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +15.15% | 11 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +15.10% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +14.93% | 11 - 1 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +14.81% | 11 - 1 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +14.77% | 11 - 1 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +14.68% | 10 - 2 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +14.59% | 8 - 4 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +14.46% | 11 - 1 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +14.39% | 10 - 2 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | +14.34% | 11 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +14.27% | 11 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +14.11% | 10 - 2 | |
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +13.84% | 9 - 3 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +13.32% | 10 - 2 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +13.26% | 9 - 3 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +13.23% | 10 - 2 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +13.15% | 10 - 2 | |
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +13.14% | 9 - 3 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +13.11% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +13.09% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | +12.95% | 10 - 2 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | +12.95% | 11 - 1 | ||
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +12.87% | 11 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Value | +12.85% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +12.81% | 9 - 3 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +12.77% | 11 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +12.72% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +12.71% | 10 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Quality | +12.65% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | +12.59% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +12.53% | 11 - 1 | |
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +12.46% | 10 - 2 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +12.46% | 9 - 3 | |
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +12.41% | 9 - 3 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +12.22% | 10 - 2 | |
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +11.93% | 9 - 3 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +11.77% | 10 - 2 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +11.70% | 9 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +11.30% | 10 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +11.21% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +11.09% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +10.97% | 10 - 2 | |
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +10.96% | 11 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +10.93% | 8 - 4 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | +10.85% | 6 - 6 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +10.72% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +10.64% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +10.10% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +9.89% | 10 - 2 | |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | +9.87% | 10 - 2 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +9.80% | 10 - 2 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | +9.78% | 10 - 2 | ||
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | +9.57% | 9 - 3 | |
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +9.44% | 11 - 1 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +9.43% | 9 - 3 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +9.33% | 10 - 2 | ||
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +9.29% | 10 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +9.23% | 11 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +9.14% | 9 - 3 | |
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | +9.10% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +9.09% | 10 - 2 | ||
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +8.93% | 11 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +8.49% | 11 - 1 | |
| 10-year Treasury | +8.03% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | +7.75% | 8 - 4 | |
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +7.67% | 9 - 3 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +7.65% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +7.20% | 11 - 1 | |
| Total Bond US | +7.08% | 9 - 3 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +7.08% | 12 - 0 | |
| US Inflation Protection | +6.76% | 10 - 2 | ||
| All Country World Bonds | +6.62% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +5.99% | 8 - 4 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +5.68% | 9 - 3 | |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +5.16% | 10 - 2 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +4.95% | 10 - 2 | ||
| US Cash | +4.15% | 12 - 0 | ||
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +2.87% | 8 - 4 |
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 Dec 2025
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SLV
|
Silver | +144.66% | 10 - 2 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | +124.48% | 9 - 3 |
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +95.33% | 9 - 3 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +86.88% | 12 - 0 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +78.03% | 12 - 0 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +77.34% | 10 - 2 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | +76.11% | 11 - 1 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | +75.20% | 10 - 2 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | +74.20% | 12 - 0 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | +74.07% | 9 - 3 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +68.88% | 11 - 1 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | +66.55% | 9 - 3 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | +65.41% | 11 - 1 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +63.68% | 10 - 2 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | +55.72% | 11 - 1 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +53.64% | 10 - 2 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +51.81% | 10 - 2 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +48.81% | 9 - 3 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +47.05% | 8 - 4 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +45.11% | 9 - 3 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | +38.95% | 10 - 2 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | +36.54% | 9 - 3 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +35.92% | 10 - 2 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | +35.84% | 11 - 1 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | +35.78% | 9 - 3 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +35.34% | 11 - 1 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +34.95% | 12 - 0 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +34.87% | 9 - 3 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +34.50% | 8 - 4 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +33.98% | 11 - 1 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +33.90% | 9 - 3 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | +32.92% | 10 - 2 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +32.66% | 9 - 3 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +32.60% | 8 - 4 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +32.24% | 9 - 3 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +31.55% | 11 - 1 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +31.35% | 10 - 2 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | +30.83% | 8 - 4 |
|
FXI
|
China | +28.95% | 8 - 4 |
|
EWQ
|
France | +28.90% | 11 - 1 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | +28.82% | 10 - 2 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +28.38% | 8 - 4 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | +26.28% | 9 - 3 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +25.84% | 10 - 2 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | +24.61% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | +23.08% | 7 - 5 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | +22.43% | 10 - 2 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | +21.34% | 8 - 4 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +21.31% | 9 - 3 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | +20.77% | 8 - 4 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | +20.66% | 7 - 5 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | +19.40% | 8 - 4 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +19.35% | 9 - 3 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | +18.10% | 9 - 3 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | +17.74% | 6 - 6 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +17.72% | 9 - 3 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +17.26% | 8 - 4 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +17.10% | 8 - 4 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +16.02% | 10 - 2 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +15.90% | 8 - 4 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +15.74% | 7 - 5 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +15.27% | 9 - 3 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | +14.90% | 9 - 3 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +14.50% | 7 - 5 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | +14.17% | 9 - 3 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +13.86% | 10 - 2 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +13.35% | 6 - 6 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +12.08% | 9 - 3 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | +11.51% | 4 - 8 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | +10.59% | 6 - 6 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +9.94% | 6 - 6 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +8.82% | 7 - 5 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | +8.59% | 10 - 2 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +8.10% | 10 - 2 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | +7.90% | 8 - 4 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | +7.89% | 6 - 6 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +7.88% | 8 - 4 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +7.42% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +7.37% | 8 - 4 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +7.28% | 8 - 4 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +7.08% | 9 - 3 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +6.76% | 10 - 2 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +6.54% | 8 - 4 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +6.46% | 6 - 6 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +5.89% | 7 - 5 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +5.26% | 7 - 5 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | +4.90% | 7 - 5 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | +4.87% | 8 - 4 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | +4.25% | 7 - 5 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +4.15% | 12 - 0 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +3.25% | 8 - 4 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +2.87% | 8 - 4 |
|
INDA
|
India | +2.68% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +2.63% | 7 - 5 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +2.46% | 5 - 7 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | +2.36% | 6 - 6 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | +1.56% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +1.52% | 6 - 6 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | -1.54% | 5 - 7 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | -3.70% | 8 - 4 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | -5.44% | 5 - 7 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | -8.20% | 4 - 8 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -8.46% | 5 - 7 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -27.07% | 5 - 7 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
