Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Nov 2025 (11 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2025 is:
Gold Portfolio, with a +60.19% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2025 is:
Silver, with a +94.49% 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 - 30 Nov 2025
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | +60.19% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | +45.40% | 10 - 1 | |
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | +39.08% | 8 - 3 | |
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +36.50% | 8 - 3 | |
| European Stocks | +31.22% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +31.15% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +31.00% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +30.94% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +28.52% | 10 - 1 | |
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +26.54% | 11 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +25.48% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +24.38% | 10 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +23.76% | 11 - 0 | |
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +23.12% | 8 - 3 | |
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +22.68% | 10 - 1 | |
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +22.63% | 10 - 1 | |
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +22.06% | 9 - 2 | |
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +22.05% | 11 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Momentum | +21.79% | 7 - 4 | ||
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +21.61% | 10 - 1 | |
| Technology | +21.59% | 8 - 3 | ||
| All Country World Stocks | +21.32% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +21.03% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +20.85% | 10 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +20.82% | 9 - 2 | |
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +20.79% | 11 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +20.26% | 10 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +19.96% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +19.93% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | +19.73% | 9 - 2 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +19.21% | 11 - 0 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | +19.06% | 10 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +18.95% | 9 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +18.94% | 9 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +18.91% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +18.88% | 10 - 1 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +18.78% | 10 - 1 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | +18.76% | 10 - 1 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | +18.76% | 10 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | +18.76% | 10 - 1 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +18.74% | 10 - 1 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | +18.57% | 10 - 1 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +18.54% | 10 - 1 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | +18.44% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | +18.39% | 8 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +18.21% | 8 - 3 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +18.20% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +18.20% | 9 - 2 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | +18.18% | 9 - 2 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +17.86% | 10 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +17.68% | 9 - 2 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +17.66% | 9 - 2 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | +17.37% | 9 - 2 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +17.27% | 10 - 1 | |
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +17.17% | 7 - 4 | |
| US Stocks | +17.13% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | +17.12% | 10 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +17.01% | 10 - 1 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +17.00% | 10 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +16.97% | 8 - 3 | |
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +16.77% | 8 - 3 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | +16.62% | 9 - 2 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +16.46% | 10 - 1 | |
| US Stocks ESG | +16.36% | 7 - 4 | ||
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +16.14% | 8 - 3 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +16.11% | 10 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +16.04% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +16.00% | 10 - 1 | |
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +15.94% | 10 - 1 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +15.84% | 10 - 1 | |
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +15.79% | 9 - 2 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +15.76% | 9 - 2 | |
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +15.76% | 10 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +15.72% | 9 - 2 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +15.62% | 10 - 1 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | +15.56% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +15.44% | 10 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +15.43% | 9 - 2 | |
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +15.34% | 9 - 2 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +15.23% | 8 - 3 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +15.20% | 10 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +15.18% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +15.16% | 10 - 1 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +15.11% | 9 - 2 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +14.70% | 8 - 3 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +14.69% | 10 - 1 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +14.65% | 10 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +14.48% | 9 - 2 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +14.45% | 8 - 3 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +14.44% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | +14.42% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +14.36% | 9 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +14.27% | 10 - 1 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +14.25% | 10 - 1 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +14.23% | 8 - 3 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +14.17% | 10 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +14.15% | 9 - 2 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | +14.07% | 10 - 1 | |
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +14.05% | 9 - 2 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +14.02% | 10 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +13.47% | 8 - 3 | |
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +13.40% | 9 - 2 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +13.39% | 10 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +13.24% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +13.23% | 9 - 2 | |
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +13.22% | 9 - 2 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +13.17% | 9 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +13.16% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +13.13% | 9 - 2 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | +13.10% | 6 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +12.93% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | +12.76% | 9 - 2 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | +12.68% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +12.66% | 10 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | +12.65% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +12.52% | 10 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +12.48% | 10 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Value | +12.47% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +12.30% | 10 - 1 | |
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +12.28% | 9 - 2 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +12.18% | 9 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Quality | +12.00% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +11.99% | 8 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +11.98% | 9 - 2 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +11.80% | 9 - 2 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +11.77% | 8 - 3 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +11.65% | 9 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +11.29% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +10.98% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +10.85% | 9 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +10.80% | 10 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +10.76% | 7 - 4 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +10.74% | 9 - 2 | |
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +10.49% | 10 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +10.28% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +10.05% | 9 - 2 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +9.94% | 9 - 2 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | +9.80% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | +9.74% | 7 - 4 | |
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | +9.61% | 9 - 2 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +9.50% | 9 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +9.49% | 9 - 2 | |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | +9.47% | 9 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +9.35% | 10 - 1 | ||
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +9.34% | 10 - 1 | |
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +9.23% | 10 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +8.92% | 9 - 2 | ||
| 10-year Treasury | +8.86% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +8.82% | 10 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +8.75% | 10 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +8.54% | 7 - 4 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +8.25% | 10 - 1 | |
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +8.10% | 9 - 2 | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | +7.89% | 8 - 3 | |
| US Inflation Protection | +7.43% | 10 - 1 | ||
| Total Bond US | +7.40% | 9 - 2 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +7.00% | 11 - 0 | |
| All Country World Bonds | +6.92% | 8 - 3 | ||
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +6.85% | 10 - 1 | |
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +6.26% | 8 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +5.76% | 9 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +4.86% | 9 - 2 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +4.64% | 9 - 2 | ||
| US Cash | +3.80% | 11 - 0 | ||
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +3.40% | 8 - 3 |
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 - 30 Nov 2025
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SLV
|
Silver | +94.49% | 9 - 2 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | +83.73% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +78.56% | 8 - 3 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | +70.94% | 10 - 1 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +68.26% | 11 - 0 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +68.17% | 10 - 1 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +66.10% | 9 - 2 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +65.84% | 11 - 0 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | +62.06% | 11 - 0 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | +61.14% | 9 - 2 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +60.19% | 9 - 2 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | +59.76% | 8 - 3 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | +58.56% | 8 - 3 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | +54.46% | 10 - 1 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +52.10% | 9 - 2 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +50.89% | 8 - 3 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +50.62% | 9 - 2 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | +49.75% | 10 - 1 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +48.77% | 9 - 2 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +36.39% | 8 - 3 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +35.48% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +34.33% | 10 - 1 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | +34.14% | 8 - 3 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +34.12% | 9 - 2 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +32.50% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +32.29% | 10 - 1 |
|
FXI
|
China | +31.69% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +31.65% | 9 - 2 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +31.48% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | +31.26% | 8 - 3 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | +31.22% | 10 - 1 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +31.15% | 10 - 1 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | +30.74% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +29.89% | 11 - 0 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +29.75% | 8 - 3 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | +28.30% | 9 - 2 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | +28.18% | 9 - 2 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +28.08% | 10 - 1 |
|
EWQ
|
France | +27.05% | 10 - 1 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | +26.37% | 9 - 2 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +25.90% | 7 - 4 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | +25.17% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +24.71% | 9 - 2 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +24.63% | 7 - 4 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | +23.93% | 7 - 4 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | +23.67% | 6 - 5 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +22.67% | 9 - 2 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +22.63% | 8 - 3 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +22.24% | 10 - 1 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | +21.59% | 8 - 3 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | +21.32% | 9 - 2 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | +20.25% | 6 - 5 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | +20.01% | 8 - 3 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | +18.97% | 9 - 2 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +17.84% | 8 - 3 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | +17.78% | 6 - 5 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +17.63% | 8 - 3 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +17.57% | 8 - 3 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +17.13% | 8 - 3 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | +16.77% | 7 - 4 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +16.12% | 7 - 4 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +14.37% | 8 - 3 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +13.50% | 9 - 2 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | +12.81% | 4 - 7 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | +12.43% | 6 - 5 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +11.61% | 8 - 3 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | +11.49% | 8 - 3 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | +10.35% | 8 - 3 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +10.05% | 6 - 5 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +10.00% | 5 - 6 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | +8.70% | 8 - 3 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +8.20% | 8 - 3 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | +8.06% | 9 - 2 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +7.87% | 6 - 5 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +7.86% | 9 - 2 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +7.81% | 5 - 6 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +7.60% | 8 - 3 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +7.44% | 7 - 4 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +7.43% | 10 - 1 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +7.40% | 9 - 2 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | +7.09% | 7 - 4 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +6.39% | 7 - 4 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +6.10% | 7 - 4 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +6.01% | 7 - 4 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | +5.97% | 5 - 6 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +5.70% | 7 - 4 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +5.61% | 8 - 3 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +5.13% | 5 - 6 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +4.84% | 7 - 4 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | +4.02% | 7 - 4 |
|
INDA
|
India | +3.93% | 7 - 4 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +3.80% | 11 - 0 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | +3.73% | 6 - 5 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +3.40% | 8 - 3 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +2.90% | 6 - 5 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +1.98% | 4 - 7 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | +1.92% | 7 - 4 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | +1.06% | 8 - 3 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | -0.07% | 5 - 6 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | -2.60% | 5 - 6 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | -5.14% | 4 - 7 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -5.93% | 5 - 6 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | -6.74% | 4 - 7 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -12.37% | 5 - 6 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
