Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Sep 2025 (09 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2025 is:
Gold Portfolio, with a +46.81% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2025 is:
Platinum, with a +72.04% 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 Sep 2025
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | +46.81% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | +44.02% | 7 - 2 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | +34.52% | 8 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +29.56% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +28.93% | 9 - 0 | ||
| European Stocks | +28.43% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +27.49% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +27.45% | 6 - 3 | |
| US Stocks Momentum | +24.81% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +22.51% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +22.00% | 8 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +21.07% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +21.02% | 9 - 0 | |
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +19.99% | 8 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +18.79% | 9 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +18.76% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +18.67% | 8 - 1 | |
| All Country World Stocks | +18.65% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +18.31% | 7 - 2 | |
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +18.31% | 8 - 1 | |
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +18.14% | 8 - 1 | |
| Technology | +17.88% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +17.83% | 8 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +17.67% | 6 - 3 | |
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +17.61% | 8 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +17.52% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +17.40% | 9 - 0 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +17.34% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | +17.05% | 7 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +16.96% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +16.90% | 9 - 0 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | +16.82% | 8 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +16.59% | 7 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +16.38% | 8 - 1 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | +16.32% | 8 - 1 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | +16.31% | 8 - 1 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +16.29% | 8 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | +16.26% | 8 - 1 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | +16.24% | 8 - 1 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | +16.04% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +15.92% | 8 - 1 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +15.90% | 8 - 1 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +15.89% | 7 - 2 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +15.77% | 8 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | +15.62% | 7 - 2 | |
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | +15.60% | 6 - 3 | |
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +15.54% | 8 - 1 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +15.50% | 9 - 0 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | +15.19% | 7 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +15.19% | 6 - 3 | |
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +15.12% | 7 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +14.84% | 8 - 1 | |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | +14.83% | 8 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +14.68% | 7 - 2 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | +14.59% | 7 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +14.48% | 7 - 2 | ||
| US Stocks | +14.29% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +14.29% | 6 - 3 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +14.19% | 7 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +14.17% | 6 - 3 | |
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +14.05% | 6 - 3 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +14.03% | 8 - 1 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +13.99% | 8 - 1 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +13.96% | 8 - 1 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +13.92% | 7 - 2 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +13.89% | 6 - 3 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +13.82% | 7 - 2 | |
| US Stocks ESG | +13.77% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +13.70% | 8 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +13.60% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +13.53% | 8 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +13.46% | 8 - 1 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | +13.42% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | +13.36% | 7 - 2 | ||
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +13.33% | 8 - 1 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +13.24% | 8 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +13.16% | 7 - 2 | |
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +13.14% | 8 - 1 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +13.08% | 7 - 2 | |
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +13.07% | 8 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +13.04% | 7 - 2 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +13.04% | 7 - 2 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +12.90% | 8 - 1 | |
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +12.73% | 7 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +12.72% | 8 - 1 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +12.71% | 7 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +12.66% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +12.53% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +12.48% | 8 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +12.47% | 8 - 1 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +12.43% | 8 - 1 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +12.40% | 6 - 3 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +12.36% | 6 - 3 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +12.36% | 8 - 1 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +12.30% | 8 - 1 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +12.25% | 6 - 3 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | +12.20% | 8 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +12.14% | 7 - 2 | |
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +12.03% | 7 - 2 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +11.97% | 8 - 1 | |
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +11.80% | 7 - 2 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +11.72% | 7 - 2 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +11.60% | 8 - 1 | |
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +11.57% | 7 - 2 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +11.33% | 7 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +11.26% | 6 - 3 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +11.22% | 7 - 2 | |
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +11.14% | 7 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +11.13% | 7 - 2 | |
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +11.12% | 8 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +11.03% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | +10.92% | 7 - 2 | |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +10.86% | 8 - 1 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | +10.81% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | +10.76% | 5 - 4 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +10.66% | 8 - 1 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +10.65% | 7 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | +10.59% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +10.57% | 7 - 2 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +10.54% | 8 - 1 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +10.42% | 7 - 2 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +10.32% | 7 - 2 | |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +10.32% | 6 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +10.12% | 7 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Quality | +9.98% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +9.96% | 6 - 3 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +9.86% | 7 - 2 | ||
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +9.70% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +9.63% | 8 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks Value | +9.41% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +9.39% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | +9.37% | 6 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +9.10% | 7 - 2 | |
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +9.09% | 7 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +8.99% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +8.99% | 8 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +8.71% | 7 - 2 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +8.49% | 7 - 2 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +8.47% | 7 - 2 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +8.32% | 6 - 3 | ||
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | +8.27% | 7 - 2 | |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | +8.25% | 7 - 2 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | +8.19% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +8.09% | 7 - 2 | |
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +7.86% | 8 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +7.76% | 8 - 1 | ||
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +7.59% | 8 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +7.55% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +7.51% | 8 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +7.37% | 8 - 1 | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | +7.24% | 7 - 2 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +7.07% | 8 - 1 | |
| 10-year Treasury | +7.03% | 7 - 2 | ||
| US Inflation Protection | +6.85% | 8 - 1 | ||
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +6.83% | 7 - 2 | |
| Total Bond US | +6.13% | 7 - 2 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +6.06% | 9 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +5.77% | 8 - 1 | |
| All Country World Bonds | +5.57% | 6 - 3 | ||
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +5.39% | 6 - 3 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +5.04% | 7 - 2 | |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +4.02% | 7 - 2 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +3.84% | 7 - 2 | ||
| US Cash | +3.14% | 9 - 0 | ||
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +2.56% | 7 - 2 |
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 Sep 2025
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | +72.04% | 6 - 3 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | +68.53% | 9 - 0 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +61.22% | 9 - 0 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | +60.92% | 7 - 2 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +58.20% | 9 - 0 |
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +57.40% | 7 - 2 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +56.99% | 7 - 2 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | +55.40% | 7 - 2 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | +54.76% | 8 - 1 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | +52.19% | 9 - 0 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +48.32% | 8 - 1 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +48.18% | 8 - 1 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | +46.97% | 9 - 0 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +46.81% | 7 - 2 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | +43.25% | 7 - 2 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +42.13% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +40.28% | 7 - 2 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +37.48% | 7 - 2 |
|
FXI
|
China | +37.06% | 8 - 1 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | +36.70% | 6 - 3 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | +34.67% | 7 - 2 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | +34.47% | 8 - 1 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | +32.94% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +32.16% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +32.14% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +32.06% | 9 - 0 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +31.47% | 6 - 3 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +30.96% | 6 - 3 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | +29.31% | 7 - 2 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +28.93% | 9 - 0 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +28.52% | 8 - 1 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | +28.43% | 8 - 1 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | +26.74% | 6 - 3 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +26.73% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +26.34% | 9 - 0 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +26.28% | 7 - 2 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +26.03% | 7 - 2 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +25.63% | 8 - 1 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +25.48% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWQ
|
France | +25.23% | 8 - 1 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | +23.36% | 5 - 4 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +22.91% | 6 - 3 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | +22.46% | 7 - 2 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | +21.79% | 5 - 4 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | +20.99% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +20.51% | 8 - 1 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | +19.24% | 7 - 2 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +18.90% | 8 - 1 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | +18.72% | 6 - 3 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | +18.65% | 7 - 2 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | +18.52% | 8 - 1 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +18.26% | 7 - 2 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | +17.88% | 7 - 2 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +17.63% | 8 - 1 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | +17.27% | 7 - 2 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | +17.05% | 7 - 2 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | +16.53% | 5 - 4 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +15.69% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +14.89% | 5 - 4 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +14.66% | 6 - 3 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +14.29% | 6 - 3 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | +12.62% | 7 - 2 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +11.97% | 7 - 2 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +11.93% | 5 - 4 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +11.58% | 6 - 3 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | +11.16% | 7 - 2 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +10.75% | 7 - 2 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +9.75% | 7 - 2 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +8.08% | 4 - 5 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | +8.07% | 7 - 2 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +7.93% | 5 - 4 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | +7.53% | 6 - 3 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +7.53% | 6 - 3 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | +7.27% | 8 - 1 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +6.87% | 7 - 2 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +6.85% | 8 - 1 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +6.13% | 7 - 2 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +6.00% | 6 - 3 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +5.96% | 6 - 3 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +5.70% | 7 - 2 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +5.70% | 6 - 3 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +5.38% | 7 - 2 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | +5.35% | 5 - 4 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +5.21% | 6 - 3 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | +5.12% | 7 - 2 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +5.11% | 6 - 3 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +4.22% | 6 - 3 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | +3.91% | 4 - 5 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +3.14% | 9 - 0 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +3.12% | 6 - 3 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +2.65% | 4 - 5 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +2.56% | 7 - 2 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +2.51% | 5 - 4 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +1.60% | 5 - 4 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | +1.09% | 4 - 5 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | +0.42% | 6 - 3 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | +0.33% | 5 - 4 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | -0.32% | 4 - 5 |
|
INDA
|
India | -1.10% | 5 - 4 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -2.38% | 5 - 4 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | -2.49% | 4 - 5 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | -3.08% | 4 - 5 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | -15.55% | 3 - 6 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -22.25% | 3 - 6 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
