Best ETF Portfolio 2025

Period: 01 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025 (06 months).

The best ETF Portfolio of 2025 is:
Gold Portfolio, with a +25.90% return.

The best Investment Theme of 2025 is:
Poland, with a +57.28% 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 Jun 2025
ETF Portfolio Author Return â–ľ Months
Pos - Neg
Gold +25.90% 5 - 1
European Stocks +24.40% 6 - 0
Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum +23.64% 5 - 1
Developed World ex-US Stocks +20.72% 5 - 1
Ark Tech Portfolio Cathie Wood +19.84% 4 - 2
Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged The Lazy Team +17.07% 6 - 0
Developed World ex-US 80/20 +16.98% 5 - 1
US Stocks Momentum +16.68% 4 - 2
Emerging Markets Stocks +16.47% 6 - 0
Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum +14.98% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum +14.15% 5 - 1
Developed World ex-US 60/40 +13.23% 5 - 1
Gold Pivot Ptf Aim Ways +11.78% 6 - 0
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum +11.63% 5 - 1
Marc Faber Portfolio Marc Faber +11.14% 6 - 0
Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged Gyroscopic Investing +10.83% 5 - 1
Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged Tyler +10.74% 4 - 2
Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum +10.66% 5 - 1
Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy Paul Merriman +10.59% 5 - 1
Simplified Permanent Portfolio The Lazy Team +10.48% 6 - 0
All Country World Stocks +10.28% 4 - 2
Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt Betterment +10.17% 4 - 2
Gretchen Tai Portfolio Gretchen Tai +9.86% 5 - 1
Shield Strategy Aim Ways +9.81% 5 - 1
Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt Betterment +9.71% 5 - 1
Andrew Tobias Portfolio Andrew Tobias +9.52% 5 - 1
Robust Alpha Architect +9.51% 5 - 1
Mid-Twenties Burton Malkiel +9.50% 5 - 1
Developed World ex-US 40/60 +9.49% 5 - 1
Margaritaville Scott Burns +9.48% 5 - 1
Paul Boyer Portfolio Paul Boyer +9.36% 6 - 0
Second Grader's Starter Paul Farrell +9.23% 4 - 2
LifeStrategy Growth Fund Vanguard +9.21% 5 - 1
Late Thirties to Early Forties Burton Malkiel +9.17% 5 - 1
Four Funds Bogleheads +9.14% 5 - 1
Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt Betterment +9.14% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum +9.10% 5 - 1
Permanent Portfolio Harry Browne +9.09% 6 - 0
Three Funds Bogleheads +9.08% 5 - 1
All Country World 80/20 +8.96% 5 - 1
Perfect Portfolio Ben Stein +8.96% 4 - 2
Weird Portfolio Value Stock Geek +8.91% 6 - 0
Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin Harry Browne +8.87% 6 - 0
Edge Select Aggressive Merrill Lynch +8.81% 4 - 2
Cockroach Portfolio Tony Dong +8.73% 5 - 1
Gone Fishin' Portfolio Alexander Green +8.67% 5 - 1
Aim comfortable trip Aim Ways +8.62% 6 - 0
Simple Money Portfolio Tim Maurer +8.57% 5 - 1
Pinwheel Tyler +8.53% 5 - 1
Mid-Fifties Burton Malkiel +8.50% 4 - 2
Dedalo Eleven Dedalo Invest +8.47% 4 - 2
Aggressive Global Income The Lazy Team +8.44% 5 - 1
Technology +8.19% 4 - 2
Edge Select Moderately Aggressive Merrill Lynch +8.07% 5 - 1
Ultimate Buy&Hold FundAdvice +8.03% 5 - 1
Core Four Rick Ferri +8.03% 5 - 1
Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio Jane Bryant Quinn +7.85% 5 - 1
GAA Global Asset Allocation Mebane Faber +7.81% 5 - 1
LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Vanguard +7.76% 5 - 1
All Country World 60/40 +7.64% 5 - 1
Four Square Scott Burns +7.64% 5 - 1
Yale Endowment David Swensen +7.39% 5 - 1
PISI Portfolio Davide Pisicchio +7.33% 5 - 1
Nano Portfolio John Wasik +7.32% 5 - 1
Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt Betterment +7.22% 5 - 1
Long Term Portfolio Ben Stein +7.21% 4 - 2
Ulcer Free Strategy Aim Ways +7.21% 5 - 1
Late Sixties and Beyond Burton Malkiel +7.21% 4 - 2
Sandwich Portfolio Bob Clyatt +7.20% 5 - 1
Four Seasons Portfolio Davide Pisicchio +7.16% 5 - 1
In Saecula Saeculorum Fulvio Marchese +7.10% 5 - 1
Odd-Stats Strategy Aim Ways +7.07% 5 - 1
Margherita Portfolio Davide Pisicchio +7.06% 5 - 1
Edge Select Moderate Merrill Lynch +7.06% 5 - 1
Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett +7.03% 4 - 2
Lazy Portfolio David Swensen +7.02% 4 - 2
Desert Portfolio Gyroscopic Investing +6.98% 5 - 1
Dedalo Three Dedalo Invest +6.98% 3 - 3
Family Taxable Portfolio Ted Aronson +6.95% 3 - 3
Simple and Cheap Time Money Inc +6.94% 5 - 1
Sheltered Sam 100/0 Bill Bernstein +6.81% 3 - 3
Ideal Index Frank Armstrong +6.78% 4 - 2
All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged Ray Dalio +6.76% 3 - 3
Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin Gyroscopic Investing +6.76% 5 - 1
Global Market Portfolio Credit Suisse +6.72% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged +6.60% 4 - 2
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum +6.57% 5 - 1
Five Fold Scott Burns +6.51% 5 - 1
Sheltered Sam 90/10 Bill Bernstein +6.48% 3 - 3
US Stocks Minimum Volatility +6.46% 4 - 2
Cape US Sector Value Robert Shiller +6.43% 4 - 2
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged +6.42% 4 - 2
All Country World 40/60 +6.32% 5 - 1
LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Vanguard +6.32% 5 - 1
Five Asset Roger Gibson +6.26% 4 - 2
Ivy Portfolio Mebane Faber +6.23% 4 - 2
Lifepath Fund iShares +6.22% 5 - 1
Capricciosa Portfolio Davide Pisicchio +6.19% 4 - 2
Sheltered Sam 80/20 Bill Bernstein +6.16% 4 - 2
Edge Select Moderately Conservative Merrill Lynch +6.11% 5 - 1
Warren Buffett Portfolio Warren Buffett +6.09% 3 - 3
Diavola Portfolio Davide Pisicchio +6.06% 3 - 3
Dedalo Four Dedalo Invest +6.03% 4 - 2
Golden Butterfly Tyler +5.88% 4 - 2
Sheltered Sam 70/30 Bill Bernstein +5.83% 4 - 2
Developed World ex-US 20/80 +5.75% 5 - 1
No Brainer Portfolio Bill Bernstein +5.74% 3 - 3
Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin Tyler +5.65% 4 - 2
Tilt Toward Value Time Money Inc +5.64% 4 - 2
All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin Ray Dalio +5.60% 4 - 2
All Weather Portfolio Ray Dalio +5.58% 4 - 2
US Stocks +5.56% 3 - 3
Seven Value Scott Burns +5.53% 4 - 2
Six Ways from Sunday Scott Burns +5.52% 4 - 2
Sheltered Sam 60/40 Bill Bernstein +5.50% 4 - 2
Pepperoni Portfolio Davide Pisicchio +5.48% 4 - 2
7Twelve Portfolio Craig Israelsen +5.47% 4 - 2
Stocks/Bonds 80/20 +5.26% 3 - 3
10-year Treasury +5.24% 5 - 1
Simple Path to Wealth JL Collins +5.18% 3 - 3
Sheltered Sam 50/50 Bill Bernstein +5.17% 4 - 2
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin +5.15% 3 - 3
Couch Potato Scott Burns +5.13% 4 - 2
Golden Ratio Portfolio Frank Vasquez +5.09% 4 - 2
US Stocks ESG +5.07% 3 - 3
All Country World 20/80 +5.00% 5 - 1
High Yield Bonds Income The Lazy Team +4.99% 4 - 2
Big Rocks Portfolio Larry Swedroe +4.97% 3 - 3
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 +4.95% 3 - 3
Rob Arnott Portfolio Rob Arnott +4.94% 4 - 2
Larry Portfolio Larry Swedroe +4.93% 5 - 1
Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged Roger Gibson +4.89% 4 - 2
LifeStrategy Income Fund Vanguard +4.88% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin +4.85% 5 - 1
Sheltered Sam 40/60 Bill Bernstein +4.84% 4 - 2
Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt Betterment +4.71% 5 - 1
US Inflation Protection +4.71% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 +4.65% 4 - 2
US Stocks Equal Weight +4.64% 3 - 3
Coward's Portfolio Bill Bernstein +4.60% 3 - 3
Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG +4.59% 3 - 3
Sheltered Sam 30/70 Bill Bernstein +4.51% 4 - 2
Edge Select Conservative Merrill Lynch +4.46% 5 - 1
Dimensional Retirement Income Fund DFA +4.38% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG +4.36% 5 - 1
Stocks/Bonds 20/80 +4.35% 5 - 1
Sheltered Sam 20/80 Bill Bernstein +4.18% 5 - 1
Eliminate Fat Tails Larry Swedroe +4.16% 4 - 2
Total Bond US +4.05% 5 - 1
Dynamic 40/60 Income The Lazy Team +4.01% 4 - 2
Talmud Portfolio Roger Gibson +3.87% 4 - 2
Sheltered Sam 10/90 Bill Bernstein +3.85% 6 - 0
Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt Betterment +3.80% 6 - 0
All Country World Bonds +3.68% 4 - 2
Coffeehouse Bill Schultheis +3.63% 4 - 2
Conservative Income Charles Schwab +3.53% 4 - 2
Sheltered Sam 0/100 Bill Bernstein +3.52% 5 - 1
Dynamic 60/40 Income The Lazy Team +3.13% 4 - 2
US Stocks Quality +3.12% 3 - 3
US Stocks Value +3.09% 4 - 2
Robo Advisor 0 Betterment +2.87% 5 - 1
Short Term Treasury +2.72% 5 - 1
One-Decision Portfolio Marvin Appel +2.37% 4 - 2
US Cash +2.06% 6 - 0
Total Bond Developed World ex-US +2.00% 5 - 1

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 Jun 2025
ETF Investment Theme Return â–ľ Months
Pos - Neg
EPOL
Poland +57.28% 6 - 0
GREK
Greece +51.89% 6 - 0
PPLT
Platinum +47.95% 4 - 2
EWO
Austria +44.38% 6 - 0
EWP
Spain +43.41% 6 - 0
EWY
South Korea +41.05% 5 - 1
EWI
Italy +36.19% 6 - 0
EWG
Germany +35.18% 6 - 0
EWW
Mexico +31.68% 6 - 0
FLLA
Latin America +31.64% 5 - 1
EWZ
Brazil +30.55% 5 - 1
GXG
Colombia +30.17% 5 - 1
EZA
South Africa +29.78% 6 - 0
ECH
Chile +28.31% 6 - 0
NORW
Norway +27.29% 4 - 2
GLD
Gold +25.90% 5 - 1
CPER
Copper +25.76% 5 - 1
EWD
Sweden +25.31% 5 - 1
EPU
Peru +24.99% 6 - 0
SLV
Silver +24.61% 4 - 2
VGK
Europe +24.40% 6 - 0
EWN
Netherlands +24.14% 5 - 1
EIS
Israel +23.88% 4 - 2
FXI
China +22.47% 5 - 1
EWQ
France +22.00% 6 - 0
EWK
Belgium +21.99% 6 - 0
EWH
Hong Kong +21.79% 4 - 2
EWL
Switzerland +21.51% 6 - 0
EWS
Singapore +21.06% 6 - 0
EMQQ
Emerging Markets E-Commerce +20.85% 5 - 1
PALL
Palladium +20.46% 4 - 2
EFA
EAFE Stocks +20.27% 6 - 0
VNM
Vietnam +19.77% 5 - 1
EWU
United Kingdom +19.57% 6 - 0
METV
Metaverse +18.43% 4 - 2
UAE
United Arab Emirates +17.65% 5 - 1
EMIF
Emerging Markets Infrastructure +17.16% 5 - 1
VPL
Pacific +16.60% 5 - 1
EEM
Emerging Markets +16.47% 6 - 0
ICLN
Global Clean Energy +16.43% 4 - 2
EIRL
Ireland +16.38% 5 - 1
HACK
Cyber Security +15.95% 4 - 2
EWC
Canada +15.41% 5 - 1
CGW
Global Water +15.31% 6 - 0
IGF
Global Infrastructure +15.16% 6 - 0
XLC
Communication Services +12.71% 3 - 3
XLI
Industrials +12.65% 4 - 2
EWJ
Japan +12.63% 6 - 0
EWA
Australia +12.00% 4 - 2
EWT
Taiwan +10.90% 3 - 3
EBIZ
Global E-Commerce +10.66% 3 - 3
VT
World All Countries +10.28% 4 - 2
XT
Exponential Techonologies +9.73% 4 - 2
EPHE
Philippines +9.64% 5 - 1
XLU
Utilities +9.41% 6 - 0
XLK
Information Technology +9.28% 3 - 3
XLF
Financials +9.13% 4 - 2
EDEN
Denmark +8.39% 3 - 3
SNSR
Internet Of Things +8.34% 3 - 3
QQQ
US Technology +8.19% 4 - 2
IFRA
US Infrastructure +7.29% 4 - 2
VUG
US Large Cap Growth +7.08% 4 - 2
QAT
Qatar +6.39% 4 - 2
EMB
Emerg. Market Bonds +6.38% 4 - 2
SPY
US Large Cap Blend +6.05% 3 - 3
INDA
India +5.78% 4 - 2
IDRV
Self-Driving EV and Tech +5.69% 4 - 2
VTV
US Large Cap Value +5.58% 4 - 2
VTI
US Total Stock Market +5.56% 3 - 3
XLB
Materials +5.39% 3 - 3
HYG
US High Yield Bonds +5.02% 5 - 1
TIP
US TIPS +4.71% 5 - 1
LQD
US Invest. Grade Bonds +4.56% 4 - 2
XLP
Consumer Staples +4.26% 4 - 2
BND
US Total Bond Market +4.05% 5 - 1
XLRE
Real Estate +3.42% 4 - 2
VOE
US Mid Cap Value +2.87% 4 - 2
TLT
US Long Term Treasuries +2.86% 3 - 3
ARGT
Argentina +2.58% 3 - 3
BOTZ
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence +2.44% 4 - 2
BIL
US Cash +2.06% 6 - 0
DBC
Commodities +2.01% 5 - 1
BNDX
International Bonds +2.00% 5 - 1
VNQ
US REITs +2.00% 4 - 2
ENZL
New Zealand +1.93% 3 - 3
EWM
Malaysia +1.35% 3 - 3
XLE
Energy +0.59% 5 - 1
PFF
US Preferred Stocks +0.37% 4 - 2
IJK
US Mid Cap Growth +0.37% 3 - 3
IJH
US Mid Cap Blend +0.12% 3 - 3
XLV
Healthcare -1.17% 3 - 3
IJT
US Small Cap Growth -1.30% 3 - 3
EIDO
Indonesia -2.05% 3 - 3
BNO
Brent Oil -2.54% 4 - 2
XLY
Consumer Discretionary -2.66% 3 - 3
USO
WTI Crude Oil -3.23% 4 - 2
KSA
Saudi Arabia -4.00% 3 - 3
IJR
US Small Cap Blend -4.51% 3 - 3
IJS
US Small Cap Value -7.66% 3 - 3
TUR
Turkey -8.65% 2 - 4
IDNA
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare -8.71% 3 - 3
BLCN
Blockchain -8.92% 4 - 2
UNG
Natural Gas -9.10% 2 - 4
THD
Thailand -14.57% 1 - 5
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