Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 28 Feb 2026 (02 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2026 is:
Gold Portfolio, with a +22.06% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2026 is:
South Korea, with a +55.70% return.
Making investment decisions based only on past returns, not to mention short-term returns, is not recommended.
2026 - ETF Portfolio Returns
The following table represents Lazy ETF Portfolio 2026 YTD returns and months stats. Columns are sortable, and portfolio risk filters can be used.
LAZY ETF PORTFOLIOS - 2026 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 28 Feb 2026
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | +22.06% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +14.38% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +13.18% | 2 - 0 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | +12.70% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +12.44% | 2 - 0 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +11.19% | 2 - 0 | |
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +11.09% | 2 - 0 | |
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +10.67% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +10.36% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +9.88% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +9.64% | 2 - 0 | |
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +9.59% | 2 - 0 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +9.24% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +8.29% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +8.27% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +8.26% | 2 - 0 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +8.25% | 2 - 0 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +8.22% | 2 - 0 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +7.93% | 2 - 0 | |
| European Stocks | +7.85% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +7.68% | 2 - 0 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +7.56% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +7.55% | 2 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +7.37% | 2 - 0 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +7.32% | 2 - 0 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +7.29% | 2 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +7.19% | 2 - 0 | |
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +7.07% | 2 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +7.00% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +6.96% | 2 - 0 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +6.91% | 2 - 0 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +6.89% | 2 - 0 | |
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +6.88% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +6.84% | 2 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +6.83% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +6.75% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +6.69% | 2 - 0 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +6.47% | 2 - 0 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +6.38% | 2 - 0 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +6.38% | 2 - 0 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +6.32% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +6.21% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +6.20% | 2 - 0 | |
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +6.16% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +6.13% | 2 - 0 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +6.09% | 2 - 0 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +6.01% | 2 - 0 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +5.98% | 2 - 0 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | +5.83% | 2 - 0 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +5.76% | 2 - 0 | |
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +5.74% | 2 - 0 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | +5.64% | 2 - 0 | |
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +5.56% | 2 - 0 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | +5.43% | 2 - 0 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +5.42% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +5.42% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | +5.19% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +5.16% | 2 - 0 | |
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +5.12% | 2 - 0 | |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +5.08% | 2 - 0 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +5.01% | 2 - 0 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +5.00% | 2 - 0 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +4.95% | 2 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Value | +4.92% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +4.90% | 2 - 0 | |
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +4.85% | 2 - 0 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +4.83% | 2 - 0 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +4.82% | 2 - 0 | |
| All Country World Stocks | +4.81% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +4.73% | 2 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +4.72% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +4.71% | 2 - 0 | |
| JP Morgan Balanced Portfolio | JP Morgan | +4.65% | 2 - 0 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +4.65% | 2 - 0 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +4.57% | 2 - 0 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +4.51% | 2 - 0 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | +4.47% | 2 - 0 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +4.39% | 2 - 0 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +4.36% | 2 - 0 | |
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | +4.34% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +4.28% | 2 - 0 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +4.27% | 2 - 0 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +4.26% | 2 - 0 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | +4.25% | 2 - 0 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | +4.25% | 2 - 0 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | +4.25% | 2 - 0 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | +4.23% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | +4.21% | 2 - 0 | |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | +4.18% | 2 - 0 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +4.17% | 2 - 0 | |
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +4.13% | 2 - 0 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +4.13% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | +4.12% | 2 - 0 | |
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +4.06% | 2 - 0 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +4.03% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +4.00% | 2 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +3.88% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | +3.84% | 2 - 0 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +3.83% | 2 - 0 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +3.81% | 2 - 0 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +3.70% | 2 - 0 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +3.67% | 2 - 0 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | +3.65% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +3.62% | 2 - 0 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +3.58% | 2 - 0 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +3.46% | 2 - 0 | |
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +3.40% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +3.29% | 2 - 0 | |
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | +3.29% | 2 - 0 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +3.22% | 2 - 0 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +3.18% | 2 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Quality | +3.14% | 2 - 0 | ||
| All Country World 40/60 | +3.08% | 2 - 0 | ||
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +3.06% | 2 - 0 | |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +3.01% | 2 - 0 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +2.65% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +2.58% | 2 - 0 | |
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +2.54% | 2 - 0 | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | +2.51% | 2 - 0 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | +2.50% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +2.49% | 2 - 0 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +2.49% | 2 - 0 | |
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +2.45% | 2 - 0 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +2.43% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +2.35% | 2 - 0 | |
| 10-year Treasury | +2.24% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +2.19% | 2 - 0 | |
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | +2.17% | 2 - 0 | |
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +2.09% | 2 - 0 | |
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +2.06% | 2 - 0 | ||
| All Country World Bonds | +1.92% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +1.87% | 2 - 0 | |
| Total Bond US | +1.82% | 2 - 0 | ||
| US Inflation Protection | +1.79% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +1.74% | 2 - 0 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +1.67% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +1.67% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +1.67% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +1.60% | 2 - 0 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +1.52% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +1.51% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +1.42% | 2 - 0 | |
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | +1.38% | 2 - 0 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +1.36% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +1.35% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | +1.27% | 2 - 0 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +1.24% | 1 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +1.21% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +1.20% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +1.19% | 2 - 0 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +1.16% | 2 - 0 | |
| US Stocks Momentum | +1.06% | 1 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks | +1.04% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +1.01% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +0.86% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +0.78% | 2 - 0 | |
| Short Term Treasury | +0.74% | 2 - 0 | ||
| US Cash | +0.56% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +0.51% | 1 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +0.47% | 2 - 0 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | +0.29% | 1 - 1 | |
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +0.18% | 1 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | -0.21% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Technology | -1.14% | 1 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks ESG | -1.58% | 1 - 1 | ||
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | -2.59% | 1 - 1 |
2026 - Best Investment Themes
Portfolios can be specialized with particular Investment Themes.
In the following table, the best (and worst) Investment Themes 2026 YTD returns. Columns are sortable.
Check all the Investment Themes
INVESTMENT THEMES - 2026 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 28 Feb 2026
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +55.70% | 2 - 0 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | +31.93% | 2 - 0 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +29.70% | 2 - 0 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | +25.78% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +25.07% | 2 - 0 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | +22.92% | 2 - 0 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +22.06% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +21.91% | 2 - 0 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +20.96% | 2 - 0 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +20.50% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +19.11% | 2 - 0 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +19.07% | 2 - 0 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +18.86% | 2 - 0 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | +18.60% | 2 - 0 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | +18.49% | 2 - 0 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | +18.04% | 1 - 1 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +17.77% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +16.75% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +15.87% | 2 - 0 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +15.48% | 2 - 0 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | +15.18% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +14.89% | 2 - 0 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +14.69% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +14.40% | 2 - 0 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +14.38% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +14.20% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +13.93% | 2 - 0 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +13.05% | 2 - 0 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +12.25% | 2 - 0 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | +12.00% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +11.81% | 2 - 0 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | +11.70% | 2 - 0 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | +11.66% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | +11.15% | 2 - 0 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +10.89% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +10.69% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +10.12% | 2 - 0 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +10.04% | 2 - 0 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +9.90% | 2 - 0 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +9.74% | 2 - 0 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +9.56% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +9.30% | 2 - 0 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +9.20% | 1 - 1 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | +8.79% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +8.65% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | +8.54% | 2 - 0 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +8.52% | 2 - 0 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +8.35% | 2 - 0 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +8.32% | 2 - 0 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +8.14% | 2 - 0 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +7.98% | 2 - 0 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +7.95% | 1 - 1 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +7.92% | 2 - 0 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +7.85% | 2 - 0 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | +7.85% | 2 - 0 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | +7.70% | 2 - 0 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | +7.67% | 1 - 1 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +7.51% | 2 - 0 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +7.50% | 2 - 0 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | +7.24% | 1 - 1 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | +6.82% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +6.80% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWQ
|
France | +6.40% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +6.18% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | +5.52% | 2 - 0 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | +5.49% | 2 - 0 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +4.88% | 2 - 0 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | +4.81% | 2 - 0 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | +4.60% | 1 - 1 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +4.58% | 2 - 0 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | +4.33% | 2 - 0 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | +3.97% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +3.49% | 1 - 1 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +3.41% | 1 - 1 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | +2.30% | 1 - 1 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | +2.09% | 1 - 1 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +2.06% | 2 - 0 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | +2.02% | 1 - 1 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +1.94% | 2 - 0 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +1.82% | 2 - 0 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +1.79% | 2 - 0 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | +1.73% | 2 - 0 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +1.04% | 1 - 1 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | +0.61% | 1 - 1 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +0.60% | 1 - 1 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +0.56% | 2 - 0 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | +0.28% | 1 - 1 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | 0.00% | 1 - 1 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | -1.14% | 1 - 1 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | -1.81% | 1 - 1 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | -2.14% | 1 - 1 |
|
FXI
|
China | -2.64% | 1 - 1 |
|
INDA
|
India | -3.29% | 1 - 1 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | -3.62% | 0 - 2 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | -3.67% | 0 - 2 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | -4.71% | 1 - 1 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | -5.47% | 1 - 1 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | -5.53% | 0 - 2 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -6.04% | 1 - 1 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | -6.10% | 0 - 2 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | -8.97% | 0 - 2 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | -11.03% | 0 - 2 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | -11.45% | 0 - 2 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | -12.68% | 0 - 2 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
