Period: 01 Jan 2026 - 31 May 2026 (05 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2026 is:
US Stocks Momentum Portfolio, with a +26.28% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2026 is:
South Korea, with a +111.72% 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 - 31 May 2026
| ETF Portfolio | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Stocks Momentum | +26.28% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | +25.39% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | +21.12% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Technology | +20.34% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Robust | Alpha Architect | +16.00% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | +15.96% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | +15.08% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | +14.70% | 4 - 1 | |
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | +13.57% | 3 - 2 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | +13.52% | 4 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | +13.41% | 4 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | +13.39% | 4 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | +13.07% | 4 - 1 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | +13.02% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | +12.92% | 4 - 1 | |
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | +12.80% | 4 - 1 | |
| Diavola Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +12.55% | 3 - 2 | |
| All Country World Stocks | +12.36% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | +12.34% | 4 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | +12.25% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | +12.08% | 4 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | +11.73% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | +11.73% | 4 - 1 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | +11.67% | 4 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +11.52% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Stocks | +11.46% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | +11.45% | 4 - 1 | |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | +11.24% | 4 - 1 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | +11.19% | 4 - 1 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | +11.19% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | +11.19% | 4 - 1 | ||
| US Stocks ESG | +11.11% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | +11.09% | 4 - 1 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | +10.86% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | +10.80% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | +10.75% | 4 - 1 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | +10.71% | 4 - 1 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | +10.54% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | +10.54% | 4 - 1 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +10.35% | 4 - 1 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | +10.26% | 4 - 1 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | +10.26% | 4 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | +10.22% | 4 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | +10.19% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | +10.14% | 4 - 1 | |
| All Country World 80/20 | +10.06% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | +9.90% | 3 - 2 | |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | +9.79% | 4 - 1 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | +9.58% | 4 - 1 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | +9.50% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Equal Weight | +9.48% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | +9.47% | 4 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | +9.42% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | +9.35% | 4 - 1 | |
| JP Morgan Balanced Portfolio | JP Morgan | +9.33% | 4 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | +9.33% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | +9.27% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | +9.20% | 4 - 1 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | +9.18% | 4 - 1 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | +9.09% | 4 - 1 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | +9.06% | 4 - 1 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | +8.95% | 4 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | +8.87% | 4 - 1 | |
| Pepperoni Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +8.83% | 4 - 1 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | +8.81% | 4 - 1 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | +8.80% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Quality | +8.73% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | +8.72% | 3 - 2 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | +8.69% | 4 - 1 | |
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | +8.22% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | +8.15% | 4 - 1 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | +8.03% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Value | +8.03% | 4 - 1 | ||
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | +8.02% | 4 - 1 | |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +7.97% | 4 - 1 | |
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | +7.87% | 4 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | +7.82% | 4 - 1 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | +7.76% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | +7.55% | 4 - 1 | |
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | +7.52% | 4 - 1 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | +7.48% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | +7.43% | 4 - 1 | |
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | +7.40% | 4 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | +7.40% | 4 - 1 | |
| Golden Ratio Portfolio | Frank Vasquez | +7.33% | 4 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | +7.28% | 4 - 1 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | +7.25% | 4 - 1 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | +7.17% | 4 - 1 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | +7.14% | 4 - 1 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | +7.11% | 4 - 1 | |
| Capricciosa Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +7.10% | 4 - 1 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | +7.08% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | +7.07% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | +7.04% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | +6.96% | 4 - 1 | |
| European Stocks | +6.96% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | +6.96% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | +6.82% | 3 - 2 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | +6.70% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | +6.63% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | +6.59% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | +6.58% | 4 - 1 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +6.53% | 4 - 1 | |
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | +6.53% | 4 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | +6.49% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | +6.47% | 4 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | +6.45% | 4 - 1 | |
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | +6.41% | 4 - 1 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | +6.37% | 4 - 1 | |
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +6.36% | 4 - 1 | |
| Four Seasons Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +6.30% | 4 - 1 | |
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | +6.21% | 4 - 1 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | +6.14% | 4 - 1 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | +6.02% | 4 - 1 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | +5.79% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | +5.77% | 4 - 1 | |
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +5.72% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | +5.64% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | +5.47% | 4 - 1 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | +5.46% | 4 - 1 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | +5.45% | 4 - 1 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | +5.42% | 4 - 1 | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | +5.29% | 4 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +5.27% | 4 - 1 | |
| Gold | +5.25% | 2 - 3 | ||
| Margherita Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +5.13% | 4 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | +4.94% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | +4.87% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | +4.73% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | +4.68% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | +4.63% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | +4.58% | 4 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | +4.53% | 4 - 1 | |
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | +4.51% | 4 - 1 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | +4.44% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | +4.09% | 4 - 1 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | +4.03% | 4 - 1 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | +3.89% | 4 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | +3.87% | 4 - 1 | |
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | +3.82% | 4 - 1 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | +3.76% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | +3.74% | 4 - 1 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | +3.44% | 4 - 1 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | +3.41% | 4 - 1 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | +3.38% | 4 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | +3.27% | 4 - 1 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | +3.15% | 4 - 1 | ||
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | +3.02% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +3.01% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +2.80% | 3 - 2 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | +2.68% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | +2.19% | 4 - 1 | |
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +1.90% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Inflation Protection | +1.69% | 4 - 1 | ||
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | +1.63% | 4 - 1 | |
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | +1.49% | 4 - 1 | |
| US Cash | +1.47% | 5 - 0 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +1.00% | 4 - 1 | |
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +0.93% | 4 - 1 | ||
| All Country World Bonds | +0.85% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Short Term Treasury | +0.54% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +0.52% | 4 - 1 | |
| Total Bond US | +0.48% | 4 - 1 | ||
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | -0.02% | 3 - 2 | |
| 10-year Treasury | -0.31% | 1 - 4 | ||
| Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett | -5.82% | 1 - 4 |
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 - 31 May 2026
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return â–ľ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
EWY
|
South Korea | +111.72% | 4 - 1 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | +86.65% | 4 - 1 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | +78.64% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | +61.78% | 4 - 1 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | +43.46% | 5 - 0 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | +38.66% | 4 - 1 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | +32.85% | 2 - 3 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | +31.84% | 4 - 1 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | +28.47% | 4 - 1 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | +26.72% | 3 - 2 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | +26.70% | 4 - 1 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | +25.39% | 4 - 1 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | +25.14% | 3 - 2 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | +23.62% | 3 - 2 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | +23.11% | 4 - 1 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | +20.34% | 3 - 2 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | +20.19% | 4 - 1 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | +18.55% | 3 - 2 |
|
IDRV
|
Self-Driving EV and Tech | +18.53% | 4 - 1 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | +17.86% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | +17.55% | 4 - 1 |
|
IFRA
|
US Infrastructure | +16.33% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | +16.13% | 4 - 1 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | +15.89% | 4 - 1 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | +15.56% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | +15.14% | 4 - 1 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | +15.13% | 4 - 1 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | +15.12% | 4 - 1 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | +14.94% | 3 - 2 |
|
IDNA
|
Genomics Immunology and Healthcare | +14.09% | 4 - 1 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | +13.29% | 4 - 1 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | +13.29% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | +13.13% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | +13.03% | 3 - 2 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | +12.82% | 3 - 2 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | +12.36% | 4 - 1 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | +11.92% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | +11.68% | 3 - 2 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | +11.68% | 2 - 3 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | +11.54% | 4 - 1 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | +11.46% | 3 - 2 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | +11.24% | 3 - 2 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | +11.16% | 4 - 1 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | +10.98% | 2 - 3 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | +10.95% | 4 - 1 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | +10.82% | 4 - 1 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | +10.32% | 2 - 3 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | +10.28% | 3 - 2 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | +9.82% | 3 - 2 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | +9.75% | 3 - 2 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | +9.30% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | +9.28% | 4 - 1 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | +9.13% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | +9.05% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | +8.75% | 3 - 2 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | +8.54% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | +7.42% | 4 - 1 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | +7.33% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | +7.20% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | +7.13% | 4 - 1 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | +6.96% | 4 - 1 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | +6.88% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | +6.71% | 3 - 2 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | +6.43% | 2 - 3 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | +6.07% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | +5.29% | 4 - 1 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | +5.25% | 2 - 3 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +4.78% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | +4.42% | 3 - 2 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | +3.91% | 3 - 2 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | +3.56% | 3 - 2 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | +3.43% | 3 - 2 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +3.23% | 4 - 1 |
|
METV
|
Metaverse | +2.93% | 2 - 3 |
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +2.19% | 3 - 2 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | +2.19% | 4 - 1 |
|
EWQ
|
France | +2.18% | 4 - 1 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | +2.14% | 4 - 1 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | +2.08% | 3 - 2 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | +1.93% | 4 - 1 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | +1.69% | 4 - 1 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | +1.60% | 3 - 2 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +1.47% | 5 - 0 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +1.43% | 3 - 2 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +0.93% | 4 - 1 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | +0.89% | 4 - 1 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | +0.76% | 4 - 1 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | +0.48% | 4 - 1 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | -0.14% | 2 - 3 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | -0.86% | 3 - 2 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | -1.41% | 2 - 3 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | -1.85% | 3 - 2 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | -1.99% | 2 - 3 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | -2.69% | 3 - 2 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | -3.05% | 2 - 3 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | -4.25% | 2 - 3 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | -5.34% | 1 - 4 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | -6.40% | 3 - 2 |
|
FXI
|
China | -8.46% | 2 - 3 |
|
INDA
|
India | -10.16% | 2 - 3 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | -14.23% | 1 - 4 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | -15.08% | 3 - 2 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | -19.72% | 1 - 4 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | -31.98% | 1 - 4 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
