Period: 01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 (12 months).
The best ETF Portfolio of 2018 is:
Total Bond Developed World ex-US Portfolio, with a +2.81% return.
The best Investment Theme of 2018 is:
Qatar, with a +20.06% return.
Making investment decisions based only on past returns, not to mention short-term returns, is not recommended.
2018 - ETF Portfolio Returns
The following table represents Lazy ETF Portfolio 2018 YTD returns and months stats. Columns are sortable, and portfolio risk filters can be used.
LAZY ETF PORTFOLIOS - 2018 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
| ETF Portfolio | Return ▾ |
Months Pos - Neg |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Bond Developed World ex-US | +2.81% | 8 - 4 | ||
| US Cash | +1.74% | 12 - 0 | ||
| Short Term Treasury | +1.46% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | +1.44% | 7 - 5 | |
| US Stocks Minimum Volatility | +1.36% | 8 - 4 | ||
| 10-year Treasury | +0.99% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Ulcer Free Strategy | Aim Ways | +0.69% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 0/100 | Bill Bernstein | +0.31% | 6 - 6 | |
| Cockroach Portfolio | Tony Dong | +0.24% | 7 - 5 | |
| Odd-Stats Strategy | Aim Ways | +0.23% | 6 - 6 | |
| All Country World Bonds | +0.10% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Robo Advisor 10 Value Tilt | Betterment | +0.02% | 7 - 5 | |
| Gold Pivot Ptf | Aim Ways | +0.01% | 5 - 7 | |
| Ark Tech Portfolio | Cathie Wood | -0.07% | 6 - 6 | |
| Total Bond US | -0.12% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Technology | -0.12% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Conservative Income | Charles Schwab | -0.17% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 Momentum | -0.42% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 10/90 | Bill Bernstein | -0.58% | 6 - 6 | |
| Developed World ex-US 20/80 | -0.71% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 Momentum | -0.73% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Desert Portfolio | Gyroscopic Investing | -0.94% | 5 - 7 | |
| Edge Select Conservative | Merrill Lynch | -1.01% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 Momentum | -1.04% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 20/80 | -1.13% | 7 - 5 | ||
| LifeStrategy Income Fund | Vanguard | -1.15% | 7 - 5 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio | The Lazy Team | -1.29% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 Momentum | -1.35% | 7 - 5 | ||
| US Inflation Protection | -1.42% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Robo Advisor 20 Value Tilt | Betterment | -1.42% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 20/80 | Bill Bernstein | -1.46% | 7 - 5 | |
| PISI Portfolio | Davide Pisicchio | -1.64% | 6 - 6 | |
| US Stocks Momentum | -1.66% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Permanent Portfolio | Harry Browne | -1.76% | 7 - 5 | |
| All Country World 20/80 | -1.87% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Shield Strategy | Aim Ways | -1.91% | 5 - 7 | |
| Gold | -1.94% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Dimensional Retirement Income Fund | DFA | -1.96% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 | -2.15% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 30/70 | Bill Bernstein | -2.35% | 8 - 4 | |
| Desert Portfolio with Bitcoin | Gyroscopic Investing | -2.37% | 5 - 7 | |
| Aim comfortable trip | Aim Ways | -2.40% | 6 - 6 | |
| In Saecula Saeculorum | Fulvio Marchese | -2.76% | 5 - 7 | |
| Edge Select Moderately Conservative | Merrill Lynch | -2.89% | 5 - 7 | |
| All Weather Portfolio | Ray Dalio | -3.02% | 7 - 5 | |
| LifeStrategy Conservative Growth | Vanguard | -3.06% | 5 - 7 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 | -3.17% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Dynamic 40/60 Income | The Lazy Team | -3.18% | 6 - 6 | |
| Permanent Portfolio with Bitcoin | Harry Browne | -3.19% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 40/60 | Bill Bernstein | -3.23% | 8 - 4 | |
| Dynamic 60/40 Income | The Lazy Team | -3.29% | 7 - 5 | |
| Couch Potato | Scott Burns | -3.32% | 7 - 5 | |
| Eliminate Fat Tails | Larry Swedroe | -3.46% | 6 - 6 | |
| Lifepath Fund | iShares | -3.49% | 5 - 7 | |
| Paul Boyer Portfolio | Paul Boyer | -3.50% | 6 - 6 | |
| Cape US Sector Value | Robert Shiller | -3.51% | 8 - 4 | |
| Larry Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | -3.54% | 6 - 6 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 with Bitcoin | -3.57% | 6 - 6 | ||
| One-Decision Portfolio | Marvin Appel | -3.64% | 8 - 4 | |
| Talmud Portfolio | Roger Gibson | -3.78% | 7 - 5 | |
| All Country World 40/60 | -3.84% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Warren Buffett Portfolio | Warren Buffett | -3.84% | 8 - 4 | |
| Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | -3.94% | 8 - 4 | |
| Golden Butterfly | Tyler | -4.03% | 6 - 6 | |
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 Momentum | -4.03% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Sheltered Sam 50/50 | Bill Bernstein | -4.12% | 7 - 5 | |
| Rob Arnott Portfolio | Rob Arnott | -4.12% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 80/20 | -4.19% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Developed World ex-US 40/60 | -4.22% | 6 - 6 | ||
| All Weather Portfolio with Bitcoin | Ray Dalio | -4.35% | 5 - 7 | |
| Marc Faber Portfolio | Marc Faber | -4.39% | 6 - 6 | |
| Edge Select Moderate | Merrill Lynch | -4.47% | 5 - 7 | |
| Four Square | Scott Burns | -4.50% | 6 - 6 | |
| High Yield Bonds Income | The Lazy Team | -4.53% | 3 - 9 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 with Bitcoin | -4.59% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Tilt Toward Value | Time Money Inc | -4.70% | 8 - 4 | |
| Dedalo Four | Dedalo Invest | -4.75% | 8 - 4 | |
| Simple and Cheap | Time Money Inc | -4.76% | 7 - 5 | |
| Global Market Portfolio | Credit Suisse | -4.76% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sandwich Portfolio | Bob Clyatt | -4.77% | 6 - 6 | |
| Five Fold | Scott Burns | -4.81% | 8 - 4 | |
| Coward's Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | -4.86% | 7 - 5 | |
| LifeStrategy Moderate Growth | Vanguard | -4.98% | 7 - 5 | |
| Sheltered Sam 60/40 | Bill Bernstein | -5.00% | 7 - 5 | |
| GAA Global Asset Allocation | Mebane Faber | -5.13% | 6 - 6 | |
| Coffeehouse | Bill Schultheis | -5.19% | 8 - 4 | |
| US Stocks | -5.21% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Nano Portfolio | John Wasik | -5.32% | 8 - 4 | |
| Robo Advisor 50 Value Tilt | Betterment | -5.36% | 6 - 6 | |
| Big Rocks Portfolio | Larry Swedroe | -5.45% | 8 - 4 | |
| Golden Butterfly with Bitcoin | Tyler | -5.46% | 7 - 5 | |
| Lazy Portfolio | David Swensen | -5.67% | 8 - 4 | |
| US Stocks Quality | -5.68% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Edge Select Moderately Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | -5.68% | 6 - 6 | |
| Yale Endowment | David Swensen | -5.76% | 8 - 4 | |
| Jane Bryant Quinn Portfolio | Jane Bryant Quinn | -5.80% | 7 - 5 | |
| All Country World 60/40 | -5.81% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Desert Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Gyroscopic Investing | -5.84% | 5 - 7 | |
| Andrew Tobias Portfolio | Andrew Tobias | -5.85% | 7 - 5 | |
| Sheltered Sam 70/30 | Bill Bernstein | -5.89% | 7 - 5 | |
| Late Sixties and Beyond | Burton Malkiel | -5.90% | 7 - 5 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 ESG | -6.08% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Robust | Alpha Architect | -6.10% | 8 - 4 | |
| Simplified Permanent Portfolio 2x Leveraged | The Lazy Team | -6.20% | 5 - 7 | |
| Pinwheel | Tyler | -6.39% | 7 - 5 | |
| Core Four | Rick Ferri | -6.41% | 7 - 5 | |
| No Brainer Portfolio | Bill Bernstein | -6.41% | 6 - 6 | |
| Dedalo Eleven | Dedalo Invest | -6.48% | 6 - 6 | |
| Stocks/Bonds 40/60 2x Leveraged | -6.50% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Dedalo Three | Dedalo Invest | -6.58% | 8 - 4 | |
| 7Twelve Portfolio | Craig Israelsen | -6.60% | 8 - 4 | |
| Simple Money Portfolio | Tim Maurer | -6.64% | 6 - 6 | |
| Ideal Index | Frank Armstrong | -6.68% | 7 - 5 | |
| Sheltered Sam 80/20 | Bill Bernstein | -6.77% | 7 - 5 | |
| Seven Value | Scott Burns | -6.81% | 8 - 4 | |
| Ultimate Buy&Hold | FundAdvice | -6.85% | 7 - 5 | |
| Edge Select Aggressive | Merrill Lynch | -6.88% | 6 - 6 | |
| Three Funds | Bogleheads | -6.89% | 7 - 5 | |
| LifeStrategy Growth Fund | Vanguard | -6.89% | 7 - 5 | |
| Margaritaville | Scott Burns | -6.92% | 6 - 6 | |
| Four Funds | Bogleheads | -7.02% | 7 - 5 | |
| Six Ways from Sunday | Scott Burns | -7.04% | 8 - 4 | |
| Mid-Fifties | Burton Malkiel | -7.10% | 6 - 6 | |
| Five Asset | Roger Gibson | -7.26% | 8 - 4 | |
| Gone Fishin' Portfolio | Alexander Green | -7.32% | 7 - 5 | |
| Perfect Portfolio | Ben Stein | -7.36% | 7 - 5 | |
| Long Term Portfolio | Ben Stein | -7.39% | 6 - 6 | |
| Second Grader's Starter | Paul Farrell | -7.40% | 7 - 5 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 Momentum | -7.45% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Family Taxable Portfolio | Ted Aronson | -7.55% | 6 - 6 | |
| Gretchen Tai Portfolio | Gretchen Tai | -7.59% | 6 - 6 | |
| Late Thirties to Early Forties | Burton Malkiel | -7.61% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 90/10 | Bill Bernstein | -7.66% | 7 - 5 | |
| Developed World ex-US 60/40 | -7.73% | 6 - 6 | ||
| All Country World 80/20 | -7.79% | 7 - 5 | ||
| US Stocks Equal Weight | -7.82% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Ivy Portfolio | Mebane Faber | -7.88% | 8 - 4 | |
| Mid-Twenties | Burton Malkiel | -7.95% | 6 - 6 | |
| Weird Portfolio | Value Stock Geek | -8.01% | 7 - 5 | |
| Aggressive Global Income | The Lazy Team | -8.07% | 7 - 5 | |
| Robo Advisor 80 Value Tilt | Betterment | -8.43% | 6 - 6 | |
| Sheltered Sam 100/0 | Bill Bernstein | -8.54% | 7 - 5 | |
| US Stocks Value | -9.18% | 8 - 4 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 2x Leveraged | -9.21% | 6 - 6 | ||
| Stocks/Bonds 60/40 ESG | -9.29% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Robo Advisor 90 Value Tilt | Betterment | -9.42% | 6 - 6 | |
| Golden Butterfly 2x Leveraged | Tyler | -9.56% | 6 - 6 | |
| All Country World Stocks | -9.76% | 7 - 5 | ||
| Talmud Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Roger Gibson | -9.85% | 7 - 5 | |
| Robo Advisor 100 Value Tilt | Betterment | -10.13% | 7 - 5 | |
| All Weather Portfolio 2x Leveraged | Ray Dalio | -10.77% | 7 - 5 | |
| Developed World ex-US 80/20 | -11.24% | 5 - 7 | ||
| Ultimate Buy and Hold Strategy | Paul Merriman | -11.86% | 6 - 6 | |
| Developed World ex-US Stocks Momentum | -14.30% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Developed World ex-US Stocks | -14.75% | 5 - 7 | ||
| European Stocks | -14.91% | 4 - 8 | ||
| Emerging Markets Stocks | -15.31% | 4 - 8 | ||
| US Stocks ESG | -15.69% | 5 - 7 |
2018 - Best Investment Themes
Portfolios can be specialized with particular Investment Themes.
In the following table, the best (and worst) Investment Themes 2018 YTD returns. Columns are sortable.
Check all the Investment Themes
INVESTMENT THEMES - 2018 RETURNS AND STATS
Period: 01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
| ETF | Investment Theme | Return ▾ |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
QAT
|
Qatar | +20.06% | 9 - 3 |
|
PALL
|
Palladium | +17.23% | 8 - 4 |
|
KSA
|
Saudi Arabia | +13.07% | 7 - 5 |
|
HACK
|
Cyber Security | +6.61% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLV
|
Healthcare | +6.28% | 8 - 4 |
|
UNG
|
Natural Gas | +5.96% | 8 - 4 |
|
XLU
|
Utilities | +3.92% | 7 - 5 |
|
BNDX
|
International Bonds | +2.81% | 8 - 4 |
|
BIL
|
US Cash | +1.74% | 12 - 0 |
|
XLY
|
Consumer Discretionary | +1.59% | 8 - 4 |
|
ENZL
|
New Zealand | +0.35% | 6 - 6 |
|
BND
|
US Total Bond Market | -0.12% | 5 - 7 |
|
QQQ
|
US Technology | -0.12% | 6 - 6 |
|
TIP
|
US TIPS | -1.42% | 6 - 6 |
|
TLT
|
US Long Term Treasuries | -1.61% | 6 - 6 |
|
XLK
|
Information Technology | -1.66% | 5 - 7 |
|
GLD
|
Gold | -1.94% | 5 - 7 |
|
HYG
|
US High Yield Bonds | -2.03% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLRE
|
Real Estate | -2.37% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWZ
|
Brazil | -2.57% | 4 - 8 |
|
VUG
|
US Large Cap Growth | -3.31% | 8 - 4 |
|
LQD
|
US Invest. Grade Bonds | -3.79% | 5 - 7 |
|
IJT
|
US Small Cap Growth | -4.39% | 8 - 4 |
|
SPY
|
US Large Cap Blend | -4.56% | 8 - 4 |
|
PFF
|
US Preferred Stocks | -4.63% | 6 - 6 |
|
EIS
|
Israel | -4.83% | 6 - 6 |
|
XT
|
Exponential Techonologies | -4.88% | 5 - 7 |
|
VTI
|
US Total Stock Market | -5.21% | 8 - 4 |
|
VTV
|
US Large Cap Value | -5.44% | 8 - 4 |
|
EMB
|
Emerg. Market Bonds | -5.47% | 4 - 8 |
|
VNQ
|
US REITs | -6.02% | 7 - 5 |
|
EWM
|
Malaysia | -6.27% | 4 - 8 |
|
FLLA
|
Latin America | -6.47% | 5 - 7 |
|
INDA
|
India | -6.69% | 6 - 6 |
|
NORW
|
Norway | -8.03% | 6 - 6 |
|
XLP
|
Consumer Staples | -8.07% | 7 - 5 |
|
THD
|
Thailand | -8.21% | 5 - 7 |
|
IJR
|
US Small Cap Blend | -8.49% | 8 - 4 |
|
EWH
|
Hong Kong | -8.73% | 5 - 7 |
|
ICLN
|
Global Clean Energy | -9.02% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWL
|
Switzerland | -9.19% | 5 - 7 |
|
SLV
|
Silver | -9.19% | 4 - 8 |
|
VT
|
World All Countries | -9.76% | 7 - 5 |
|
EWT
|
Taiwan | -9.92% | 6 - 6 |
|
IGF
|
Global Infrastructure | -9.94% | 6 - 6 |
|
CGW
|
Global Water | -10.42% | 6 - 6 |
|
IJK
|
US Mid Cap Growth | -10.52% | 7 - 5 |
|
EIDO
|
Indonesia | -10.89% | 5 - 7 |
|
EBIZ
|
Global E-Commerce | -11.01% | 0 - 1 |
|
IJH
|
US Mid Cap Blend | -11.18% | 7 - 5 |
|
EWS
|
Singapore | -11.33% | 5 - 7 |
|
DBC
|
Commodities | -11.62% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWA
|
Australia | -12.02% | 6 - 6 |
|
EPU
|
Peru | -12.16% | 6 - 6 |
|
VOE
|
US Mid Cap Value | -12.45% | 7 - 5 |
|
EWD
|
Sweden | -12.76% | 3 - 9 |
|
IJS
|
US Small Cap Value | -12.84% | 8 - 4 |
|
EWQ
|
France | -12.88% | 4 - 8 |
|
XLF
|
Financials | -13.04% | 4 - 8 |
|
XLI
|
Industrials | -13.24% | 6 - 6 |
|
FXI
|
China | -13.26% | 5 - 7 |
|
EMIF
|
Emerging Markets Infrastructure | -13.69% | 5 - 7 |
|
EPOL
|
Poland | -13.78% | 4 - 8 |
|
EFA
|
EAFE Stocks | -13.81% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWJ
|
Japan | -14.10% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWU
|
United Kingdom | -14.28% | 5 - 7 |
|
VPL
|
Pacific | -14.40% | 5 - 7 |
|
EDEN
|
Denmark | -14.42% | 4 - 8 |
|
UAE
|
United Arab Emirates | -14.42% | 3 - 9 |
|
EWW
|
Mexico | -14.59% | 7 - 5 |
|
XLB
|
Materials | -14.87% | 6 - 6 |
|
VGK
|
Europe | -14.91% | 4 - 8 |
|
PPLT
|
Platinum | -14.95% | 4 - 8 |
|
BNO
|
Brent Oil | -15.30% | 7 - 5 |
|
EEM
|
Emerging Markets | -15.31% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWP
|
Spain | -15.32% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWN
|
Netherlands | -15.36% | 5 - 7 |
|
XLC
|
Communication Services | -16.77% | 5 - 7 |
|
VNM
|
Vietnam | -16.83% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWC
|
Canada | -17.16% | 5 - 7 |
|
EWI
|
Italy | -17.20% | 6 - 6 |
|
EPHE
|
Philippines | -17.50% | 3 - 9 |
|
SNSR
|
Internet Of Things | -17.67% | 5 - 7 |
|
XLE
|
Energy | -18.21% | 7 - 5 |
|
ECH
|
Chile | -18.96% | 5 - 7 |
|
USO
|
WTI Crude Oil | -19.57% | 6 - 6 |
|
GXG
|
Colombia | -19.90% | 5 - 7 |
|
BLCN
|
Blockchain | -20.31% | 6 - 5 |
|
EWY
|
South Korea | -20.38% | 6 - 6 |
|
EWK
|
Belgium | -20.39% | 3 - 9 |
|
EWG
|
Germany | -21.37% | 3 - 9 |
|
EIRL
|
Ireland | -21.91% | 4 - 8 |
|
CPER
|
Copper | -21.94% | 4 - 8 |
|
EWO
|
Austria | -22.87% | 4 - 8 |
|
EZA
|
South Africa | -25.23% | 3 - 9 |
|
BOTZ
|
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence | -28.35% | 4 - 8 |
|
EMQQ
|
Emerging Markets E-Commerce | -29.82% | 2 - 10 |
|
GREK
|
Greece | -31.24% | 4 - 8 |
|
ARGT
|
Argentina | -32.63% | 4 - 8 |
|
TUR
|
Turkey | -41.48% | 3 - 9 |
| Legend: Stocks Fixed Income Commodities |
