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Lazy Portfolio ETF

Lazy permanent portfolios built with ETFs

Last Update: 31 March 2024

The Warren Buffett Portfolio obtained a 10.09% compound annual return, with a 13.63% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

The US Stocks Portfolio obtained a 10.49% compound annual return, with a 15.52% standard deviation, in the last 30 Years.

Summary

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Warren Buffett Portfolio US Stocks Portfolio
Portfolio Risk Very High Very High
Asset Allocation Stocks 90% 100%
Fixed Income 10% 0%
Commodities 0% 0%
30 Years Stats Return +10.09% +10.49%
Std Dev 13.63% 15.52%
Max Drawdown -45.52% -50.84%
All time Stats
(Since Jan 1871)
Return +8.75% +9.16%
Std Dev 14.85% 16.59%
Max Drawdown -79.29% -84.60%
Last Update: 31 March 2024

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2024

Comparison period starts from January 1871

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1M 6M 1Y 5Y 10Y 30Y MAX
Warren Buffett Portfolio +2.41 +21.03 +27.09 +13.53 +11.64 +10.09 +8.75
US Stocks Portfolio +2.90 +22.88 +28.85 +14.15 +12.23 +10.49 +9.16
Return over 1 year are annualized.

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2024

Warren Buffett Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 17.89$, with a total return of 1688.79% (10.09% annualized).

US Stocks Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since April 1994, now would be worth 19.94$, with a total return of 1894.37% (10.49% annualized).

Warren Buffett Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 381846.89$, with a total return of 38184588.65% (8.75% annualized).

US Stocks Portfolio: an investment of 1$, since January 1871, now would be worth 680994.31$, with a total return of 68099331.43% (9.16% annualized).

Drawdowns

Drawdown comparison chart since April 1994.

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Warren Buffett Portfolio

US Stocks Portfolio

DrawdownStart Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
DrawdownStart Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-50.84% Nov 2007Feb 2009 (16)Mar 2012 (53)23.06
-45.52% Nov 2007Feb 2009 (16)Apr 2011 (42)22.14
-43.94% Sep 2000Sep 2002 (25)Mar 2006 (67)23.71
-39.67% Sep 2000Sep 2002 (25)Sep 2006 (73)20.20
-24.81% Jan 2022Sep 2022 (9)Dec 2023 (24)13.14
-23.08% Jan 2022Sep 2022 (9)Dec 2023 (24)12.17
-20.84% Jan 2020Mar 2020 (3)Jul 2020 (7)9.03
-17.57% Jul 1998Aug 1998 (2)Nov 1998 (5)9.03
-17.49% Feb 2020Mar 2020 (2)Jul 2020 (6)7.96
-15.04% May 2011Sep 2011 (5)Feb 2012 (10)6.55
-14.20% Oct 2018Dec 2018 (3)Apr 2019 (7)6.63
-13.83% Jul 1998Aug 1998 (2)Nov 1998 (5)6.74
-12.09% Oct 2018Dec 2018 (3)Apr 2019 (7)5.58
-8.84% Jun 2015Sep 2015 (4)May 2016 (12)4.72
-8.44% Apr 2000May 2000 (2)Aug 2000 (5)5.11
-7.73% Aug 2015Sep 2015 (2)May 2016 (10)4.19
-6.82% Apr 2012May 2012 (2)Aug 2012 (5)3.19
-6.45% May 2019May 2019 (1)Jun 2019 (2)3.72
-6.42% Jul 1999Sep 1999 (3)Nov 1999 (5)3.38
-6.17% Jun 1996Jul 1996 (2)Sep 1996 (4)3.14

Drawdown comparison chart since January 1871.

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Warren Buffett Portfolio

US Stocks Portfolio

DrawdownStart Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
DrawdownStart Bottom
Date (#Months)
Recovery
Date (#Months)
Ulcer
Index
-84.60% Sep 1929Jun 1932 (34)Dec 1944 (184)46.31
-79.29% Sep 1929Jun 1932 (34)Jun 1944 (178)41.03
-50.84% Nov 2007Feb 2009 (16)Mar 2012 (53)23.06
-45.86% Jan 1973Sep 1974 (21)Dec 1976 (48)20.53
-45.52% Nov 2007Feb 2009 (16)Apr 2011 (42)22.14
-43.94% Sep 2000Sep 2002 (25)Mar 2006 (67)23.71
-40.52% Jan 1973Sep 1974 (21)Jun 1976 (42)17.75
-39.67% Sep 2000Sep 2002 (25)Sep 2006 (73)20.20
-34.11% Apr 1876Jun 1877 (15)Feb 1879 (35)17.32
-30.50% Apr 1876Jun 1877 (15)Apr 1879 (37)15.16
-30.27% Oct 1906Nov 1907 (14)Nov 1908 (26)16.09
-30.14% Oct 1906Nov 1907 (14)Nov 1908 (26)15.87
-30.06% Dec 1968Jun 1970 (19)Mar 1971 (28)14.60
-29.34% Sep 1987Nov 1987 (3)May 1989 (21)14.96
-27.35% Sep 1987Nov 1987 (3)May 1989 (21)14.38
-27.16% Oct 1902Oct 1903 (13)Nov 1904 (26)17.06
-26.86% Feb 1893Aug 1893 (7)Aug 1897 (55)14.58
-26.19% Dec 1968Jun 1970 (19)Mar 1971 (28)12.16
-25.03% Dec 1916Dec 1917 (13)Apr 1919 (29)12.86
-24.81% Jan 2022Sep 2022 (9)Dec 2023 (24)13.14

Yearly Returns

For each year, the following table provides the return and intra-year drawdown.
The highlighted returns represent the highest values for that specific year.

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Warren Buffett Portfolio

US Stocks Portfolio

Year Return Drawdown Return Drawdown
2024

+8.94%

0.00%

+9.56%

0.00%
2023

+24.87%

-7.55%

+26.05%

-9.10%
2022

-18.29%

-23.08%

-19.51%

-24.81%
2021

+24.59%

-4.32%

+25.67%

-4.46%
2020

+19.19%

-17.49%

+21.03%

-20.84%
2019

+28.46%

-5.73%

+30.67%

-6.45%
2018

-3.84%

-12.09%

-5.21%

-14.20%
2017

+19.83%

0.00%

+21.21%

0.00%
2016

+10.69%

-4.87%

+12.83%

-5.73%
2015

+0.96%

-7.73%

+0.36%

-8.84%
2014

+12.08%

-2.97%

+12.54%

-3.17%
2013

+29.44%

-2.62%

+33.45%

-3.03%
2012

+14.59%

-6.10%

+16.45%

-6.82%
2011

+1.43%

-15.04%

+0.97%

-17.58%
2010

+14.55%

-11.71%

+17.42%

-13.26%
2009

+24.66%

-16.03%

+28.89%

-17.72%
2008

-32.35%

-33.45%

-36.98%

-38.08%
2007

+6.30%

-4.37%

+5.37%

-5.23%
2006

+14.32%

-2.48%

+15.69%

-3.22%
2005

+5.58%

-3.97%

+6.31%

-4.48%
2004

+9.73%

-2.96%

+12.79%

-3.56%
2003

+25.87%

-3.66%

+30.75%

-4.27%
2002

-19.13%

-24.82%

-20.47%

-27.18%
2001

-10.04%

-20.31%

-10.97%

-23.65%
2000

-7.27%

-11.55%

-10.57%

-15.87%
1999

+19.15%

-5.59%

+23.81%

-6.42%
1998

+26.49%

-13.83%

+23.26%

-17.57%
1997

+30.52%

-5.15%

+30.99%

-4.56%
1996

+21.03%

-3.99%

+20.96%

-6.17%
1995

+34.91%

-0.25%

+35.79%

-1.17%
1994

+1.01%

-6.47%

-0.17%

-7.43%
1993

+9.53%

-2.10%

+10.62%

-2.77%
1992

+7.36%

-2.36%

+9.11%

-2.40%
1991

+28.35%

-4.14%

+32.39%

-4.47%
1990

-2.00%

-12.77%

-6.08%

-16.20%
1989

+29.38%

-2.30%

+28.12%

-3.05%
1988

+15.17%

-3.40%

+17.32%

-3.42%
1987

+4.71%

-27.35%

+2.61%

-29.34%
1986

+17.29%

-7.59%

+14.57%

-7.92%
1985

+29.49%

-3.46%

+31.27%

-4.77%
1984

+6.99%

-6.07%

+2.19%

-9.02%
1983

+19.96%

-3.02%

+22.66%

-4.00%
1982

+21.09%

-7.70%

+20.50%

-11.21%
1981

-3.26%

-10.93%

-4.15%

-12.79%
1980

+29.60%

-8.82%

+33.15%

-11.98%
1979

+17.05%

-6.17%

+24.25%

-7.22%
1978

+5.62%

-8.58%

+8.45%

-11.64%
1977

-6.77%

-10.10%

-3.36%

-8.29%
1976

+22.58%

-1.97%

+26.47%

-2.10%
1975

+34.14%

-11.01%

+37.82%

-11.74%
1974

-23.54%

-30.75%

-27.81%

-34.15%
1973

-14.10%

-15.10%

-18.18%

-19.22%
1972

+17.45%

-1.74%

+17.62%

-2.45%
1971

+13.67%

-7.10%

+17.63%

-6.54%
1970

+4.95%

-17.25%

+4.79%

-19.06%
1969

-7.28%

-9.56%

-10.28%

-11.24%
1968

+10.36%

-5.60%

+13.39%

-6.48%
1967

+21.92%

-4.49%

+27.39%

-4.70%
1966

-8.57%

-14.09%

-8.73%

-14.78%
1965

+11.37%

-4.53%

+14.20%

-4.80%
1964

+15.12%

-1.23%

+16.40%

-1.37%
1963

+20.68%

-2.38%

+21.15%

-2.74%
1962

-7.50%

-19.86%

-9.62%

-22.67%
1961

+24.37%

-2.49%

+26.94%

-2.62%
1960

+1.29%

-6.95%

+0.92%

-8.00%
1959

+10.87%

-5.10%

+12.78%

-5.35%
1958

+39.17%

-1.46%

+44.81%

-1.59%
1957

-9.21%

-12.91%

-9.93%

-14.61%
1956

+6.10%

-6.96%

+8.51%

-7.23%
1955

+28.33%

-2.43%

+25.72%

-3.23%
1954

+47.42%

-2.78%

+50.59%

-3.14%
1953

-0.68%

-8.07%

+0.66%

-7.66%
1952

+16.84%

-3.31%

+13.62%

-4.23%
1951

+22.18%

-4.95%

+20.75%

-6.04%
1950

+27.56%

-4.82%

+30.33%

-5.29%
1949

+16.43%

-4.20%

+19.97%

-4.32%
1948

+4.72%

-9.37%

+2.36%

-10.99%
1947

+4.83%

-5.40%

+3.84%

-6.63%
1946

-7.24%

-19.89%

-6.27%

-20.85%
1945

+32.94%

-3.82%

+38.22%

-4.09%
1944

+17.83%

-1.51%

+21.23%

-1.55%
1943

+23.35%

-8.12%

+27.90%

-8.06%
1942

+19.04%

-10.12%

+16.72%

-12.33%
1941

-10.47%

-12.57%

-10.09%

-12.94%
1940

-8.93%

-21.91%

-7.16%

-23.05%
1939

-0.71%

-14.33%

+2.33%

-15.16%
1938

+30.06%

-22.24%

+28.38%

-25.06%
1937

-31.63%

-35.23%

-34.85%

-38.63%
1936

+29.65%

-6.77%

+33.65%

-7.38%
1935

+42.64%

-8.74%

+46.29%

-10.15%
1934

-1.85%

-18.67%

+2.31%

-18.75%
1933

+47.84%

-17.61%

+57.18%

-18.12%
1932

-7.22%

-40.36%

-8.65%

-44.97%
1931

-39.39%

-47.83%

-44.12%

-52.60%
1930

-22.03%

-33.22%

-28.35%

-39.08%
1929

-7.44%

-30.51%

-11.30%

-34.31%
1928

+39.15%

-3.41%

+38.68%

-4.13%
1927

+33.87%

-3.63%

+33.33%

-4.30%
1926

+10.43%

-8.30%

+11.46%

-9.26%
1925

+26.87%

-5.61%

+25.78%

-6.56%
1924

+23.76%

-3.57%

+27.03%

-3.78%
1923

+4.17%

-12.09%

+5.38%

-13.08%
1922

+25.52%

-4.09%

+29.04%

-4.35%
1921

+14.22%

-7.26%

+10.09%

-9.26%
1920

-17.37%

-17.55%

-14.01%

-15.38%
1919

+19.03%

-6.76%

+19.62%

-7.49%
1918

+23.53%

-2.81%

+18.16%

-3.76%
1917

-22.57%

-22.57%

-18.65%

-18.65%
1916

+8.31%

-3.17%

+8.05%

-3.65%
1915

+32.47%

-1.72%

+31.16%

-2.26%
1914

-2.69%

-16.94%

-5.46%

-20.24%
1913

-8.10%

-9.68%

-4.77%

-8.74%
1912

+7.42%

-3.53%

+7.12%

-4.07%
1911

+5.58%

-8.31%

+3.47%

-9.84%
1910

-6.56%

-12.23%

-3.44%

-11.27%
1909

+17.29%

-2.20%

+16.09%

-2.75%
1908

+41.02%

-2.76%

+39.43%

-3.59%
1907

-26.28%

-29.55%

-24.23%

-28.45%
1906

+6.52%

-5.84%

+0.60%

-9.63%
1905

+17.87%

-5.03%

+21.23%

-5.27%
1904

+28.41%

-2.12%

+32.12%

-2.23%
1903

-12.70%

-20.83%

-17.14%

-25.30%
1902

+4.74%

-7.42%

+8.21%

-7.32%
1901

+24.93%

-5.95%

+19.40%

-8.08%
1900

+10.87%

-6.21%

+20.75%

-5.37%
1899

+8.97%

-5.80%

+3.64%

-8.88%
1898

+21.34%

-5.52%

+29.23%

-4.56%
1897

+15.72%

-5.41%

+20.31%

-5.49%
1896

+2.13%

-11.61%

+3.20%

-12.04%
1895

+4.21%

-8.87%

+4.95%

-9.39%
1894

+2.30%

-5.30%

+3.58%

-5.55%
1893

-13.61%

-22.56%

-18.85%

-26.86%
1892

+5.62%

-2.01%

+6.08%

-2.16%
1891

+21.07%

-2.84%

+18.83%

-3.88%
1890

-8.74%

-14.28%

-6.20%

-13.89%
1889

+7.15%

-2.07%

+7.03%

-2.45%
1888

+2.28%

-3.19%

+3.28%

-3.34%
1887

-1.95%

-9.29%

-0.70%

-9.45%
1886

+11.65%

-3.90%

+11.92%

-4.49%
1885

+24.10%

-1.67%

+29.98%

-1.47%
1884

-11.59%

-13.08%

-12.37%

-13.99%
1883

-2.16%

-5.03%

-5.53%

-7.10%
1882

+2.42%

-5.39%

+3.58%

-5.68%
1881

+7.13%

-5.89%

+0.18%

-9.93%
1880

+22.34%

-8.26%

+26.50%

-8.79%
1879

+44.89%

-0.91%

+49.29%

-0.98%
1878

+10.78%

-1.28%

+16.25%

-1.08%
1877

-3.06%

-18.64%

-1.12%

-19.66%
1876

-10.41%

-14.59%

-14.18%

-18.03%
1875

+2.65%

-4.05%

+5.35%

-4.33%
1874

+9.72%

-4.25%

+4.67%

-6.59%
1873

-5.05%

-15.65%

-2.53%

-15.75%
1872

+12.20%

-2.37%

+11.12%

-3.07%
1871

+11.39%

-4.36%

+15.59%

-4.38%
Comparison - Lazy Portfolio ETF (2024)

FAQs

Which lazy portfolio is best? ›

Of the four, VWINX or VBIAX were better choices for those seeking lazy portfolios – in fact, because you don't have to rebalance the recipes yourself, they're lazier than the Lazy Eight! By contrast, tactical portfolios t. cvar and t. loss provided higher returns for those willing to rebalance their recipes monthly.

What are the best 3 ETF portfolios? ›

One option for a solid three-ETF portfolio could be to include the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), and the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ). The SCHD ETF focuses on high-quality dividend stocks, which can provide stable income and potential long-term growth.

What is the Golden Butterfly portfolio? ›

The Tyler Golden Butterfly Portfolio is a High Risk portfolio and can be implemented with 5 ETFs. It's exposed for 40% on the Stock Market and for 20% on Commodities. In the last 30 Years, the Tyler Golden Butterfly Portfolio obtained a 7.68% compound annual return, with a 7.75% standard deviation.

What is the Sharpe ratio for lazy portfolio? ›

The current David Swensen Lazy Portfolio Sharpe ratio is 1.56.

What are the three lazy portfolios ideal for future millionaires? ›

Building Your Lazy Portfolio

The 3 funds are US stocks (total US stock market), international stocks (total international stock market), and bonds. “It really can be that simple. You can buy an ETF for each of the three funds, set it and forget it.” said Zigmont.

What is Dave Ramsey portfolio? ›

Ramsey's recommendation is to invest 100% of your portfolio in stocks, with no allocation to bonds or other fixed-income investments. He believes that over the long term, stocks will outperform other asset classes, and that a well-diversified stock portfolio is the best way to build wealth.

What is the number 1 ETF to buy? ›

Top sector ETFs
Fund (ticker)YTD performanceExpense ratio
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)4.8 percent0.10 percent
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)8.8 percent0.09 percent
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE)15.9 percent0.09 percent
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI)8.7 percent0.09 percent

Which ETF has the best 10-year return? ›

1. VanEck Semiconductor ETF
  • 10-year return: 24.37%
  • Assets under management: $10.9B.
  • Expense ratio: 0.35%
  • As of date: November 30, 2023.

Is QQQ better than VOO? ›

Average Return

In the past year, QQQ returned a total of 30.38%, which is higher than VOO's 27.99% return. Over the past 10 years, QQQ has had annualized average returns of 18.30% , compared to 12.63% for VOO. These numbers are adjusted for stock splits and include dividends.

What is Ray Dalio All Weather portfolio? ›

About Ray Dalio's All Weather

Ray Dalio's All Weather portfolio is an investment strategy designed to perform well across different economic conditions. The goal of the All Weather portfolio is to generate consistent returns while minimizing risk, regardless of the economic environment.

Is the Permanent Portfolio A Good investment? ›

Historical performance has shown a permanent portfolio to perform well in the long-term but not as well as a traditional 60/40 stock-bond portfolio. The advantage is that a permanent portfolio reduces losses in market downturns, which may be beneficial for certain investors.

What is the ideal gold allocation in a portfolio? ›

Gold is an asset that is inversely correlated with the market. It does well during economic slumps. This is why investors prefer to add gold to their portfolio - to hedge against inflation. Most estimates suggest that gold investments should make up only 5-10% of your portfolio and not more.

What percentage is a lazy portfolio? ›

A typical asset allocation for a lazy portfolio would be about 60% US stocks, 20% international stocks and 20% bonds. If you want to be a little less lazy, you can get more creative with your fund choices.

What is a good Sharpe ratio for an ETF? ›

What is a good Sharpe ratio? A Sharpe ratio less than 1 is considered bad. From 1 to 1.99 is considered adequate/good, from 2 to 2.99 is considered very good, and greater than 3 is considered excellent. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better its returns have been relative to the amount of investment risk taken.

What is a realistic Sharpe ratio? ›

Usually, any Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable to good by investors. A ratio higher than 2.0 is rated as very good. A ratio of 3.0 or higher is considered excellent. A ratio under 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.

What is the most efficient portfolio? ›

1. The market portfolio is an efficient portfolio: its allocation provides the only optimal mix of risky assets; 2. For each asset, its expected return follows a simple linear relationship with the expected return of the market portfolio.

What is the best type of portfolio? ›

A good way to minimize risk is by creating a diversified and balanced portfolio with stocks, bonds, and cash that aligns with your short- and long-term goals. From there, you can broaden your portfolio to include other assets like real estate or high-risk investments for an increased likelihood of higher returns.

What is the best portfolio balance by age? ›

The common rule of asset allocation by age is that you should hold a percentage of stocks that is equal to 100 minus your age. So if you're 40, you should hold 60% of your portfolio in stocks. Since life expectancy is growing, changing that rule to 110 minus your age or 120 minus your age may be more appropriate.

What is the Lazy 3 fund portfolio? ›

Three-fund lazy portfolios

These usually consist of three equal parts of bonds (total bond market or TIPS), total US market and total international market.

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