Portfolio Crunch

Detailed performance comparisons for major asset classes and lazy portfolios across multiple timeframes. Easily see market trends and find what's worked and what's lagging.

Lazy Portfolios

The table below compares the performance of well-known “lazy portfolios” across multiple timeframes. These diversified strategies blend major asset classes—U.S., international, and emerging equities along with bonds and real assets—to show how different allocation styles have performed recently and over longer horizons.

Total Return by Period

Updated: Nov 24, 2025

Name1 Day1 Week28 Days90 Days1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years
David Swensen Unconventional Success0.72%0.51%-2.07%2.04%6.75%24.55%14.48%54.48%
Ray Dalio All Weather0.84%0.80%-1.27%4.27%7.58%20.40%8.43%51.96%
Golden Butterfly0.85%1.24%-0.65%5.21%11.75%38.20%33.10%88.38%
Couch Potato0.75%0.47%-1.59%1.62%7.05%31.85%26.80%81.32%
Bogleheads Three Fund0.73%0.30%-1.76%2.22%9.39%32.69%24.80%71.21%
Bogleheads Four Fund0.70%0.23%-1.78%2.13%8.92%32.75%24.99%71.67%
Sixty Forty0.94%0.64%-1.71%2.40%7.56%37.33%34.20%94.90%
Rick Ferri Core Four0.62%0.25%-1.78%1.90%8.76%28.45%19.41%56.41%
Bill Schultheis Coffeehouse0.43%0.64%-1.64%0.86%3.36%19.41%16.59%48.82%
William Bernstein's Coward0.38%0.32%-1.45%0.99%5.05%21.50%23.05%57.46%
Harry Brown Permanent0.84%0.99%-0.32%7.19%15.75%41.54%28.65%83.38%

Asset Classes

The table below shows recent and long-term total returns for major global asset classes, including regional equities, bonds, and real assets. It highlights how each market segment has contributed to portfolio performance and where relative strength or weakness has emerged across regions and asset types.

Total Return by Period

Updated: Nov 24, 2025

Name1 Day1 Week28 Days90 Days1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years
Gold (GLD)1.58%2.30%3.59%21.83%52.18%132.94%124.29%275.51%
Commodities Broad Basket (DBC)0.49%-1.31%-0.70%2.82%0.35%-8.56%61.14%58.54%
US Equities (VTI)1.49%0.68%-2.60%3.32%10.84%63.06%75.26%205.34%
Emerging Markets Equities (EEM)1.05%-1.20%-3.68%6.87%23.98%42.07%8.25%58.10%
Developed Markets Equities (VEA)0.49%-0.78%-2.61%2.07%21.33%39.35%31.48%58.89%
US Real Estate Equities (VNQ)0.27%1.08%-3.11%-1.75%-6.68%3.18%5.32%12.29%
US Market Bonds (BND)0.17%0.61%-0.55%1.25%2.84%2.88%-15.34%-8.22%
Long-Term US Treasuries (TLT)0.57%1.03%-1.93%3.76%-0.42%-12.53%-43.28%-25.59%
Short-Term US Treasuries (SHY)0.01%0.27%-0.06%0.19%1.26%2.28%-3.88%-1.84%
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