diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 297677b966..256c545a87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Changed the default date range of users without a stored date range from `max` to `ytd`
 - Improved the market price in the benchmark detail dialog by adding the currency and reducing the precision on mobile
 - Improved the style of the close button in the dialog footer component
 - Improved the style of the close button in the dialog header component
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/user/user.service.ts b/apps/api/src/app/user/user.service.ts
index c2f5ad5661..f997c8366a 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/user/user.service.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { PropertyService } from '@ghostfolio/api/services/property/property.serv
 import { TagService } from '@ghostfolio/api/services/tag/tag.service';
 import {
   DEFAULT_CURRENCY,
-  DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE,
+  DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE,
   DEFAULT_LOCALE,
   DELETE_OWN_USER_PERIOD,
   PROPERTY_API_KEY_GHOSTFOLIO,
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export class UserService {
       (user.settings.settings as UserSettings).viewMode === 'ZEN'
         ? 'max'
         : ((user.settings.settings as UserSettings)?.dateRange ??
-          DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE);
+          DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE);
 
     // Set default value for performance calculation type
     if (!(user.settings.settings as UserSettings)?.performanceCalculationType) {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/home-holdings/home-holdings.component.ts b/apps/client/src/app/components/home-holdings/home-holdings.component.ts
index 333a24d5d6..c20191f750 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/home-holdings/home-holdings.component.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/home-holdings/home-holdings.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { UserService } from '@ghostfolio/client/services/user/user.service';
 import {
   DEFAULT_CURRENCY,
-  DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE,
+  DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE,
   DEFAULT_LOCALE
 } from '@ghostfolio/common/config';
 import {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class GfHomeHoldingsComponent implements OnInit {
   });
 
   protected readonly dateRange = computed(() => {
-    return this.user()?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE;
+    return this.user()?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE;
   });
 
   protected readonly deviceType = computed(() => {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/home-overview/home-overview.component.ts b/apps/client/src/app/components/home-overview/home-overview.component.ts
index 5e6601886c..73c25ee788 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/home-overview/home-overview.component.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/home-overview/home-overview.component.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ImpersonationStorageService } from '@ghostfolio/client/services/imperso
 import { UserService } from '@ghostfolio/client/services/user/user.service';
 import {
   DEFAULT_CURRENCY,
-  DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE,
+  DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE,
   DEFAULT_LOCALE,
   NUMERICAL_PRECISION_THRESHOLD_6_FIGURES
 } from '@ghostfolio/common/config';
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class GfHomeOverviewComponent implements OnInit {
 
     this.dataService
       .fetchPortfolioPerformance({
-        range: userSettings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE
+        range: userSettings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE
       })
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
       .subscribe(({ chart, errors, performance }) => {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.component.ts b/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.component.ts
index 8ba3f0fd8a..cd1b20cf5d 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.component.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/pages/portfolio/analysis/analysis-page.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { GfBenchmarkComparatorComponent } from '@ghostfolio/client/components/benchmark-comparator/benchmark-comparator.component';
 import { UserService } from '@ghostfolio/client/services/user/user.service';
 import {
-  DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE,
+  DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE,
   NUMERICAL_PRECISION_THRESHOLD_6_FIGURES
 } from '@ghostfolio/common/config';
 import { SubscriptionType } from '@ghostfolio/common/enums';
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ export class GfAnalysisPageComponent implements OnInit {
       dividends: this.dataService.fetchDividends({
         filters: this.userService.getFilters(),
         groupBy: this.mode(),
-        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE
+        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE
       }),
       investments: this.dataService.fetchInvestments({
         filters: this.userService.getFilters(),
         groupBy: this.mode(),
-        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE
+        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE
       })
     })
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export class GfAnalysisPageComponent implements OnInit {
       .fetchPortfolioPerformance({
         filters: this.userService.getFilters(),
         groupBy: 'year',
-        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE
+        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE
       })
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
       .subscribe(({ chart }) => {
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ export class GfAnalysisPageComponent implements OnInit {
     this.dataService
       .fetchPortfolioPerformance({
         filters: this.userService.getFilters(),
-        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE
+        range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE
       })
       .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
       .subscribe(({ chart, dateOfFirstActivity, performance }) => {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ export class GfAnalysisPageComponent implements OnInit {
             dataSource,
             symbol,
             filters: this.userService.getFilters(),
-            range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE,
+            range: this.user?.settings?.dateRange ?? DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE,
             startDate: this.dateOfFirstActivity
           })
           .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
diff --git a/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts b/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts
index 31caf6d3a1..a16d110bf6 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export const STATISTICS_GATHERING_QUEUE = 'STATISTICS_GATHERING_QUEUE';
 export const DEFAULT_CURRENCY = 'USD';
 export const DEFAULT_DATE_FORMAT_MONTH_YEAR = 'MMM yyyy';
 export const DEFAULT_DATE_RANGE: DateRange = 'max';
+export const DEFAULT_USER_DATE_RANGE: DateRange = 'ytd';
 export const DEFAULT_HOST = '0.0.0.0';
 export const DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en';
 export const DEFAULT_LOCALE = 'en-US';