Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BND vs BWET: how they differ
BND is a bond index fund and BWET a commodity fund, and over the year BWET returned more, +5129.6% against −0.7%.
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF.
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund | BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Breakwave |
| What it is | US aggregate bonds | Tanker Shipping |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.7% | +5129.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.2 pts | +5112.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | not published |
BND in plain words
BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
BWET in plain words
BWET is a commodity fund tracking the Tanker Shipping. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5129.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BND or BWET?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and BWET returned +5129.6%, so BWET returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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