Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BWET vs LYTE: how they differ
BWET and LYTE are funds of different kinds, on the fields both publish.
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF and Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.
| BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF | LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Thematic ETF |
| Issuer | Breakwave | Roundhill |
| What it is | Tanker Shipping | Photonics and optics |
| Total return, 1 year | +5129.6% | −0.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | −0.6% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5112.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.65% |
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.
LYTE in plain words
LYTE has no public holdings filing captured yet. Since it launched on Aug 6, 2026 the fund returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested against −0.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 11.4% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are BWET and LYTE the same kind of fund?
- No. BWET is an index ETF and LYTE is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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