Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BSV vs BWET: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV is a bond index fund and BWET a commodity futures fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +1.0%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF.

At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
4.68%
BWET expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 4.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5120.7 points.

BSV vs BWET: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVBWET
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+5,121.7%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexTanker freight futures
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%4.68%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and BWET as of Oct 28, 2026$45.4bn$178m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Holds tanker freight futures
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +5,121.7%
Expense ratio 0.03% 4.68%
Holdings 3157 not counted
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $178m

BSV and BWET on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

BWET

Its expense ratio is 4.68%, for the year to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-K states.

BWET holds tanker freight futures. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +5,121.7% with distributions reinvested. It sat 11.2% below its high of Oct 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or BWET?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and BWET +5,121.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or BWET?
BSV is cheaper, by 4.65 percentage points a year. That is about $465 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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