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BWET vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and EMB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against −0.4%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $178m for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF and $13.2bn for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

At a glance
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
−0.4%
EMB total return, 1 year
4.68%
BWET expense ratio
0.39%
EMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMB costs 4.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5122.1 points; EMB is far larger, $13.2bn against $178m.

BWET vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETEMB
Return
Total return, 1 year+5,121.7%−0.4%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 20263.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTanker freight futuresJ.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio4.68%0.39%
Net assets$178m$13.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Risk and return

May 12, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 180 weekly returns
BWET EMB
Return
Total return edge BWET +5,753.7% +28.6%
Annualized edge BWET +224.0% +7.5%
Price return edge BWET +5,753.7% +7.6%
Risk
Volatility edge EMB 87.4% 7.0%
Max drawdown edge EMB −55.9% −7.3%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BWET 1.71 0.42
Sortino edge BWET 3.72 0.63
Calmar edge BWET 4.01 1.03
Reading

BWET returned more: +5,753.7% to +28.6%. EMB swung less: 7.0% to 87.4%. EMB fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −55.9%.

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Risk and return: BWET vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETEMBEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+5,753.7%+28.6%BWETPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+224.0%+7.5%BWETTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+5,753.7%+7.6%BWETPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility87.4%7.0%EMBSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation40.2%4.7%EMBLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−55.9%−7.3%EMBDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.710.42BWETReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino3.720.63BWETReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar4.011.03BWETAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 180 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
What it is Holds tanker freight futures Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% −0.4%
Expense ratio 4.68% 0.39%
Holdings not counted 622
Net assets $178m $13.2bn

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

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About each fund
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.

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or EMB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and EMB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or EMB?
EMB is cheaper, by 4.29 percentage points a year. That is about $429 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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