Which returned more over the last year, BWET or GLD?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, BWET or GLD?

GLD is cheaper, by 4.28 percentage points a year. That is about $428 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BWET vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, and $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+5,121.7%

BWET total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

4.68%

BWET expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLD costs 4.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5119.2 points; GLD is far larger, $134.6bn against $186m.

BWET vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BWET	GLD
Return
Measure	BWET	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+5,121.7%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	BWET	GLD
Below its high	11.2%, high on Oct 8, 2026	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BWET	GLD
What it tracks	Tanker freight futures	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	BWET	GLD
Expense ratio	4.68%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$186m	$134.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BWET	GLD
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Breakwave State Street

What it is Holds tanker freight futures Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 4.68% 0.40%

Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 $178m $135.8bn

BWET and GLD 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.

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or GLD?: GLD is cheaper, by 4.28 percentage points a year. That is about $428 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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