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BWET vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and JAAA an actively managed bond fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +4.7%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $178m for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF and $32.5bn for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

At a glance
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
+4.7%
JAAA total return, 1 year
4.68%
BWET expense ratio
0.20%
JAAA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JAAA costs 4.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5117.0 points; JAAA is far larger, $32.5bn against $178m.

BWET vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETJAAA
Return
Total return, 1 year+5,121.7%+4.7%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTanker freight futuresNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio4.68%0.20%
Net assets$178m$32.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Risk and return

May 12, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 180 weekly returns
BWET JAAA
Return
Total return edge BWET +5,753.7% +24.1%
Annualized edge BWET +224.0% +6.4%
Price return edge BWET +5,753.7% +2.2%
Risk
Volatility edge JAAA 87.4% 1.0%
Max drawdown edge JAAA −55.9% −1.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge Tie 1.71 1.71
Sortino edge BWET 3.72 2.59
Calmar edge JAAA 4.01 5.30
Reading

BWET returned more: +5,753.7% to +24.1%. JAAA swung less: 1.0% to 87.4%. JAAA fell less at its worst: −1.2% to −55.9%.

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Risk and return: BWET vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETJAAAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+5,753.7%+24.1%BWETPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+224.0%+6.4%BWETTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+5,753.7%+2.2%BWETPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility87.4%1.0%JAAASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation40.2%0.6%JAAALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−55.9%−1.2%JAAADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.711.71TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino3.722.59BWETReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar4.015.30JAAAAnnualized 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 JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
What it is Holds tanker freight futures Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +4.7%
Expense ratio 4.68% 0.20%
Holdings not counted 598
Net assets $178m $32.5bn

BWET and JAAA 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.

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or JAAA?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and JAAA +4.7%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or JAAA?
JAAA is cheaper, by 4.48 percentage points a year. That is about $448 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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