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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5129.6% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so BWET returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BWET or QUAL?

BWET charges 0.15% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so BWET is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BWET vs QUAL: how they differ

BWET is a commodity fund and QUAL an equity index fund, and over the year BWET returned more, +5129.6% against +16.0%.

Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

BWET and QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Breakwave	iShares
What it is	Tanker Shipping	MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year	+5129.6%	+16.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5112.1 pts	−1.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	not filed	121

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

QUAL in plain words

QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or QUAL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5129.6% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so BWET returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BWET or QUAL?: BWET charges 0.15% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so BWET is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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