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BWET vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and VIG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +13.9%.

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Net assets: $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

At a glance
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
+13.9%
VIG total return, 1 year
4.68%
BWET expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 4.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5107.8 points.

BWET vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETVIG
Return
Total return, 1 year+5,121.7%+13.9%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTanker freight futuresS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio4.68%0.04%
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026$178m$109.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.5%

Method

Side by side

BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
What it is Holds tanker freight futures Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +13.9%
Expense ratio 4.68% 0.04%
Holdings not counted 335
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $178m $109.1bn

BWET and VIG 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.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or VIG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and VIG +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 4.64 percentage points a year. That is about $464 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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