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BWET vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and VNQ an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +4.8%.

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Net assets: $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, and $35.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.

At a glance
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
+4.8%
VNQ total return, 1 year
4.68%
BWET expense ratio
0.13%
VNQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VNQ costs 4.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5116.9 points.

BWET vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETVNQ
Return
Total return, 1 year+5,121.7%+4.8%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 20268.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTanker freight futuresMSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio4.68%0.13%
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026$178m$35.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight63%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund55.8%

Method

Side by side

BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
What it is Holds tanker freight futures Tracks an index of US real estate
Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +4.8%
Expense ratio 4.68% 0.13%
Holdings not counted 141
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026 $178m $35.9bn

BWET and VNQ 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.

VNQ

VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or VNQ?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and VNQ +4.8%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or VNQ?
VNQ is cheaper, by 4.55 percentage points a year. That is about $455 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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