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BWET vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and VO an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +12.8%.

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Net assets: $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, and $103.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF.

At a glance
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
+12.8%
VO total return, 1 year
4.68%
BWET expense ratio
0.03%
VO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VO costs 4.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5108.9 points.

BWET vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETVO
Return
Total return, 1 year+5,121.7%+12.8%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 20263.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTanker freight futuresMorningstar US Mid Cap Index (formerly CRSP US Mid Cap Index)
Cost and size
Expense ratio4.68%0.03%
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VO as of Sep 30, 2026$178m$103.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight91%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.7%

Method

Risk and return

May 12, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 180 weekly returns
BWET VO
Return
Total return edge BWET +5,753.7% +66.0%
Annualized edge BWET +224.0% +15.8%
Price return edge BWET +5,753.7% +57.2%
Risk
Volatility edge VO 87.4% 13.7%
Max drawdown edge VO −55.9% −17.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BWET 1.71 0.80
Sortino edge BWET 3.72 1.22
Calmar edge BWET 4.01 0.93
Reading

BWET returned more: +5,753.7% to +66.0%. VO swung less: 13.7% to 87.4%. VO fell less at its worst: −17.0% to −55.9%.

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Risk and return: BWET vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETVOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+5,753.7%+66.0%BWETPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+224.0%+15.8%BWETTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+5,753.7%+57.2%BWETPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility87.4%13.7%VOSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation40.2%9.1%VOLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−55.9%−17.0%VODeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.710.80BWETReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino3.721.22BWETReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar4.010.93BWETAnnualized 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 VO Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
What it is Holds tanker freight futures Tracks an index of Mid-Cap
Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +12.8%
Expense ratio 4.68% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 273
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VO as of Sep 30, 2026 $178m $103.4bn

BWET and VO 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.

VO

VO tracks an index of Mid-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 273 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or VO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and VO +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or VO?
VO is cheaper, by 4.65 percentage points a year. That is about $465 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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