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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and VUSB +3.5%.

Which is cheaper, BWET or VUSB?

VUSB is cheaper, by 4.58 percentage points a year. That is about $458 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BWET vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and VUSB an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +3.5%.

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Net assets: $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+5,121.7%

BWET total return, 1 year

+3.5%

VUSB total return, 1 year

4.68%

BWET expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 4.58 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5118.2 points.

BWET vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BWET	VUSB
Return
Measure	BWET	VUSB
Total return, 1 year	+5,121.7%	+3.5%
Drawdown
Measure	BWET	VUSB
Below its high	11.2%, high on Oct 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BWET	VUSB
What it tracks	Tanker freight futures	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BWET	VUSB
Expense ratio	4.68%	0.10%
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026	$178m	$9.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BWET	VUSB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Breakwave Vanguard

What it is Holds tanker freight futures Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +3.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.9 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 4.68% 0.10%

Holdings not counted 1344

Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $178m $9.9bn

BWET and VUSB 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or VUSB?: VUSB is cheaper, by 4.58 percentage points a year. That is about $458 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Where to next

BWET on its own →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

Breakwave page for BWET ↗

VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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