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BWET vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BWET is a commodity futures fund and VYMI an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BWET returned +5,121.7% against +22.3%.

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Net assets: $178m on Oct 28, 2026 for Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

At a glance
+5,121.7%
BWET total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
4.68%
BWET expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYMI costs 4.61 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5099.4 points.

BWET vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBWETVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+5,121.7%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high11.2%, high on Oct 8, 20264.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksTanker freight futuresFTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio4.68%0.07%
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026$178m$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.8%

Method

Side by side

BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
What it is Holds tanker freight futures Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +5,121.7% +22.3%
Expense ratio 4.68% 0.07%
Holdings not counted 1509
Net assets, BWET as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $178m $21.4bn

BWET and VYMI 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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BWET or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BWET returned +5,121.7% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, BWET or VYMI?
VYMI is cheaper, by 4.61 percentage points a year. That is about $461 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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