The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF is an extremely concentrated bet on specific forward freight agreements, not a direct tanker shipping investment. BWET's 3,440% YTD surge is driven by niche exposure to Middle East Gulf–China routes, rolling contracts, and prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruptions. BWET faces eventual catastrophic downside risk—an 80%+ collapse is plausible if TD3C rates normalize, even if global tanker markets remain strong.
The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET) is up over 3,600% year to date, according to Morningstar, by far the best performance of any non-levered U.S. fund as the price of transporting oil has soared due to geopolitical shocks. Led by the U.S.-Iran war repercussions, there have been over 140,000 disrupted freight cargo vessels across the globe contributing to higher shipping rates.
While most investors and analysts were focused on the technology sector – with a particular eye for the wider artificial intelligence (AI) space – and energy, a different industry produced one of the best-performing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on record.
BWET hits a fresh 52-week high as shipping disruptions and soaring freight rates fuel gains.
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF BWET is probably on the radar for investors seeking momentum. The fund just hit a 52-week high and has moved up 3109% from its 52-week low price of $11.53 per share.
Middle East tensions, AI-driven tech weakness and stock-specific swings fueled big moves in leveraged ETFs. Here's a look at last week's top performers.
The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSE:BWET) has been the trade of the year.
The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSE:BWET) is the standout mover of today's session, jumping about 19% to around $251, extending what has already been the most extreme rally of any US-listed ETF this year.
From shipping to semis, these ETF areas dominated 1H 2026 as AI, geopolitics and strong earnings fueled market gains.
The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSEARCA:BWET) has delivered one of the most extreme returns of any U.S.
If you put $10,000 into the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSEARCA:BWET) on the last trading day of 2025 and did nothing, by the close on May 26, 2026 you were sitting on about $83,000.
A share of Amplify Commodity Trust (NYSEARCA:BWET), the fund most people know as the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF, cost $10.55 on May 29, 2025.