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.
BWET surges to a 52-week high after a massive rally, fueled by shipping disruptions and soaring freight rates, and still has room to run.
Crude oil tanker freight futures rarely produce the year's biggest gain. Yet Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSE:BWET) closed at around $172, after a 1,331% one-year run driven almost entirely by one event: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in February 2026.
Exchange-traded fund flows surpassed $500 billion in the first three and a half months of 2026 as the industry continues its rapid expansion with more than 300 new launches and record trading volumes. Key Takeaways: ETF flows exceeded $500 billion in the first three and a half months of 2026.
The Strait of Hormuz carries more than a quarter of all seaborne oil trade on a normal day.
John Kartsonas, founder and managing partner at Breakwave Advisors, joins Katie Greifeld and Eric Balchunas on "Bloomberg ETF IQ." Every twist in the Iran conflict shows up almost instantly in the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (ticker: BWET) that has become the best-performing ETF of 2026.
With the price of crude oil futures rising to the highest level in years amid the Iran war, investors may be looking to strategically shift their allocations to take advantage of the spike. While commodities trading or individual oil stocks are appealing to more active investors, others may look for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide access to the space without the need for the same level of involvement.
March winners were clear -- Shipping, Energy, Commodities & Volatility ETFs surged as war risks, supply shocks, and market swings drove big gains.