About BWET™
BWET™ provides long exposure to the crude oil tanker shipping market through a portfolio of near-dated futures contracts on indices that measure the cost of shipping crude oil. Futures reflect market expectations for the future cost of transporting crude oil.
- The first and only freight futures exchange-traded product exclusively focused on crude oil tanker freight rates.
- Designed to profit from increases in oil freight futures beyond what is already priced in the market.
- A pure play exposure to crude oil tanker shipping, an instrumental part of the global energy commodity market, uncorrelated to other major assets.
About the Fund
The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET™) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to reflect the daily price movements of indices that track the future cost of transporting crude oil. BWET offers investors unlevered exposure to oil tanker futures without the need for a futures account. The Fund provides transparency to investors by listing all its holdings daily and is designed to reduce the effects of rolling contracts by using a laddered strategy to buy contracts while letting existing positions expire and settle in cash.
Investment Strategy
The Fund will hold oil freight futures contracts with a weighted average of approximately three months to expiration, using a mix of one- to six-month freight futures, based on the prevailing calendar schedule. The Fund intends to progressively increase its position to the next calendar quarter three-month strip while existing positions are maintained and settle in cash. The initial tanker crude oil freight futures allocation will be 90% Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) and 10% Suezmax, rebalanced annually, as needed, during the month of December.
Breakwave Advisors
Breakwave Advisors LLC (“Breakwave”) is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor with the NFA founded in 2017 and based in New York City. Breakwave specializes in shipping and freight Investments and is the CTA for the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shiping ETF (BDRY) as well as the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF.
John Kartsonas – Shipping Industry Expert & Partner in BWET
From 2011 to 2017, John was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Carlyle Commodity Management, a commodity-focused investment firm based in New York and part of the Carlyle Group. He was responsible for the firm’s shipping and freight investments. During his tenure, he managed the one of the largest freight futures funds globally. Prior to this role, John was a Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of Sea Advisors Fund, an investment fund focused on shipping. From 2004 to 2009, John was the leading Transportation Analyst at Citi Investment Research covering the broader transportation space including shipping. Prior to that, John was an Equity Analyst focusing on shipping and energy for Standard & Poor’s Investment Research. John sits on the Board of Seanergy Maritime, a publicly-traded dry bulk shipping company. John received his MBA from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester.
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Last Updated 10/4/2023
Fund Name
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF
NAV
14.61
Nav Price Change
-0.47
Median Bid/Ask Spread (30 Day) (%)
0.88
Symbol
BWET
Market Price Close
14.71
Market Price Changes
-0.46
Premium/Discount (%)
0.66
Month End Performance
|
Last Updated 09/30/2023 |
NAV% | Market Value% |
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative | ||
| 1 Month | -3.18 | -3.33 |
| 3 Months | -24.92 | -24.50 |
| 6 Months | - | - |
| YTD | - | - |
| Since Inception Cumulative | 4.27 | 5.10 |
| Annual | ||
| 1 Year | - | - |
| 3 Year | - | - |
| 5 Year | - | - |
| Since Inception Annualized | - | - |
Quarter End Performance
|
Last Updated 09/30/2023 |
NAV% | Market Value% |
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative | ||
| 1 Month | -3.18 | -3.33 |
| 3 Months | -24.92 | -24.50 |
| 6 Months | - | - |
| YTD | - | - |
| Since Inception Cumulative | 4.27 | 5.10 |
| Annual | ||
| 1 Year | - | - |
| 3 Year | - | - |
| 5 Year | - | - |
| Since Inception Annualized | - | - |
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Funds may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. All performance is historical and includes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-844-ETF-MGRS (1-844-383-6477).
Top 10 Holdings
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.
