Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or JNK?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and JNK returned +3.3%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or JNK?

AVUV charges 0.25% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUV vs JNK: how they differ

AVUV and JNK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUV and JNK both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVUV	JNK
Diebold Nixdorf Inc	0.19%	0.00%
Gulfport Energy Corp	0.14%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUV	Only in JNK
Viasat Inc 1.39%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
Matson Inc 0.98%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
Lear Corp 0.90%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
SM Energy Co 0.86%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
Avnet Inc 0.86%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
Macy's Inc 0.78%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
Five Below Inc 0.72%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVUV and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	State Street
What it is	U.S. Small Cap Value	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+24.6%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.2 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.40%
Holdings	795	1198

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and JNK returned +3.3%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or JNK?: AVUV charges 0.25% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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