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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or JNK?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so BNDX 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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BNDX vs JNK: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in JNK
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BNDX and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Total International Bond	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.40%
Holdings	6707	1198

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or JNK?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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