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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CTA returned +17.0% and JNK returned +3.3%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, CTA or JNK?

CTA charges 0.75% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK 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.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

CTA vs JNK: how they differ

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

Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CTA 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 CTA	Only in JNK
SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 81.69%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.72%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.44%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.76%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.75%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.20%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.37%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.07%	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.

CTA and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Simplify	State Street
What it is	Simplify Managed Futures Strategy	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.0%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.5 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.40%
Holdings	10	1198

CTA in plain words

CTA is an index equity fund tracking the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of May 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, CTA or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CTA returned +17.0% and JNK returned +3.3%, so CTA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CTA or JNK?: CTA charges 0.75% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

CTA against JNK, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CTA against JNK, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/CTA-JNK Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources