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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or JNK?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so EDV 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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EDV vs JNK: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury 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, EDV 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 EDV	Only in JNK
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	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.

EDV and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury 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	Extended Duration Treasury	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.40%
Holdings	82	1198

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 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, EDV or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or JNK?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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