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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and JNK returned +3.3%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or JNK?

EWJ charges 0.49% 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.

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EWJ vs JNK: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ 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 EWJ	Only in JNK
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%	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.

EWJ and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI Japan	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.40%
Holdings	179	1198

EWJ in plain words

EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.

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, EWJ or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and JNK returned +3.3%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or JNK?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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