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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and JNK returned +3.3%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or JNK?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so IJS 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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IJS vs JNK: how they differ

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

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 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, IJS and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and JNK both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	JNK
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC	0.12%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in JNK
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
POOL CORP 0.75%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	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.

IJS and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 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	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.40%
Holdings	461	1198

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 461 positions, with the top ten at 8.3%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 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, IJS or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and JNK returned +3.3%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or JNK?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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