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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWF vs JNK: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWF 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 IWFOnly in JNK
NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.85%1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
APPLE INC. 6.72%MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
ALPHABET INC. 6.18%ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
BROADCOM INC. 5.21%PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
ALPHABET INC. 4.98%CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.11%QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.86%DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
TESLA, INC. 3.65%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.

IWF and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
JNK
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isRussell 1000 growthSPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.5 pts−14.2 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.40%
Holdings3681198

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 368 positions, with the top ten at 54.4%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 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, IWF or JNK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and JNK returned +3.3%, so IWF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWF or JNK?
IWF charges 0.18% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IWF 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.

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