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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and SHY returned +1.7%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or SHY?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY 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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JNK vs SHY: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SHY 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 JNK	Only in SHY
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	United States of America 1.97%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	United States of America 1.86%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	United States of America 1.72%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	United States of America 1.62%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	United States of America 1.61%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	United States of America 1.53%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	United States of America 1.49%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	United States of America 1.47%

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.

JNK and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Holdings	1198	89

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and SHY returned +1.7%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SHY?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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