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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or SPSB?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB 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 SPSB: how they differ

JNK and SPSB 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 State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JNK and SPSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	JNK	SPSB
T-MOBILE USA INC	0.00%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in JNK	Only in SPSB
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

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.

JNK and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.04%
Holdings	1198	1599

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.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SPSB?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK against SPSB, 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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