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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VBK?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK 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 VBK: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VBK 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 VBK
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Natera Inc 1.04%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Twilio Inc 0.88%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

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 VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.05%
Holdings	1198	545

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.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VBK returned +13.8%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VBK?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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