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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VBR?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VBR 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 VBR
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Jabil Inc 0.87%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	NRG Energy Inc 0.66%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Tapestry Inc 0.64%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	F5 Inc 0.50%

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 VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value 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 Value
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.05%
Holdings	1198	840

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.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VBR?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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