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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VCIT?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

JNK and VCIT 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 Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VCIT 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 VCIT
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.03%
Holdings	1198	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VCIT?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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