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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VCLT?

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

JNK and VCLT 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 Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VCLT 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 VCLT
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-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	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.03%
Holdings	1198	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VCLT?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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