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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VDC?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC 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 VDC: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VDC 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 VDC
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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 VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.09%
Holdings	1198	103

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.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VDC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VDC?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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