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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VDE?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JNK and VDE both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	JNK	VDE
Gulfport Energy Corp	0.00%	0.14%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in JNK	Only in VDE
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Chevron Corp 14.53%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	ConocoPhillips 5.79%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	SLB Ltd 3.49%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Valero Energy Corp 3.19%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	EOG Resources Inc 3.06%

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 VDE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Energy
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+50.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	+33.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.09%
Holdings	1198	105

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.

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VDE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VDE?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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