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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VEA?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VEA 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 VEA
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	ASML Holding NV 2.37%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	SK hynix Inc 1.40%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Novartis AG 0.91%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Nestle SA 0.82%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	+7.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.03%
Holdings	1198	3870

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.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VEA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VEA?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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