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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VGT?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions JNK and VGT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	JNK	VGT
Diebold Nixdorf Inc	0.00%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in JNK	Only in VGT
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	NVIDIA Corp 16.85%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Apple Inc 14.59%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Microsoft Corp 9.47%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Broadcom Inc 4.21%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Micron Technology Inc 4.21%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Intel Corp 2.03%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%

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 VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	+17.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.09%
Holdings	1198	317

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% 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 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VGT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VGT?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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