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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VPU returned +2.1%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VPU?

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

JNK and VPU 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 Utilities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VPU 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 VPU
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	NextEra Energy Inc 11.84%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Southern Co/The 6.70%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Duke Energy Corp 6.31%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Constellation Energy Corp 5.86%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	American Electric Power Co Inc 4.47%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Sempra 3.85%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Dominion Energy Inc 3.78%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Vistra Corp 3.59%

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 VPU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VPU Vanguard Utilities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+2.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−15.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.09%
Holdings	1198	66

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.

VPU in plain words

VPU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.1% 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, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 52.7%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VPU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VPU returned +2.1%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VPU?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VPU charges 0.09%, so VPU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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