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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VUG?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VUG 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 VUG
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	NVIDIA Corp 12.63%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Apple Inc 11.67%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Microsoft Corp 7.62%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Alphabet Inc 5.76%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Alphabet Inc 4.54%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Amazon.com Inc 4.47%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Broadcom Inc 4.29%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.41%

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 VUG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	US growth
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.03%
Holdings	1198	147

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.

VUG in plain words

VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VUG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VUG?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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