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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VUSB?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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 VUSB: how they differ

JNK and VUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VUSB 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 VUSB
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	US Bancorp 0.51%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.10%
Holdings	1198	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VUSB?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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