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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or VYMI?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI 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 VYMI: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VYMI 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 VYMI
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Novartis AG 1.56%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Nestle SA 1.44%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Shell PLC 1.43%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

JNK and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.07%
Holdings	1198	1582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VYMI?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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