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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or XLB?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB 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 XLB: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and XLB 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 XLB
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Linde PLC 14.08%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Newmont Corp 5.85%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Freeport-McMoRan Inc 5.31%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Corteva Inc 4.97%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Sherwin-Williams Co/The 4.95%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Ecolab Inc 4.73%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Vulcan Materials Co 4.72%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	CRH PLC 4.67%

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 XLB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Materials
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.08%
Holdings	1198	26

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.

XLB in plain words

XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XLB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XLB?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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