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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and XRT returned −3.0%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or XRT?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so XRT 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 XRT: how they differ

JNK and XRT 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 State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and XRT 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 XRT
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Groupon Inc 1.78%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Bath & Body Works Inc 1.73%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	Warby Parker Inc 1.64%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	Upbound Group Inc 1.59%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Coupang Inc 1.55%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Maplebear Inc 1.55%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Revolve Group Inc 1.52%

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 XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	XRT State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	SPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−20.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.35%
Holdings	1198	75

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.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XRT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and XRT returned −3.0%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XRT?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so XRT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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