ANGL vs SJNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
ANGL's duration was 4.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SJNK's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; ANGL charges 0.25% to SJNK's 0.40%. Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF, and $4.4bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF.
ANGL costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; SJNK is 1.5 times larger.
| ANGL | SJNK | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.40% |
| Net assets | $2.9bn | $4.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.2% | +1.2% |
| What it tracks | ICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained Index | Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index |
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
| Below its high | 5.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
ANGL and SJNK are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. ANGL follows ICE US Fallen Angel High Yield 10% Constrained Index and SJNK follows Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index.
- Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 ANGL returned −1.2% and SJNK +1.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.4 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ANGL and SJNK hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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3% in common
On the same fields
ANGL and SJNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About ANGL
ANGL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About SJNK
SJNK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ANGL or SJNK?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ANGL returned −1.2% and SJNK +1.2%.
- Which is cheaper, ANGL or SJNK?
- ANGL is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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