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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or JNK?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVEM vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $27.3bn for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVEM costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.2 points; AVEM is 4.6 times larger.

AVEM vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	JNK
Return
Measure	AVEM	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	JNK
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	JNK
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	JNK
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.3bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM JNK

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Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.82%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.09%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.35%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 4.89%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.49%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.02%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.73%

Only in JNK

1261229 BC LTD SR SECURED 144A 04/32 10 0.65%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC SR SECURED 144A 04/31 6.25 0.53%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 03/32 6.375 0.46%

ECHOSTAR CORP SR SECURED 11/29 10.75 0.45%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/32 9.25 0.44%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/34 9.75 0.43%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 SR SECURED 144A 05/31 6.5 0.42%

VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC SR SECURED 144A 02/29 9.5 0.42%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.40%

Holdings 4088 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.3bn $5.9bn

AVEM and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,088 positions, with the top ten at 28.7%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% 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, AVEM or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or JNK?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

AVEM on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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