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BNDX vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BNDX's duration was 6.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JNK's 3.4 on Jun 30, 2026; BNDX charges 0.07% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

BNDX on its own →JNK on its own →
At a glance
−0.9%
BNDX total return, 1 year
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
0.07%
BNDX expense ratio
0.40%
JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; BNDX is 12.8 times larger.

BNDX vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDXJNK
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.9%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$82.9bn$6.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BNDX JNK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BNDX
UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2031 0.41%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2031 0.37%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2029 0.36%
UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2030 0.36%
UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2028 0.35%
UK TSY GILT, due Jul 22, 2029 0.34%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2035 0.33%
FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2032 0.33%
Only in JNK
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%
Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%
DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%
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Side by side

BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Total International Bond Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year −0.9% +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 0.07% 0.40%
Holdings 6840 1142
Net assets, BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $82.9bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund
BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or JNK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.9% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or JNK?
BNDX is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BNDX vs HYGBNDX vs USHYBNDX vs VCLTBNDX vs EDVJNK vs VCSHIEF vs JNKGOVT vs JNKJNK vs VGIT
Where to next
BNDX on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BNDX ↗
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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